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Authorities of the Institute \r\n18. Board of Governors \r\n19. Powers and duties of the Board \r\n20. Business of the Board \r\n21. Delegation of powers \r\n22. Academic Council \r\n23. Powers and duties of Academic Council \r\n24. Fund of the Institute \r\n25. Budget, accounts and audit \r\n26. Rules \r\n27. Statutes \r\n28. First Statutes \r\n29. Regulations \r\n30. Removal of difficulties \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE COTHM GLOBAL INSTITUTE, LAHORE ACT 2026 \r\n(XXXIV of 2026) \r\n[13 May 2026] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the reconstitution of the COTHM Global Institute, Lahore. \r\nIt is necessary to provide for the reconstitution of the COTHM Global Institute, Lahore in \r\nthe private sector, and to provide for the ancillary matters. \r\nIt is hereby enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the COTHM Global \r\nInstitute, Lahore Act 2026. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In the Act: \r\n(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the Institute; \r\n(b) “Act” means the COTHM Global Institute, Lahore Act 2026; \r\n(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the Institute specified in section 17 of th e \r\nAct; \r\n(d) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute; \r\n(e) “Board of Director” means the Board of Directors of the Company; \r\n(f) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; \r\n(g) “center” means a teaching o r learning center maintained and administered \r\nby the Institute in the prescribed manner; \r\n(h) “college or school” means a constituent college or school of the Institute; \r\n(i) “Company” means COTHM ( Private) Lim ited registered under the \r\nCompanies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017); \r\n(j) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established under \r\nthe Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(k) “constituent college” means a co llege maintained and administered by the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(l) “Controller” means the Controller of Examinations of the Institute; \r\n(m) “Dean” means head of a facu lty or the head of an academic body granted \r\nthe status of a faculty by the Act or by the statutes or the regulations of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(n) “department” means a teaching department maintained and administered by \r\nthe Institute in the prescribed manner; \r\n(o) “Director” means the Director of the Institute; \r\n(p) “Faculty” means an admin istrative an d academic unit of the Institute \r\nconsisting of one or more departments or centers or constituent colleges as \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 05 May 2026; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on 13 \r\nMay 2026; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13 May 2026, pp. 6045-6055. \r\nmay be prescribed; \r\n(q) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(r) “Head of Department” means the head of a d epartment or center, or most \r\nsenior person eligible to chair the meeting; \r\n(s) “Institute” means the COTHM Global Institute, Lahore established under the \r\nAct; \r\n(t) “Patron” means Governor of the Punjab; \r\n(u) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rule s, the statutes or the regulations \r\nmade or framed under this Act; \r\n(v) “Principal” means the Principal of a constituent college; \r\n(w) “Pro Vice Chancellor” means Pro Vice Chancellor of the Institute; \r\n(x) “Professor Emeritus” means a retired Professor working in a facult y in an \r\nhonorary position; \r\n(y) “Punjab Higher Education Commission” means the Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission set up under the Punjab Education Commission Act 2014 (I of \r\n2015); \r\n(z) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute; \r\n(aa) “Registered Graduate” means a graduate of the Institute who has his name \r\nentered in the register maintained for the purpose; \r\n(bb) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to the Act; \r\n(cc) “statutes, regulations an d rules” means res pectively the statutes, the \r\nregulations and the rules made or framed under the Act; \r\n(dd) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and \r\nLecturer engaged full time by the Institute or by a constituent college and \r\nsuch other persons as may be declared to be teachers; \r\n(ee) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Institute; and \r\n(ff) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the Institute. \r\n3. Establishment of the Institute.– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, establish an institute in the private sector to be called the COTHM Global \r\nInstitute, with its main campus located at Lahore. \r\n(2) The Institute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a \r\ncommon seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall, by the said \r\nname, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The Institute shall consist of the following: \r\n(a) Patron, Chairperson and members of the Board, and Vice Chancellor; \r\n(b) member of the Authorities of the Institute; \r\n(c) Heads of teaching departments, Centers, Schools and Deans; \r\n(d) Principals of constituent colleges; \r\n(e) teachers and students of the Institute; and \r\n(f) full time officers, officials and members of the staff of the Institute. \r\n4. Functions and powers of the Institute.