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The Comsats Institute of Information Technology Ordinance,
2000
Ordinance No. XXXVIII of 2000
[12th August, 2000]
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
WHEREAS, the Commission on Science and
Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has expressed the
desire to establish COMSATS Institute of Information Technology;
AND WHEREAS it is in the interest of
the region in general and in the interest of the country in particular to
establish a center of excellence under an international organization for
provision of quality education of international standard to talented students
of Pakistan and other member countries of the COMSATS;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide
for the establishment of the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and
for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith;
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and
the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fourteenth
day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999;
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied
that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the
Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and
Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, as well as Order No. 9 of. 1999,
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following
Ordinance:---
1. Short title and commencement. —(1) This Ordinance may be called the COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology Ordinance, 2000.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—(1) In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant
in the subject or context,---
(a) “Academic
Council” means the Academic Council of the Institute;
(b) “Authority”
means any of the Authorities of the Institute specified in section 7;
(c) “Board”
means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under section 13;
(d) “Chancellor”
means the Chancellor of the Institute;
(e) “COMSATS”
means the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in
the South;
(f) “Dean”
means the Dean of a Faculty;
(g) “Department”
means a Teaching Department established and maintained by the Institute;
(h) “Director”
means the Director appointed under section16;
(i) “Faculty”
means a Faculty of the Institute;
(j) “Institute”
means the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology;
(k) “Patron”
means the Patron of the Institute;
(l) “prescribed”
means prescribed by regulations, rules or Statutes;
(m) “Rector”
means the Rector of the Institute;
(n) “regulations”,
“rules” or “Statutes” means the regulations, rules or Statutes made or deemed
to have been made under this Ordinance; and
(o) “teacher”
includes the Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers
and research staff engaged by the Institute for teaching graduate classes and
such other person as may be declared as teacher by the Board.
3. Establishment and incorporation
of the Institute.—(1) There shall be
established, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, an Institute
to be called the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology consisting of the
Patron, the Chancellor, the Board, the Rector, the Directors, and such other
officers as may be prescribed.
(2) The Institute shall be a body
corporate having perpetual succession and common seal, with power to acquire,
hold and dispose of any property, both movable and immovable, and shall by the
said name sue and be sued.
(3) The Institute shall have its
principal seat at
4. Powers and functions of the
Institute. The Institute shall have
the powers,---
(a) to provide
for instruction and training in computer and information technology and to make
provisions for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in such manner as
it may deem fit;
(b) to admit
and examine students;
(c) to hold
examinations and confer or award degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic
distinctions on and to persons who have passed its examinations under
prescribed conditions;
(d) to
confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on approved persons in the manner
as may be prescribed;
(e) to
prescribe courses of studies and undertake research as it may determine;
(f) to
demand and receive such fees and other charges as it may determine;
(g) to
appoint such officers including teachers and members of the staff and prescribe
terms and conditions, powers and duties of such officers and staff;
(h) to
appoint members of the various bodies and committees as the Board may determine
for instructional and curricular activities and admit students of the Institute
and its constituent units;
(i) to
affiliate and disaffiliate educational institutions and inspect such
institutions or associate itself with other educational, training and research
institutions;
(j) to
receive and manage property, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations,
endowments and other contributions made to the Institute and to invest them in
such manner as it may deem fit;
(k) to enter
into agreements, contracts and arrangements with governments, organizations,
institutions, bodies and individuals for carrying out its function and
activities; and
(l) to do
all such other acts and things as may be required to further its objectives.
5. Institute open to all classes,
etc. The Institute shall be open to
all persons of either sex of whatever religion, race, creed, colour or domicile
who are academically qualified for admission to the courses of study offered by
the Institute, and no such person shall be denied the privilege on the ground
only of sex, religion, creed, race, class, colour or domicile.
6. Teaching and examinations.—(I) The academic programmes of the Institute shall be
conducted in the prescribed manner.
(2) The Institute shall restrict to
phase-wise development of its academic programmes and having developed the
necessary infrastructure it shall launch its academic programmes subsequently.
(3) The degree awarding programmes of
the Institute shall conform to the approved criteria of the University Grants
Commission.
(4) The Institute may associate
external examiners for the conduct of examinations.
