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(1) The University may include the Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Science, Commerce, Medicine, Law, Education, Engineering and such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes: Provided that no Faculty shall be created by the Senate 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 colleges. (2) Each Faculty shall, subject to the control of the Academic Council, have charge of the courses of studies, teaching and research work in such subjects as may be assigned to such Faculty by the Statutes. (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 members of the Senate as are teachers and as may be assigned to each Faculty by the Senate keeping in view the qualifications of such teacher members. (b) such members of the Senate as are not teachers, their number in any faculty not exceeding one-fifth of the total number of members of that Faculty, other than the Faculty of Engineering, Law, Medicine, Commerce and as may be elected from amongst and by the Senate in the manner prescribed by the Statutes: Provided that in the case of the Faculty of Engineering, Law, Medicine, Commerce the number of members of the Senate who are not teachers shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes; and (c) such number of members, to be co-opted as experts by the Academic Council from amongst persons who are not members of the Senate, as may be prescribed by the Statutes: Provided that no person shall be a member of more than two Faculties. 5 (i) Dean of Faculty- (a) The Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the University Professors and the Principals of the rank of University Professors for two years by rotation in the concerned faculty in the manner prescribed in the Statutes: Provided that where there is no teacher or Principal of the rank of University Professor in the Faculty, the Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in rotation for a term of two years from amongst the Heads of Department and the Principals of the rank of Readers in the manner prescribed by the Statutes: Provided further that where there is no University Department in the Faculty, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint a Principal of a College of a rank lower than the University Professor to be the Dean of Faculty by rotation for a term of two years in the manner prescribed in the Statutes. (b) For being appointed Dean of the Faculty it shall be necessary for the person concerned to be a teacher in the Faculty. (c) A teacher appointed in accordance with the above provisions shall not be eligible for re-appointment as Dean unless the cycle of rotation prescribed according to the Statutes is completed and there is no other teacher eligible for appointment as Dean. (d) The term of such Deans as are not eligible according to the provisions of this section shall cease with the enforcement of this Act and for that faculty a new Dean shall be appointed. (ii) The Dean of Faculty shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for teaching and research work in that Faculty. (6) (i) Each Faculty shall comprise of such department of teaching as may be prescribed by the Regulations. (ii) The Head of the University Department shall be appointed for two years by rotation amongst University Professors and those Readers having not less than 8 years experience as Reader, posted in the University Department and/or constituent colleges. Transfer to P.G. Department shall be made on the basis of academic records, research work and publications, teaching experience and overall reputations as a subject specialist. Transfer to the post of Head of the Department shall be done on the basis of seniority and academic distinction. The rotation shall be made on the basis of seniority among teachers having experience of Post Graduate teaching and belonging to University Service Cadre. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall have the following powers :- (a) to constitute the Board 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.