– The Institute shall: \r\n(a) provide for establishment, administration, instruction, training, courses of \r\nstudy, curriculum, examinations and award of degrees and diplomas in the \r\nacademic programs offered in the following faculties and t heir allied \r\nbranches of knowledge as may be determined by the Board from time to \r\ntime, subject to prior approval of the relevant statutory bod ies of the \r\nprofessional education: \r\n(i) Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism, Airline and Aviation Management; \r\n(ii) Faculty of Culinary Arts and Baking Sciences; \r\n(iii) Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences; \r\n(iv) Faculty of A rtificial Intelligenc e, Data Science and Information \r\nTechnology; \r\n(v) Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences; \r\n(vi) Faculty of Media Studies, Communication and Design; \r\n(vii) Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; \r\n(viii) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and \r\n(ix) Such other faculties and their allied branches of knowledge as the \r\nBoard may approve on the recommendation of the Academic Council \r\nand where applicable, subject to prior approval of the r elevant \r\nstatutory bodies of the professional education: \r\nProvided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be \r\napproved on the recommendations of the Accreditation committee \r\nconstituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission Act 2014 (I of 2015); \r\n(b) establish, maintain, regulate and administer Authorities of the Institute, \r\nFaculties, departments, schools, constituent colleges, distance learning \r\nstudy centers, research and teaching centers, representative bodies and \r\nother Facilities as the Board may determine and approve from time to time; \r\n(c) make provisions for research, innovation, application, advancement and \r\ndissemination of knowledge; \r\n(d) prescribe and conduct courses of studies; \r\n(e) decide teaching methods and strategies, including online, distance learning \r\neducation, virtual and on-campus education in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed by the Board; \r\n(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies the \r\nexamination, award degree, diploma, certificate and other academic \r\ndistinction to the person; \r\n(g) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, teachers \r\nand other employees of the Institute; \r\n(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a specified duration and \r\nspecify the terms of the engagement; \r\n(i) institute programs for the exchange of students and teachers and \r\ncollaboration between the Institute and any other university, educational \r\ninstitution, or research organization in Pakistan and abroad; \r\n(j) provide career counseling and job -search services to the studen ts and \r\nalumni; \r\n(k) maintain linkages with alumni; \r\n(l) develop and implement fund-raising plans in the prescribed manner; \r\n(m) provide and support the academic development of the Faculty of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(n) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(o) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a student of the \r\nInstitute at any other university, institute or place of learning equivalent to an \r\nexamination or period of study of the Institute and may withdraw such \r\nacceptance; \r\n(p) cooperate with a public authority, university, institution or private \r\norganization in the manner and for such purpose as may be prescribed; \r\n(q) create Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship and \r\nLectureship or any other post and appoint a person to the post; \r\n(r) create a post for research, extension, administration or other related purpose \r\nand appoint a person to the post; \r\n(s) award financial assistance to students in need, fellowships, scholarships, \r\nbursaries, medals, and prizes in the prescribed manner; \r\n(t) provide for the residence of the students, establish and maintain halls of \r\nresidence and approve a hostel, lodging or boarding place; \r\n(u) maintain order, discipline and security in the campus of the Institute; \r\n(v) promote the extra -curricular and recreational activities of the students and \r\nmake arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of the \r\nstudents; \r\n(w) demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students as it \r\nmay determine; \r\n(x) make provision for research, advisory, or consultancy services and enter into \r\narrangements with any other institution, public or private body, commercial \r\nor industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; \r\n(y) print and publish research, patents or any other work; \r\n(z) receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions made to \r\nthe Institute and to invest any fund in the manner as it may deem fit; and \r\n(aa) perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function as may be determined \r\nby the Board. \r\n5. Institute open to all .