27.(1) The University shall have such Faculties as may be prescribed.
(2) Each Faculty shall comprise such departments of teaching as may be prescribed and each Department shall have such subjects of study as may be assigned to it by the Act.
(3) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be appointed from amongst the Professors of the University by rotation in order of seniority and shall hold office for three years:
Provided that if there is no Professor in the Faculty, the office of Dean shall be held by Associate Professors and if there are no Associate Professors, then by other teachers in that Faculty, by rotation in order of seniority.
(4) The Dean shall be the Chairman of the Faculty and be responsible for:-
(a) the organization and conduct of the teaching and research work of departments comprised in the Faculty; and
(b) the due observance of the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations relating to the Faculty.
(5) In each Department of teaching in the University, there shall be a Head of the Department whose appointment shall be regulated by Statutes:
Provided that every person holding the office of Head of Department immediately before the date of commencement of this sub-section shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, continue to hold office on the same terms and conditions as he held immediately before the said date.
(6) The Head of Department shall be responsible to the Dean for the organization of teaching in the Department and have such other powers and duties as may be provided in the Ordinances.
(7) There shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinances, Boards of Studies in respect of different subjects of study and more than one subject may be assigned to one Board of Studies.