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Pro-Chancellor. \r\n11. Vice Chancellor. \r\n12. Powers of the Vice Chancellor. \r\n13. Pro-Vice Chancellor. \r\n14. Registrar. \r\n15. Treasurer. \r\n16. Controller of Examinations. \r\n17. Resident Auditor. \r\n18. Other officers. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nAUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY \r\n19. Authorities of the University. \r\n20. Syndicate. \r\n21. Powers and duties of the Syndicate. \r\n22. Academic Council. \r\n23. Powers and duties of the Academic Council. \r\n24. Board of Faculty. \r\n25. Board of Advanced Studies and Research. \r\n26. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research. \r\n27. Selection Board. \r\n28. Functions of the Selection Board. \r\n29. Finance and Planning Committee. \r\n30. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee. \r\n31. Appointment of Committees by Authorities. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nSTATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES \r\n32. Statutes. \r\n33. Regulations. \r\n34. Rules. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nUNIVERSITY FUND \r\n35. University Fund. \r\n36. Budget, Audit and accounts. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n37. Appeal to Syndicate. \r\n38. Tripartite mobility. \r\n39. Proceedings of Authorities not invalidated by vacancies. \r\n40. Transition. \r\n41. Removal of difficulties. \r\n42. Indemnity. \r\n43. Savings. \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nMUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND \r\nTECHNOLOGY MULTAN ACT 2014 \r\n(X of 2014) \r\n[29th May, 2014] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of \r\nEngineering and Technology Multan. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of Muhammad \r\nNawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan and for ancillary \r\nmatters; \r\n It is enacted as follows: \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as Muhammad \r\nNawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan Act 2014. \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) “affiliated college” means a colleg e or institute affiliated with the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the University; \r\n(d) “chairperson” means the head of an academic department and \r\nincludes Principal of a constituent college or Director of an institute; \r\n(e) “Chancellor” means Chancellor of the University; \r\n(f) “Commission” means Higher Education Commission set up under the \r\nHigher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(g) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by \r\nthe University; \r\n(h) “Controller of Examinations” means Controller of Examinations of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(i) “Dean” means the head of a faculty of the University; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 21 May 2014; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 27 May 2014; and, was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 29 May 2014, pages 3977-3990. \r\n(j) “department” means a teaching, research and technological \r\ndevelopment department maintained and administered by th e \r\nUniversity; \r\n(k) “faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University \r\nconsisting of one or more departments, institutes or constituent \r\ncolleges; \r\n(l) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(m) “institute” means an institute established, maintained and administered by \r\nthe University; \r\n(n) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations; \r\n(o) “Pro-Chancellor” means Pro-Chancellor of the University; \r\n(p) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; \r\n(q) “Registrar” means Registrar of the University; \r\n(r) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” respectively mean the statutes, \r\nregulations and rules made or deemed to have been made under the \r\nAct; \r\n(s) “student” means a student of the University; \r\n(t) “Syndicate” means Syndicate of the University; \r\n(u) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant \r\nProfessor or lecturer having prescribed qualifications engaged whole \r\ntime by the University for teaching diploma, degree or postgraduate \r\nclasses and engaged in research and development of technologies and \r\nsuch other persons as may be prescribed; \r\n(v) “University” means Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering \r\nand Technology Multan; and \r\n(w) “Vice Chancellor” means Vice Chancellor of the University. \r\nCHAPTER II \r\nTHE UNIVERSITY \r\n3. Incorporation.– (1) There shall be a University of Engineering and \r\nTechnology to be called Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and \r\nTechnology Multan, with the main campus at Multan and the sub -campus at such \r\nother place as the University may establish with the approval of the Government. \r\n (2) 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 an Authority; \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 (3) The University shall be a body corporate by the name of Muhammad \r\nNawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology Multan, and shall have a \r\nperpetual succession and a common seal and may, by the said name, sue and be \r\nsued. \r\n (4) The University may, with the approval of the Government, open and \r\nadminister a sub-campus of the University. \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 to make provisions for teaching, training, research and development \r\nof technologies and for the