Section 5(1) in The Statutes of the Punjabi University
(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.
