Head of Department (HOD) School of Management Studies

The Head of the Department (HOD) will provide academic, administrative, and strategic leadership to the School of Management Studies. The role involves ensuring excellence in teaching, research, curriculum development, student success, accreditation compliance, faculty development, industry collaboration, and departmental growth. The HOD will foster innovation, interdisciplinary learning, and a research-oriented academic workplace while maintaining high standards of quality education.

Academic Leadership

- Lead the academic planning and overall functioning of the department.
- Ensure effective implementation of NEP 2020, Outcome-Based Education (OBE), CBCS, and University academic regulations.
- Develop, review, and update curricula in line with industry requirements and regulatory standards.
- Monitor teaching quality, lesson plans, course files, assessments, and student learning outcomes.
- Promote innovative teaching methodologies, case-based learning, simulation-based learning, and digital learning tools.

Faculty Management

- Recruit, mentor, and evaluate faculty members.
- Allocate teaching workload and ensure optimum faculty utilization.
- Conduct faculty performance reviews and facilitate professional development.
- Encourage faculty to pursue funded research, patents, consultancy, and high-quality publications.

Research & Innovation

- Promote interdisciplinary research in Management Studies.
- Encourage publications in Scopus, Web of Science, and SCI/Scopus-indexed journals.
- Facilitate grant applications to national and international funding agencies.
- Support innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, and intellectual property generation.
- Develop Centres of Excellence in Management and allied disciplines.

Student Development

- Monitor academic progress and student performance.
- Promote internships, training, industrial visits, and research projects.
- Strengthen mentoring,



career guidance, and placement support.
- Encourage participation in conferences, workshops, competitions, and community outreach programmes.

Administration

- Prepare departmental strategic plans and annual budgets.
- Ensure compliance with University policies and statutory requirements.
- Coordinate academic schedules, examinations, timetables, and departmental activities.
- Maintain departmental records, documentation, and academic reports.
- Conduct departmental meetings and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Accreditation & Quality Assurance

- Thorough understanding of NEP 2020, Outcome-Based Education (OBE), Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)/Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF), NAAC, NBA (where applicable), and other quality assurance and accreditation frameworks.
- Experience in curriculum revision, CO-PO Mapping, academic audits, and quality enhancement initiatives.
- Ensure documentation for IQAC and academic audits.
- Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and quality benchmarks.
- Implement continuous quality improvement practices.

Industry & Institutional Collaboration

- Facilitate MoU's, consultancy projects, guest lectures, and collaborative research.
- Strengthen internship and placement opportunities for students.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

- Ph.D. in Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics, or a closely related discipline from a recognized University.
- First Class or equivalent at both Bachelor's and Master's levels in the relevant specialization.
- A consistently strong academic record as per UGC/AICTE norms.

Experience

- Minimum 15 years of teaching, research, and academic administration experience in higher education.
- At least 5 years of experience as a Professor, Head of Department, or an equivalent academic leadership position.
- Proven experience in curriculum design and development, academic planning, accreditation processes, faculty management, and institutional administration.

📌 Professor and Head of Department- Management (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar)
🏢 CGC University
📍 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar