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Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.", "text_sha256": "0c877ed202fc9f561e0240dc0818ff25d9327945d8f30a98921819c07fbebcf2", "source_sha256": "0c877ed202fc9f561e0240dc0818ff25d9327945d8f30a98921819c07fbebcf2", "text_version_id": "law:punjab-code-6287818eb4eebb24:sha256:0c877ed202fc9f561e0240dc0818ff25d9327945d8f30a98921819c07fbebcf2", "quality_flags": [], "encoding": "UTF-8", "text": "THE UNIVERSITY OF NAROWAL ACT 2018 \r\n(X of 2018) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Incorporation \r\n4. Functions of the University \r\n5. Jurisdiction of the University \r\n6. University to be open to all classes and creeds \r\n7. Teaching in the University \r\n8. Fee and other charges \r\n9. Officers of the University \r\n10. Chancellor \r\n11. Inspection and inquiry \r\n12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor \r\n13. Pro-Chancellor \r\n14. Vice Chancellor \r\n15. Powers of the Vice Chancellor \r\n16. Pro-Vice Chancellor \r\n17. Registrar \r\n18. Treasurer \r\n19. Controller of Examinations \r\n20. Resident Auditor \r\n21. Other appointments \r\n22. Authorities of the University \r\n23. Syndicate \r\n24. Powers and duties of the Syndicate \r\n25. Academic Council \r\n26. Powers and duties of the Academic Council \r\n27. Board of Faculty \r\n28. Dean \r\n29. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons \r\n30. Board of Advanced Studies and Research \r\n31. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research \r\n32. Boards of Studies \r\n33. Functions of Boards of Studies \r\n34. Selection Board \r\n35. Functions of the Selection Board \r\n36. Finance and Planning Committee \r\n37. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee \r\n38. Affiliation Committee \r\n39. Functions of the Affiliation Committee \r\n40. Discipline Committee \r\n41. Functions of the Discipline Committee \r\n42. Appointment of Committees by Authorities \r\n43. Statutes \r\n44. Regulations \r\n45. Rules \r\n46. University Fund \r\n47. Budget, audit and accounts \r\n48. Appeal \r\n49. Tripartite mobility \r\n50. Transition \r\n51. Removal of difficulties \r\n52. Indemnity \r\n53. Savings \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF NAROWAL ACT 2018 \r\n(X of 2018) \r\n[19 March , 2018] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nfor the establishment of University of Narowal. \r\nIt is necessary in public interest to reconstitute and upgrade the sub -campus \r\nof University of Gujrat at Narowal as University of Narowal and to make necessary \r\nprovisions for the purpose. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the University \r\nof Narowal Act 2018. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; \r\n(b) “Act” means the University of Narowal Act 2018; \r\n(c) “affiliated college” means an educational institution affiliated with the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(d) “Authority” means an Authority of the University; \r\n(e) “chairperson” means the head of an academic department and \r\nincludes the Principal of a constituent college or Director of an institute; \r\n(f) “Chancellor” means Chancellor of the University; \r\n(g) “Commission” means Higher Education Commission set up under the \r\nHigher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(h) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by \r\nthe University; \r\n(i) “Controller of Examinations” means Controller of Examinations of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(j) “Dean” means the head of a Faculty of the University; \r\n(k) “department” means a teaching or research department maintained \r\nand administered by the University in the prescribed manner; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 14.03.2018; assented to b y the Governor of the Punjab on \r\n19 March 2018; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 March 2018, pp.6629-6646. \r\n(l) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University, \r\nconsisting of one or more department, institute or constituent college; \r\n(m) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(n) “institute” means an institute established, maintained and administered \r\nby the University; \r\n(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Rules, Statutes or Regulations; \r\n(p) “Pro-Chancellor” means Pro-Chancellor of the University; \r\n(q) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; \r\n(r) “Punjab Higher Education Commission” means Punjab Higher \r\nEducation Commission set up under the Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission Act 2014 (I of 2015); \r\n(s) “Registrar” means Registrar of the University; \r\n(t) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and “Rules” respectively mean the Statutes, \r\nthe Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have been made \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(u) “Syndicate” means Syndicate of the University; \r\n(v) “teacher” means a professor, an associate professor, an assistant \r\nprofessor, a lecturer, teaching assistant, demonstrator or instructor, \r\nengaged whole time by the University and includes any other person \r\ndeclared by Regulations as teacher; \r\n(w) “Treasurer” means Treasurer of the University; \r\n(x) “University” means University of Narowal; and \r\n(y) “Vice Chancellor” means Vice Chancellor of the University. \r\nCHAPTER II \r\nTHE UNIVERSITY \r\n3. Incorporation.– (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of the Act, \r\nthe sub-campus of University of Gujrat at Narowal shall, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, be reconstituted as the University of Narowal in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of the Act. \r\n (2) The University shall be a body corp orate by the name of University of \r\nNarowal and shall have a perpetual succession and a common seal and may, by the \r\nsaid name, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The University shall consist of the following: \r\n(a) Chancellor; \r\n(b) Pro-Chancellor; \r\n(c) Vice Chancellor; \r\n(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(e) members of Authorities; \r\n(f) Chairpersons and Deans; \r\n(g) teachers and students; and \r\n(h) officers and members of the staff of the University. \r\n (4) The University may acquire and hold property, both movable and \r\nimmovable, and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any property vested in it, or enter \r\ninto contracts for purposes of the Act. \r\n(5) The University may, with the approval of the Government, open and \r\nadminister a sub -campus of the University after the expiry of ten years from the \r\nestablishment of the University. \r\n(6) All properties, rights and interests of whatever kind used, enjoyed, \r\npossessed, owned or vested in the sub -campus of University of Gujrat at Narowal \r\nand all liabilities legally subsisting against the said sub -campus shal l stand \r\ntransferred to the University. \r\n (7) An employee, regular or on contract basis, serving the sub -campus of \r\nUniversity of Gujrat at Narowal immediately before coming into force of the Act, shall \r\nstand transferred to the University, except an employee who is serving that sub -\r\ncampus on deputation, with or without deputation allowance, and shall continue to \r\nserve the University as such and be liable to be transferred to the parent department \r\nor the University. \r\n(8) Subject to the procedure notified by the University, an employee \r\nserving the sub -campus of University of Gujrat at Narowal on deputation with the \r\nUniversity under subsection (7) may, within three hundred and sixty five days from \r\nthe date of commencement of the Act, opt for absorption in the servi ce of the \r\nUniversity on such terms and conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed \r\nbut such terms and conditions shall not be less favourable than those admissible to \r\nsuch an employee while in service of the University of Gujrat immediately before h is \r\ndeputation under subsection (7). \r\n4. Functions of the University.