Section 31 — The Faculties

[(1) The University shall have faculties of medical, dentistry, nursing, para-medical and such other faculties as may be prescribed.]²⁰

(2) Each Faculty shall comprise such departments of teaching as may be prescribed and each department shall have such subjects of study as may be assigned to it by the Ordinances.

(3) There shall be a Board of each Faculty, the constitution (including the term of office of its members) and powers and duties of which shall be such as may be prescribed.

(4) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be chosen from amongst the professors by rotation in order of seniority and shall hold office for three years.

(5) The Dean shall be the Chairman of the Board of Faculty be responsible for :-

(a) the organization and conduct of the teaching and research work of departments comprised in the Faculty; and

(b) the due observance of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations relating to the Faculty.

(6) In each department of teaching in the University, there shall be a head of department whose appointment shall be regulated by Statutes:

Provided that every person holding the office of head of department immediately before the date of commencement of this sub-section shall, subject to the provision of this Act and Statutes, continue to hold office on the same terms and conditions as he held immediately before the said date.

(7) The head of department shall be responsible to the dean for the organization of teaching in the department and have such other powers and duties as may be provided in the Ordinances.

(8) There shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinances, Boards of Studies in respect of different subjects of study and more than one subject may be assigned to one Board of Studies.