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Balochistan
Institute of Information Technology and Management Sciences Ordinance, 2002
PREAMBLE.
Preamble
1.
Short title and commencement
2.
Definitions
3.
Establishment and incorporation of the Institute
4.
Powers and functions of the Institute
5.
Institute open to all classes, etc.
6.
Teaching and examinations
7.
Authorities of the Institute
8.
Officers of the Institute
9.
Patron
10.
Visitation
11.
Chancellor
12.
The Project Director
13.
Board of Governors
14.
Power and functions of the Board
15.
Meetings of the Board
16.
Academic Council
17.
Powers of the Academic Council
18.
Constitution, functions and powers of the Authorities
19.
Committees
20.
Academic and administrative staff
21.
Fund of the Institute
22.
Audit and accounts
23.
Indemnity
24.
Powers to make rules
25.
Statutes
26.
First statutes
SCHEDULE.
Schedule
Balochistan
Institute of Information Technology and Management Sciences Ordinance, 2002
ORDINANCE X OF 2002
An Ordinance to
provide for the establishment of Balochistan
[Gazette of
Balochistan; Extraordinary, 18th July, 2002]
No.
Legis: 1‑130/Law/2001, dated 18‑7‑2002. The following
Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 8th July, 2002, is hereby
published for general information:
Whereas the
Government of Balochistan for sustainable development in the province has
expressed the desire to establish the
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 to provide quality of education
at international standard to talented students of Balochistan.
And whereas it is
expedient to provide for the establishment of the Balochistan Institute of
Information Technology and Management Sciences at Loralai and for matters
ancillary thereto or connected therewith;
And whereas the
Governor of Balochistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it
necessary to take immediate action;
Now, therefore, in
pursuance of Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1999
(Chief Executive’s Order No.9 of 1999), and in exercise of all powers enabling
him in that behalf, the Governor of Balochistan is pleased to make and
promulgate the following Ordinance:‑‑-
1. Short title and
commencement.‑‑‑(1) This Ordinance may be called the Balochistan
Institute of Information Technology and Management Sciences Ordinance, 2002.
(2) It shall come
into force at once.
2. Definitions.‑‑‑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) “Department”
means a Teaching Department established and maintained by the Institute;
(f) “Faculty” means
a Faculty of the Institute;
(g) “Government”
means Government of Balochistan;
(h) “Institute”
means the
(i) “Patron” means
the Patron of the Institute;
(j) “Project
Director” means the Project Director of the Institute appointed under section
12;
(k) “Prescribed”
means prescribed by regulations, rules or Statutes;
(l) “regulations”, “rules”
or “Statutes” means the regulations, rules or Statutes made or deemed to have
been made under this Ordinance; and
(m) “teacher”
includes the professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers
and research staff engaged by the Institute for teaching graduate classes and
such other persons as may be declared 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 Balochistan Institute of Information Technology and
Management Sciences Loralai consisting of the Patron, the Chancellor, the
Board, the Project Director and such other officers as may be prescribed.
(2) The Institute
shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a 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.
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 degree, 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 persons duly approved by the Board in
the manner as may be prescribed;
(e) to prescribe
courses of studies in computer 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 arid to invest them in such manner as
it may fit;
(k) to enter into
agreement, contracts and arrangements with Governments, organization,
institutions, bodies and individuals for carrying out its functions and
activities; and
(l) to do all such
other‑ acts and things as may be required for its further 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 of 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 cuss,
colour or domicile.
6. Teaching and
examinations. ‑‑‑(1) 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 studies at
Bachelor’s degree level or, in the case of nun‑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 Board of
Governors;
(b) The Academic
Council;
(c) 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 Project
Director;
(d) Programme
Coordinator (R&D)
(e) Programme
Coordinator (Academic)
(f) Programme
Coordinator (Software Department)
(g) Administrative
Officer
(e) such other
persons as may be specified by regulation to be the officers.
9. Patron.‑‑‑(1)
The Governor Balochistan 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
(ii) 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 action 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 Information 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 to why such proceedings, or as the case may be, order should not be
annulled, by order in writing, annul such proceedings or orders.
(3) The, Chancellor
may, on receipt of a report, issue such directions a he thinks fit and the
Project Director shall comply with such directions.
12. The Project
Director.‑-‑The Board may appoint the Project Director, on such
terms and conditions, as it may determine. The Project director of Institute
shall be the principal academic and Administrative Officer and shall be responsible
for proper implementation of the decisions of the Board and for the execution
of the programme of the Institute in accordance with the guidelines and
policies formulated by the Board. The Project Director shall have the following
powers namely:‑‑-
(a) to sanction all
expenditure provided for in the approved budget;
(b) to sanction re‑appropriation
of an amount not exceeding such amount as the Board may authorize in this
behalf for an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget;
(c) to
make such arrangement 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.
13.
Board of Governors.‑‑‑(1) The general supervision and control of
administrative, academic and financial affairs of the Institute and power to
lay down policies of the Institute shall vest in a Board of Governors
consisting of the following members, namely:‑‑-
(a) The Addl. Chief
Secretary (Dev) P&D Department shall be the Chairman of the Board.
(b)
The Secretary Government of Balochistan Department of Information Technology,
or his nominee;
(c) The Secretary
Government of Balochistan ‘ Department of Education, or his nominee;
(d)
The Vice Chancellor Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology
Khuzdar.