– (1) The University shall: \r\n(a) provide for instructions in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, \r\nand make provisions for teaching, training, research and for the \r\napplication, advan cement and dissemination of knowledge in such \r\nmanner as it may determine; \r\n(b) prescribe courses of studies; \r\n(c) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies \r\nthe examination, award degree, diploma, certificate or other academic \r\ndistinction to the person; \r\n(d) confer, in the prescribed manner, a degree on a person who has \r\nsuccessfully conducted research; \r\n(e) award, in the prescribed manner, an honorary degree or other \r\nacademic distinction on such a person as the Chancellor, on the \r\nrecommendations of the Syndicate, may approve; \r\n(f) collaborate with other universities, research and educational \r\ninstitutions, and commercial or industrial organizations, in the public or \r\nprivate sector, or other public authorities in such manner and for such \r\npurposes as it may determine; \r\n(g) institute such academic or other offices as may be required by the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(h) create posts in connection with teaching, research, development of \r\ntechnology, administration, and for any other purpose related thereto \r\nand to make appointment in the prescribed manner; \r\n(i) institute and award fellowships, scholarships, medals, bursaries and \r\nprizes in the prescribed manner; \r\n(j) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant \r\nProfessorships and Lecturerships and any other post and to appoint \r\npersons thereto; \r\n(k) establish institutes, colleges, departments, faculties, centres of \r\nadvanced studies, laboratories, workshops, hospitals, farms, \r\ninstitutions, museums and other centres of learning for the \r\ndevelopment of t eaching and research and technological development \r\nand make such arrangements for their maintenance, management and \r\nadministration as it may determine; \r\n(l) establish, control and maintain University halls of residence for \r\nstudents and approve any place as hostel or lodging for students; \r\n(m) supervise and control the discipline of students of the University and \r\npromote co -curricular and recreational activities of such students and \r\nmake arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare; \r\n(n) take disciplinary action against, and impose penalty on, students in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(o) charge and receive such fees and other payments as it may determine; \r\n(p) enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts; \r\n(q) receive and manage property (acquired or t ransferred), grants, \r\nbequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions, \r\nmade to the University, and to invest any fund representing such \r\nproperty, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments or \r\ncontributions, and to convert one kind of property into another in such \r\nmanner as it may deem fit; \r\n(r) provide for the printing, recording, broadcasting, publication and \r\ndistribution of teaching material, research reports, papers and other \r\nworks which may be issued by the University; \r\n(s) inspect colleges, affiliated or seeking affiliation; \r\n(t) affiliate or associate itself with Examination Bodies and other \r\ninstitutions within Pakistan or abroad and to establish facilities in \r\nPakistan or abroad for the effective discharge of its function s and \r\nresponsibilities; \r\n(u) provide for teaching specified courses of training for persons not being \r\nthe students of the University and grant certificates and diplomas to \r\nsuch persons; and \r\n(v) do such other acts, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or \r\notherwise, as may be required for furthering the objectives of the \r\nUniversity as a place of education, learning and research. \r\n(2) The University may: \r\n(a) institute programmes for the exchange of students and teachers \r\nbetween the University and any other university, educational institution \r\nor research organization; \r\n(b) develop and implement fund-raising plans; \r\n(c) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a student of \r\nthe University at any other university or place of learning equivalent to \r\nan examination or period of study of the University and may withdraw \r\nsuch acceptance; \r\n(d) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in \r\nthe prescribed manner; \r\n(e) make provision for research, advisory or consultancy services and, for \r\nthe purpose, enter into arrangements with other institutions or \r\norganizations or with public or private bodies, commercial or industrial \r\nenterprises in the prescribed manner; \r\n(f) admit any college or other educational institution to its privileges or \r\nwithdraw such privileges in the prescribed manner; and \r\n(g) affiliate or de -affiliate a college or any other educational institution \r\nwithin the territorial limits of Gujranwala divi sion in the prescribed \r\nmanner. \r\n5. Jurisdiction of the University .– The juris diction of the University shall \r\nextend to Province of the Punjab. \r\n6. University to be open to all classes and creeds .– Subject to such \r\nreasonable restrictions as may be prescribed by the Statutes, the University shall be \r\nopen to all persons irrespective of gender, religion, race, creed, class or colour and \r\nno person shall be denied the privileges of the University on any such ground. \r\n7. Teaching in the University .– (1) A discipline to be called Islamic and \r\nPakistan Studies shall be offered as a compulsory s ubject at the Bachelor’s level, in \r\nthe University and affiliated colleges but the non -Muslim students may opt for Ethics \r\nand Pakistan Studies. \r\n(2) A degree, diploma or certificate shall be granted to a student who \r\nfulfills the prescribed requirements for that degree, diploma or certificate. \r\n(3) A continuous evaluation shall be built into the system of studies. \r\n8. Fee and other charges .– The University may, from time to time but with the \r\nprior approval of the Syndicate, prescribe fees and other charges. \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nOFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY \r\n9. Officers of the University .– The following shall be the officers of the \r\nUniversity: \r\n(a) Chancellor; \r\n(b) Pro-Chancellor; \r\n(c) Vice-Chancellor; \r\n(d) Pro-Vice-Chancellor; \r\n(e) Deans; \r\n(f) Chairpersons; \r\n(g) Teachers; \r\n(h) Registrar; \r\n(i) Treasurer; \r\n(j) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(k) Resident Auditor; \r\n(l) Librarian; and \r\n(m) such other persons as may be prescribed to be officers of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n10. Chancellor.– (1) Governor of the Punjab shall be the Chancellor of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(2) The Chancellor or his nominee shall preside at the convocation of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(3) The University may, with the prior approval of the Chancellor, confer an \r\nhonorary degree on a person of eminence. \r\n(4) The Chancellor may, after af fording an opportunity of being heard, \r\nremove any person from the membership of an Authority if such person: \r\n(a) has become of unsound mind; or \r\n(b) has become subject to any incapacity which prevents him from \r\nfunctioning as member of such Authority; or \r\n(c) has been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moral \r\nturpitude; or \r\n(d) does not attend five consecutive meetings of the Authority, without \r\nintimation to the Vice-Chancellor; or \r\n(e) has accepted any assignment which involves his absence from the \r\ncountry for a continuous period of more than six months, without \r\nintimation to the Vice-Chancellor. \r\n(5) In the performance of his functions under the Act, the Chancellor shall \r\nact and be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is \r\nbound under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n11. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry \r\ninto the affairs of the University. \r\n (2) The Chancellor shall convey the views with re gard to the result of the \r\ninspection or inquiry to the Syndicate and may, after ascertaining the views of the \r\nSyndicate, direct any remedial action to the Syndicate. \r\n (3) The Syndicate shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit \r\na report to the Chancellor about the action taken on the directions of the Chancellor. \r\n(4) If the Syndicate fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor \r\nwithin the specified time, the Chancellor may issue such directions as the Chancellor \r\ndeems appropriate and the Syndicate shall comply with the directions. \r\n (5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or action of the Syndicate, \r\nwhich, in his opinion, is against the law, interest of academic excellence of the \r\nUniversity, religious or cultural ideology, or national integrity. \r\n12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor .– The Chancellor may, on his own \r\nmotion or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any proceedings in which an \r\norder has been passed by any Authority for purposes of satisfying himself as t o the \r\ncorrectness, legality or propriety of any finding or order and may pass such orders as he \r\nmay deem fit but no order shall be so passed unless the person likely to be affected \r\nthereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard. \r\n13. Pro-Chancellor.– (1) Minister for Higher Education of the Government shall \r\nbe the Pro-Chancellor of the University. \r\n(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions under the Act and exercise \r\nsuch powers of the Chancellor, except the powers under sections 11 and 12, as may \r\nbe prescribed or assigned to him by the Chancellor. \r\n14. Vice Chancellor.– (1) A person who is eligible and is not more than sixty five \r\nyears of age on the last date fixed for submission of applications for the post of Vice \r\nChancellor may apply for the post. \r\n(2) The Government shall determine, by notification in the official Gazette, \r\nthe qualifications, experience and other relevant requirements for the post of the \r\nVice Chancellor. \r\n(3) The Government shall constitute, for a term of two years, a Search \r\nCommittee consisting of not less than three and not more than five members for \r\npurposes of making recommendations for appointment of the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(4) The Search Committee shall follow such procedure and criteria for \r\nselection of the panel for the post of the Vice Chancellor, as the Government may, \r\nby notification, determine. \r\n(5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the Government, in \r\nalphabetical order without any preference, a panel of three persons who, in its \r\nopinion, are suitable for appointment as the Vice Chancellor. \r\n (6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor for a term of four \r\nyears but he shall serve during the pleasure of the Chancellor. \r\n(7) The Government shall determine the terms and conditions of service of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor. \r\n(8) The incumbent Vice Chancellor shall not be allowed any extension in \r\nhis tenure but subject to eligibility he may again compete for the post of the Vice \r\nChancellor in accordance with the procedure prescribed by or under this section. \r\n(9) If the offi ce of Vice Chancellor is vacant or the Vice Chancellor is \r\nabsent or is unable to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any \r\ncause, the Pro -Vice Chancellor shall perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor \r\nbut, if at any time, the office of Pro-Vice Chancellor is also vacant or the Pro -Vice \r\nChancellor is absent or is unable to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor \r\nowing to any cause, the Chancellor shall make such temporary arrangements for the \r\nperformance of the duties of the Vice Chancellor as he may deem fit. \r\n15. Powers of the Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Vice Chancellor shall be the chief \r\nexecutive and academic officer of the University and shall ensure that the provisions of \r\nthe Act, Statutes, Regulations and Rules are faithfully obse rved in order to promote \r\nteaching, research, technological development, publications, administration and the \r\ngeneral efficiency and good order of the University. \r\n (2) The Vice Chancellor shall preside over the meetings of the Authorities of \r\nwhich he is the Chairperson and be entitled to attend and preside over any meeting of any \r\nother authority or body of the University. \r\n (3) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the Vice Chancellor \r\nmay, in an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in t he competence of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor but is in the competence of any other Authority; but the Vice \r\nChancellor shall, within seven days of taking an action under subsection (3), submit \r\na report to the members of the Syndicate; and, the Syndicate shall, with in forty five \r\ndays of that action, pass such orders as it may deem appropriate. \r\n (4) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Syndicate, the \r\nVice Chancellor may: \r\n(a) direct teachers, officers and other employees of the University to take \r\nup su ch assignments in connection with teaching, research, \r\nexamination, administration and such other activities in relation to the \r\nUniversity as he may consider necessary; \r\n(b) sanction expenditure provided for in the approved budget and to re-\r\nappropriate funds within the same major head of expenditure; \r\n(c) sanction and re -appropriate an amount not exceeding rupees one \r\nhundred and fifty thousand for an unforeseen item not provided for in \r\nthe budget and report it to the Syndicate at its next meeting; \r\n(d) appoint paper setters and examiners for all examinations of the \r\nUniversity after receiving panels of names from the relevant authorities; \r\n(e) make such arrangements for the scrutiny of papers, marks and results \r\nas he may consider necessary; \r\n(f) exercise general c ontrol and supervision over the system of \r\nexaminations in the University; \r\n(g) appoint visiting Professors in various disciplines for a period not more \r\nthan one academic year on the terms and conditions as prescribed; \r\n(h) delegate, subject to such condition s, if any, as may be prescribed, any \r\nof his powers under this Act to an officer of the University; and \r\n(i) exercise and perform such other powers and functions as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n16. Pro-Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Chancellor shall nominate the Pro -Vice \r\nChancellor of the University, from amongst three senior most Professors of the \r\nUniversity, for a term of three years. \r\n (2) A Pro -Vice Chancellor shall perform such functions as may be \r\nassigned to him under the Act, Statutes or Regulations. \r\n (3) The Syndicate or the Vice Chancellor may assign any other functions \r\nto the Pro-Vice Chancellor in addition to his duties as Professor. \r\n17. Registrar.