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The
ACT VIII OF 2013
An Act to provide for the establishment of the
Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur
[Gazette of
No. PAP-Legis-2(122)/2012/812 The Government Sadiq College Women University
Bahawalpur Bill, 2012, having been
passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 27 December 2012, and
assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 3 January 2013, is hereby
published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Preamble.--Whereas
it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Government Sadiq
College Women University Bahawalpur and for ancillary matters;
It is enacted as
follows:---
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
and commencement.--(1) This Act may
be cited as the Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2.
Definitions.--In this Act:---
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic
Council of the University;
(b) “affiliated college” means a college or
institute affiliated with the University;
(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the
University;
(d) “chairperson” means the head of a
department, principal of a constituent college or director of an institute;
(e) “Chancellor” means the Governor of the
) “Commission” means the Higher Education
Commission set up under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII
of 2002);
(g) “constituent college” means a college
maintained and administered by the University;
(h) “Controller of Examinations” means the
Controller of Examinations of the University;
(i) “Dean” means the head of a faculty of the
University;
(j) “department” means a teaching department
maintained and administered by the University in the prescribed manner;
k) “faculty” means an administrative and
academic unit of the University consisting of one or more departments,
institutes or constituent colleges;
(l) “Government” means Government of the
m) “institute” means an institute established,
maintained and administered by the University;
n) “prescribed” means prescribed by the
rules, statutes or regulations;
o) “Pro-Chancellor” means the Pro-Chancellor
of the University;
p) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means the Pro-Vice
Chancellor of the University;
(q) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the
University;
r) “Search Committee” means the Search
Committee consisting of at least five persons constituted by the Government for
making recommendations for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor;
s) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules”
mean respectively the statutes, regulations and rules made under the Act;
(t) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the
University;
(u) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate
Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, Demonstrator and
Instructor engaged whole-time by the University and such other person as may be
prescribed;
(v) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the
University;
(w) “University” means the Government Sadiq
College Women University Bahawalpur; and
x) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice
Chancellor of the University.
CHAPTER II
THE UNIVERSITY
3.
Incorporation.--(1) The
Government shall, by notification, reconstitute the
(2) The University shall be a body corporate
having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and
dispose of property and shall, by the aforesaid name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Government may, by notification,
affiliate any of its post graduate and degree colleges with the University.
(4) The University may, with the approval of
Government, open and administer a sub-campus of the University.
(5) The University shall consist of the
following:---
(a) Chancellor;
(b) Pro-Chancellor;
(c) Vice Chancellor;
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(e) members of an Authority;
(f) chairpersons and Deans;
(g) teachers and students of the University;
and
(h) officers and members of the staff of the
University.
(6) The property on which the
(7) All employees of the Government serving in
the
(8) Subject to the Criteria notified by the
University, an employee of the Government on deputation with the University
may, within three hundred and sixty five days from the date of commencement of
this Act, opt for absorption in the service of the University as a one time
option.
4. Functions of
the University.--(1) The University
shall,---
(a) provide for education in such branches of
knowledge as it may deem fit, and make provisions for research, service to the
society and for the application, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in
such manner as it may determine;
(b) establish, maintain and administer a
department, constituent college or an institute;
(c) establish and support other facilities for
education, training and research;
(d) prescribe courses of studies;
(e) decide teaching methods and strategies in
order to ensure the most effective educational and training programmes;
(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner
and, if a person qualifies the examination, award degree, diploma, certificate
and other academic distinction to the person;
(g) prescribe the terms and conditions of
employment of the officers, teachers and other employees of the University;
(h) engage, where necessary, a person on
contract for specified duration and to specify the terms of the engagement;
(i) provide career counselling and job search
services to the students and alumni;
(j) maintain linkages with alumni;
(k) provide and support the academic
development of the faculty of the University;
(l) confer degree on a person who has
successfully conducted research in the prescribed manner;
(m) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship,
Assistant Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and may appoint a
person on the post;
(n) create a post for research, extension,
administration or other related purposes and appoint a person to the post;
(o) institute and award financial assistance to
students in need, fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in
the prescribed manner;
(p) provide for the residence of the students,
establish and maintain halls of residence and may approve or licence a hostel,
lodging or boarding place;
(q) maintain order, discipline and security in
a campus of the University;
(r) promote the extracurricular and
recreational activities of the students and make arrangements for promoting
health and general welfare of the students;
(s) demand and receive such fees and other
charges as it may determine; and
(t) perform any other prescribed or ancillary
function.