advancement and dissemination of \r\nknowledge in engineering and technology and such other fields of study \r\nas 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 and other \r\nacademic distinction to the person; \r\n(d) confer, in the prescribed manner, honorary degree or other academic \r\ndistinction on a person of eminence as the Chancellor may approve on \r\nthe recommendation of the Syndicate; \r\n(e) create posts in connection with teaching, research, development of \r\ntechnology, administration, and for any other purpose related thereto \r\nand appoint persons against those posts; \r\n(f) institute and award financial assistance to students in need, \r\nfellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(g) establish academic departments and faculties for the development of \r\nteaching, research and technological development and make such \r\narrangements for their maintenance, management and administration, as \r\nit may determine; \r\n(h) control and maintain University halls of re sidence for students and \r\napprove any place as hostel or lodging for students; \r\n(i) supervise and control the discipline of students; \r\n(j) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the University; \r\n(k) take disciplinary action against and impose p enalty on students in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(l) charge and receive such fees and other payments as it may determine; \r\n(m) receive and manage property (acquired or transferred), grants, \r\nbequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions, \r\nmade to the University, and invest any fund representing such \r\nproperty, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments or \r\ncontributions in such manner as it may deem fit; \r\n(n) provide for the printing and publication of research and other works as \r\nprescribed; \r\n(o) provide facilities for development of prototypes based on research and \r\ndevelopment and exploit technology singly or in cooperation with such \r\nventures and in such manner as it may deem fit; \r\n(p) provide career counselling and job search servi ces to the students and \r\nalumni; \r\n(q) promote extracurricular and recreational activities of the students and \r\nmake arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of the \r\nstudents; and \r\n(r) perform any other prescribed or ancillary function. \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 t he period of study spent by a student at \r\nany other university or place of learning equivalent to an examination \r\nor period of study of the University and may withdraw such acceptance; \r\n(d) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization; \r\n(e) make provision for research, advisory or consultancy services and \r\nenter into arrangements with any other institution, public or private \r\nbody, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; \r\n(f) receive and manage property transferred an d grants, contributions \r\nmade to the University and to invest any fund in the manner as it may \r\ndeem fit; \r\n(g) print and publish research or work; and \r\n(h) exercise any power ancillary to the above powers or as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n5. Jurisdiction of the Univers ity.– The jurisdiction of the University shall \r\nextend to the Punjab. \r\n6. University to be open to all classes and creeds .– 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\nCHAPTER III \r\nOFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY \r\n7. 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) Registrar; \r\n(h) Treasurer; \r\n(i) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(j) Resident Auditor; and \r\n(k) such other persons as may be prescribed. \r\n8. Chancellor.– (1) Governor of the Punjab shall be the Chancellor of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n (2) The University may, subject to prior approval of the Chancellor, confer an \r\nhonorary degree on a person of eminence. \r\n (3) Subject to this Act, the Chancellor may approve the draft statutes \r\nsubmitted by the Syndicate or refer the statutes back to the S yndicate for \r\nreconsideration \r\n2\r\n[.] \r\n (4) In the performance of his functions under this Act, the Chancellor shall \r\nact and shall be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and \r\nis bound under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n9. 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 regard 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\ncompliance report to the Chancellor about the action taken on the direction of th e \r\nChancellor. \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 direction as the Chancellor \r\ndeems appropriate and the Syndicate shall comply with the direction. \r\n (5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or action of the Syndicate, \r\nwhich, in the opinion of the Chancellor, is against the law, interest of academic \r\nexcellence of the University, religious or cultural ideology, or national integrity. \r\n10. Pro-Chancellor.– (1) Minister for Higher Education of the Government shall \r\nbe the Pro-Chancellor of the University. \r\n \r\n2Full stop not printed in the original Gazette. \r\n (2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions under this Act and exercise \r\nsuch powers of the Chancellor, except the powers under section 9, as may be \r\nprescribed or assigned to him by the Chancellor. \r\n11. Vice Chancellor.