SENATE HILL UNIVERSITY ACT 2024

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THE SENATE HILL UNIVERSITY ACT 2024 
(XIII of 2024) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the University 
4. Functions of the University 
5. University open to All 
6. Jurisdiction 
7. Officers of the University 
8.  Chancellor 
9.  Inspection and Inquiry 
10.  Vice Chancellor 
11.  Powers of the Vice Chancellor 
12. Acting Vice Chancellor 
13.  Registrar 
14.  Controller of Examinations 
15.  Treasurer 
16. Appointments 
17.  Authorities of the University 
18.  Board of Governors 
19.  Powers and duties of the Board 
20.  Business of the Board 
21.  Delegation of Powers 
22.  Academic Council 
23.  Powers and Duties of Academic Council 
24.  University Fund 
25. Budget, Audit and Accounts 
26. Rules 
27. Statutes 
28. First Statutes 
29.  Regulations 
30.  Removal of Difficulties 
SCHEDULE 
 
 
 
 
  
TEXT 
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THE SENATE HILL UNIVERSITY ACT 2024 
(XIII of 2024) 
[05 November 2024] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Senate Hill University. 
It is necessary to provide for the establishment of Senate Hill University in the private 
sector and to provide for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. 
Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Senate Hill 
University Act 2024. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act: 
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; 
(b) “Act” means the Senate Hill University Act 2024; 
(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the University specified in section 17; 
(d) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University; 
(e) “Chairperson” means the head of the department or most senior person 
eligible to chair the meeting; 
(f) “Chairperson o f the Board” means the Chairperson of the Board of 
Governors of the University; 
(g) “Chancellor” means Governor of the Punjab; 
(h) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established under 
the Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002); 
(i) “Company” means ‘Grantchester  Group (Private) Limited’ registered under 
the Companies Act 2017; 
(j) “Constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by the 
University; 
(k) “Controller of Examinations” means the Controller of Examinations of the 
University; 
(l) “Dean” means the head of a Faculty of the University; 
(m) “Department” means a teaching department maintained and administered 
by the University in the prescribed manner; 
(n) “Director” means the Director of the University; 
(o) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University 
consisting of one or more departments or constituent colleges as may be 
prescribed; 
(p) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
                                       
1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 29 October 2024; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on 
05 November 2024; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 November 2024, pp.1305-1317. 
(q) “Head of Department” means the head of a department or principal of a 
constituent college; 
(r) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations; 
(s) “Punjab Higher Education Commission” means Punjab Higher Education 
Commission set up under the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 
2014 (I of 2015); 
(t) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University; 
(u) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to the Act; 
(v) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the statutes, 
regulations and rules made or framed under the Act; 
(w) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or 
Lecturer engaged whole time by the University and such other persons as 
may be prescribed;  
(x) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the University. 
(y) “University” means the Senate Hill University, established under the Act;  
and 
(z) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University. 
3. Establishment of the University. – (1) The Government shall, by notification, in 
the official gazette, establish the Sena te Hill University in the private sector, with its main 
campus located at Lahore.  
(2) The University shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and 
a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall, by the said 
name, sue and be sued.  
(3) The University shall consist of the following:  
(a) Chancellor, Chairperson and members of the Board and Vice 
Chancellor;  
(b) Chairpersons, Deans and Head of the departments;  
(c)  members of an Authority;  
(d)  teachers and the students of the University; and  
(e)  officers, officials and members of the staff of the University.  