(2) The University may,---
(a) institute programs for the exchange of
students and teachers between the University and any other university, educational
institution or research organization;
(b) develop and implement fund-raising plans;
(c) accept an examination and the period of
study spent by a student of the University at any other university or place of
learning equivalent to an examination or period of study of the University and
may withdraw such acceptance;
(d) cooperate with a public authority,
university or private organization in the prescribed manner;
(e) make provision for research, advisory or
consultancy services and enter into arrangements with any other institution,
public or private body, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed
manner;
(f) receive and manage property transferred
and grants, contributions made to the University and to invest any fund in the
manner as it may deem fit;
(g) print and publish research or work;
(h) admit any college or other educational
institution to its privileges or withdraw such privileges in the prescribed
manner;
(i) affiliate or disaffiliate a college or any
other educational institution in the prescribed manner; and
(j) exercise any power ancillary to the above
powers or as may be prescribed.
5. University
to be open to all classes, creeds, etc.--The University shall be open to all persons irrespective of their
religion, race, creed, class or color and the University shall not deny its
privileges to a person on any such grounds.
6.
Jurisdiction.--The
jurisdiction of the University shall be restricted to the Province of the
CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
7. Officers of
the University.--The following shall
be the officers of the University,---
(a) Chancellor;
(b) Pro-Chancellor;
(c) Vice Chancellor;
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(e) Deans;
(f) chairpersons;
(g) Registrar;
(h) Treasurer;
(i) Controller of Examinations; and
(j) such other persons as may be prescribed.
8.
Chancellor.--(1) The Governor
of the
(2) The Chancellor or a nominee of the
Chancellor shall preside at convocation of the University.
(3) The University may, subject to the prior
approval of the Chancellor, confer honorary degree.
(4) Subject to this Act, the Chancellor may
approve the draft statutes submitted by the Syndicate or refer the statutes
back to the Syndicate for reconsideration.
(5) In the performance of all the functions
under this Act, the Chancellor shall act and shall be bound in the same manner
as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound under clause (1) of Article 105
of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
9. Inspection
and inquiry.--(1) The Chancellor may
direct inspection or inquiry into the affairs of the University.
(2) The Chancellor shall convey the views with
regard to the result of the inspection or inquiry to the Syndicate and may,
after ascertaining the views of the Syndicate, recommend any remedial action to
the Syndicate.
(3) The Syndicate shall, within the time
specified by the Chancellor, submit report to the Chancellor about the action
taken on the recommendation of the Chancellor.
(4) If the Syndicate fails to take action to
the satisfaction of the Chancellor within the specified time, the Chancellor
may issue such direction as the Chancellor deems appropriate and the Syndicate
shall comply with the direction.
(5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or
action of the Syndicate, which, in the opinion of the Chancellor, is against
the law, interest of academic excellence of the University, religious or
cultural ideology, or national integrity.
10.
Pro-Chancellor.--(1) Minister
for Higher Education of the Government shall be the Pro-Chancellor of the
University.
(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions
under this Act and exercise powers of the Chancellor, except the powers under
Section 9 of the Act, as may be prescribed or assigned to the Pro-Chancellor by
the Chancellor.
11. Vice
Chancellor.--(1) A person who is
eligible and who is not more than sixty five years of age on the last date
fixed for submission of applications for the post of the Vice Chancellor may
apply for the post.
(2) The Government shall determine, by
notification in the official Gazette, the qualifications, experience and other
relevant requirements for the post of the Vice Chancellor.
(3) The Government shall constitute, for a term
of two years, a Search Committee consisting of not less than three and not more
than five members for making recommendations for appointment of the Vice
Chancellor.
(4) The Search Committee shall follow such
procedure and criteria, for selection of the panel for the post of the Vice
Chancellor, as the Government may, by notification, determine.
