Key Responsibilities1.

Academic

Leadership

- Provide leadership and direction for all Allied Health Sciences programmes.

- Ensure effective implementation of curriculum, academic calendars, teaching schedules, and examination processes.

- Monitor the quality of teaching, learning, practical training, and clinical education.

- Ensure compliance with applicable statutory, university, and regulatory requirements.

- Promote innovative teaching methodologies, technology-enabled learning, and competency-based education.

- Review academic performance and take appropriate corrective actions where required.

1. Faculty Management

- Lead, supervise, and evaluate teaching and non-teaching faculty.

- Participate in faculty recruitment, orientation, workload allocation, appraisal, and professional development.

- Ensure adequate faculty strength and appropriate faculty-student ratios as per regulatory requirements.

- Encourage faculty members to participate in research, conferences, publications, workshops, and continuing professional development.

- Conduct regular departmental and faculty meetings and ensure effective communication.

1. Clinical &
- Practical Training

- Coordinate with affiliated hospitals and clinical departments to ensure adequate clinical exposure for students.

- Ensure students receive structured practical and clinical training in relevant specialties.

- Monitor clinical postings, internships, skill-based training, attendance, and competency assessment.

- Ensure appropriate laboratory facilities, equipment, simulation facilities, and learning resources are available.

1. Student Administration &
- Welfare

- Oversee student admissions, orientation, attendance, academic progress, examinations, and discipline.

- Address student grievances and academic concerns in a timely and professional manner.

- Promote student welfare, professional ethics, leadership, and extracurricular activities.

- Ensure a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment.





- Mentor students and encourage participation in academic, research, and community activities.

1. Regulatory &
- Accreditation Compliance

- Ensure compliance with applicable university, government, statutory, accreditation, and qualified regulatory requirements.

- Maintain academic and administrative records required for inspections and accreditation.

- Coordinate preparation for regulatory inspections, audits, accreditation visits, and institutional reviews.

- Ensure timely submission of statutory reports and documentation.

1. Research &
- Development

- Promote research activities among faculty and students.

- Encourage publications in reputed journals, research projects, presentations, and collaborations.

- Facilitate interdisciplinary research with medical, nursing, and other healthcare departments.

- Support research ethics, documentation, and compliance with institutional policies.

1. Infrastructure &
- Resource Management

- Assess and plan requirements for classrooms, laboratories, equipment, libraries, skill labs, and other academic facilities.

- Ensure proper utilisation and maintenance of institutional resources.

- Prepare departmental requirements and budgets in coordination with management.

- Monitor inventory, equipment maintenance, and academic resources.

1. Quality Assurance

- Establish and monitor academic quality standards.

- Review examination results, student feedback, faculty performance, and programme outcomes.

- Implement continuous quality improvement initiatives.

- Support internal audits, academic reviews, accreditation activities, and institutional quality initiatives.

1. Administration &
- Coordination

- Coordinate with the Dean, Medical College, Hospital Administration, HR, Finance, Admissions, Examination Cell, and other departments.

- Develop and implement departmental policies, SOPs, and academic procedures.

- Prepare and submit regular academic and administrative reports to management.

- Represent the Allied Health Sciences department in institutional meetings and external academic forums.

Work Location: In person

📌 Principal AHS (Red Hills)
🏢 VELS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
📍 Red Hills