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Deans of Faculties or Schools.- (1) Every Dean of Faculty or School shall be the Chief Academic Officer of the Faculty or School concerned. A Professor in each Faculty or School according to seniority shall by rotation, be appointed by the Board of Governors as Dean of the Faculty or School for a period of two years: Provided that, if there is no Professor available in a Faculty, the senior most Associate Professor in the Faculty may be appointed as Dean. Provided further that, if in any Faculty, there is no Professor or an Associate Professor, any other Professor in a related discipline may be appointed to act as the Dean, till a Professor or Associate Professor is appointed in that Faculty. Provided also that, where no person is available in a Faculty or School to act as Dean or where the University does not have such a Department of Studies for any Faculty or School, then a Professor in a related Department of Studies or from a sister university may be appointed to act as the Dean of the Faculty or School. (2) The Dean shall preside over the meetings of the Faculty or School concerned at the University. (3) The Dean shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed by the Regulations or the Ordinances.