– (1) A person who is eligible and who is not more than sixty \r\nfive years of age on the last date fixed for submission of applications for the post of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor 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\nmaking 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 Vi ce Chancellor, as the Government may, \r\nby notification, determine. \r\n (5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the Government, in the \r\norder of merit, a panel of three persons who, in its opinion, are suitable for \r\nappointment as the Vice Chancellor. \r\n (6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor for each 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 C hancellor 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 under this section. \r\n (9) If the office of the Vice Chancellor is vaca nt 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 v acant 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\n12. Powers of the Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Vice Chancellor shall be the \r\nprincipal executive and academic officer of the University and shall ensure that the \r\nprovisions of this Act, statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed in order \r\nto promote teaching, research, technology development, publications, administration \r\nand the general efficiency and good order of the University. \r\n (2) The Vice Chancellor shall preside over the meetings of the Authorities \r\nof which he is the Chairman and be entitled t o attend and preside over any meeting \r\nof any other 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 the competence of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor but is in the competence of any other Authority. \r\n (4) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven days of taking an action under \r\nsubsection (3), submit a report to the members of the Syndicate; and, the Syndicate \r\nshall, within forty five days of the ac tion of the Vice Chancellor, pass such orders as \r\nit may deem appropriate. \r\n (5) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Syndicate, the Vice \r\nChancellor may– \r\n(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the University to take up \r\nsuch assignment in connection with examination, administration or any \r\nother activity in relation to the University; \r\n(b) sanction by re -appropriation an amount for an unforeseen item not \r\nprovided for in the budget of the University; \r\n(c) make appointments of employees of the University in BS -16 or below \r\nand in such manner as may be prescribed; \r\n(d) take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other employee \r\nof the University in the prescribed manner; \r\n(e) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be presc ribed, any of his \r\npowers to a teacher or officer of the University; and \r\n(f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed or as may be \r\nassigned by the Syndicate. \r\n (6) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual report containing \r\ninformation as regards th e preceding academic year including disclosure of all \r\nrelevant facts pertaining to academics, research, administration and finances of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n (7) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months of the conclusion of an \r\nacademic year, submit the annual report of the University to the Syndicate. \r\n13. 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 Ch ancellor shall perform such functions as may be \r\nassigned to him under this 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\n14. Registrar.– (1) The Government shall, on the recommendation of the \r\nSyndicate, appoint a Registrar in such manner and on such terms and conditions as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n (2) The Government shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he \r\npossesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n (3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the University and shall– \r\n(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the University and be \r\nresponsible for the provision of secretarial support to the Syndicate and \r\nthe Vice Chancellor; \r\n(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(c) maintain a register of the students and graduates in the prescribed \r\nmanner; \r\n(d) supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination of a \r\nmember to an Authority or body of the University in the prescribed \r\nmanner; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned by the \r\nSyndicate. \r\n (4) The Registrar shall hold office for each term of three years. \r\n15. Treasurer.– (1) The Gover nment shall appoint a Treasurer in such manner \r\nand on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) The Government shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he \r\npossesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n (3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the University and \r\nshall– \r\n(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, 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 Syndicate; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the University are spent according to the \r\nbudget or any other special arrangement; \r\n(d) ensure that the accounts of the University are audited annually and are \r\navailable for submission to the Syndicate within six months of the end \r\nof a financial year; and \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to him \r\nby the Syndicate. \r\n (4) The Treasurer shall hold office for each term of three years. \r\n16. Controller of Examinations .