(5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the
Government, in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons who, in its
opinion, are suitable for appointment as the Vice Chancellor.
(6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice
Chancellor for each term of four years but the Vice Chancellor shall serve
during the pleasure of the Chancellor.
(7) The Government shall determine the terms
and conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor.
(8) The incumbent Vice Chancellor shall not be
allowed any extension in the tenure but subject to eligibility the Vice
Chancellor may again compete for the post of the Vice Chancellor in accordance
with the procedure prescribed by or under this section.
(9) If the office of the Vice Chancellor is vacant
or the Vice Chancellor is absent or is unable to perform the functions of the
Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, the Pro-Vice Chancellor shall perform the
functions of the Vice Chancellor but, if at any time, the office of Pro-Vice
Chancellor is also vacant or the Pro-Vice Chancellor is absent or is unable to
perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, the Chancellor
shall make such temporary arrangements for the performance of the duties of the
Vice Chancellor as the Chancellor may deem fit.
12. Powers of
the Vice Chancellor.--(1) Subject to
this Act, the Vice Chancellor shall be the chief executive officer of the
University and shall ensure that the provisions of the Act, statutes,
regulations and rules are faithfully observed.
(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of
any Authority or body of the University.
(3) Subject to the conditions as may be
prescribed, the Vice Chancellor may, in an emergency, take an action which is
not otherwise in the competence of the Vice Chancellor but is within the
competency of any Authority.
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven
days of taking an action under sub-section (3), submit a report of the action
taken to the Pro-Chancellor and to the members of the Syndicate; and the
Syndicate shall, within forty five days of such an action of the Vice
Chancellor shall pass such orders as the Syndicate deems appropriate.
(5) Subject to the general supervision and
control of the Syndicate, the Vice Chancellor may,---
(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee
of the University to take up such assignment in connection with examination,
administration or any other activity in relation to the University;
(b) sanction by re-appropriation an amount for
an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget of the University;
(c) make appointments of such categories of
employees of the University and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d) take disciplinary action against a teacher,
officer or any other employee of the University in the prescribed manner;
(e) delegate, subject to such conditions as may
be prescribed, any of the powers of Vice Chancellor to a teacher or officer of
the University; and
(f) exercise such other powers as may be
prescribed.
(6) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual
report containing information as regards the preceding academic year including
disclosure of all relevant facts pertaining to academics, research,
administration and finances of the University.
(7) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three
months of the end of an academic year, submit the annual report of the
University before the Syndicate.
13. Pro-Vice
Chancellor.--(1) The Chancellor shall
appoint the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, from amongst the three
senior most Professors, for a term of three years.
(2) The Pro-Vice Chancellor shall perform the
functions as may be assigned to Pro-Vice Chancellor under this Act, statutes or
regulations.
(3) The Syndicate or Vice Chancellor may assign
any function to the Pro-Vice Chancellor.
14.
Registrar.--(1) The Syndicate
shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a Registrar in
such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Registrar unless the person possesses the prescribed qualifications and
experience.
(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer
of the University and shall,---
(a) be the administrative head of the
secretariat of the University and be responsible for the provision of
secretariat support to the Syndicate and the Vice Chancellor;
(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the
academic records of the University;
(c) maintain a register of the students and
graduates in the prescribed manner;
(d) supervise the process of election,
appointment or nomination of a member to an Authority or body of the University
in the prescribed manner; and
(e) perform such other duties as may be
prescribed.
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a term
of three years.
15.
Treasurer.--(1) The Syndicate
shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a Treasurer in
such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Treasurer unless the person possesses the prescribed qualifications and
experience.
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial
of the University and shall,---
(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts,
expenditures, funds and investments of the University;
(b) prepare the annual and revised budget
estimates of the University and present the estimates to the Syndicate;
(c) ensure that the funds of the University are
spent according to the budget or any other special arrangement;
(d) ensure that the accounts of the University
are audited annually and are available for submission to the Syndicate within
six months of the end of a financial year; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed or assigned to Treasurer by the Syndicate.
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a term
of three years.
16. Controller
of Examinations.--(1) The Syndicate
shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a Controller of
Examinations in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Controller of Examinations unless the person possesses the prescribed
qualifications and experience.
(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a
full-time officer and shall be responsible for all matters connected with the
conduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold
office for a term of three years.
17.
Appointments.--The University
may appoint such persons in its service as may be necessary in such manner and
on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER IV
AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
18. Authorities
of the University.--(1) The following
shall be the Authorities of the University,---
(a) Syndicate;
(b) Academic Council;
(c) Boards of Faculties;
(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) Selection Board;
(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and
(g) any other Authority as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate may constitute committees
consisting of the members of the Syndicate or it may create committees
consisting of members of the Syndicate or teachers or officers of the
University or a combination of all or any of such persons.
19. The
Syndicate.--(1) The Syndicate shall
consist of,---
(a) Pro-Chancellor who shall be its
chairperson;
(b) Vice Chancellor;
(c) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(d) Secretary to the Government, Higher
Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary;
(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance
Department or a nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary;
(f) Secretary to the Government, Law and
Parliamentary Affairs Department or a nominee not below the rank of Additional
Secretary;
(g) Chairman of the Commission or a nominee not
below the rank of a whole time member of the Commission;
(h) one Vice Chancellor of any public
University of the
(i) three senior most Deans of the faculty to
be nominated by the Chancellor;
(j) three persons of eminence to be nominated
by the Chancellor;
(k) Chairman Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education,
(l) two Principals of constituent colleges to
be nominated by the Government;
(m) two Principals of affiliated colleges to be
nominated by the Government; and
(n) three women members of the Provincial
Assembly of the
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the
Syndicate.
(3) The Pro-Chancellor may nominate a member of
the Syndicate to preside over a meeting of the Syndicate in the absence of the
Pro-Chancellor.
(4) The members of the Syndicate, other than
ex-officio members, shall hold office for three years.
(5) Eight members of the Syndicate shall
constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate.
(6) The Registrar shall, with the approval of
the chairperson of the Syndicate, summon a meeting of the Syndicate.
(7) The Syndicate shall take decision by
majority of the votes of members present and voting and the Registrar shall
clearly reflect in the minutes of the meeting the dissent, if any, along with
the reasons of such dissent.
20. Powers and
duties of the Syndicate.--(1) The
Syndicate shall be the executive body of the University and shall, subject to
the provisions of this Act and statutes, take effective measures to raise the
standard of teaching, research, technological development, publication and
other academic pursuits and exercise general supervision over the affairs of
the University and management of the property of the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing powers and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Syndicate may,---
(i) hold, control and administer the property
and funds of the University;
(ii) govern and regulate, with due regard to the
advice of the Finance and Planning Committee in this behalf, the finances,
accounts and investments of the University and for that purpose, to appoint
such agents as it may deem fit;
(iii) consider and approve the annual report, the
annual and revised budget estimates and to re-appropriate funds from one major
head of expenditure to another;
(iv) transfer and accept transfer of movable or
immovable property on behalf of the University;
(v) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel
contracts on behalf of the University;
(vi) cause proper books of account to be kept for
all sums of money received and expended by the University and for the assets
and liabilities of the University;
(vii) invest any money belonging to the University
including any unapplied income in any of the securities described in Section 20
of the Trusts Act, 1882 (II of 1882), or in the purchase of immovable property
or in such other manner, as it may determine, with the like power of varying
such investments;
(viii) receive and manage any property transferred,
grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions
made to the University;
(ix) determine the form, custody and regulation
of the use of the Common Seal of the University;
(x) provide buildings, libraries, premises,
furniture, apparatus, equipments and other means required for carrying out the
work of the University;
(xi) establish and maintain halls of residence
and hostels or approve or license hostels or lodgings for the residence of
students;
(xii) affiliate or disaffiliate Colleges and
Institutes;
(xiii) admit educational institutions to the
privileges of the University and withdraw such privileges;