(5) No degree shall be granted unless a
student has passed an examination in Islamic and Pakistan Studies at the
Bachelor's degree level or, in the case of non-muslim student, in Ethics and
Pakistan Studies at his option.
7. Authorities of the Institute. The following shall be the Authorities of the
Institute, namely:---
(a) the
Academic Council;
(b) the
Board;
(c) the
Board of Studies;
(d) the
Selection Board; and
(e) such
other Authorities as may be specified by regulations to be the Authority.
8. Officers of the Institute. The following shall be the officers of the
Institute, namely:---
(a) the
Patron;
(b) the
Chancellor;
(c) the
Rector;
(d)
Directors;
(e)
Registrar; and
(f) such
other persons as may be specified by regulations to be the officers.
9. Patron.—(1). The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
shall be the Patron of the Institute.
(2) The Patron, or in his absence, the
Chancellor shall preside at the convocation of the Institute.
(3) Every proposal to confer an
honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Patron.
10. Visitation. —(1) The Patron, may cause an inspection or inquiry to
be made in respect of any matter connected with the affairs of the Institute
and shall, from time to time, direct any person or persons as he may deem fit
to inquire into or carry out inspection of,---
(i) the
Institute, its building, laboratories, libraries, and other facilities;
(ii) any
institution, Department or hostel maintained by the Institute;
(iii) the
adequacy of financial and human resources;
(iv) the
teaching, research, curriculum, examination and other matters of the Institute;
and
(v) such
other matters as may be specified by him.
(2) The Patron shall communicate to the
Board his views with regard to the result of visitation and shall, after
ascertaining the views of the Board, advise the Board on the actions to be
taken by it.
(3) The Board shall, within such time
as may be specified by the Patron, communicate to him such action, if any, as
has been taken or may be proposed to be taken upon the result of visitation.
(4) Where the Board does not, within
the time specified, take action to the satisfaction of the Patron, the Patron
may issue such directions as he deems fit and the Board shall comply with all
such directions.
(5) The Patron shall have full power to
take any action as he may deem fit against the Institute including its closure
if found in any subversive or unlawful activity.
11. Chancellor.—(1) The Minister for Science and Technology shall be
the Chancellor of the Institute.
(2) In case the Chancellor is satisfied
that the proceedings of any Authority or order of any officer are not in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the rules or regulations, he
may, after calling upon such Authority or officer to show cause as to why such
proceedings or, as the case may be, order should not be annulled, by order in
writing, annual such proceedings or orders.
(3) The Chancellor may cause a
visitation or inquiry to be made in respect of any matter connected with the
affairs of the Institute and appoint any such person as he may deem fit for the
purpose.
(4) The Chancellor may, on receipt of a
report, issue such directions as he thinks fit and the Rector shall comply with
such directions.
12. Rector.__(1) The Board may appoint the Rector on such terms and
conditions, as it may determine.
(2) The Rector shall be the principal
academic and administrative officer of the Institute, and shall be responsible
for proper implementation of the decisions of the Board and for the execution
of the programmes of the Institute in accordance with the guidelines and
policies formulated by the Board.
(3) At any time when the office of the
Rector is vacant, or the Rector is absent or is unable to perform the functions
of his office due to illness or some other cause, the Executive Director,
COMSATS, shall make such arrangement for the performance of the duties of the
Rector as he may deem fit.
13. Board of Governors.—(1) The general supervision and control of
administrative, academic and financial affairs of the Institute and the power
to lay down policies of the Institute shall vest, in a Board of Governors
consisting of the following members, namely:---
(a) the
Executive Director, COMSATS, who shall be the Chairman of the Board;
(b) the
Rector;
(c) the
Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan or his
nominee;
(d) the
Secretary, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan or his nominee;
(e) the
Chairman, University Grants Commission or his nominee;
(f) one
person to be nominated by the Educational NGOs;
(g) the
Directors of the campuses of the Institute;
(h) two
Deans to be nominated by the Managing Committee of COMSATS;
(i) three
persons of outstanding merit to be nominated by
the Managing Committee of COMSATS; and
(j) the
Registrar of the Institute, who shall be the Secretary.
(2) A nominated member of the Board
shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for
renomination on the expiry of his term.