– (1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University \r\nand shall be the administrative head of the secreta riat of the University and be \r\nresponsible for the provision of the secretarial support to the Syndicate and the Vice \r\nChancellor. \r\n(2) No person shall be appointed as Registrar unless he possesses the \r\nprescribed qualifications, experience and other requirements, if any. \r\n(3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the Government, in alphabetical \r\norder, a panel of three persons short -listed through a competitive process for \r\nappointment as Registrar. \r\n(4) The Chancellor, on the recommendations of the Government, shall \r\nappoint the Registrar for each term of three years in such manner and on such terms \r\nand conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(5) The Registrar, under the general supervision of the Vice -Chancellor, \r\nshall: \r\n(a) be the custodian of the Common Seal and the acade mic records of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(b) maintain a register of Registered Graduates in the prescribed manner; \r\n(c) supervise the conduct of elections of members to the various \r\nauthorities in the prescribed manner; \r\n(d) be the Secretary of the Syndicate, the Ac ademic Council, the \r\nAdvanced Studies and Research Board, the Selection Board and such \r\nother Committees as may be prescribed; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as the Vice \r\nChancellor or the Syndicate may assign. \r\n (6) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or the Registrar is absent or \r\nunable to perform his functions owing to any cause, the Chancellor shall make \r\ntemporary arrangements for performance of duties of the Registrar but the period of \r\nsuch temporary arrangements shall no t exceed six months, and the Registrar shall \r\nbe appointed during that period. \r\n18. Treasurer.– (1) The Treasurer shall be a whole time officer of the University. \r\n(2) No person shall be appointed as Treasurer unless he possesses the \r\nprescribed qualifications, experience and other requirements, if any. \r\n(3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the Government, in alphabetical \r\norder, a panel of three persons short -listed through a competitive process for \r\nappointment as Treasurer. \r\n(4) The Chancellor, on the recommend ations of the Government, shall \r\nappoint the Treasurer for each term of three years in such manner and on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(5) The Treasurer shall: \r\n(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditure, funds and \r\ninvestments of the University; \r\n(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the University and \r\npresent the estimates to the Finance and Planning Committee and the \r\nSyndicate; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the University are spent on the purposes for \r\nwhich they are provided; and \r\n(d) ensure that the accounts of the University are audited annually and are \r\navailable for submission to the Syndicate by 31 December each year; \r\nand \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to him \r\nby the Vice Chancellor or the Syndicate. \r\n(6) The Treasurer shall be the Secretary of the Finance and Planning \r\nCommittee. \r\n(7) When the office of the Treasurer is vacant or the Treasurer is absent or \r\nunable to perform his functions owing to any cause, the Chancellor shall make \r\ntemporary arrangements for the performance of duties of the Treasurer but the \r\nperiod of such temporary arrangements shall not exceed six months, and the \r\nTreasurer shall be appointed during that period. \r\n19. Controller of Examinations .– (1) The Controller of Examinations shall be a \r\nwhole time officer of the University. \r\n(2) No person shall be appointed as Controller of Examinations unless he \r\npossesses the prescribed qualifications, experience and other requirements, if any. \r\n(3) The Syndicate shall r ecommend to the Government, in alphabetical \r\norder, a panel of three persons short -listed through a competitive process for \r\nappointment as Controller of Examinations. \r\n(4) The Chancellor, on the recommendations of the Government, shall \r\nappoint the Controlle r of Examinations for each term of three years in such manner \r\nand on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(5) The Controller of Examinations shall be responsible for all matters \r\nconnected with the conduct of examinations and shall perform such o ther duties as \r\nmay be prescribed or assigned by the Vice Chancellor or the Syndicate. \r\n(6) When the office of the Controller of Examinations is vacant or the \r\nController of Examinations is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any \r\ncause, the Chancellor shall make temporary arrangements for performance of duties \r\nof the Controller of Examinations but the period of such temporary arrangements \r\nshall not exceed six months, and the Controller of Examinations shall be appointed \r\nduring that period. \r\n20. Resident Auditor .– (1) The Syndicate shall appoint, on deputation, a \r\nResident Auditor of the University, from amongst the panel recommended by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n (2) The University shall request the Government to send a panel of three \r\nGovernment officers qualified to be appointed as Resident Auditor of the University. \r\n (3) The Resident Auditor shall hold office for each term of three years. \r\n (4) The Resident Auditor shall perform such functions as are prescribed or \r\nas the Syndicate may assign. \r\n(5) When the of fice of the Resident Auditor is vacant or the Resident \r\nAuditor is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any cause, the \r\nChancellor shall make temporary arrangements for performance of duties of the \r\nResident Auditor but the period of such temporary arrangements shall not exceed six \r\nmonths, and the Resident Auditor shall be appointed during that period. \r\n21. Other appointments .– The University may appoint such persons in its \r\nservice as may be necessary in such manner and on such terms and condition s as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nAUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY \r\n22. Authorities of the University .– The following shall be the Authorities of the \r\nUniversity: \r\n(a) Syndicate; \r\n(b) Academic Council; \r\n(c) Boards of Faculties; \r\n(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research; \r\n(e) Boards of Studies; \r\n(f) Selection Board; \r\n(g) Finance and Planning Committee; \r\n(h) Affiliation Committee; \r\n(i) Discipline Committee; and \r\n(j) such other Authorities as may be prescribed under the Statutes. \r\n23. Syndicate.– (1) The Syndicate shall consist of: \r\n(a) Pro-Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(d) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance De partment or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department \r\nor his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(g) Chairperson of the Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a \r\nwhole-time member of the Commission; \r\n(h) Chairperson of the Punjab Higher Education Commission or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of a whole -time member of the \r\nCommission; \r\n(i) 2[three] members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab , including at \r\nleast one female member of the Assembly, to be nominated by the \r\nSpeaker of the Assembly; \r\n(j) one Vice Chancellor of any public sector University in the Punjab to be \r\nnominated by the Chancellor; \r\n(k) two Deans to be nominated by the Chancellor; \r\n(l) one Principal of an affiliated college to be nominated by the \r\nGovernment; and \r\n(m) five persons, including at least two women, of eminence, to be \r\nnominated by the Chancellor. \r\n (2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Syndicate. \r\n(3) The Pro -Chancellor may nominate a member of the Syndicate to \r\npreside over a meeting of the Syndicate in his absence. \r\n(4) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall \r\nhold office for a term of three years. \r\n (5) The quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate shall be one half of the total \r\nnumber of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n (6) The Registrar shall, with the approval of the Chairperson of the \r\nSyndicate, summon a meeting of the Syndicate. \r\n (7) The Syndicate shall take decision by majorit y of the votes of members \r\npresent and voting and the Registrar shall clearly reflect in the minutes of the \r\nmeeting the dissent, if any, along with the reasons of such dissent. \r\n24. Powers and duties of the Syndicate .