4. Functions of the University.– The University shall:  
(a) provide instruction and training in:  
i. Faculty of Computer and Information Technology;  
ii.  Faculty of Management and Social Sciences;  
iii.  Faculty of Sciences;  
iv.  Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; and  
v. Such other branches of knowledge, as the Board may determine, 
given on the recommendations of the academic council, where 
applicable, subject to the prior approval of the relevant statutory 
body, if any, of professional education;  
(b) decide teaching methods and strategies including virtual, on -campus, and 
online, distance learning, etc in such manner as may be prescribed by the 
Board to ensure the most effective educational and training methodology;  
(c) establish, maintain and administer departments, constituent colleges, 
affiliated colleges, research or study centers, and other facilities including 
teaching hospitals as the board may determine from time to time;  
(d)  make provisions for research, applic ation, advancement and dissemination 
of knowledge;  
(e)  prescribe and conduct courses of studies;  
(f)  affiliate itself or associate with any other institutions of Universities and 
relevant bodies;  
(g)  decide teaching methods and strategies in accordan ce with the education 
policy of the Government to provide for effective educational and training 
programs;  
(h)  hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies the 
examination, award degree, diploma, certificate and other academic 
distinction to the person;  
(i)  prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, teachers 
and other employees of the University;  
(j)  engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a specified duration 
and specify the terms of the engagement;  
(k)  develop University programs for the exchange of students and teachers 
between the University and any other university, educational institution or 
research organization;  
(l)  provide career counseling and job -search services to the students and 
alumni;  
(m)  maintain linkages with alumni;  
(n)  develop and implement fund-raising plans in the prescribed manner;  
(o)  provide and support the academic development of the Faculty of  the 
University;  
(p)  provide affiliation to the colleges as per rules prescribed by the Board;  
(q)  confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research in the 
prescribed manner;  
(r) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a  student of the 
University at any other University or place of learning equivalent to an 
examination or period of study of the University and may withdraw such 
acceptance;  
(s)  cooperate with a public authority, University or private organization in the 
manner and for such purpose as may be prescribed;  
(t) confer University Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant 
Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and appoint a person to 
the post;  
(u)  create a post for research, extension, administration or other related 
purpose and may appoint a person to the post;  
(v)  award financial assistance to students in need, fellowships, scholarships, 
bursaries, medals and prizes in the prescribed manner;  
(w)  provide for the residence of the students, establish and maintain halls of 
residence and may approve or license a hostel, lodging or boarding place;  
(x)  maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the University;  
(y)  promote the extra -curricular and recreational activities of the students and 
make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of the 
students;  
(z)  demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students as it 
may determine;  
(aa)  make provision for resear ch, advisory or consultancy services and enter 
into arrangements with any other institution, public or private body, 
commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner;  
(bb)  print and publish research, patents or any other work;  
(cc)  receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions made to 
the University and to invest any fund in the manner as it may deem fit; and  
(dd)  perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function as may be determined 
by the Board.  
5. University ope n to All.– The University shall be open to all persons and 
admission to the University shall not be denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, 
creed, color or domicile.  
6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to Province of the 
Punjab. 
 (2) The University shall not open any sub -campus for a period of two years 
from the commencement of this Act. 
 (3) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub -section (2), the Board may 
allow the university to open its sub -campuses subject to such conditions and limitation s 
may be determined by the Board. 
7. Officers of the University.– The following shall be the officers of the University: 
(a)  Chancellor;  
(b)  Vice Chancellor;  
(c)  Deans;  
(d)  Chairpersons;  
(e)  Registrar;  
(f)  Treasurer;  
(g)  Controller of Examinations;  
(h)  Directors; and 
(i)  such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or regulations to 
be the officers of the University.  
8.  Chancellor.– (1) The Chancellor or his nominee may preside over a convocation 
of the University.  
(2) The University may confer an honorary degree with the prior approval of 
the Chancellor.  
(3) The Chancellor may approve the draft statutes submitted by the Board or 
return the Statutes to the Board for reconsideration.  
(4) In the performance of his functions under the Act , the Chancellor shall act 
and be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound 
under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.  
9. Inspection and Inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry into 
the affairs of the University.  
(2) The Chancellor shall convey his views with regard to the result of the 
inspection or inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Boa rd, 
recommend any remedial action to the Board.  
(3) The Board shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit a 
report to the Chancellor about the action taken on the recommendations of the 
Chancellor.  
(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor within 
the specified time, the Chancellor may issue such directions as he thinks fit and the 
Board shall comply with the directions.  
(5) The Chancellor may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by 
him and comprising of a nominee of the Board, one director of the company, a Judge of 
the Lahore High Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of that Court and a Professor 
Emeritus or Vice Chancellor of any university, take suc h action against the University as 
he may deem appropriate. 