(3) The office of a nominated member of
the Board shall become vacant if he resigns or fails to attend three
consecutive meetings of the Board without sufficient cause or leave of absence.
(4) A casual vacancy in the office of a
nominated member of the Board shall be filled by a person nominated by the
authority which nominated the member whose vacancy is to be filled.
(5) No act or proceedings of the Board
shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy in or a defect in
the constitution of the Board.
14. Powers and functions of the
Board. —(I) The Board shall exercise
the powers and perform the following functions, namely:---
(a) to hold,
control and administer the property, funds, assets and resources of the
Institute;
(b) to
transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable property on behalf of the
Institute;
(c) to
consider and approve, on he advice of the Finance and Planning Committee, the
annual and revised budget estimates and to lay down guidelines or rules of
business dealing with financial matters;
(d) to
approve, carry out, vary or cancel contracts on behalf of the Institute;
(e) to
initiate and approve schemes for achievement of the objectives of the
Institute;
(f) to
determine the form, and regulate the custody and use of common seal of the
Institute;
(g) to
create professional, research, administrative posts and such other posts as may
be required to carry out for the purposes of the Institute, and to suspend or
abolish such posts;
(h) to appoint
teachers, researchers and officers on the recommendations of the Selection
Board;
(i) to
suspend, punish and remove from service employees of the Institute in the
manner as may be prescribed after due enquiry and defence;
(j) to
approve rules on the recommendations of the appropriate bodies
(k) to
determine, regulate and administer all other matters concerning the Institute;
an
(l) to
arrange convocation.
15. Meetings of the Board. —(1) The Board shall meet at least twice in a year on
such dates as may be fixed by the Rector.
(2) A special meeting may be called at
any time on the direction of the Chancellor or on a requisition made by not
less than four members of the Board to consider a matter of urgent nature.
(3) Not less than seven clear days
notice of a special meeting shall be given to the members of the Board and the
agenda of the meeting shall be restricted to the matter for which the special
meeting is called.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the
Board shall be one half of its members, a fraction being counted as one.
(5) The decision of the Board shall be
expressed in terms of the views of the majority of the members present and
voting and, if the members are equally divided, the Chairman of the Board shall
have a casting vote.
16. Director. —(1) The Board may appoint a Director of each campus
of the Institute, on such terms and conditions, as it may determine.
(2) The Director of a campus shall have
the following powers, namely:---
(a) to
sanction all expenditure provided for in the approved budget;
(b) to
sanction reappropriation of an amount not exceeding such amount as the Board
may authorize in this behalf for and unforeseen item not provided for in the
budget;
(c) to make
such arrangements for the scrutiny of papers, marks and results as may be
necessary; and
(d) to
direct teachers, officers and other employees of the campus of the Institute to
take up such assignments in connection with teaching, research, examination,
administration and such other activities in the campus, as he may consider
necessary.
17. Academic Council. —(1) The Academic Council shall consist of,---
(a) the
Rector who shall be its Chairman;
(b) the
Directors of the respective campuses;
(c) the
Chairman of the Teaching Departments;
(d) all
Professors of the Institute;
(e) the
Registrar who shall be the Secretary; and
(f) five
eminent scholars to be nominated by the Board.
(2) A nominated member of the Academic
Council shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for
renomination.
(3) The office of a nominated member of
the Academic Council shall become vacant if he resigns or fails to attend three
consecutive meetings of the Academic Council without sufficient cause or leave
of absence.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the
Academic Council shall be one half of the total number of its members, a
fraction being counted as one.
18. Powers of the Academic Council. —(1) The Academic Council shall be the highest
academic body of the Institute, and shall, subject to the provisions of this
Ordinance and the Statutes, have the powers to lay down proper standards of instructions,
research and examinations, and to regulate and promote the academic life of the
Institute.