(e)
The Project Director 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 re‑nomination on the expiry of his term.
(3) The office of a
nominated member of 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 filed.
(5) No act of
proceedings of the Board shall be invalid by reason only bf the existence of a
vacancy in or a defect in the constitution of the Board.
14. Power and
functions of the Board.‑‑‑(1) 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 and accept transfer of movable or immovable
property on behalf of the Institute;
(c) to consider and
approve, on the advise 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, very 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 others posts as
may be required to carry out for the purpose 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; and
(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 Chairman.
(2) A special
meeting may be called at any time on the direction of he Chancellor or on a
requisition made by not less than four members of the 3oard to consider a
matter or urgent nature.
(3) Not less than
seven clear days notice of a special meeting shall be given to the member 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 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. Academic
Council.‑‑‑(1) The Academic Council shall consist of:---
(a) the Project
Director who shall be its Chairman;
(b) all Professors/Associate
Professors/Assistant Professors and Lecturers of the Institute;
(c)
the Program Coordinator (HRD)
(d) the Program
Coordinator (Academic) who shall be the Secretary of Council.
(e) the Program
Coordinator (SOFTWARE)
(f) two 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 re‑nomination.
(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.
17. 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 generally of the foregoing 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 the
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 examination 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
recognize 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 Statute.
18. 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 provisions has been made in this
Ordinance shall be such 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 appoint or
nomination of any member of the Authority.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Fund of the
Institute. ‑‑‑(1) The Institute shall have a Fund to w inch
shall be credited income from fees, donations, trusts, bequests endowments,
grants, contributions and income from any other sources.
(2) The capital and
recurrent expenditure of the Institute shall be met from the contributions made
by any sources including foundations, universities and individuals and from the
income derived from such sources.
(3) The Institute
may obtain funds from the Government of Balochistan according to such terms and
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon.
(4) No
contribution, donation or grant which may directly or indirectly involved 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.
22. 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 years of the Institute by the 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 and the accounts of such fund shall be maintained and audited on
similar lines as the fund of the Institute.
23. 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.
24. Powers to make
rules.‑‑‑(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the
Board may make rules for carrying out 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 instruction, research and other scholarly
activities;
(d)
conditions of appointment of Professor 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 Project Director or the Academic Council may propose the haft of the rules
for approval of the Board.
(4) Any Authority
or any other body of the Institute may purpose rules consistent with the
provisions of this Ordinance, for approval of the Board, to regulate the
conduct of its business.
25. Statutes.‑‑‑(1) Subject to the
provisions of this Ordinance, Statute 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 funds, 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 Project
Director 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.
26. 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
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 and Technology.
(2) Each Faculty shall include such institutes, Teaching Departments centers 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:---
The Project Director and Programme Coordinator (R&D), Program Coordinator
(HRD) Program Coordinator (Software), the Professors, comprised in the Faculty;
and
(a) three teachers to be nominated by the
Project Director by reason of their special knowledge of the subject which
though not assigned to the Faculty;
(2) The terms 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 coordinate the teaching and research work in the subject assigned to the
Faculty;
(b) to scrutinize the scheme of courses and syllabi proposed by the Board of
Studies comprised in the Faculty, and forward them to the Academic Council
alongwith its observations;
(c) to scrutinize 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 Project Director;
(d) to consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty ay,: the
report thereon to the Academic Council; and
(e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research.---(1) The Board of Advanced
Studies and Research shall consist of,---
(a) the Project Director who shall be the Chairman;
(b) Program Coordinator (RHD)
(c) Program Coordinator (R&D)
(d) Program Coordinator (Software)
(e) three professors to be appointed by the Board; and
(f) three scholars of eminence in a field not represented on the 3oard of
Advance Studies and research to be appointed by the Project Director, on the
recommendation of the Academic Council.
(2) The term of office of members of the Board of Advanced Studies send
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 on behalf of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as
one,---
(4) The functions of the Board of Advance Studies and Research shall be,---
(a) to advise 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.
(f) two persons of eminence to be nominated by the Board provided that none of
them is an employee of the Institute;
(g) the Chairman of the Teaching Department concerned.
5. Finance Planning, Committee.---(1) There shall be a Finance and
Planning Committee consisting of,---
(a) the Project Director, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) two nominees of the Institute;
(c) one nominee of the Board;
(d) three experts in the field of finance and planning to be nominated by the
Board;
(e) The Accounts Officer 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 estimate and
advise 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 terms development plans;
(e) to prepare resource development plans; and
(f) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
6. Affiliation Committee.---(1) There shall be an Affiliation Committee
consisting of,---
(a) the Project Director who shall be the Chairman;
(b) one member to be nominated by the Board; and
(c) two Professors or two Project Coordinators to be nominated by the Academic
Council.
(2) The terms of office of the members of the Affiliation Committee other than
ex-officio members shall be two years.
(2) The Affiliation Committee may coopt 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 Project Director for
this purpose shall be the Secretary of the Affiliation Committee.
7. Discipline Committee.---(1) The Discipline Committee shall consist
of,---
(a) the Project Director or his nominee;
(b) Administrative Officer;
(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 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 indiscipline;
and
(b) to perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by regulations.
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