(6)  The Chancellor shall not take any action under subsection (5), unless the 
Chairperson of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing.  
(7) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or actio n of the Board, which, in 
the opinion of the Chancellor, is against the objectives of the University or against the 
interest of academic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national integrity.  
10.  Vice Chancellor. – (1) The Chancellor shall, on the recommendations of the 
Board, appoint a person as Vice Chancellor.  
(2) The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of service of the Vice 
Chancellor.  
(3)  The Vice Chancellor shall be the person who possesses the prescribed 
qualifications and experience.  
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall perform such functions as are given in the Act or 
as may be prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board.  
11.  Powers of the Vice Chancellor. – (1) The Vice Chancellor shall be the Officer of 
the University responsible for administrative and academic functions of the University as 
assigned by the Board.  
(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the 
University.  
(3) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Board, the Vice 
Chancellor may:  
a. direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the University to take up such 
assignment in connection with examination, administration or any other 
activities in the University as he may consider necessary;  
b.  suspend, punish or remove, in the prescribed manner, an officer, teacher or 
employee of the University except those appointed by the Board;  
c.  take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other  employee of 
the University in the prescribed manner;  
d.  delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his 
powers to a teacher or officer of the University;  
e.  exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Board; and 
f.  perform any other task assigned to him by the Board. 
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual report containing information 
as regards the preceding academic year including disclosure of all relevant facts 
pertaining to academics, research, administra tion and finances of the University, 
including details of income and expenditures.  
(5) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months of the conclusion of an 
academic year, submit the annual report of the University to the Board.  
12. Acting Vice Chancellor.– Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if the 
office of the Vice Chancellor is vacant, or the Vice Chancellor is absent or is unable to 
perform the functions of his office due to illness or some other cause, the Board shall 
make arran gements for the performance of the duties of the Vice Chancellor by any 
other person, as it may deem fit.  
13.  Registrar.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Registrar of the University on such 
terms and conditions as may be prescribed.  
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he possesses the 
prescribed qualifications and experience.  
(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the University and shall:  
(a)  be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Univ ersity and be 
responsible for the provision of secretarial support to the Board and the Vice 
Chancellor;  
(b)  be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the 
University;  
(c)  maintain a register of the students and graduates in the prescribed manner;  
(d)  supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination of a member 
to an Authority or body of the University in the prescribed manner; and  
(e)  perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned by 
the Vice Chancellor or the Board.  
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.  
14.  Controller of Examinations. – (1) The Board shall appoint a Controller of 
Examinations of the University on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.  
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Controller of Examinations unless 
he possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.  
(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full -time officer of the University 
and shall be responsible for all  matters connected with the conduct of examinations and 
perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned by the Vice Chancellor or 
the Board.  
(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of 
three years.  
15.  Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Treasurer of the University on such 
terms and conditions as may be prescribed.  
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he possesses 
the prescribed qualifications and experience.  
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the University and shall:  
(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, funds and 
investments of the University;  
(b)  prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the University and 
present the estimates to the Board;  
(c)  ensure that the funds of the University are spent according to the budget or 
any other special arrangement;  
(d)  ensure that the accounts of the University are audited annually and are 
available for submission to the Board within six months of the end of a 
financial year; and  
(e)  perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to him by 
the Vice Chancellor or the Board.  
(4)  The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.  
16. Appointments.– The University may employ such persons in its service as may 
be necessary, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board.  
17.  Authorities of the University. – The following shall be the Authorities of the 
University: 
(a) Board of Governors;  
(b) Academic Council;  
(c) Boards of Faculties;  
(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research;  
(e) Selection Board;  
(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and  
(g) any other Authority as may be prescribed by the Board or statutes or the 
regulations.  