(2) In particular and without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing powers the Academic Council shall have the
powers,---
(a) to
advise the Board on academic matters;
(b) to
regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and examinations;
(c) to
propose to the Board schemes for the constitution and organization of
Faculties, Teaching Departments, campuses of the Institute and Board of
Studies;
(d) to
consider and formulate proposals for the planning and development of teaching
and research in the Institute;
(e) to make
regulations, on the recommendations of the Board of Studies, prescribing the
courses of studies and the syllabi for all Institute examinations provided that
if the recommendations of the Board of Studies are not received by the
prescribed date, the Academic Council may, subject to the approval of the
Board, continue for the next year the courses of studies already prescribed for
an examination;
(f) to
recognise the examinations of other universities or examining bodies as
equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the Institute;
(g) to frame
regulations for submission to the Board;
(h) to
appoint members to the various Authorities in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance; and
(i) to
perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
19. Constitution, functions and powers of the Authorities. —(1)
Subject to the provisions of the Ordinance, the constitution, functions and
powers of the Authorities for which no specific provision has been made in this
Ordinance shall be such as may be prescribed by Statutes.
(2) No act, proceedings resolution or
decision of any Authority shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy or
defect in the constitution of or in the appointment or nomination of any member
of the Authority.
20.Committees. The Board, the Academic Council or any other
Authority may appoint such Standing, Special or Advisory Committees as it may
consider necessary in the performance of its functions.
21. Academic and administrative
staff. —(1) The academic and
administrative staff of the Institute shall be selected with a view to achieve
stated objectives, and the basic criteria for their selection shall be the
highest standards of competence, integrity and efficiency.
(2) In the case of academic staff, the
academic qualifications and fringe benefits shall not be less than those duly
approved by the University Grants Commission for such appointments.
22. Fund of the Institute. —(1) The Institute shall have a Fund to which shall be
credited income from fees, donations, trusts, bequests, endowments, grants,
contributions and income from any other source.
(2) The capital and recurrent
expenditure of the Institute shall be met from the contributions made by any
source including foundations, universities and individuals, and from the income
derived from such sources.
(3) The Institute may obtain funds from
the COMSATS according to such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed
upon.
(4) No contribution, donation or grant
which may directly or indirectly involve any immediate or subsequent financial
liability for the Institute, or which may involve an activity not included in
the academic programmes of the Institute for the time being, shall be accepted
without the prior approval of the Board.
23. Audit and accounts. —(1) The accounts of the institute shall be maintained
in such form and manner as may be determined by the Board.
(2) The accounts of the Institute shall
be audited each year within four months of the closing of the financial year of
the Institute by a Chartered Accountant to be appointed by the Board.
(3) The accounts of the Institute
shall, together with the report of the auditor thereon, be submitted for
approval of the Board.
(4) The auditor's report shall certify
that the auditor has complied with the standards of audit and certification
laid down by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
(5) Each campus of the Institute shall
have a separate fund and the accounts of such fund shall be maintained and
audited on similar lines as the Fund of the Institute.
24. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or legal proceedings shall lie
against the Institute, Board, any Authority or an employee of the Institute for
anything which is done, or intended to be done in good faith under this Ordinance.
25. Power to make rules. —(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the
Board may make rules for carrying put the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for,---
(a) terms
and conditions of contractual appointments of teachers, researchers and
officers;
(b) powers
and duties of officers and teachers;
(c)
conditions under which the Institute may enter into arrangements with other
public or private organizations for purposes of instructions, research and
other scholarly activities;
(d)
conditions of appointment of Professors Emeritus and award of honorary degrees;
(e)
efficiency and discipline of the employees of the Institute;
(f)
acquisition and administration of properties and investments of the Institute;
and
(g) all
other matters which under this Ordinance are required to be regulated by rules.
(3) The Rector, the Director or the
Academic Council may propose the draft of the rules for approval of the Board.
(4) Any Authority or any other body of
the Institute may propose rules, consistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, for approval of the Board, to regulate the conduct of its business.
26. Statutes. —(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance,
Statutes may be made to regulate or prescribe all or any of the following
matters, namely:—
(a) creation
of Faculties, Teaching Departments and other academic units and divisions;
(b) terms
and conditions of service of employees of the Institute including pension,
insurance, gratuity, provident fund, benevolent fund and other fringe benefits;
(c)
efficiency and discipline of the employees of the Institute; and
(d) all
matters required to be regulated under the Statutes.
(2) The Rector shall propose draft of
the Statutes for approval of the Board.
(3) The Board may approve the Statutes
or refer the same back for reconsideration.
(4) No Statute shall be valid until the
Board has approved it.
