Section 23(1) in The first statutes of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, 2017
(1)Each Department of the Institute shall be placed in charge of a Head who shall be selected by the Director from amongst the Professors and Associate Professors in such manner as may be laid down by the Board from time to time.Each Centre or School or Service Centre of the Institute shall be placed in charge of a Head who shall be selected by the Director from amongst the Professors or Associate Professors, Chief Scientific Officers or Principal Scientific Officers, Chief Design Engineers or Principal Design Engineers or Librarian in the Centre or School or Service Centre or in a cognate Department or Centre or School in such manner as may be laid down by the Board from time to time:Provided that when in the opinion of the Director the situation so demands, the Director may himself take temporary charge of a Department or Centre or School or Service Centre or place it under the charge of the Deputy Director or a Professor from another Department or Centre for a period not exceeding six months.