– (1) The Syndicate shall be the \r\nexecutive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and \r\nthe Statutes, take effective measures to raise the standard of teaching, research, \r\ntechnological development, publication and other academic pursuits and exercise \r\ngeneral supervi sion over the affairs of the University and the management of its \r\nproperty. \r\n \r\n2Substituted for the word “two” by the Universities and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (LXIII of 2025), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 August 2025, pp 615-618, s.2 and schedule, at serial 21. \r\n \r\n \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject \r\nto the provisions of the Act, the Syndicate may: \r\n(a) hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University; \r\n(b) govern and regulate, with due regard to the advice of the Finance and \r\nPlanning Committee in this behalf, the finances, accounts and \r\ninvestments of the University and, for that purpose, to appoint such \r\nagents as it may deem fit; \r\n(c) consider and approve the annual report, the annual and revised budget \r\nestimates and to re -appropriate funds from one major head of \r\nexpenditure to another; \r\n(d) transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable property on \r\nbehalf of the University; \r\n(e) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(f) cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of money \r\nreceived and expended by the University and for the assets and \r\nliabilities of the University; \r\n(g) invest any mone y belonging to the University including any unapplied \r\nincome in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts \r\nAct, 1882 (II of 1882) , or in the purchase of immovable property or in \r\nsuch other manner, as it may determine, with the like power o f varying \r\nsuch investments; \r\n(h) receive and manage any property transferred, grants, bequests, trusts, \r\ngifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(i) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of the common \r\nseal of the University; \r\n(j) provide buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipment \r\nand other means required for carrying out the work of the University; \r\n(k) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or \r\nlicense hostels or lodgings for the residence of students; \r\n(l) affiliate or de-affiliate a college; \r\n(m) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the University and \r\nwithdraw such privileges; \r\n(n) arrange for the inspection of the academic departments; \r\n(o) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant \r\nProfessorships, Lecturership and other posts, and suspend or abolish \r\nsuch posts; \r\n(p) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical, research, \r\nextension or other posts as may be necessary; \r\n(q) appoint University teachers and other officers on the recommendation \r\nof the Selection Board for teaching and other posts in BS -17 or \r\nequivalent and above; \r\n(r) confer, with prior approval of the Chancellor, an honorary degree on a \r\nperson of eminence in the prescribed manner; \r\n(s) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other employees of \r\nthe University and of those working in the University on deputation or \r\non contract; \r\n(t) appoint members to the various Authorities, committees and bodies in \r\nthe prescribed manner; \r\n(u) remove any person from the membership of an Authority if such person \r\nhas accepted any assignment which involves absence from the \r\nUniversity for a continuous period not less than six months; \r\n(v) regulate, determine and administer all o ther matters concerning the \r\nUniversity and to that end exercise all necessary powers not \r\nspecifically mentioned in the Act and Statutes but not inconsistent with \r\nthe provisions of the Act and Statutes; \r\n(w) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms and condi tions as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n(x) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescribed manner \r\nofficers, teachers and employees whom it is empowered to appoint; \r\n(y) consider and approve Regulations recommended by the Academic \r\nCouncil; \r\n(z) approve Statute s and recommend the drafts of such Statutes as \r\nrequire approval of the Chancellor under the Act; and \r\n(aa) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Act \r\nand the Statutes. \r\n (3) The Syndicate may delegate any of its functions to an Authority or officer \r\nor a committee or sub-committee except the following functions: \r\n(a) approval of Statutes or recommendation of the drafts of the Statutes to \r\nthe Chancellor; \r\n(b) approval of Regulations; \r\n(c) approval of annual budget of the University, annua l report, the annual \r\nand revised budget estimates and re -appropriation of funds from one \r\nmajor head of expenditure to another; \r\n(d) approval of investment or purchase of immovable property by the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(e) transfer of immovable property of the University; and \r\n(f) approval of any major policy decisions. \r\n25. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Deans; \r\n(d) Director, Board of Advanced Studies and Research; \r\n(e) two senior most Professors, other than ex-officio members, from each \r\nacademic department; \r\n(f) all Professors Emeritus; \r\n(g) Chairpersons of the academic departments; \r\n(h) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers, \r\nto be elected by and from among themselves, out of whom at least two \r\nshall be women; \r\n(i) an eminent person each in pure sciences, social sciences and arts to \r\nbe nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the Vice -\r\nChancellor but at least one of them shall be a woman; \r\n(j) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary; \r\n(k) Director Public Instructions (Colleges) of the Government; \r\n(l) Librarian of the University; \r\n(m) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(n) five experts i n the field of education, including at least two women, to \r\nbe nominated by the Chancellor; and \r\n(o) Registrar (Member/Secretary). \r\n(2) A member of the Academic Council, other than an ex officio member, \r\nshall hold office for a period of three years and, the v acancy, if any, shall be filled for \r\nthe remaining period in the prescribed manner. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one -third \r\nof the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n26. Powers and duties of the Academi c Council .– (1) The Academic Council \r\nshall be the academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of \r\nthe Act, the Statutes and the Regulations, have the powers to lay down proper \r\nstandards of instruction, research, publication and exam ination and to regulate and \r\npromote the academic life of the University and affiliated colleges. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\nprovisions, the Academic Council may: \r\n(a) advise the Syndicate on academic matters; \r\n(b) regulate teaching, research and examinations; \r\n(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and \r\nexaminations of the University and affiliated colleges; \r\n(d) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and prizes; \r\n(e) regulate the conduct and discipline of students of the University and \r\naffiliated colleges; \r\n(f) propose to the Syndicate the schemes for the constitution and \r\norganization of faculties, institutes and other academic bodies; \r\n(g) propose Regulations on the recomm endations of the Boards of \r\nFaculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and approval of \r\nthe Syndicate; \r\n(h) propose for each academic year, on the recommendations of the Boards \r\nof Studies, Regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and \r\nthe outlines of tests for all examinations; but, if the recommendations of a \r\nBoard of Faculties or Board of Studies are not received by the prescribed \r\ndate, the Academic Council may, subject to the approval of the Syndicate, \r\npermit such Regulations to continue for the following year; \r\n(i) recognize the examinations of other Universities or examining bodies \r\nas equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the University; \r\n(j) appoint members to the Authorities in accordance with the provisions \r\nof the Act; and \r\n(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes or \r\nassigned by the Syndicate. \r\n27. Board of Faculty .– (1) The University shall consist of such faculties as are \r\nprescribed in the Statutes. \r\n(2) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty, consisting of: \r\n(a) Dean of the Faculty (Chairperson); \r\n(b) Professors and Chairpersons in the Faculty; \r\n(c) two members to be nominated by the Academic Council on the basis of \r\ntheir specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assi gned \r\nto the Faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council, important \r\nbearing on the subjects assigned to the Faculty; \r\n(d) two experts, including at least one woman, in the field from outside the \r\nUniversity to be appointed by the Syndicate; and \r\n(e) one member from amongst the officers of the University to be \r\nnominated by the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(3) The members, other than ex-officio members, of a Board of Faculty \r\nshall hold office for a period of three years. \r\n (4) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of F aculty shall be one half of the \r\ntotal number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n (5) A Board of Faculty, subject to the general control of the Syndicate and \r\nAcademic Council, may: \r\n(a) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects ass igned to \r\nthe Faculty; \r\n(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board of Studies in the Faculty \r\nwith regard to the appointment of paper -setters and examiners for \r\ngraduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the panels of \r\nsuitable paper-setters and e xaminers for each examination to the Vice \r\nChancellor; \r\n(c) consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and submit \r\nits report to the Academic Council; \r\n(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of \r\neach department, constituent college or institute comprising the Faculty \r\nfor presentation to the Academic Council; and \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. \r\n28. Dean.– (1) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty, who shall be the \r\nChairperson and Convener of the Board of Faculty. \r\n(2) The Dean of a Faculty shall be appointed by the Chancellor from \r\namongst the three senior most Professors in the Faculty for a period of three years \r\nand shall be eligible for re-appointment: \r\nProvided that if no Profes sor is available in a Faculty, a Professor from some \r\nother Faculty may act as Dean till a Professor of the Faculty itself is appointed. \r\n(3) The Dean shall present candidates for admission to degrees except \r\nhonorary degrees, in the courses falling within the purview of the Faculty. \r\n(4) The Dean shall exercise such administrative and academic powers as \r\nmay be delegated to him. \r\n29. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons .– (1) There shall be a Teaching \r\nDepartment or an Institute for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be \r\nprescribed by the Regulations and each Teaching Department or an Institute shall, \r\nas the case may be, headed by the Chairperson. \r\n(2) The Chairperson of a Teaching Department or Director of an Institute \r\nshall be appointed by the Syndica te on the recommendation of the Vice -Chancellor \r\nfrom amongst the three senior most Professors of the Department or as the case \r\nmay be, an Institute for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re -\r\nappointment but if, in a Department or Institute, t hree Professors are not available, \r\nthe appointment shall be made from amongst the three senior most Professors and \r\nAssociate Professors of the Department or Institute: \r\nProvided that in a Department or an Institute, where there is no Professor or \r\nAssociate Professor, no such appointment shall be made and the Department or the \r\ninstitute shall be looked after by the Dean of the Faculty with the assistance of the \r\nsenior most teacher of the Department or Institute. \r\n(3) The Chairperson shall plan, organize and s upervise the work of the \r\nDepartment or Institute and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of his \r\nDepartment or Institute. \r\n30. Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– (1) The Board of Advanced \r\nStudies and Research shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) all the Deans; \r\n(c) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(d) one University Professor from each Faculty to be nominated by the \r\nSyndicate; \r\n(e) one member from amongst the officers of the University to be \r\nnominated by the Vice Chancellor; and \r\n(f) three members from the relevant field, research organizations and the \r\nGovernment, including at least one woman from any of the categories, \r\nto be nominated by the Syndicate; and \r\n(g) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n (2) The term of office of the members of the Boa rd of Advanced Studies \r\nand Research, other than ex-officio members, shall be three years. \r\n (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and \r\nResearch shall be one half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted \r\nas one. \r\n31. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– The Board \r\nof Advanced Studies and Research shall: \r\n(a) advise the Authorities on all matters connected with the promotion of \r\nadvanced studies and research publications in the University; \r\n(b) consider and report to the Authorities with regard to research degrees \r\nof the University; \r\n(c) propose Regulations regarding the award of a research degree; \r\n(d) appoint supervisors for research study and to determine subjects of \r\ntheir thesis; \r\n(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of a research \r\nexamination; and \r\n(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. \r\n32. Boards of Studies.