– (1) The Government shall, on the \r\nrecommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a Controller of Examinations in such \r\nmanner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) The Government shall not appoint a person as Controller of \r\nExaminations unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n (3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full -time officer and shall be \r\nresponsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations and perform \r\nsuch other duties as may be prescribed. \r\n (4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for each term of three \r\nyears. \r\n17. 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 su ch functions as are prescribed or \r\nas the Syndicate may assign. \r\n18. Other officers .– Subject to the provisions of this Act, the terms and \r\nconditions of service and powers and duties of other officers of the University shall \r\nbe such as may be prescribed. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nAUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY \r\n19. Authorities of the University .– (1) The following shall be the Authorities of \r\nthe University:– \r\n(a) Syndicate; \r\n(b) Academic Council; \r\n(c) Boards of Faculties; \r\n(d) Boards of Studies; \r\n(e) Selection Board; \r\n(f) Board of Advanced Studies, Research and Technological \r\nDevelopment; \r\n(g) Finance Committee; \r\n(h) Planning and Development Committee; and \r\n(i) such other Authorities as may be prescribed under the statutes. \r\n (2) The Syndicate may constitute committees consisting of the members of \r\nthe Syndicate or it may create committees consisting of members of the Syndicate or \r\nteachers or officers of the University or a combination of all or any of such persons. \r\n20. Syndicate.– (1) The Syndicate shall consist of– \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor who shall be its Chairman; \r\n(b) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) three members, including at least one woman member, of the \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab to be nominated by the Speaker of \r\nthe Assembly; \r\n(d) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary; \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of Additional Secretary; \r\n(f) Chairman, Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of a whole-time Member of the Commission; \r\n(g) Chairman, Pakistan Engineering Council or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of a whole-time Member of the Council; \r\n(h) one vice chancellor of any University of Engineering and Technology in \r\nthe country to be nominated by the Chancellor; \r\n(i) five persons of eminence, including at least one woman, of whom at \r\nleast two shall be engineers registered with the Pakistan Engineering \r\nCouncil, to be nominated by the Chancellor; and \r\n(j) two Deans to be nominated by the Chancellor. \r\n (2) The Registrar will be the Secretary of the Syndicate. \r\n (3) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall be \r\nappointed for three years but they shall serve during the pleasure of the Chancellor. \r\n (4) 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\n21. 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 stat utes, take effective measures to raise the standard of teaching, research, \r\ntechnological development, publication and other academic pursuits and exercise \r\ngeneral supervision over the affairs of the University and management of the \r\nproperty of the University. \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(i) hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University; \r\n(ii) govern and regulate, with due regard to the ad vice of the Finance and \r\nPlanning Committee, the finances, accounts and investments of the \r\nUniversity and for that purpose, to appoint such agents as it may deem \r\nfit; \r\n(iii) consider and approve the annual report, the annual and revised budget \r\nestimates and to re-appropriate funds from one major head of expenditure \r\nto another; \r\n(iv) transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable property on \r\nbehalf of the University; \r\n(v) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(vi) 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(vii) invest any money belonging to the University including any unapplied \r\nincome in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts Act \r\n1882 (II of 1882), or in the purchase of immovable property or in such \r\nother manner, as it may determine, with the like power of varying such \r\ninvestments; \r\n(viii) receive and manage any property transferred, gr ants, bequests, trusts, \r\ngifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(ix) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of the common \r\nseal of the University; \r\n(x) provide buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, app aratus, equipment \r\nand other means required for carrying out the work of the University; \r\n(xi) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or \r\nlicense hostels or lodgings for the residence of students; \r\n(xii) affiliate or disaffiliate colleges and institutes; \r\n(xiii) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the University and \r\nwithdraw such privileges; \r\n(xiv) arrange for the inspection of the academic departments; \r\n(xv) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant \r\nProfessorships, Lecturerships and other posts and to suspend or \r\nabolish such