Dean of School

(1) There shall be Dean for each School in the University. He shall be a Principal Academic Officer of the School and shall work directly under the supervision, direction and control of the Vice Chancellor. (2) Dean of School shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor and such appointment endorsed by the Board of Management, from amongst, the professors in the faculty, after taking into consideration seniority, ability and administrative experiences. (3) The Vice Chancellor may remove the Dean of School from his office, if he is found guilty of misconduct of any kind, or if he fails to perform the duties of his office to the satisfaction of Vice Chancellor. (4) The term of office of a Dean shall be for a period of 03(three) years or until his retirement, whichever is earlier. He shall be eligible for reappointment. Provided that when the office of the Dean is vacant or when the Dean, by reason of illness or absence or any other reason, is unable to perform his duties, the duties of the office of Dean may be performed by the Associate/ Assistant Dean, and if there is no Associate/Assistant Dean by such other Dean or Professor, as the Vice Chancellor may decide; (5) A teacher who is appointed as a Dean and shall act as Dean in addition to his assigned duties. (6) Subject to provisions of the Statutes and control of the Vice Chancellor and the Academic Council, a Dean shall have the following powers and duties, namely: (a) To implement academic policies approved by the authorities of the University in respect of academic development, maintenance of standards of teaching, training and research within his faculty. (b) To convince and preside over the meetings of the faculty as and when required with the prior approval of the Vice Chancellor. (c) To provide leadership in formulating the policies and development programs of the faculty and to present the same to appropriate authorities for their consideration. (d) To resolve the grievances of the students regarding enrolment, eligibility, migration, scholarships or free-ships, grant of terms and admission to examinations. (e) To enquire into any malpractices related to any academic program in his School by a department and report the finding to the Vice Chancellor. (f) To prepare proposals for award of fellowships, scholarships and other distinctions in his faculty for submission to the Academic Council. (g) To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as assigned to him by the Vice Chancellor and the Academic Council from time to time. Note: In schools having substantially higher number of students/administrative load, the Vice Chancellor, in consultation with the Dean of the School, may appoint a professor/senior faculty as Associate Dean, in addition to their existing duties as teacher of the University, to strengthen the academic administration of a School.