(1)The faculty shall be the primary academic co-ordinating authority of the University in respect of studies and research in relation to the subjects included in the respective faculty and also in respect of studies and research in multi-faculties.

(2)The University shall have the following faculties, namely: —

(a)Faculty of Science and Technology;

(b)Faculty of Commerce and Management;

(c)Faculty of Social Science;

(d)Faculty of Humanities;

(e)Faculty of Inter-disciplinary Studies-cum-Vocational Studies.

(f)Faculty of Legal Studies; and

(g)Faculty of Education, Sports and Performing Arts. The University may constitute other faculty as per the requirement and as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

(3)Each faculty shall comprise of such Departments as prescribed by the Statutes.

(4)A faculty shall consist of the following members, namely: —

(a)Dean of Faculty, concerned – Chairperson;

(b)Head of Department of each Department comprised in the faculty;

(c)One teacher, nominated by each Board of Studies within the faculty; and

(d)five special invitees, who are eminent scholars with proven academic achievements and industrial or professional exposure in the subjects within the faculty, to be nominated by the Pro-Vice Chancellor in consultation with the Dean of Faculty, concerned. Senior most Head of the Department as mentioned in sub-section (4)(b), shall act as Member Secretary.

(5)The faculty shall have the following powers and duties, namely: —

(a)to consider the report on any matter referred to it by the Dean of concerned Faculty or Academic Council;

(b)to create time bound, operative for implementation of the academic mechanism policy decisions;

(c)to consider and recommend with modifications, if any, to the Academic Council, the matters, to20it, referred by the Departments;

(d)to recommend to the Academic Council the course syllabi, course structures and evaluation schemes of various courses;

(e)to study and certify the curricula made by the autonomous colleges, empowered autonomous colleges or cluster of institutions as applicable;

(f)to recommend to the Academic Council the requirements regarding the conduct of post-graduate or under-graduate teaching, research, training and instruction, in University departments or institutions, empowered autonomous and autonomous colleges, including the manpower requirement;

(g)to consider and recommend to the Academic Council, new courses, interdisciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by the Boards of Studies;

(h)to ensure that guidelines framed by the Academic Council in relation to teaching, research, training and instruction are implemented;

(i)to plan and organize inter-departmental and inter-faculty programmes in consultation with the Boards of Studies;

(j)to recommend to the Board of Human Resource Management and the Academic Council, conduct of refresher and orientation programmes for employees of the University, especially for the revised or newly introduced or inter-disciplinary courses of study, training and advance training, field exposure and deputation in collaboration with JSFDA;

(k)to prepare and submit the annual report of the functioning of the faculty to the Vice Chancellor; and

(l)to undertake any other task in respect of studies and research in relation to the subjects included in the faculty and also in multi-faculties, as may be assigned to it by the University authorities.