Dean of Faculty

(1) There shall be a Dean for each faculty who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors in the Faculty for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment :- Provided that a Dean on attaining the age of sixty years shall cease to hold office as such. Provided further that if at any time there is no Professor in a Faculty, the Vice-chancellor or the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, if any, if authorized by the Vice-Chancellor on this behalf, shall exercise the powers of the Dean of the Faculty. (2) When the office of the Dean is vacant or when the Dean is, by reason of illness, absence or any other cause unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be performed by such persons as the Vice-Chancellor may appoint for the purpose. (3) The Dean shall be the Head of the Faculty and shall be responsible for the co-ordination conduct and maintenance of the standards of teaching and research in the faculty. The Dean shall have such other duties as may be required from time to time, by the Planning Board or the Vice-Chancellor. (4) The Dean shall have the right to be preset and to speak at any meeting of the Boards of Studies or Committees of the Faculty, as the case may be but shall not have the right to vote thereat unless he is a member thereof.