posts; \r\n(xvi) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical, research, \r\nextension or other posts as may be necessary; \r\n(xvii) appoint University teachers and other officers on the recommendation \r\nof the Selection Board for teaching and other managerial posts; \r\n(xviii) confer, with prior approval of the Chancellor, an honorary degree on a \r\nperson of eminence; \r\n(xix) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other employ ees of \r\nthe University and of those working in the University on deputation or \r\non contract; \r\n(xx) appoint members to the various Authorities, committees and bodies in \r\nthe prescribed manner; \r\n(xxi) remove any person from the membership of any Authority if such \r\nperson has accepted any assignment which involves absence from the \r\nUniversity for a continuous period of six months or more; \r\n(xxii) regulate, determine and administer, all other matters concerning the \r\nUniversity and to this end exercise all necessary powe rs not \r\nspecifically mentioned in this Act and statutes but not inconsistent with \r\nthe provisions of the Act; \r\n(xxiii) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n(xxiv) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescrib ed manner \r\nofficers, teachers and employees whom it is empowered to appoint; \r\n(xxv) consider and approve regulations recommended by the Academic \r\nCouncil; \r\n(xxvi) approve statutes and recommend those drafts of the statutes, for approval \r\nof the Chancellor, which pertain to terms and conditions of service of the \r\nUniversity employees; and \r\n(xxvii) 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 \r\nofficer or 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, annual 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; and \r\n(e) transfer of immovable property of the University. \r\n22. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of– \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairman); \r\n(b) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Deans; \r\n(d) Director of Advanced Studies, Research and Technological \r\nDevelopment; \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) four University teachers, other than Professors, two from each category of \r\nAssociate professors and Assistant Professors, to be appointed by th e \r\nSyndicate; \r\n(i) three persons, including at least one woman, of eminence in sciences, \r\ninformation technology and engineering, of whom one shall be from \r\neach category, to be nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with \r\nthe Vice-Chancellor; \r\n(j) Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary; \r\n(k) Director Public Instruction (Colleges); \r\n(l) Director, Technical Education; \r\n(m) Librarian of the University; \r\n(n) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(o) five experts in the field of education to be nominated by the Chancellor; \r\nand \r\n(p) Registrar (Member/Secretary). \r\n (2) A member of the Academic Council appointed by nomination shall hold \r\noffice for three years. \r\n (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council s hall be one -third \r\nof the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n23. Powers and duties of the Academic Council .– (1) The Academic Council \r\nshall be the academic body of the University and may lay down proper standards of \r\ninstruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate and promote the \r\nacademic life of the University and affiliated colleges. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\nprovision, the Academic Council may– \r\n(i) advise the Syndicate on academic matters; \r\n(ii) regulate teaching, research and examinations; \r\n(iii) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and \r\nexaminations of the University and affiliated colleges; \r\n(iv) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and prizes; \r\n(v) regulate the conduct and discipline of students of the University and \r\naffiliated colleges; \r\n(vi) propose to the Syndicate schemes for the constitution and organization \r\nof faculties, institutes and other academic bodies; \r\n(vii) propose regulations on the recommendations of the Boards of \r\nFaculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and approval of \r\nthe Syndicate; \r\n(viii) 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; provided that, if the \r\nrecommendations of a Board of Faculties or the Board of Studies are not \r\nreceived by the prescribed date, the Academic Council may, subject to \r\nthe approval of the Syndicate, permit such regulations to continue for the \r\nfollowing years; \r\n(ix) recognize the examinations of other Universities or examining bodies \r\nas equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the University; \r\n(x) appoint members to the Authorities in accordance with the provisions of \r\nthis Act; and \r\n(xi) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes or \r\nassigned by the Syndicate. \r\n24. 