– (1) There shall be a separate Board of Studies for each \r\nsubject or group of subjects as may be prescribed by Regulations. \r\n (2) A Board of Studies shall consist of: \r\n(a) all teachers of the department concerned; \r\n(b) experts or teachers, not less than three but not more than five, other \r\nthan University teachers, to be determined and appointed by the \r\nSyndicate according to the need of each Board; and \r\n(c) not more than five teachers of the affiliated colleges, teaching graduate \r\nand post-graduate courses in a specific subject, to be nominated by the \r\nAcademic Council. \r\n(3) The term of office of members of a Board of Studies, other than ex-\r\nofficio members, shall be three years. \r\n (4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Studies shall be one -half of \r\nthe total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n (5) The Chairperson of the concerned Departmen t shall be the \r\nChairperson of the Board of Studies. \r\n33. Functions of Boards of Studies .– A Board of Studies shall perform the \r\nfollowing functions: \r\n(a) to advise the Authorities on all academic matters connected with \r\ninstruction, publication, research and e xamination in the subject or \r\nsubjects concerned; \r\n(b) to propose curricula and syllabi for all degrees, diplomas and certificate \r\ncourses in the subject or subjects concerned; \r\n(c) to suggest a panel of names of paper setters and examiners in the \r\nsubject or subjects concerned; and \r\n(d) to undertake such other functions as may be prescribed by the \r\nRegulations. \r\n34. Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) Dean of the Faculty concerned; \r\n(c) Chairperson concerned; \r\n(d) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the Syndicate; \r\n(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Syndicate; \r\n(f) two experts, including at least one woman, to be nominated by the \r\nGovernment; and \r\n(g) Registrar (Member/Secretary). \r\n (2) The members, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for a \r\nperiod of three years. \r\n (3) Five members including at least one expert shall constitute the quorum \r\nfor a meeting of the Selection Board. \r\n (4) No member who is a candidate or whose family member is a candidate, \r\nfor a post to which appointment is to be made, shall take part in the proceedings of the \r\nSelection Board for selection of a candidate to such post. \r\n (5) In selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate \r\nProfessor, th e Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three experts in the subject \r\nand in selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the subject, to \r\nbe nominated by the Vice Chancellor from a standing list of experts for each subject \r\napproved by the Syndicate. \r\n (6) The Syndicate may approve or revise the standing list of experts of a \r\nsubject on the recommendation of the Selection Board. \r\n35. Functions of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall: \r\n(a) consider the applications and recommend to the Syndicate, the names \r\nof suitable candidates for appointment to teaching and other posts and \r\nrecommend suitable salary for the selected candidate; and \r\n(b) consider all cases of promotion of officers of the University and \r\nrecommend the names of suitable candidates for such promotion to the \r\nSyndicate. \r\n36. Finance and Planning Committee .– (1) The Finance and Planning \r\nCommittee shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) all the Deans; \r\n(c) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the Syndicate; \r\n(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the \r\nAcademic Council; \r\n(e) one representative each from Higher Education Department and \r\nFinance Department of the Government not below the rank of a Deputy \r\nSecretary; \r\n(f) Director Planning or any other nominee of the Commission; \r\n(g) one nominee, who deals with finance and planning, of the Punjab \r\nHigher Education Commission; \r\n(h) Registrar; and \r\n(i) Treasurer (Member/Secretary). \r\n (2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. \r\n (3) Six members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall constitute the \r\nquorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee. \r\n37. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee .– The Finance and \r\nPlanning Committee shall: \r\n(a) prepare the an nual statement of accounts and propose annual budget \r\nestimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate; \r\n(b) periodically review the financial position of the University; \r\n(c) advise the Syndicate on all matters relating to finance, investments and \r\naccounts of the University; and \r\n(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. \r\n38. Affiliation Committee.– (1) The Affiliation Committee shall consist of: \r\n(a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Syndicate; \r\n(b) two Professors to be nominated by the Academic Council; \r\n(c) two teachers to be nominated by the Syndicate; and \r\n(d) a representative of the Higher Education Department not below the \r\nrank of a Deputy Secretary. \r\n(2) The term of office of the members of the Committee, other than ex \r\nofficio members, shall be two years. \r\n(3) The Affiliation Committee may co -opt not more than three experts who \r\nshall be counted for the quorum of an inspection by the Affiliation Committee. \r\n(4) The quorum for a meeting of, or an inspection by, the Affiliation \r\nCommittee shall be three. \r\n(5) The Deputy Registrar dealing with the affiliation cases or such other \r\nperson as may be designated by the Vice -Chancellor for this purpose shall act as \r\nSecretary of the Committee. \r\n39. Functions of the Affiliation Committee .– The functions of the Affiliation \r\nCommittee shall be to: \r\n(a) inspect the educational institution seeking affiliation with or admission \r\nto the privileges of the University and to advise the Syndicate thereon; \r\n(b) inquire into complaints alleging breach of co nditions of affiliation by the \r\naffiliated colleges and to advise the Syndicate thereon; and \r\n(c) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Regulations. \r\n40. Discipline Committee.– (1) The Discipline Committee shall consist of: \r\n(a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; \r\n(b) two Professors to be nominated by the Academic Council; \r\n(c) two Professors to be nominated by the Syndicate; and \r\n(d) the teacher or officer -in-charge of students’ affairs, by whatever name \r\ncalled (Member/Secretary). \r\n(2) The term of office of the members of the Committee, other than ex \r\nofficio members, shall be two years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of Discipline Committee shall be four \r\nmembers. \r\n41. Functions of the Discipline Committee .– The functions of the Discipline \r\nCommittee shall be to: \r\n(a) propose Regulations to the Academic Council relating to the conduct of \r\nUniversity students, maintenance of discipline and breach of discipline; \r\nand \r\n(b) perform such other functions as may be prescribed. \r\n42. Appointment of Committees by Authorities .– An Authority by Statutes \r\nmay, from time to time, appoint such standing, special or advisory committees as it \r\nmay deem fit, and may nominate such persons on these committees as are not \r\nmembers of the Authorities appointing the committees. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nSTATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES \r\n43. Statutes.