18.  Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall consist 
of the following:  
(a)  Chairperson of the Company shall act as the Chair person of the Board of 
Governors;  
(b)  Members of the Company , subject to a maximum of two members , to be 
nominated by the Company;  
(c)  Five Academicians including at  least one women to be nominated by the 
Company;  
(d)  Chairperson of the Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a 
Director;  
(e)  Chairperson of Punjab Higher Education Commission or his nominee not 
below the rank of a Director;  
(f)  One Vice Chancellor of any public sector university in the P unjab 
nominated by the Chancellor;  
(g)  Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his nominee 
not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary; and  
(h)  Vice Chancellor of the University.  
(2)  The Vice Chancellor shall be the Secretary of the Board and in the absence 
of Vice Chancellor , Chairperson shall nominate a S ecretary of the Board to conduct 
meeting and business of the Board.  
(3) Members of the Board other than ex -officio members shall hold office for a 
term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment on the expiry of their term of 
office.  
(4)  The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one -half of the total 
number of members.  
(5)  The Secretary of the Board shall, with the approval of the Chairperson of 
the Board, call a meeting of the Board.  
(6)  The Company may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of death or 
resignation of a member of the Board nominated by the Company to the extent of the 
remainder of the term of the former member.  
19.  Powers and duties of the  Board.– (1) The administration and management of 
the affairs of the University shall vest in the Board.  
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board may:  
(a) formulate or approve the principles, policies and plans governing the 
activities and operations of the University so as to facilitate research, 
teaching and other academic work;  
(b) approve the statutes of the University;  
(c) make or approve rule and regulations;  
(d) create a component of the University such as Facult y, department, 
constituent college or university, subject to the provisions of the Act;  
(e) constitute a committee, council and any other administrative or academic 
advisory body;  
(f) create such academic or administrative posts as it may deem necessary 
and to approve appointments to such posts as it may specify;  
(g) hold, control and administer the property, funds and resources of the 
University and raise funds for the purpose of the University upon such 
security as may be required under the regulations;  
(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of the University 
including responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its operations, their 
continuity and preservation of the autonomy of the University;  
(i) consider and approve, through a resolution, the annual report, plan of work, 
statement of accounts and the annual budget estimates;  
(j) call for and consider reports relating to the activities of the University and 
may direct the Vice Chancellor to furnish information relating to any  matter 
specified by the Board; and  
(k) take all such initiatives as it may consider necessary or desirable for 
efficient and effective management and functioning of the University.  
20.  Business of the Board. – (1) The meetings and business of the Board shall be 
conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed 
in the regulations and until so prescribed, as may be determined by the Board.  
(2)  The statutes, regulation or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.  
21.  Delegation of Powers.– (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may delegate 
any of its powers or functions to a person or committee of the Board.  
(2) The Board shall not delegate the power to:  
(a) make the statutes or regulations;  
(b)  recommend any action to the Chancellor;  
(c)  appoint the Registrar, Controller of Examination and Treasurer; and  
(d)  approve annual budget and make consideration of audit reports.  
22.  Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of:  
(a)  Vice Chancellor (Convener);  
(b)  all Deans;  
(c)  all Chairpersons;  
(d)  Controller of Examinations;  
(e)  all Professors of the University;  
(f)  two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to 
be nominated by the Board;  
(g)  three persons eminent in the field of art or science of whom at least one 
shall be from each category, to be nominated by the Board;  
(h)  Director Academics of the Commission; and  
(i)  Registrar (Secretary).  
(2)  A nominated member shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.  
(3)  The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one -half of the 
total number of members of the Academic Council. 
23.  Powers and Duties of Academic Council. – (1) The Academic Council shall be 
the academic body of the University and may, subject to the statutes, lay down proper 
standards of instruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate and 
promote the academic life of the University.  
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to 
the provisions of the Act, rules, statutes and regulations, the Academic Council may:  
(a) advise the Board on academic matters;  
(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research and publication;  
(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and 
examinations in the University;  
(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the University;  
(e) propose to the Board, a scheme for the constitution and orga nization of 
faculties, teaching departments, constituent colleges and university;  
(f) consider or formulate proposals for the planning and development of 
teaching and research in the University;  
(g) recommend to the Board, the regulations prescribing the  courses of studies, 
the syllabi and outlines of tests for examinations;  
(h) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and 
prizes;  
(i) frame regulations for submission to the Board;  
(j) appoint or nominate members to the vari ous Authorities in accordance with 
the provisions of the Act; and  
(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Board or statutes.  