– Subject to such r easonable restrictions, as may b e \r\nprescribed, the Institute shall be open to all persons, and admission to the In stitute shall \r\nnot be denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile. \r\n6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute shall be restricted to the Province \r\nof the Punjab. \r\n(2) The Institute shall not open any sub-campus for a period of ten years from \r\nthe commencement of the Act after which period it may have sub-campuses in Pakistan \r\nor abroad, as may be approved by the Board under the policy of the Commission. \r\n7. Officers of the Institute.– The following shall be the officers of the Institute: \r\n(a) Patron; \r\n(b) Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Deans; \r\n(d) Heads of Departments, Centers and Schools; \r\n(e) Principals of constituent colleges; \r\n(f) Registrar; \r\n(g) Treasurer; \r\n(h) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(i) Director; and \r\n(j) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or the regulations \r\nto be the officers of the Institute. \r\n8. Patron.– (1) The Patron or hi s nominee may preside ov er a con vocation of th e \r\nInstitute. \r\n(2) The Institute may confer an honorary degree with th e prior approval of the \r\nPatron. \r\n(3) In the performance of his functions under the Act, the Patron shall act and \r\nbe bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound under \r\nArticle 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n9. Inspection and inquiry. –(1) The Patron may direct inspection or inquiry into the \r\naffairs of the Institute. \r\n(2) The Patron shall convey his views with regard to the result of the inspection \r\nor inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Board, recommend any \r\nremedial action to the Board. \r\n(3) The Board shall, within the time specified by the P atron, submit a report to \r\nthe Patron about the action taken on the recommendations of the Patron. \r\n(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Patron within the \r\nspecified time, the Patron may issue suc h directions as he thinks fit and the Board shall \r\ncomply with the direction. \r\n(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by him \r\nand comprising a nominee of the Board, one Director of th e Company and a Prof essor \r\nEmeritus or Vice Chancellor of any university or institute, ta ke such action against the \r\nInstitute as he may deem appropriate. \r\n(6) The P atron s hall not ta ke a ny ac tion under subsection ( 5), unless the \r\nChairperson of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing. \r\n(7) The Patron may set aside a decision or action of th e Board, which, in the \r\nopinion of the p atron, is aga inst the objectives of the Institute or a gainst the interest of \r\nacademic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national integrity. \r\n10. Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Patron shall, on the recomm endations of the B oard, \r\nappoint a person as the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(2) The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of service of the Vice \r\nChancellor. \r\n(3) The Vice Chancellor shall be a person who possesses the prescribed \r\nqualifications and experience. \r\n(4) The Vice Chancellor shall perform such functions as are given in the Act or \r\nas may be prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board. \r\n11. Powers of the Vice Chancellor.– (1) The Vice Chancellor shall be responsible for \r\nadministrative and academic functions of the Institute as assigned by the Board. \r\n(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the \r\nInstitute. \r\n(3) Subject to t he general supervision and control of the Board, the Vice \r\nChancellor may: \r\n(a) direct a teacher, officer or oth er employee of the Institute to take up such \r\nassignment in connection with examination, administration or any othe r \r\nactivities in the Institute as he may consider necessary; \r\n(b) suspend, punish or remove, in the prescribed manner, an officer, teacher or \r\nemployee of the Institute except those appointed by the Board; \r\n(c) take disciplinary action against a tea cher, officer or any other employee of \r\nthe Institute in the prescribed manner; \r\n(d) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his powers \r\nto a teacher or officer of the Institute; \r\n(e) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Board; and \r\n(f) perform any other task assigned to him by the Board; \r\n(4) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual report containing information \r\nas regards to the preceding academic year , including disclosure of all relevant facts \r\npertaining to academics, research, administration, and finances of the Institute, includi ng \r\ndetails of income and expenditures. \r\n(5) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months of the conclusion of an \r\nacademic year, submit the annual report of the Institute to the Board. \r\n12. Acting Vice Chancellor.– Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if the \r\noffice of the Vice Chancello r is vacant, or the Vice Chan cellor is a bsent or is unable to \r\nperform the functions of the office of Vice Chancellor due to illness or some other cause, \r\nthe Board shall make a rrangements for t he performance of t he duties of the V ice \r\nChancellor by any other person, on the recommendations of the committee constituted by \r\nthe Board for the purpose. \r\n13. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Registrar of the Institute on such terms \r\nand conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he possesses the \r\nprescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the Institute and shall: \r\n(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Institute and be \r\nresponsible for the provision of secretarial support to the Board and the Vice \r\nChancellor; \r\n(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(c) maintain a register of the students and graduates in the prescribed manner; \r\n(d) supervise the process of selection, appointment or nomination of a member \r\nto an Authority or body of the Institute in the prescribed manner; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned to \r\nhim by the Vice Chancellor or the Board. \r\n(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n14. Controller of Examinations. – (1) Th e Board shall appoint a Controller of \r\nExaminations of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Controller of Examinations unless \r\nhe possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full-time officer of the Institute and \r\nshall be responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations an d \r\nperform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned to him by the Vice Chancellor \r\nor the Board. \r\n(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of three \r\nyears. \r\n15. Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Treasurer of the Institute on such terms \r\nand conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he possesses the \r\nprescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Institute and shall: \r\n(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, funds and investments \r\nof the Institute; \r\n(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the Institute and present \r\nthe estimates to the Board; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the Institute are spent accordin g to the budget or \r\nany other special arrangement; \r\n(d) ensure that the accounts of the Institute are audited annually and are \r\navailable for submission to the Board within six months of the end of a \r\nfinancial year; and \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to him by the \r\nVice Chancellor or the Board. \r\n(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n16. Appointments.– The Institute may employ such persons in its service as may be \r\nnecessary on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board. \r\n17. Authorities of the Institute.– The following shall be the Authorities of the Institute: \r\n(a) Board of Governors; \r\n(b) Academic Council; \r\n(c) Boards of Faculties; \r\n(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research; \r\n(e) Selection Board; \r\n(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and \r\n(g) any other Authority as may be prescribed by the Board or the statutes or the \r\nregulations. \r\n18. Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the Institute shall consist of \r\nthe following: \r\n(a) A Director of the company as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors to \r\nbe nominated by the company; \r\n(b) members of the Company, subject to a maximum of three members to be \r\nnominated by the Company; \r\n(c) three members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, including at least one \r\nfemale member, to be nominated by the Speaker; \r\n(d) four academicians, including at least one woman , to be nominated by the \r\nChairperson on the recommendation of a committee to be constituted by \r\nBoard of Governors; \r\n(e) Chairperson of the Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a \r\nDirector; \r\n(f) Chairperson, Punjab Higher Education Commission or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of a Director; \r\n(g) one Vice Chancellor of any public sector university in the Punjab to be \r\nnominated by the Patron; \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his nominee \r\nnot below the rank of a Deputy Secretary; and \r\n(i) Vice Chancellor of the Institute. \r\n(2) The Vice Chancellor shall be the Secretary of the Board, and in the absence \r\nof the Vice Chancellor, Chairperson of the Board shall nominate the Secretary to conduct \r\nmeeting and business of the Board. \r\n(3) Members of the Board other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a \r\nterm of three years, and shall be eligible for re -appointment on the expiry of their term of \r\noffice. \r\n(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one-half of the total number \r\nof members. \r\n(5) The Secretary shall, with the approval of the Chairperson of the Board, call \r\na meeting of the Board. \r\n(6) The Company may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of death or \r\nresignation of a member of the Board nomi nated by the Company to the extent of the \r\nremainder of the term of the former member. \r\n19. Powers and duties of the Board.– (1) The administration and management of the \r\naffairs of the Institute shall vest in the Board. