Terms and conditions of service of Heads of Departments

1) Each Department of the University shall have a Head who shall be a Professor or Director and whose duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment shall be prescribed by the ordinances: Provided that if there is more than one Professor in any Department the Head of the Department shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by the ordinances; Provided further that in a Department where there is no Professor, an Assistant Professor or a Reader may be appointed as Head of the Department in the manner prescribed by the ordinances. (2) It shall be open to a Professor or Assistant Professor or Reader to decline the offer of appointment as Head of the Department. (3) A person appointed as Head of the Department shall hold office as such for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) A Head of the Department may resign his office at any time during his tenure of office. (5) A Head of the Department shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the ordinances.