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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

6.10 Head of the Department:
(i) There shall be a Head of the Department for each of the Departments in the
institution deemed to be university who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
from amongst the Professors of the Department. Provided that if there is no
Professor in the Department or there is only one Professor in the Department
whose term as Head of the Department is ending, the Vice-Chancellor may
appoint an Associate Professor as Head of the Department.
(ii) The term of the Head of the Department shall normally be 3 years and he/she
shall be eligible for reappointment for one more term, but not for two consecutive
terms.
(iii) The powers and functions of the Head of the Department shall be prescribed by
Rules of the institution deemed to be university.
7.0 Delegation of Powers:

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations and Rules, any authority or officer of the
institution deemed to be university, with the approval of Board of Management, may delegate
its power to any other authority or officer or person under their respective control and subject
to the conditions that the overall responsibility for exercising the powers so delegated shall
continue to rest in the authority or officer delegating such powers.
8.0 Seniority List:
(a) Whenever in accordance with these Rules any person is to hold an office or to be
a member of an authority of the Institution deemed to be University by rotation of
seniority, such seniority shall be determined according to the length of the continuous
service of such person in the grade in the institution deemed to be university in
accordance with such other principles as the Board of Management may from time to
time prescribe.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Registrar to prepare and maintain in respect of each class/
cadre of persons to whom the provisions of these Rules apply a complete and up-to-
date seniority list in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing clause.

(c) If two or more persons have equal length of continuous service in a particular grade/
cadre or the relative seniority of any person or persons is in doubt, the Registrar may
on his/her own notion and shall at the request of any such person, submit the matter to
the Board whose decision shall be final and binding.
9.0 Dispute as to Membership :
If any question arises, whether any person has been duly nominated or appointed, as or is
entitled to be a member of any authority or any committee of the institution deemed to be
university, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor, whose decision thereon shall be
final and binding.
10.0 Grievance Redressal Mechanism:
For individual grievances and complaints, every institution deemed to be university shall
have a Grievance Redressal Mechanism as may be prescribed by the UGC.
10.0A Special Provisions:

Every Institution Deemed to be University shall have the following special
provisions as per UGC norms:-

(i) Anti Ragging Cell
(ii) Anti discrimination Cell
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