Section 5 in The Statutes of the Punjabi University
5. Deans of the Faculties.
(1)The Dean of the Faculty shall be appointed from amongst Professors in each Faculty by rotation according to seniority.Provided that if in any Faculty there is only one Professor, the Deanship shall rotate between the Professor and the seniormost Reader in the Faculty.Provided further that Professors/Readers from such departments as are engaged in imparting instructions and doing research work shall be eligible for appointment as Dean of the Faculty.Provided further that if a person is on leave for three months or more than three months he will not be considered for appointment as Dean. In such an eventuality the Dean shall be appointed out of the other Professor(s) or Reader(s) accordingly to seniority.Provided further that no person shall be the Dean of the Faculty for two consecutive terms.(2)If there is no University Professor or Reader in the Faculty, the Principal of the College, admitted to the privileges of the University, in the Faculty, shall be the Dean of the Faculty.Provided that, if there is more than one such College in the Faculty, the Principals of the Colleges who are member of Faculty shall hold the office of the Dean of the Faculty by rotation according to seniority.Provided further that, if there is no Principal of a College as member of the Faculty, the Faculty shall elect its own Dean.(3)The Dean of the Faculty once appointed under clause (1) or (2) above shall hold office for a period of two yeas, or till the dean is appointed under 5(1), whichever is earlier.Provided that in the case of absence of the Dean of a Faculty from the University for a period upto three months his casual vacancy shall be filled by appointing a temporary Dean from among the persons eligible for such appointment.In such a case, when the period of absence of the Dean exceeds three months, his remaining term as Dean shall be treated as expired and the next eligible person shall be appointed as Dean of that Faculty for a full term of two years.(4)The Dean of the Faculty shall preside at the meetings of the Faculty.