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board may: \r\n(a) approve the principles, policies and plans governing the activities and \r\noperations of the Institute to facilitate research, teaching and other academic \r\nwork; \r\n(b) approve the statutes of the Institute; \r\n(c) approve the rules and the regulations; \r\n(d) create a component of the Institute such as Faculty, department, school, \r\ncenter or constituent college, subject to the provisions of the Act; \r\n(e) constitute a committee, council and any other administrative or academic \r\nadvisory body; \r\n(f) create such academic or administrative posts as it may deem necessary and \r\nto approve appointments to such posts as it may specify; \r\n(g) hold, control and administer the property, funds and resources of the Institute \r\nand raise funds for the purpose of the Institute upon such security as may \r\nbe required under the regulations; \r\n(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of the Institute including \r\nresponsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its operations, their continuity and \r\npreservation of the autonomy of the Institute; \r\n(i) consider and approve, through a resolution, the annual report, plan of work, \r\nstatement of accounts and the annual budget estimates; \r\n(j) call for and consider reports relating to the activities of the Institute and may \r\ndirect the Vice Chancellor to furnish information relating to any matter \r\nspecified by the Board; and \r\n(k) take all such initiatives as it may consider necessary or desirable for efficient \r\nand effective management and functioning of the Institute. \r\n20. Business of the Board. – (1) The meetings and business of the Board shall be \r\nconducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed \r\nin the regulations and until so prescribed, as may be determined by the Board. \r\n(2) The statutes and the regulations approved or proceedings of the Board shall \r\nnot be invalid by reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. \r\n21. Delegation of powers.– (1) Subject to subsection (2) of section 19, the Board may \r\ndelegate any of its powers or functions to a person or committee of the Board. \r\n(2) The Board shall not delegate the power to: \r\n(a) make the statutes or approve the regulations; \r\n(b) recommend any action to the Patron; \r\n(c) appoint the Registrar, Controller and Treasurer; and \r\n(d) approve annual budget and make consideration of the audit reports. \r\n22. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Convener); \r\n(b) all Deans; \r\n(c) all Heads of departments, centers, schools and constituent colleges; \r\n(d) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(e) all Professors of the Institute; \r\n(f) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to be \r\nnominated by the Board; \r\n(g) three persons eminent in the field of art or science of whom at least one shall \r\nbe from each category, to be nominated by the Board; \r\n(h) Director Academics of the Commission; and \r\n(i) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n(2) The members nominated by the Board shall hold office for a renewable term \r\nof three years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of th e Academic Council shall be one-half of the \r\ntotal number of members of the Academic Council. \r\n23. Powers and duties of Academic Co uncil.– (1) The Academic Council shall be \r\nthe academic body of the Institute and may, subject to the statutes, lay down standards of \r\ninstruction, research, publication and examination to regulate and promot e the academic \r\nlife of the Institute. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to \r\nthe provisions of the Act, the rules, the statutes and the regulations, the Academic Council \r\nmay: \r\n(a) advise the Board on academic matters; \r\n(b) regulate the policies related to t he conduct of teaching, research and \r\npublication; \r\n(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and \r\nexaminations in the Institute; \r\n(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the Institute; \r\n(e) propose to the Board, a scheme for the c onstitution and organization of \r\nfaculties, teaching departments, schools, centers and constituent colleges; \r\n(f) consider or formulate proposals for the planning and development of \r\nteaching and research in the Institute; \r\n(g) recommend to the Board, the regulations prescribing the courses of studies, \r\nthe syllabi and outlines of tests for examinations; \r\n(h) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and \r\nprizes; \r\n(i) frame the draft regulations for submission to the Board; \r\n(j) appoint or nominate members to the various Authorities in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of this Act; and \r\n(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes. \r\n24. Fund of the Institute.– (1) The Board shall establish a Fund to be known as the \r\nCOTHM Global Institute, Lahore Fund which shall vest in the Institute and to which shall \r\nbe credited all sums received by the Institute. \r\n(2) The Institute may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, equipment \r\nor any other kind or cash that may faci litate the fu nctioning of t he Institute and all such \r\ndonations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by t he Institute in the prescribed \r\nmanner. \r\n25. Budget, accounts and audit.