(xiv) arrange for the inspection of the academic
departments;
(xv) institute Professorships, Associate
Professorships, Assistant Professorships, Lecturer ships’ and other posts and
to suspend or abolish such posts;
(xvi) create, suspend or abolish such
administrative, technical, research, extension or other posts as may be
necessary;
(xvii) appoint University teachers and other
officers on the recommendation of the Selection Board for teaching and other
managerial posts;
(xviii) confer with prior approval of the
Chancellor, an honorary degree;
(xix) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers
and other employees of the University and of those working in the University on
deputation or on contract;
(xx) appoint members to the various Authorities,
Committees and Bodies in a prescribed manner;
(xxi) remove any person from the membership of any
authority if such person has accepted any assignment which involves absence
from the University for a continuous period of six months or more;
(xxii) regulate, determine and administer, all other
matters concerning the University and to this end exercise all necessary powers
not specifically mentioned in this Act and statutes but not inconsistent with
the provisions of the Act;
(xxiii) appoint Professor Emeritus on such
terms and conditions as may be prescribed;
(xxiv) suspend, punish and remove from service
in the prescribed manner officers, teachers and employees whom it is empowered
to appoint;
(xxv) consider and approve regulations recommended by
the Academic Council;
(xxvi) approve statutes and recommend those
drafts of the statutes, for approval of the Chancellor, which pertain to terms
and conditions of service of the University employees;
(xxvii)
delegate any of its powers to an Authority or officer or a committee or
sub-committee; and
(xxviii)
perform such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Act and the
statutes.
21. Academic
Council.--(1) The Academic Council
shall consist of,---
(i) Vice Chancellor who shall be its
Chairperson;
(ii) Deans;
(iii) chairpersons;
(iv) three Principals of affiliated colleges
nominated by the Syndicate;
(v) all Professors including Professors
Emeritus;
(vi) two Associate Professors, two Assistant
Professors and two lecturers to be elected from amongst themselves;
(vii) three persons of eminence to be nominated by
the Syndicate;
(viii) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education
Department or a nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary;
(ix) five experts in the field of education to be
nominated by the Chancellor;
(x) Registrar (Member/Secretary);
(xi) Controller of Examinations; and
(xii) Librarian of the University.
(2) The members of the Academic Council, other
than ex-officio members, shall hold office for three years; and if the office
of any such member becomes vacant before the expiry of the term, the vacancy
shall be filled for the remaining period in the prescribed manner.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic
Council shall be one-third of the total number of members, a fraction being counted
as one.
22. Powers and
duties of the Academic Council.--(1)
The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the University and may lay
down proper standards of instruction, research, publication and examination and
to regulate and promote the academic life of the University and affiliated
colleges.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing provisions, the Academic Council may:---
(i) advise the Syndicate on academic matters;
(ii) regulate teaching, research and examinations;
(iii) regulate the admission of students to the
courses of studies and examinations of the University and affiliated colleges;
(iv) regulate the award of studentships,
scholarships, medals and prizes;
(v) regulate the conduct and discipline of
students of the University and affiliated colleges;
(vi) propose to the Syndicate schemes for the
constitution and organization of faculties, institutes and other academic
bodies;
(vii) propose regulations on the recommendations of
the Boards of Faculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and
approval of the Syndicate;
(viii) propose for each academic year, on the
recommendations of the Boards of Studies, regulations prescribing the courses
of studies, the syllabi and the outlines of tests for all examinations;
provided that, if the recommendations of a Board of Faculties or the Board of
Studies are not received by the prescribed date, the Academic Council may,
subject to the approval of the Syndicate, permit such regulations to continue
for the following years;
(ix) recognize the examinations of other
Universities or examining bodies as equivalent to the corresponding
examinations of the University;
(x) appoint members to the Authorities in
accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
(xi) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by the statutes.
23. Board of
Faculty.--(1) There shall be a Board
of Faculty for each faculty which shall consist of,---
(a) Dean of the faculty (Chairperson);
(b) Professors and the chairpersons in the
faculty;
(c) two teachers to be nominated by the
Academic Council on the basis of their specialized knowledge of the subjects
which, though not assigned to the faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic
Council, important bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(d) two experts in the field from outside the
University to be appointed by the Syndicate; and
(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice
Chancellor.