24.  University Fund. – (1) The Board shall establish a Fund to be known as the 
Senate Hill University Fund w hich shall vest in the University and to which shall be 
credited all sums received by the University.  
(2) The University may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, 
equipment or any other item or cash that may facilitate the functioning of the Un iversity 
and all such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in the 
prescribed manner.  
25. Budget, Audit and Accounts.– (1) The budget of the University shall be 
approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in s uch manner as may be 
determined by the Board.  
(2) The Board may approve the budget of the University, appropriation of 
accounts of the University and settle an audit para relating to the audit of the University.  
(3)  The Board may delegate the power of a ppropriation or re -appropriation of 
funds to any officer of the University.  
26. Rules.– The Board may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of 
the Act.  
27. Statutes.– Subject to the rules, the Board may approve the statutes to provide for 
and to regulate any matter relevant to the University.  
28. First Statutes.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Act, the 
statutes set out in the Schedule shall be deemed to be the statutes made under section 
27 and shall continue to remain in force until amended or repealed in accordance with 
the provisions of the Act.  
29.  Regulations.– Subject to the statutes, the Board may frame regulations for the 
proper administration and management of the affairs of the University.  
30.  Removal of Difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of the Act, the Government may, within one year of the commencement of the 
Act and on the recommendations of the Board, give such directions, not inconsistent with 
the Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. 
  
SCHEDULE 
(see section 28) 
THE FIRST STATUTES 
1.  Faculties.– (1) There shall be a Faculty for a teaching department or a group of 
teaching departments.  
(2) The University shall include the following faculties and such other faculties 
as may be prescribed:  
a.  Faculty of Computer and Information Technology;  
b.  Faculty of Management and Social Sciences;  
c.  Faculty of Sciences;  
d.  Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; and  
e.  Such other branches of knowledge, as the Board may determine, given on 
the recommendations of the academic council, where applicable, subject to 
the prior approval of the relevant statutory body of professional education. 
2.  Board of Faculty.– (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty which 
shall consist of:  
a)  Dean of the Faculty;  
b)  Professors and the Chairpersons in the Faculty;  
c)  two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council for their specialized 
knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned to the Faculty, have 
in the opinion of the Academic Council, important bear ing on the subjects 
assigned to the Faculty;  
d)  two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed by the 
Board;  
e)  one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; and 
f)  Director QEC.  
(2) The members other than ex -officio members of a Board of Faculty shall 
hold office for a period of three years.  
(3) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of Faculty shall be one -half of the 
total number of members.  
(4) A Board of Faculty, subject to the gen eral control of the Academic Council 
and the Board, may:  
a)  co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to the 
Faculty;  
b)  scrutinize the recommendations of the Board of Studies comprising a 
Faculty with regard to the appointmen t of paper -setters and examiners for 
graduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the panels of 
suitable paper -setters and examiners for each examination to the Vice 
Chancellor;  
c)  consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and to submit its 
report to the Academic Council;  
d)  prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of each 
department or constituent University comprising the Faculty for 
presentation to the Academic Council; and  
e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by statutes.  
(5) The Dean of the Faculty shall be the convener of the Board of Faculty.  
(6) The Dean shall be appointed by the Board from amongst three senior most 
Professors of the Faculty on the recommendations of the Vice Cha ncellor and shall hold 
office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.  
(7) The Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree, except an 
honorary degree, courses falling within the purview of the Faculty.  
(8) The Dean shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the 
Board on the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor.  
3. Academic Departments, Constituent Colleges and University.– (1) There shall 
be an academic department or constituent college for each subject or a group of 
subjects, as may be prescribed by the regulations and each academic department or 
constituent college shall be headed by a head of department or principal of th e 
constituent college.  
(2) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint 
the Chairperson from amongst three senior most Professors other than the Professors 
already working as Dean for a period of three years and the Chairperson s hall be eligible 
for reappointment:  
Provided that in a department or constituent college where there are less than 
three eligible Professors, the appointment shall be made from amongst the three senior 
most Professors and Associate Professors of the department or constituent college.  
