Abstract
This study focuses on the experiences of deans at two selected public universities in Pakistan with regard to their roles in the governance process. The study is limited to the deans’ perceptions pertaining to their involvement in university matters in terms of the main decisions about their respective faculties. This study tends to explore the situation and the intense study exposes how the individuals (deans) are experiencing their world how they make the sense of their lives, processes the meaning making and describe as they interpret which they feel. Qualitative data was collected from two selected public universities in Pakistan. The main technique for data collection was semi-structured interviews. Deans defined their roles as very limited without any authority. Deans showed reservations pertaining to their role in governance practices. Consequently, deans are not satisfied with the general working conditions and likewise the process of centralized governance they identified.