Section 24 in The Nalanda Open University Act, 1995
24. The Faculties, Deans of Faculties and Heads of Department.
(1)The University may include the Faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Commerce, Law, Education, Engineering and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes:Provided that no Faculty shall be created by the Academic Council in respect of any branch of learning for the instruction of which no provision exists in any department of the University or any of its study centres;Provided further that the degrees to be awarded in the Faculties of Humanities and Social Science shall be in Arts.(2)Each Faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of the courses of studies, conduct courses and research work in such subjects as may be assigned to such Faculty by the Regulation.(3)The total number of members of each Faculty shall not exceed such as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Statutes.(4)Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) each Faculty shall consist of-(a)such number of teachers as may be assigned to each Faculty by the Academic Council keeping in view the qualifications of such teacher members;(b)such number of members to be co-opted as experts by the Academic Council from amongst persons who are not members of the Academic Council, as may be prescribed by the Statutes :Provided that no person shall be a member of more than two Faculties.(5)(i)Each Faculty shall comprise of such department of teaching as may be prescribed by the Regulations.(ii)Subject to the provisions of this Act each Faculty shall have the following powers:-(a)to constitute the Boards of courses of study of the departments allotted to it, and(b)to exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.(6)(i)The Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, by rotation, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes, for a period of two years in the Faculty concerned from amongst the Professors:Provided that where in any faculty there is no teacher having the qualifications of a Professor then a teacher not below the rank of Reader may be appointed as the Dean of Faculty.(ii)The Dean of Faculty shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the conduct of teaching and research work in that faculty.(7)Where it is proposed to appoint any teacher to be the Head of a department who is not the seniormost Professor or Reader of the Department no such appointment shall be made without the prior approval of the Academic Council.
