8. Heads of Departments

(1) Each Department shall have a Head who shall be a Professor and whose duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointments shall be prescribed by the Ordinances: Provided that if there is more than one Professor in any Department, the Head of the Department shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors: Provided further that in the case of Departments where there is only one Professor, the Executive Council shall have the option to appoint, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, either the Professor or a Reader as the Head of the Department: Provided further that in a Department where there is no Professor, a Reader may be appointed as the Head of the Department by the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor: Provided also that if there is no Professor or Reader, in a Department, the Dean of School of Studies concerned shall act as the Head of the Department.

(2) It shall be open to a Professor or a Reader to decline the offer of appointment as the Head of the Department.

(3) A Professor appointed as the Head of the Department shall hold office as such for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(4) A Head of a Department may resign his office at any time during his tenure of office.

(5) A Head of a Department shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances.