(1)There shall be a Head of Department for each University Department within the faculty, who shall be a regular permanent teacher of the University and work directly under the superintendence, direction and control of the Dean of Concerned Faculty.

(2)The Head of Department shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from amongst the Professors of the Department for a period of 3 years each on rotation basis:

Provided that,in the Department which does not have any Professor, Associate Professor shall be eligible to be appointed as the Head of Department on rotation basis:

Provided that,in the Department which does not have any Professor or Associate Professor, Assistant Professor with PhD and at least 15 years of teaching experience shall be eligible to be appointed as the Head of Department on rotation basis.

(3)Dean of concerned Faculty shall act as the Head of the Department/s for those Department/s, where appointment cannot be made as per sub-section (2) and also during short-term absence or leave of the appointed Head of the Department.

(4)In case of long-term absence or leave i.e., for a consecutive period of more than 3 months, the Vice Chancellor shall appoint a new Head of Department as per sub-section (2).

(5)The Head of the Department shall,-

(a)be responsible for academic planning and academic audit of the programmes and implementation of academic policies approved by the Academic Council in respect of academic development, maintenance of quality of education including standards of teaching and research and training of teachers within his Department;

(b)be responsible for development and application of quality benchmarks or parameters for various academic and administrative activities of higher education; and

(c)facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education.

(6)The Head of the Department shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed by the Statutes.