– (1) The budget of the Institute shall be approved \r\nand its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be prescribed \r\nby the Board. \r\n(2) The Board may approve the budget of the Institute, appropriation of accounts \r\nof the Institute and settle an audit para relating to the audit of the Institute. \r\n(3) The Board may delegate the power of appropriation or re -appropriation of \r\nfunds to any office of the Institute. \r\n26. Rules.– Subject to the Act, the Board may, by notification, make rules for carrying \r\nout the purposes of the Act. \r\n27. Statutes.– Subject to the Act and the rules, the Board may approve the statutes \r\nto provide for and to regulate any matter relevant to the Institute. \r\n28. First Statutes.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Act, the \r\nstatutes set out in the Schedule shall be deemed to be the statute s made under section \r\n27 and shall continue to remain in force until amended or repealed in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of the Act. \r\n29. Regulations.– Subject to the Act, the rules and the statutes, the Board may frame \r\nregulations for the proper administration and management of the affairs of the Institute. \r\n30. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of th e \r\nprovisions of the Act, the Patron may give such directions, not inconsistent with the Act, \r\nas it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTHE FIRST STATUTES \r\n1. Faculties.– (1) There shall be a Faculty for a teaching department or a group of \r\nteaching departments. \r\n(2) The Institute shall include the following faculties and such other faculties as \r\nmay be prescribed: \r\n(a) Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism, Airline and Aviation Management; \r\n(b) Faculty of Culinary Arts and Baking Sciences; \r\n(c) Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences; \r\n(d) Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Information Technology; \r\n(e) Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences; \r\n(f) Faculty of Media Studies, Communication and Design; \r\n(g) Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; \r\n(h) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and \r\n(i) such other Faculties or branches of knowledge as the Board may determine \r\non the recommendation of the acad emic council, where applicable, subject \r\nto the prior approval of the relevant statutory bodies of the professional \r\neducation. \r\n2. Board of Faculty.– (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty which \r\nshall consist of: \r\n(a) Dean of the Faculty; \r\n(b) Professors and Heads of the teaching departments, centers, school and \r\nconstituent colleges in the Faculty; \r\n(c) two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council for their specialized \r\nknowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned to the Faculty, have \r\nin the o pinion of the Academic Council, important bearing on the subjects \r\nassigned to the Faculty; \r\n(d) two experts in the field from outside the Institute to be appointed by the \r\nBoard; \r\n(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; and \r\n(f) Director QEC. \r\n(2) The members other than ex-officio members of a Board of Faculty shall hold \r\noffice for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment on expiry of their \r\nterm of office. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of Faculty shall be one-half of the total \r\nnumber of members. \r\n(4) A Board of Faculty, subject to the general control of the Academic Council \r\nand the Board, may: \r\n(a) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to the \r\nFaculty; \r\n(b) scrutinize the recommendations of the Board of Studie s with regard to the \r\nappointment of paper-setters and examiners for graduate and postgraduate \r\nexaminations, and forward the panels of suitable paper -setters and \r\nexaminers for each examination to the Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) consider any other academic matter relat ing to the Faculty , and submit its \r\nreport to the Academic Council; \r\n(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of each \r\ndepartment or center or school or constituent college 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\n(5) The Dean of the Faculty shall be the convener of the Board of Faculty. \r\n(6) The Dean shall be appointed by the Board from among three senior most \r\nProfessors of the Faculty on the r ecommendations of the Vice Chancellor and shall hold \r\noffice for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment. \r\n(7) The Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree, except an \r\nhonorary degree, courses falling within the purview of the Faculty. \r\n(8) The Dean shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the \r\nBoard on the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor. \r\n3. Academic departments, centers, schools, constituent colleges of the \r\nInstitute.