Dean

(1) A Professor in each faculty according to seniority shall by rotation, act as Dean of faculty for a period of two years: Provided that if there is no Professor the senior most Reader shall act as Dean: Provided further that if in any Faculty there is no Professor or Reader, then the Vice-

Chancellor may in his discretion designate any other suitable Teacher to act as Dean:

Provided also that where no person is available in a Faculty to act as Dean of the Faculty or where the University does not have such a Department of Studies for any Faculty, then such teacher in a Department of Studies in any affiliated college may be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on the basis of seniority to act as the Dean of Faculty.

1[Provided also that, in respect of

3[XXX] the Maharani Cluster University, Bengaluru, the Dean shall be called as Director of schools and faculty shall be called schools.]

2[Provided also that, in respect of the Nrupathunga University, Bengaluru, the Dean shall be called as Director of schools and faculty shall be called as schools.]

1. (2) The Dean of each faculty shall be the Executive Officer of the Faculty and shall preside over the meetings of the Faculty.
2. (3) The Dean shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes or Ordinances. 2. Deemed to have been Inserted by Act 54 of 2020 w.e.f. 19.06.2020.

¹ Inserted by Act 15 of 2019 w.e.f. 02.03.2019

³ Omitted by Act 26 of 2022 w.e.f. 10.10.2022.