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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

(5) The Controller of Examination shall arrange for and superintend the examinations
of the institution deemed to be University in the manner as may be prescribed by
the rules of the institution deemed to be University.
(6) The Controller of Examinations shall be a permanent invitee to the Academic
Council.
(7) The Controller of Examinations shall ensure that all the specific directions of
the Executive Council, Academic Council and Vice-Chancellor in respect of
examination and evaluation are complied with.
I. Dean.— (1) The Departments dealing with allied subjects may be grouped into faculties
or schools, etc., and every faculty shall be headed by a Dean.
(2) Every Dean of the school or faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
from amongst the Professors in the school or faculty, by rotation, for a period of
two years:

Provided that if there is only one Professor or no Professor in a school or faculty,
the Dean shall be appointed, for the time being, from amongst the Professor, if
any, and the Associate Professors in the school or faculty.

(3) 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 duties of his or her office, the
duties of the office shall be performed by the senior-most Professor or Associate
Professor, as the case may be, in the School.
(4) The Dean shall be the Head of the school or faculty or centre and shall be
responsible for the conduct and maintenance of the standards of teaching and
research in the school or faculty or centre and shall have such other functions as
may be prescribed by the rules of the institution deemed to be University.
(5) The Dean shall have the right to present and speak at any meeting of the Board of
Studies or Committees of the school or faculty or centre, as the case may be, but
shall not have the right to vote there unless he is a member thereof.
J. Head of the Department.— (1) There shall be a Head of the Department or chairperson
of the centre for each of the department or centre in the institution deemed to be
University, who shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Professors
of the department or centre:

Provided that if there is no Professor in the department or centre or there is only
one Professor in the department or centre, whose term as Head of the department or
chairperson of the centre is ending, the Vice Chancellor may appoint an Associate
Professor as Head of the Department.
(2) The term of the Head of the department or chairperson of the centre shall normally
be two years and he or she shall be eligible for re-appointment for one more
term by following the procedure prescribed for appointment of the Head of the
department or chairperson of the centre.
(3) The powers and functions of the Head of the department or chairperson of the
centre shall be prescribed by the rules of the institution deemed to be University.
24. Admission and fees structure.—
A. Admission.—Admission of students to the institution deemed to be University, public
or self-financing, shall be strictly based on merit in the entrance exam conducted
by a Government Testing Agency or the institution deemed to be University and as

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