– (1) There shall be an academic department or center or school or constituent \r\ncollege for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be prescribed by the regulations, \r\nand each academic department or center or constituent college shall be headed by a Head \r\nor a Principal. \r\n(2) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint the \r\nHead of Department, Center, school or Principal of constituent college from among three \r\nsenior most Professors other than the Professors already working as Dean for a period of \r\nthree years and that the Head/Principal shall be eligible for re-appointment: \r\nProvided that in a department or center or school or constituent college where there \r\nare less than three eligible Professors, the appointment shall be made from among the \r\nthree senior most Professor s and Associate Professor of the department, center, school \r\nor constituent college. \r\n(3) The Head of Department , center, school or Principal of constituent college \r\nshall plan, organize and supervise the work of the department or center or school or \r\nconstituent college and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of his Department, \r\ncenter, school or constituent college. \r\n(4) The Head of Department/center/school or Principal of constituent college \r\nshall, under the general supervision of the Vice Chancellor and Dea n, exercise all the \r\nadministrative, financial and academic powers and such other duties or powers as may be \r\ndelegated to him. \r\n(5) The Head of Department, center, school or Principal of constituent college \r\nshall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of his department \r\nor center or school or constituent college at the graduate and postgraduate levels, Faculty \r\nresearch and development, and submit the report to the Dean for evaluation. \r\n4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research.– (1) The Board of Advanced Studies \r\nand Research shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Convener); \r\n(b) all the Deans; \r\n(c) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(d) one Professor of the Institute from each Faculty other than the Dean to be \r\nappointed by the Board; \r\n(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; \r\n(f) three members from the relevant field, research organizations and \r\nGovernment to be nominated by the Board; \r\n(g) Director QEC; \r\n(h) Director ORIC; and \r\n(i) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n(2) The term of office of the members of the Board of Advanced Studies and \r\nResearch other than ex-officio members shall be three years , and shall be eligible for \r\nreappointment. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research \r\nshall be one- half of the total number of members. \r\n5. Functions of the Board of Advanc ed Stud ies and Re search.– The Board of \r\nAdvanced Studies and Research shall: \r\n(a) advise an Authority on all matters connected with the promotion of advanced \r\nstudies and research publication in the Institute; \r\n(b) consider and report to an Authority with regard to a research degree of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(c) propose regulations regarding the award of a research degree; \r\n(d) appoint supervisors for postgraduate research students and to approve the \r\ntitle and synopses of a thesis or dissertation; \r\n(e) recommend p anels of name s of e xaminers for evaluation of a re search \r\nexamination; and \r\n(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. \r\n6. Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Convener); \r\n(b) Dean of the Faculty concerned; \r\n(c) Head of Department, center, school or Principal of the constituent college \r\nconcerned; \r\n(d) two members of the Board to be nominated by the Board; \r\n(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the company; \r\n(f) Registrar, who shall be the Secretary of the Selection Board. \r\n(2) The members other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of \r\nthree years and shall be eligible for reappointment. \r\n(3) Four members of the Selection Board shall constitute the quorum for a \r\nmeeting of the Selection Board. \r\n(4) No member, who is a candidate or whose family member is a candidate, for \r\na post to which appointment is to be made shall take part in the proceedings of the \r\nSelection Board for selection of a candidate on such post. \r\n(5) In the selection of candidates for the post of Professor or A ssociate \r\nProfessor, the Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three experts in the subject \r\nconcerned, and in selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the \r\nsubject concerned, to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor from a standing list of experts \r\nfor each subject approved by the Board on the recommendations of the Selection Board. \r\n(6) The Board may revise the standing list of experts of a subject on the \r\nrecommendations of the Selection Board. \r\n(7) In case of non-availability of the Vice Chancellor, any members can convene \r\nthe Selection Board by mutual consent. \r\n7. Functions of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall: \r\n(a) consider t he applications and reco mmend t o t he Board, the names of \r\nsuitable candidates for appointment to teaching and other posts; and \r\n(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of teachers or officers of the \r\nInstitute an d recommend t he na mes o f suitable candi dates for s uch \r\npromotion or selection to the Board. \r\n8. 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