– (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Syndicate may make \r\nStatutes to provide for and regulate all or any of the following matters: \r\n(a) scales of pay, method of recruitm ent and other terms and conditions of \r\nservice of officers, teachers and other employees of the University and the \r\nconstitution of their pension, insurance, gratuity, provident fund and \r\nbenevolent fund; \r\n(b) conduct and discipline of the officers, teachers a nd other employees of \r\nthe University; \r\n(c) constitution, powers and duties of the Authorities and related matters; \r\n(d) affiliation and de -affiliation of colleges and institutes and related \r\nmatters; \r\n(e) admission of educational institutions to the privileges of the University \r\nand the withdrawal of such privileges; \r\n(f) establishment of institutes, faculties, constituent colleges, departments \r\nand academic divisions; \r\n(g) powers and duties of officers, teachers and employees of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(h) conditions for appointment of Professors Emeritus; \r\n(i) conditions on which the University may enter into arrangements with \r\npublic bodies or other organizations for purposes of research and \r\nadvisory services; \r\n(j) general scheme of studies including the duration of courses , the \r\nsystem of examinations and the number of subjects and papers for \r\nexaminations; \r\n(k) award of honorary degrees; \r\n(l) maintenance of register of students and registered graduates; and \r\n(m) all other matters which are to be prescribed or regulated by the \r\nstatutes. \r\n(2) The Syndicate shall propose the draft of Statutes under clauses (a) and \r\n(b) of subsection (1) to the Chancellor who may approve the Statutes with or without \r\nany modifications or may refer the Statutes back to the Syndicate for reconsideration \r\nor may reject the Statutes: \r\nProvided that: \r\n(a) the Statutes affecting the constitution or powers of any Authority shall \r\nnot be proposed or approved until such Authority has been given an \r\nopportunity of expressing its opinion in writing on the proposal; \r\n(b) the Statutes under clauses (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall not be \r\neffective until they have been approved by the Chancellor. \r\n44. Regulations.– (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, \r\nRegulations may be made for any of the following matters: \r\n(a) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(b) manner of teaching in the University and an affiliated colleges; \r\n(c) admission of students to the University and conditions under which \r\nthey are admitted or al lowed to take courses and examinations of the \r\nUniversity and become eligible for the award of degrees, diplomas and \r\ncertificates; \r\n(d) conduct of examinations; \r\n(e) fees and other charges to be paid by the students for admission to the \r\ncourses of study and the examinations of the University; \r\n(f) conduct and discipline of students of the University; \r\n(g) conditions of residence of the students of the University including the \r\nlevying of fees for residence in halls of residence and hostels; \r\n(h) approval and licensing of hostels and lodgings; \r\n(i) conditions under which a person should conduct research to entitle him \r\nto a degree; \r\n(j) institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes; \r\n(k) institution of stipends and free and half-free studentship; \r\n(l) academic costumes; \r\n(m) use of the library; and \r\n(n) establishment of academic departments. \r\n (2) The Academic Council shall prepare and submit the Regulations to the \r\nSyndicate and the Syndicate may approve them with or without modifications or refer \r\nthem back to the Academic Council for reconsideration or reject them. \r\n45. Rules.– (1) A n Authority or a body of the University may make Rules \r\nconsistent with the Act, Statutes and Regulations, to regulate the conduct of its \r\nbusiness. \r\n (2) The Syndicate may direct an Authority or a body of the University to \r\namend or repeal any Rules made by the Authority or body. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nFINANCES \r\n46. University Fund.– (1) There shall be a Fund to be known as the University of \r\nNarowal Fund to which shall be credited its in come from fees, donations, trusts, \r\nbequests, endowments, contributions, grants, and other sources. \r\n (2) The University may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, \r\nequipment or any other items that may facilitate the functioning of the University and \r\nall such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n47. Budget, audit and accounts .– (1) The budget of the University shall be \r\napproved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may \r\nbe prescribed by the Syndicate. \r\n (2) No expenditure shall be made from the University Fund unless: \r\n(a) the expenditure is included in the approved budget of the University; \r\nand \r\n(b) a bill for its payment has been audited by the Resident Auditor in \r\nconformity with the Statutes, Regulations and Rules. \r\n (3) The annual statement of accounts of the University signed by the \r\nTreasurer and the Resident Auditor shall be submitted to the Government within six \r\nmonths of the closing of the financial year. \r\n (4) The accounts of the University together with audit objections, if any, \r\nand the observations of the Auditor appointed by the Government and the Treasurer \r\nshall, in the prescribed manner, be presented to the Syndicate with the remarks of \r\nthe Finance and Planning Committee. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n48. Appeal.– (1) If an order is passed by an Authority, body or officer of the \r\nUniversity, other than the Chancellor, and an appeal against the order is not \r\nprovided under the statutes or the regulations, an aggrieved person may, within thirty \r\ndays of the receipt of the order, prefer an appeal to the Syndicate against the said \r\norder. \r\n(2) The Syndicate may constitute a committee of its members to hear and \r\ndispose of the appeal under subsection (1) on behalf of the Syndicate. \r\n(3) If a member of the Syndicate is the officer who passed the order or who is \r\nalso member of the authority against whose order, the appeal filed, such member \r\nshall not hear the appeal as member of the Syndicate or the committee constituted \r\nto hear and dispose of the appeal. \r\n(4) The person aggrieved by a final order of the Syndicate, other than an \r\norder on an appeal under subsection (1), may, within thirty days of the receipt of the \r\norder, prefer an appeal to the Chancellor and the Chancellor may pass such orders \r\nas he may deem fit. \r\n49. Tripartite mobility.– (1) Any officer, teacher of the Government or employee \r\nof the University on the recommendation of the Syndicate may be directed to serve \r\nin any post in the University or under the Government or an educational or research \r\ninstitution in public interest. \r\n (2) The Government may, in consultation with the Selection Board, place \r\nthe services of an employee of the Government or of any other University or an \r\neducational or research institution at the disposal of the University in the public \r\ninterest. \r\n(3) The terms and conditions of service of an officer or employee under this \r\nsection shall not be less favourable than those enjoyed by him immediately before \r\nhis services are placed at the disposal of th e University, Government, educational or \r\nresearch institution, and full benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in \r\nforce until altered in accordance with law. \r\n50. Transition.– The Chancellor shall constitute a Chancellors Committee to \r\nexercise the powers assigned to the Syndicate under the Act till such time the \r\nSyndicate is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Act. \r\n51. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the \r\nprovisions of the Act, the Government may give such directions, not inconsistent with \r\nthe Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. \r\n52. Indemnity.– No suit or legal proceedings shall lie against the Government, \r\nthe University or any Authority, officer or employee of the Government or the \r\nUniversity or any person in respect of anything which is done in good faith under the \r\nAct. \r\n53. 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