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 (Chairperson); \r\n(b) Professors and the chairpersons in the faculty; \r\n(c) two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council on the basis of \r\ntheir specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned \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 in the field from outside the University to be appointed by the \r\nSyndicate; and \r\n(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor. \r\n (2) The members other than ex-officio members of a Board of faculty shall \r\nhold office for a period of three years. \r\n (3) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of faculty shall be one half of the \r\ntotal number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n (4) 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 assigned to \r\nthe faculty; \r\n(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board of Studies comprising a \r\nfaculty with regard to the appointment of paper setters and examiners \r\nfor graduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the panels \r\nof suitable paper setters and examiners for each examination to the \r\nVice Chancellor; \r\n(c) consider any other academic matter re lating to the faculty and to \r\nsubmit its 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 for \r\npresentation to the Academic Council; and \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by statutes. \r\n25. 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 to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; \r\n(f) three members, including at least one woman, from the relevant field, \r\nresearch organizations and Govern ment, to be nominated by the \r\nSyndicate; and \r\n(g) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n (2) The term of office of the members of the Board 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\n26. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– The Board \r\nof Advanced Studies and Research shall– \r\n(a) advise an Authority on all matters connected with the promotion of \r\nadvanced studies and research publication in the University; \r\n(b) consider and report to an Authority with regard to a research degree of \r\nthe University; \r\n(c) propose regulations regarding the award of a research degree; \r\n(d) appoint supervisors for a postgraduate research student and to \r\napprove title and synopsis of a thesis or dissertation; \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\n27. 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 to be nominated by the Government; and \r\n(g) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n (2) The members, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for a period \r\nof 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 on such post. \r\n (5) In selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate Professor, \r\nthe Selection Board shall co-opt or consult three experts in the subject and in selecting \r\ncandidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the subject, to be nominated by \r\nthe Vice Chancellor from a standing list of experts for each subject approved by the \r\nSyndicate. \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\n28. 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 candidates; and \r\n(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of the University \r\nand recommend the names of suitable candidates for such promotion \r\nor selection to the Syndicate. \r\n29. Finance and Planning Committee.– (1) The Finance and Planning Committee \r\nshall 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) Registrar; and \r\n(h) Treasurer (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\n30. Functions of the Finance and Planning Comm ittee.– The Finance and \r\nPlanning Committee shall– \r\n(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget \r\nestimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate; \r\n(b) review periodically 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\n31. Appointment of Committees by Authorities .– Any Authority may constitute \r\nsuch standing, special or advisory committee as it may deem fit, and may appoint on \r\nsuch committees such persons as are not its members. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nSTATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES \r\n32. Statutes.– (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Syndicate may make \r\nstatutes or recommend statutes relating to the matters specified in clauses (i) and (ii) \r\nof sub-section (2) to the Chancellor. \r\n (2) The statutes may be made to provide for and regulate all or any of the \r\nfollowing matters:– \r\n(i) scales of pay, method of recruitment 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(ii) conduct and discipline of the officers, teachers and othe r employees of \r\nthe University; \r\n(iii) constitution, powers and duties of the Authorities and conduct of \r\nelections to such Authorities and related matters; \r\n(iv) affiliation and disaffiliation of colleges, institutes, etc. and related \r\nmatters; \r\n(v) admission of educational institutions to the privileges of the University \r\nand the withdrawal of such privileges; \r\n(vi) establishment of institutes, faculties, colleges, departments and academic \r\ndivisions; \r\n(vii) powers and duties of officers, teachers and employees of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(viii) conditions for appointment of Professors Emeritus; \r\n(ix) conditions on which the University may enter into arrangements with \r\npublic bodies or other organizations for purposes of research and advisory \r\nservices; \r\n(x) general scheme of st udies including the duration of courses, the \r\nsystem of examinations and the number of subjects and papers for \r\nexaminations; \r\n(xi) award of honorary degrees; \r\n(xii) maintenance of register of students and registered graduates; \r\n(xiii) conduct of elections for membership of Authorities of the University and \r\nrelated matters; and \r\n(xiv) all other matters which are to be prescribed or regulated by the \r\nstatutes. \r\n (3) The Syndicate shall recommend statutes under clauses (i) and (ii) of \r\nsubsection (2) to the Chancellor who may approve it with or without any modification \r\nor may refer it back to the Syndicate for reconsideration or may reject it. \r\n33. Regulations.