Associate Dean Discipline

Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh

About the Role

The Associate Dean Discipline is a full-time, on-site role responsible for overseeing and maintaining student discipline across the university. This role involves implementing and monitoring discipline-related policies, guiding and mentoring students on conduct standards, and handling misconduct cases. The Associate Dean Discipline will coordinate with faculty, student services, and administration to promote a positive campus culture, conduct awareness sessions on codes of conduct, and ensure adherence to regulatory and institutional norms.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementing and monitoring discipline-related policies.
• Guiding and mentoring students on conduct standards.
• Handling misconduct cases in a fair and transparent manner.
• Coordinating with faculty, student services, and administration to promote a positive campus culture.
• Conducting awareness sessions on codes of conduct.
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory and institutional norms.
• Reviewing incident reports.
• Leading disciplinary committees or hearings.
• Documenting outcomes and actions.
• Recommending improvements to disciplinary procedures.
• Contributing to policy development.
• Supporting conflict resolution initiatives.
• Fostering an inclusive, respectful, and safe learning environment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Discipline & Student Conduct Cell operations.
• 24-48-10 case handling.
• Grievance SLA monitoring.
• Anti-ragging prevention and enforcement.
• Statutory committee interfaces.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, team management, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication, counseling, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in academic administration, student affairs, or disciplinary governance.
• Sound understanding of institutional policies, regulatory frameworks, and best practices in student conduct, ethics, and campus safety.
• Proven ability to analyze complex situations.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation.
• Ability to ensure confidentiality and fairness in disciplinary actions.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• High level of integrity, resilience, and professionalism.
• Ability to work on-site in Chandigarh.
• Ability to collaborate across departments.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree or higher in Education, Management, Law, Psychology, or a related field.
• Prior experience in a dean or associate dean capacity is an advantage.
• Ph.D in a relevant field will be an additional perk.