Duties and Responsiblities of Academic Staff

As per Article 81 of the senate Legislation(May 2019), Academic staffs shall Have the following duties and responsibilities

Academic staff shall be required to be a scholar with full devotion to the advancement of the frontiers of knowledge in accordance with the best traditions developed by great scholarly circles the world over.
Every academic staff shall carry out his functions in the best interest of the University and that of the country having due regard to his profession.
Every academic staff shall teach courses in his area of specialization following established
University procedures in such a way that the course material may be delivered in an appropriate way.
Every academic staff shall endeavor to stay abreast of the latest thinking in his area of specialization and shall periodically update his teaching material, within the resources available.
Every academic staff shall encourage, guide and permit students to freely and rationally question and examine issues and various lines of thoughts in the course of their study;
Every academic staff shall inform the course chair or department head or vice Dean, or Dean
well in advance if and when he cannot be available for teaching due to his involvement in a
recognized or relevant fieldwork, seminar, workshop, etc;
Every academic staff shall conduct classes regularly and never miss classes except for force
majeure reasons which are immediately communicated to the nearest supervisor or head or
Dean of his AU;
Every academic staff shall give make-up classes for all the classes he missed due to his
involvement in a field work, seminar, workshop or any other activity recognized by his
academic unit. However, such make up classes should not exceed 25% of the course unless
approved by AVP;
No academic staff shall handover the course that he has been assigned to teach to any other
individual for any length of time without the approval of the course chair;