State Act

Bharathidasan University Act 1981

45. Terms and conditions of service of Heads of Departments:- 1) Each Department of the University shall have a Head who shall by a Professor or Director and whose duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment 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 in the manner prescribed by the ordinances; Provided further that in a Department where there is no Professor, and Assistant Professor or a Reader may be appointed as Head of the Department in the manner prescribed by the ordinances. (2) It shall be open to a Professor or Assistant Professor or Reader to decline the offer of appointment as Head of the Department. (3) A person appointed as 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 the Department may resign his office at any time during his tenure of office. (5) A Head of the Department shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the ordinances.