(2) The members other than ex-officio members
of a Board of faculty shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of
faculty shall be one half of the total number of members.
(4) A Board of faculty, subject to the general
control of the Syndicate and Academic Council, may,---
(a) co-ordinate the teaching and research work
in the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board
of Studies comprising a faculty with regard to the appointment of paper setters
and examiners for graduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the
panels of suitable paper setters and examiners for each examination to the Vice
Chancellor;
(c) consider any other academic matter relating
to the faculty and to submit its report to the Academic Council;
(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report
regarding the performance of each department, constituent college or Institute
comprising the faculty for presentation to the Academic Council; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by statutes.
24. Board of
Advanced Studies and Research.--(1)
The Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall consist of,---
(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) Controller of Examinations;
(d) one University Professor from each faculty
to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice
Chancellor;
(f) three members from the relevant field,
research organizations and Government, to be nominated by the Syndicate; and
(g) Registrar (Secretary).
(2) The term of office of the 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.
25. Functions
of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research.--The Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall,---
(a) advise an Authority on all matters
connected with the promotion of advanced studies and research publication in
the University;
(b) consider and report to an Authority with
regard to a research degree of the University;
(c) propose regulations regarding the award of
a research degree;
(d) appoint supervisors for a postgraduate
research student and to approve title and synopsis of a thesis or dissertation;
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for
evaluation of a research examination; and
(f) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by the statutes.
26. Selection
Board.--(1) The Selection Board shall
consist of,---
(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) Dean of the faculty concerned;
(c) chairperson concerned;
(d) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated
by the Syndicate;
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the
Syndicate;
(f) two experts to be nominated by the
Government; and
(g) Registrar (Secretary).
(2) The members other than ex-officio members
shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) Five members including at least one expert
shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Selection Board.
(4) No member who is a candidate or whose
family member is a candidate, for a post to which appointment is to be made,
shall take part in the proceedings of the Selection Board for selection of a
candidate on such post.
(5) In selection of candidates for the post of
Professor or Associate Professor, the Selection Board shall co-opt or consult
three experts in the subject and in selecting candidates for any other teaching
post, two experts in the subject, to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor from a
standing list of experts for each subject approved by the Syndicate.
(6) The Syndicate may approve or revise the standing
list of experts of a subject on the recommendation of the Selection Board.
27. Functions
of the Selection Board.--The
Selection Board shall,---
(a) consider the applications and recommend to
the Syndicate, the names of suitable candidates for appointment to teaching and
other posts and recommend suitable salary for the selected candidate; and
(b) consider all cases of promotion or
selection of officers of the University and recommend the names of suitable
candidates for such promotion or selection to the Syndicate.
28. Finance and
Planning Committee.--(1) The Finance
and Planning Committee shall consist of–
(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated
by the Syndicate;
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be
nominated by the Academic Council;
(e) one representative each from Higher
Education Department and Finance Department of the Government not below the
rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(f) Director Planning or any other nominee of
the Commission;
(g) Registrar; and
(h) Treasurer (Secretary).
(2) The term of office of the nominated members
shall be three years.
(3) Five members of the Finance and Planning
Committee shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning
Committee.
29. Functions
of the Finance and Planning Committee.--The
Finance and Planning Committee shall,---
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts
and propose annual budget estimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate;
(b) review periodically the financial position
of the University;
(c) advise the Syndicate on all matters
relating to finance, investments and accounts of the University; and
(d) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by the statutes.
30. Appointment
of Committees by Authorities.--Any
Authority may constitute such standing, special or advisory committees as it
may deem fit, and appoint to such committees persons who may not be its
members.
CHAPTER V
STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES
31. Statutes.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Syndicate
may make statutes or recommend statutes relating to the matters specified in
clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (2) to the Chancellor.