(3) The Chairperson shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the 
department or constituent college and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of 
his department, constituent college or university.  
(4) The Chairpe rson shall, under the general supervision of the Vice 
Chancellor and Dean, exercise all the administrative, financial and academic powers and 
such other duties or powers as may be delegated to him.  
(5) The Chairperson shall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding 
the performance of the department or constituent college at the graduate and 
postgraduate levels, Faculty research and development and submit the report to the 
Dean for evaluation.  
4.  Board of Advanced Studies and Research. – (1) The Board of Advanced 
Studies and Research shall consist of:  
a)  Vice Chancellor (Convener);  
b)  all Deans;  
c)  Controller of Examinations;  
d)  one Professor of the University from each Faculty other than the Dean to 
be appointed by the Board;  
e)  one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor;  
f)  three members from the relevant field, research organizations and 
Government, to be nominated by the Board; 
g)  Director QEC;  
h)  Director ORIC; and 
i)  Registrar (Secretary).  
(2) The term of of fice of the members of the Board of Advanced Studies and 
Research other than ex-officio members shall be three years.  
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research 
shall be one-half of the total number of members.  
5.  Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research. – The Board of 
Advanced Studies and Research shall:  
(a)  advise an Authority on all matters connected with the promotion of 
advanced studies and research publication in the University;  
(b)  consider and report to an Authority with regard to a research degree of the 
University;  
(c)  propose regulations regarding the award of a research degree;  
(d)  appoint supervisors for a postgraduate research student and to approve the 
title and synopses of a thesis or dissertation;  
(e)  recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of a research 
examination; and  
(f)  perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes.  
6.  Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of:  
a)  Vice Chancellor (Convener);  
b)  Dean of the Faculty concerned;  
c)  Chairperson concerned;  
d)  Two members of the Board to be nominated by the Board; and 
e)  One eminent educationist to be nominated by the Company;  
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Selection Board.  
(3) The members other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of 
three years.  
(4) Four members of the Selection Board shall constitute the quorum for a 
meeting of the Selection Board.  
(5) No member who is a candidate or whose family member is a candidate, for 
a post to which appointment is to be made, shall take part in the proceedings of the 
Selection Board for selection of a candidate on such post.  
(6) In selection of candidat es for the post of Professor or Associate Professor, 
the Selection Board shall co-opt or consult three experts in the subject concerned and in 
selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the subject concerned, to 
be nominated by the Vi ce Chancellor from a standing list of experts for each subject 
approved by the Board on the recommendation of the Selection Board.  
(7) The Board may revise the standing list of experts of a subject on the 
recommendation of the Selection Board.  
(8) Selection and appointment of non -teaching, management and 
administration staff shall be regulated by Directors of the Company along with concerned 
Head of Department.  
(9) In case of non -availability of the Vice Chancellor, any members can 
convene the Selection Board by mutual consent.  
7.  Functions of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall:  
(a)  consider the applications and recommend to the Board, the names of 
suitable candidates for appointment to teaching recommend suitable 
qualification and salary scale for the posts and vacancies in human 
resource chart of the University; and  
(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of the University and 
recommend the names of suitable candidates for such promotion or 
selection to the Board.  
8.  Finance and Planning Committee. – (1) The Finance and Planning Committee 
shall consist of:  
a)  Vice Chancellor (Convener);  
b)  One member of the Company to be nominated by the Company;  
c)  One member of the Board to be nominated by the Board;  
d)  One member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the Academic 
Council;  
e)  Director Planning of the Punjab Higher Education Commission;  
f)  Registrar; and  
g)  Treasurer (Secretary).  
(2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years.  
(3) Half of the members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall 
constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee.  
9.  Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee. – The Finance and 
Planning Committee shall:  
a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget 
estimates and advise the Board thereon;  
b) review periodically the financial position of the University;  
c) advise the Board on all matters relating to finance, investments and 
accounts of the University; and  
d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.  
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