**Executive Summary**
This document details an amendment to Statute 40 of the Central University of Rajasthan's Statutes, concerning the appointment of Heads of Departments. The amendment, approved by the Executive Council with the Visitor's consent, modifies the criteria for selecting Department Heads. The amendment takes effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, dated October 8, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Statute Title:** Central Universities (Amendment) Statutes (for Central University of Rajasthan), 2025.
* **Effective Date:** The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, October 8, 2025.
* **Amendment to Statute 40:**
* **Head of Department Appointment:** The Head of Department will be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from Professors and Associate Professors based on seniority and rotation.
* **If Only One or No Professor/Associate Professor:** If a department has only one or no Professor/Associate Professor, the Head of the Department shall be appointed from Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors with at least 8 years of university-level experience, based on seniority and rotation.
* **If No Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor with 8 years Exp.:** If a department has no Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors with at least 8 years of university-level experience, the Dean of the School will act as the Head of that Department.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Professors and Associate Professors**
* **Impact:** The existing statute considered only Professors or Associate Professors to become Head of the Department. The amended statute allows the Vice-Chancellor to choose Heads of Department from the Associate Professors group as well.
* **Action Required:** Should ensure they meet the new criteria for Head of Department appointments based on seniority.
**Stakeholder: Assistant Professors**
* **Impact:** The amended statute increases opportunities for Assistant Professors to become Head of the Department, depending on the provisions of 8 years of experience in the university.
* **Action Required:** Those with at least eight years of university-level experience should consider their eligibility for Head of Department positions based on seniority.
**Stakeholder: Deans of Schools**
* **Impact:** Deans may need to act as Heads of Departments in cases where no Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor with at least eight years of university-level experience is present within a department.
* **Action Required:** Prepare to potentially assume responsibilities as Head of Department in departments lacking eligible Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors.
**Stakeholder: Vice-Chancellor**
* **Impact:** The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for appointing the Head of Department. This responsibility now includes evaluating the experience of Assistant Professors when appointing Heads of Department.
* **Action Required:** The Vice-Chancellor is now responsible for appointing Heads of Department, considering Professors, Associate Professors, or eligible Assistant Professors with at least 8 years of experience.
**Stakeholder: Executive Council**
* **Impact:** Oversee the Central University Statutes to ensure that they meet standards.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the implementation of the amendment is in accordance with the gazette.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Universities Act, 2009: The principal act governing central universities in India, amended by this notification.
Rajasthan Central University: The specific university whose statutes are being amended by this notification.
Statute 40: The specific statute of the Central University of Rajasthan that is being amended, concerning the appointment of Heads of Departments.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 665] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, अक्त बू र 8, 2025/आजश्ि न 16, 1947
No. 665] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025/ASVINA 16, 1947
रािस्ट्थान केंद्रीय जिश्ि जिद्यालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 अगस्ट् त, 2025
फा. स.ं रा.के.जि.जि./आर/एफ.168/2025/1696 - केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय अजधजनयम, 2009 (2009 का 25) की
धारा 27 की उप-धारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 20 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, रािस्ट्थान
केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय की कायकय ारी पठरषि, कुलाध्यक्ष के अनुमोिन स,े रािस्ट्थान केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय की संजिजध म ें
संिोधन हते ु जनम्नजलजखत संजिजध बनाती ह,ै नामतः-
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ- (1) इन संजिजधयों को केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय (संिोधन) संजिजध (रािस्ट्थान केंद्रीय
जिश्वजिद्यालय हते ु), 2025 कहा िा सकता ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगी ।
2. केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालयों की सजं िजध (रािस्ट्थान केंद्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय हते )ु म,ें -
6751 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(i) संजिजध म ें नामतः जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन दकये िात े ह ैं –
मौििू ा सजं िजध 40 म ेंसिं ोधन
मौििू ा सजं िजध म ेंसिं ोधन का प्रस्ट्ताि
सजं िजध 40 – जिभागाध्यक्षों की जनयजु ि
मौििू ा सिं ोजधत
(क) प्रत्येक जिभाग का एक अध्य क्ष होगा, जिसे कुलपजत द्वारा (क) प्रत्येक जिभाग का एक प्रमखु होगा, जिसे कुलपजत द्वारा
जिभाग के प्रोफेसरों म ेंस े िठरष्ठता के क्रम म ेंरोटेिन के आधार जिभाग के प्रोफेसरों और एसोजसएट प्रोफेसरों म ेंस ेिठरष्ठता
पर जनयिु दकया िाएगा। के क्रम म ेंरोटेिन के आधार पर जनयुि दकया िाएगा।
बित े दक यदि दकसी जिभाग म ें एक ही प्रोफेसर हो, तो बित ेदक यदि दकसी जिभाग म ेंकेिल एक या कोई प्रोफेसर/
जिभागाध्यक्ष की जनयुजि िठरष्ठता के क्रम म ेंरोटेिन के आधार एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर नहीं ह,ै तो जिभागाध्यक्ष की जनयुजि
पर प्रोफेसर और सबस े िठरष्ठ एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर म ें स े की प्रोफेसर / एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर और सहायक प्रोफेसरों म ें स े
िाएगी। की िाएगी, जिनके पास कम स े कम 8 िषय का
इसके अलािा यह भी प्रािधान ह ै दक यदि दकसी जिभाग म ें जिश्वजिद्यालय स्ट्तर का अनुभि हो, िठरष्ठता के क्रम म ें
कोई प्रोफेसर नहीं ह,ै तो जिभागाध्यक्ष की जनयुजि िठरष्ठता के रोटेिन के आधार पर।
क्रम म ें रोटेिन के आधार पर एसोजसएट प्रोफेसरों म ें स े की
इसके अलािा, यदि दकसी जिभाग म ें कोई प्रोफेसर या
िाएगी।
एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर या सहायक प्रोफेसर नहीं ह,ै जिसके
इसके अलािा यह भी प्रािधान ह ै दक यदि दकसी जिभाग म ें
पास कम स ेकम 8 िष य का जिश्वजिद्यालय स्ट्तर का अनुभि
कोई प्रोफेसर या एसोजसएट प्रोफेसर नहीं ह,ै तो संबंजधत स्ट्कूल
हो, तो संबंजधत स्ट्कूल का डीन उस जिभाग के प्रमुख के रूप
का डीन उस जिभाग का प्रमुख होगा।
म ें काय य करेगा।
नोट:- संजिजध 40 को केन्द्द्रीय जिश्वजिद्यालय अजधजनयम, 2009 के साथ सलं ग्न अनुसूची के रूप म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था,
जिसे भारत के रािपत्र संख्या 25/2009 म ेंदिनांक 20 माच,य 2009 को प्रकाजित दकया गया।
अमरिीप िमाय, कुलसजचि
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./399/2025-26][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th August, 2025
F. No. CURAJ/R/F.168/2025/1696 - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20
read with sub-section (2) of the Section 27 of the Central Universities Act, 2009 (25 of 2009), the Executive Council of
Central University of Rajasthan with the approval of the Visitor, hereby makes the following Statutes to amend the
Central University of Rajasthan Statutes, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These Statutes may be called as the Central Universities (Amendment)
Statutes (for Central University of Rajasthan), 2025
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Universities' Statutes (for Central University of Rajasthan), -
(i) the following Statute shall be amended, namely:-
AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING STATUTE 40
PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING STATUTES
Statute 40 – Appointment of Heads of Department
Existing After amendment
(a) Each Department shall have a Head who shall be (a) Each Department shall have a Head who shall be
appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the
Professors of the Department on the basis of rotation Professors and the Associate Professors of the
in order of the seniority. Department on the basis of rotation in order of the seniority.
Provided that if a Department has only one Professor, Provided that if a Department has only one or no Professor/
the Head of the Department shall be appointed from Associate Professor, the Head of the Department shall be
amongst the Professor and the senior most Associate appointed from amongst the Professor/ Associate
Professor by rotation in the order of seniority. Professor and the Assistant Professors having atleast 8
years of university level experience by rotation in the order
Provided further that if a Department has no of seniority.
Professor, the Head of the Department shall be
appointed from amongst the Associate Professors on Provided further that if there is no Professor or Associate
the basis of rotation in order of seniority. Professor or the Assistant Professor having atleast 8
years of university level experience, in a Department, the
Provided further that if there is no Professor or an Dean of the School concerned shall act as the Head of
Associate Professor, in a Department, the Dean of the that Department.
School concerned shall act as the Head of that
Department.
Note:- The Statute 40 was published along with the Central Universities Act, 2009 as a Schedule annexed to that Act,
which was published in the Gazette of India, No. 25 of 2009 dated 20th March2009.
AMARDEEP SHARMA, Registrar
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