Faculties of the Kameshwar Singh, Darbhanga Sanskrit University.–(1) The Kameshwar Singh, Darbhanga Sanskrit University may include the following Faculties and such other Faculties, as may be prescribed by the Statues– (i) Faculty of Vaddas including Agam, Tantra and karmkand; (ii) Faculty of 1[Darshan] including Budha, Jain and Western Philosophy; (iii) Faculty of astrology; (iv) Faculty of Ayurveda including modern medicine; (v) Faculty of Purans including Dharmshastra, History and Geography; (vi) Faculty of literature and linguistics and Faculty of Grammer together with languages other than Sanskrit. (vii) Faculty of Sociology including Economics, Political Science and music: Provided that the Senate shall not create any Faculty in respect of any such branch of learning for which no teaching arrangement is available in any department of the University or in 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 Regulations. (3) The total number of members of each Faculty shall not exceed such as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Statues. (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 in accordance with the qualification of such teacher–members; (b) such number of members of the Senate, not exceeding one fifth of the total number of members of each Faculty as may be elected by or from the Senate in the manner prescribed by the Statues; and (c) such number of members to be co-opted 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) The Dean of Faculty.–The Dean of Faculty shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation, in the manner prescribed by the Statutes, for period of two years in the Faculty concerned from amongst 1[University Professors and Principals, Directors in the rank of University Professor]. He shall not be eligible for re-appointment, unless there is only one University Department/college: ________________________________ 1. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982.

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Provided that it shall not be necessary for appointment of a Principal, as the Dean of the Faculty, to be a teacher in the same Faculty. Provided further that if there be no such Principal, then the senior teacher of that Faculty may be appointed as the Dean of Faculty. (ii) The Dean of Faculty shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for teaching and research work in that Faculty. (6) There shall be as many teaching departments in each Faculty as may be prescribed by the regulations. (7) Subjects to the provisions of this Act, each Faculty shall have the following powers:– (a) to constitute Board of courses of study for the departments as signed to it; (b) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties, as may be prescribed by the Statues.