(2) The statutes may be made to provide for and
regulate all or any of the following matters:---
(i) scales of pay, method of recruitment and
other terms and conditions of service of officers, teachers and other employees
of the University and the constitution of their pension, insurance, gratuity,
provident fund and benevolent fund;
(ii) conduct and discipline of the officers,
teachers and other employees of the University;
(iii) constitution, powers and duties of the
Authorities and conduct of elections to such Authorities and related matters;
(iv) affiliation and disaffiliation of colleges,
institutes, etc. and related matters;
(v) admission of educational institutions to
the privileges of the University and the withdrawal of such privileges;
(vi) establishment of Institutes, faculties,
colleges, departments and academic divisions;
(vii) powers and duties of officers, teachers and
employees of the University;
(viii) conditions for appointment of Professors
Emeritus;
(ix) conditions on which the University may enter
into arrangements with public bodies or other organizations for purposes of
research and advisory services;
(x) general scheme of studies including the
duration of courses, the system of examinations and the number of subjects and
papers for examinations;
(xi) award of honorary degrees;
(xii) maintenance of register of students and
registered graduates;
(xiii) conduct of elections for membership of
Authorities of the University and related matters; and
(xiv) all other matters which are to be or may be
prescribed or regulated by statutes.
(3) The Syndicate shall recommend statutes
under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (2) to the Chancellor who may approve
it with or without any modification or may refer it back to the Syndicate for
reconsideration or may reject it.
32.
Regulations.--(1) Subject to
the provisions of this Act and the statutes, the Syndicate may, on the
recommendation of the Academic Council, frame regulations in respect of all or
any of the following matters:---
(i) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and
certificates of the University;
(ii) manner and method of teaching conducted in
the University and affiliated colleges;
(iii) admission of students to the University and
conditions under which they are admitted or allowed to take courses and
examinations of the University and become eligible for the award of degrees,
diplomas and certificates;
(iv) fees and other charges to be paid by
students for admission to the courses of studies and the examinations of the
University;
(v) conduct of examinations;
(vi) conduct and discipline of students of the
University;
(vii) conditions of residence of the students of the
University or colleges including the levying of fee for residence in halls of
residence and hostels and approval of hostels, and lodgings for students;
(viii) conditions for acquiring research degrees;
(ix) institution of fellowships, scholarships,
medals and prizes;
(x) institution of stipends and free and
half-free studentships;
(xi) academic costume;
(xii) use of the library;
(xiii) formation of teaching departments and Boards of
Studies; and
(xiv) all other matters which under the Act or the
statutes are to be or may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) The Academic Council shall prepare and
submit the regulations to the Syndicate and the Syndicate may approve them with
or without modifications or refer them back to the Academic Council for
reconsideration or reject them.
33. Rules.--(1) An Authority or a body of the University may make
rules consistent with this Act, statutes and regulations, to regulate the
conduct of its business.
(2) The Syndicate may direct any Authority or
body of the University to amend or repeal any rules made by the Authority or
body.
CHAPTER VI
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
(2) The University may accept donations in the
shape of land, vehicle, equipment or any other item that may facilitate the
functioning of the University and all such donations shall be used, maintained
and disposed of by the University in the prescribed manner.
35. Budget,
audit and accounts.--(1) The budget
of the University shall be approved and its accounts shall be maintained and
audited in such manner as may be prescribed by the Syndicate.
(2) The Syndicate may approve the budget of the
University, appropriations of accounts of the University and settle an audit
(3) The Syndicate may delegate the power of
appropriation or re-appropriation of funds to an officer of the University.
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
36. Appeal to
Syndicate.--(1) If an order is passed
by an Authority, body or officer of the University, other than the Chancellor,
and an appeal against the order is not provided under the statutes or
regulations, any aggrieved person may prefer an appeal against the order to the
Syndicate.
(2) The Syndicate may constitute a committee of
its members to hear and dispose of any appeal on behalf of the Syndicate.
(3) If a member of the Syndicate is the officer
who passed the order or who is also member of the Authority against whose order
appeal is filed before the Syndicate, such member shall not hear the appeal as
member of the Syndicate or committee constituted to hear and dispose of the
appeal.
37. Removal of
difficulties.--If any difficulty
arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the Government
may give such directions, not inconsistent with the Act, as it may consider
necessary for the removal of such difficulty.
38.
Indemnity.--No suit or legal
proceedings shall lie against the Government, the University or any Authority,
officer or employee of the Government or the University or any person in respect of anything which is done in
good faith under this Act.
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