27. First Statutes. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Ordinance, the Statutes set-out in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be
deemed to be the Statutes framed under section 26 and shall remain in force
until they are rescinded or replaced by new Statutes framed in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
THE SCHEDULE
(See section
27)
1. Faculties.—(1) The Institute shall have the following
Faculties, namely:---
(a) Faculty
of Science;
(b) Faculty
of Engineering;
(c) Faculty
of Business Administration; and
(d) Faculty
of Information Sciences and Technology.
(2) Each Faculty shall include such
institutes, Teaching Departments, centres or the other teaching or research
units as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
2. Board of Faculty.—(1) There shall be a Board of each Faculty which
shall consist of,---
(a) the Dean
of the Faculty;
(b) the
Professors, the Directors and the Chairmen of the Teaching Departments
comprised in the Faculty; and
(c) three
teachers to be nominated by the Rector by reason of their special knowledge of
the subject which though not assigned to the Faculty.
(2) The term of office of a nominated
member of the Board of a Faculty shall be three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the
Board of a Faculty shall be one-half of the total number of members, a fraction
being counted as one.
3. Functions of the Board of Faculty. The Board of each Faculty shall, subject to the
general control of the Academic Council and the Board, have the powers,---
(a) to
co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subject assigned to the
Faculty;
(b) to
scrutinies the schemes of courses and syllabi proposed by the Board of Studies
comprised in the Faculty, and forward them to the Academic Council along with
its observations;
(c) to
scrutinies the recommendations made by the Board of Studies comprised in the
Faculty, on the appointment of paper setters and examiners, except for
research and degree examiners who shall be scrutinized by the Rector;
(d) to
consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and to report
thereon to the Academic Council; and
(e) to
perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
4. Dean.—(1) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall
be the Chairman and convener of the Board of Faculty.
(2) The Dean shall be appointed by the
Rector from amongst the three senior most Professors in the Faculty, for a term
of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term.
(3) The Dean shall present candidates
for admission to degrees, except honorary degrees, to the Chancellor in the
courses falling within the purview of the Faculty.
(4) The Dean shall exercise such powers
and perform such duties as may be prescribed.
5. Teaching Department.-(1) There shall be a Teaching Department for each
subject or a group of subjects as may be prescribed by regulations and each
Department shall be headed by a Chairman.
(2) The Chairman of the Department
shall be appointed by the Board, on the recommendation of the Rector, from
amongst the three senior most Professors and three most senior Associate
Professors of the Department for a period of three years:---
Provided that where there is no
Professor or Associate Professor in a Department, it shall be looked after by
the Dean with the assistance of the senior most teacher of the Department.
(3) The Chairman of the Department
shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the Department and shall be
responsible to the Dean for the work of his Department.
6. Board of Studies.—(1) There shall be a separate Board of Studies for
each subject or group of subject, as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) Each Board of Studies shall consist
of,---
(a) Chairman
of the Department who will be its Chairman and convener;
(b) all
Professors and Associate Professors in the Department;
(c) teachers
other than Institute teachers to be nominated by the Board of Faculty. The
number shall be determined by the Board of Faculty according to the needs of
each Board of Faculty; and
(d) three
experts to be nominated by the Rector.
(3) The term of office of a nominated
member of the Board of Studies shall be three years.
(4) The quorum for meeting of the Board
of the Studies shall be one-half of the total number of members, a fraction
being counted as one.
(5) The functions of the Board of
Studies shall be,---
(a) to
advice the authorities on ail academic matters connected with instruction,
research and examination in the subject or subjects concerned.
(b) to
propose curricula and syllabi for all degrees, diploma's and certificate
courses in the subjects concerned.
(c) to
suggest a panel of names of paper setters and examination in the subjects
concerned; and
(d) to
perform such other functions as may be prescribed by regulations.
7. Board of Advanced Studies and
Research.—(1) The Board of Advanced
Studies and Research shall consist of,---
(a) the
Rector who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the
Deans;
(c) three
Professor other than Deans to be appointed by the Board; and
(d) three
scholars of eminence in a field not represented on the Board of Advanced
Studies and Research to be appointed by the Rector, on the recommendation of
the Academic Council.
(2) The term of office of members of
the Board of Advanced Studies and Research other than ex-officio members
shall be three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the
Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall be one-half of the total number of
members, a fraction being counted as one.