– (1) Subject to the provisions of this 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 in which the recognized teaching referred to in subsection (1) \r\nof section 4 shall be organized and conducted; \r\n(c) admission of students to the University; \r\n(d) conditions under which students shall be admitted to the courses and \r\nexaminations of the University and shall become eligible for the award of \r\ndegrees, diplomas and certificates; \r\n(e) conduct of examinations; \r\n(f) 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(g) conduct and discipline of students; \r\n(h) conditions of residence of the students including the levying of fees for \r\nresidence in halls of residence and hostels; \r\n(i) approval and licensing of hostels and lodgings; \r\n(j) conditions under which a person should conduct research to entitle him \r\nto a degree; \r\n(k) institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes; \r\n(l) institution of stipends and free and half-free studentship; \r\n(m) academic costumes; \r\n(n) use of the library; and \r\n(o) 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\n34. Rules.– (1) A n Authority or a body of the University may make rules \r\nconsistent with this Act, statutes and regulations, to regulate the conduct of its \r\nbusiness. \r\n (2) The Syndicate may direct any Authority or body of the University to \r\namend or repeal any rules made by the Authority or body. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nUNIVERSITY FUND \r\n35. University Fund .– (1) The University shall have a fund to which shall be \r\ncredited its income from fe es, donations, trusts, bequests, endowments, \r\ncontributions, grants and all 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 all \r\nsuch donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n36. Budget, Audit and accounts .– (1) The accounts of the University shall be \r\nmaintained in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) No expenditure shall be made from the University Fund unless a bill for \r\npayment has in the prescribed manner, been audited by the Resident Auditor in \r\nconformity with the Statutes, Regulations and Rules. \r\n (3) The accounts of the University shall be audited in the pre scribed \r\nmanner once a year by an auditor appointed by the Government in this behalf. \r\n (4) The Syndicate may delegate the power of appropriation or re -\r\nappropriation of funds to an officer of the University. \r\n (5) The annual statement of accounts of the Unive rsity 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 (6) The accounts of the University together with audit objections, if any, and \r\nthe observations of the Resi dent Auditor and the Treasurer shall, in the prescribed \r\nmanner, be presented to the Syndicate with the remarks of the Finance and Planning \r\nCommittee. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n37. Appeal to Syndicate.– (1) If an order is passed by an Authority, body or officer of \r\nthe University, other than the Chancellor, and an appeal against the order is not provided \r\nunder the statutes or the regulations, any aggrieved person may prefer an appeal against \r\nthe order to the Syndicate. \r\n (2) The Syndicate may constitute a comm ittee of its members to hear and \r\ndispose of any appeal on behalf of the Syndicate. \r\n (3) If a member of the Syndicate is the officer who passed the order or \r\nwho is also member of the Authority against whose order appeal is filed before the \r\nSyndicate, such m ember shall not hear the appeal as member of the Syndicate or \r\ncommittee constituted to hear and dispose of the appeal. \r\n38. Tripartite mobility.– (1) Any officer, teacher of the Government or employee \r\nof the University, on the recommendation of the Syndicat e, may be directed to serve \r\nin any post in the University under the Government or in an educational research \r\ninstitution. \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 of an \r\neducational or research institution at the disposal of the University in the public \r\ninterest. \r\n (3) The terms and conditions offered to a person appointed under this \r\nsection shall not be less favorable than those enjoyed by him immediat ely before his \r\nservices are placed at the disposal of the University, Government or any other \r\ninstitution and full benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in force \r\nuntil altered in accordance with law. \r\n39. Proceedings of Authorities not in validated by vacancies .– No act, \r\nproceeding, resolution or decision of any Authority shall be invalid by reason only of \r\nthe existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Authority. \r\n40. Transition.– A Chancellor’s Committee shall be constituted by the Chancellor on \r\nthe recommendations of the Government to exercise the powers assigned to the \r\nSyndicate under this Act till such time the Syndicate is constituted in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of the Act. \r\n41. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the \r\nprovisions of this Act, the Government may give such directions, not inconsistent \r\nwith the Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. \r\n42. Indemnity.– No suit or legal procee dings 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 this \r\nAct. \r\n43. 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