Section 20 in Karnataka Janapada Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2011
20. Dean.
(1)A Professor in each faculty according to seniority shall by rotation, act as Dean of faculty for a period of two years:Provided that, if there is no Professor the senior most Associate Professor shall act as Dean: Provided further that, if in any Faculty there is no Professor or Associate Professor then the Vice-Chancellor may in his discretion designate any other suitable Teacher to act as Dean:Provided also that where no person is available in a Faculty to act as Dean of the Faculty or where the University does not have such a Department of Studies for any Faculty, then an expert from the Institution of Folklore studies recognized by the University to act as the Dean of Faculty.(2)The Dean of each faculty shall be the Executive officer of the Faculty and shall preside over the meetings of the Faculty.(3)The Dean shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes or Ordinances.