(4) The functions of the Board of
Advanced Studies and Research shall be,---
(a) to
advice the Authorities on all matters connected with the promotion of advanced
studies and research in the Institute;
(b) to
consider and report to the Authorities on the institution of research degree in
the Institute;
(c) to
appoint supervisors for research studies;
(d) to
propose regulations for award of research degree; and
(e) to
recommend the names of examiners for research degree.
8. Selection Board.—(1) There shall be a Selection Board consisting of,---
(a) the
Rector who shall be the Chairman;
(b) one
member of the Board;
(c) two
persons of eminence to be nominated by the Board provided that none of them is
an employee of the Institute;
(d) the
Director of the campus concerned;.
(e) the Dean
of the Faculty concerned; and
(f) the
Chairman of the Teaching Department concerned.
(2) A member of the Selection Board
other than an ex-officio member shall hold office for three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the
Selection Board shall be five members.
(4) No member of the Selection Board
who is a candidate for the post to which appointment is to be made shall take
part in such proceedings of the Selection Board.
(5) In selecting candidates for the
post of Professors and Associate Professors, the Selection Board shall co-opt
or consult three experts in the subject concerned and in selecting candidates
for other teaching posts, two experts in the subject concerned to be nominated
by the Rector from a standing list of experts of each subject as may be
approved by the Board and as revised from time to time.
(6) The functions of Selection Board
shall be,---
(a) to
consider all applications for teaching and other posts received in response to
an advertisement and shall recommend to the Board the names of suitable
candidates for appointment to such posts;
(b) to
recommend to the Board the grant of a higher initial pay in a suitable case for
reasons to be recorded in writing;
(c) to
recommend to the Board the appointment of a highly qualified person, to a
position in the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed;
and
(d) to
consider all cases of promotions of officers of the Institute and recommend to
the Board the names of suitable candidates for such promotions.
(7) In the event of an unresolved
difference of opinion between the Selection Board and the Board, the matter
shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision shall be final.
9. Finance and Planning Committee.—(1) There shall be a Finance
and Planning Committee consisting of,---
(a) the
Rector, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) two
nominees of the Institute;
(c) one
nominee of the Board;
(d) the
Director of the campus concerned;
(e) three
experts in the field of finance and planning to be nominated by the Board;
(f) Dean to
be nominated by the Board on the recommendation of the Rector; and
(g) the
Treasurer who shall be the Secretary.
(2) The quorum for a meeting of the
Finance and Planning Committee shall be four members.
(3) The functions of the Finance and
Planning Committee shall be,---
(a) to
consider annual statement of accounts and revised budget estimates and advice
the Board thereon;
(b) to
review periodically the financial position of the Institute;
(c) to
advise the Board on all matters relating to planning, development, finance,
investment and accounts of the Institute;
(d) to
prepare short term and long term development plan;
(e) to
prepare resource development plans; and
(f) to
perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
10. Affiliation Committee.—(1) There shall be an Affiliation Committee
consisting of,---
(a) the
Rector who shall be the Chairman;
(b) one
member to be nominated by the Board; and
(c) two
Professors or two Directors to be nominated by the Academic Council.
(2) The term of office of the members
of the Affiliation Committee other than ex-officio members shall be two
years.
(3) The Affiliation Committee may
co-opt not more than three experts.
(4) The quorum of the meeting of the
Affiliation Committee shall be three members.
(5) An officer of the Institute to be
designated by the Rector for this purpose shall be the Secretary of the
Affiliation Committee.
11. Discipline Committee.—(1) The Discipline Committee shall
consist of,---
(a) the
Rector or his nominee;
(b) two
Professors to be nominated by the Academic Council;
(c) one
member to be nominated by the Board; and
(d) the
teacher or officer Incharge Students Affairs by whatever name called who shall
be the member and Secretary.
(2) The term of office of the members
of the Discipline Committee other than ex-officio members shall be two
years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the
Discipline Committee shall be three members.
(4) The functions of the Discipline
Committee shall be,---
(a) to
propose regulations to the Academic Council for the conduct of Institute
students, maintenance of discipline and for dealing with cases of in
discipline; and
(b) to
perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by regulations.
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