Section 46(1) in The Bharathiar University Act, 1981
(1)Every Dean of Faculties shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from among the professors in the Faculty for a period of three years and he shall be eligible for reappointment:Provided that, the Dean on attaining the age of fifty-eight years shall1 cease to hold office as such:Provided further that, if at any time there is no Professor in a Faculty, the Vice-Chancellor shall exercise the powers of the Dean of the Faculty.
