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Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.", "text_sha256": "3007200f8a1679365be99c095454ac2077dde446f075be4d3a75bfd0f3f2f6ee", "source_sha256": "3007200f8a1679365be99c095454ac2077dde446f075be4d3a75bfd0f3f2f6ee", "text_version_id": "law:punjab-code-aa5d4b57dec52d7e:sha256:3007200f8a1679365be99c095454ac2077dde446f075be4d3a75bfd0f3f2f6ee", "quality_flags": [], "encoding": "UTF-8", "text": "THE SENATE HILL UNIVERSITY ACT 2024 \r\n(XIII of 2024) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Establishment of the University \r\n4. Functions of the University \r\n5. University open to All \r\n6. Jurisdiction \r\n7. Officers of the University \r\n8. Chancellor \r\n9. Inspection and Inquiry \r\n10. Vice Chancellor \r\n11. Powers of the Vice Chancellor \r\n12. Acting Vice Chancellor \r\n13. Registrar \r\n14. Controller of Examinations \r\n15. Treasurer \r\n16. Appointments \r\n17. Authorities of the University \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. University Fund \r\n25. Budget, Audit and Accounts \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\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE SENATE HILL UNIVERSITY ACT 2024 \r\n(XIII of 2024) \r\n[05 November 2024] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of the Senate Hill University. \r\nIt is necessary to provide for the establishment of Senate Hill University in the private \r\nsector and to provide for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Senate Hill \r\nUniversity Act 2024. \r\n(2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; \r\n(b) “Act” means the Senate Hill University Act 2024; \r\n(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the University specified in section 17; \r\n(d) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University; \r\n(e) “Chairperson” means the head of the department or most senior person \r\neligible to chair the meeting; \r\n(f) “Chairperson o f the Board” means the Chairperson of the Board of \r\nGovernors of the University; \r\n(g) “Chancellor” means Governor of the Punjab; \r\n(h) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established under \r\nthe Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(i) “Company” means ‘Grantchester Group (Private) Limited’ registered under \r\nthe Companies Act 2017; \r\n(j) “Constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(k) “Controller of Examinations” means the Controller of Examinations of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(l) “Dean” means the head of a Faculty of the University; \r\n(m) “Department” means a teaching department maintained and administered \r\nby the University in the prescribed manner; \r\n(n) “Director” means the Director of the University; \r\n(o) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University \r\nconsisting of one or more departments or constituent colleges as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n(p) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 29 October 2024; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on \r\n05 November 2024; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 November 2024, pp.1305-1317. \r\n(q) “Head of Department” means the head of a department or principal of a \r\nconstituent college; \r\n(r) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations; \r\n(s) “Punjab Higher Education Commission” means Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission set up under the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act \r\n2014 (I of 2015); \r\n(t) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University; \r\n(u) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to the Act; \r\n(v) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the statutes, \r\nregulations and rules made or framed under the Act; \r\n(w) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or \r\nLecturer engaged whole time by the University and such other persons as \r\nmay be prescribed; \r\n(x) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the University. \r\n(y) “University” means the Senate Hill University, established under the Act; \r\nand \r\n(z) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University. \r\n3. Establishment of the University. – (1) The Government shall, by notification, in \r\nthe official gazette, establish the Sena te Hill University in the private sector, with its main \r\ncampus located at Lahore. \r\n(2) The University shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and \r\na common 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 University shall consist of the following: \r\n(a) Chancellor, Chairperson and members of the Board and Vice \r\nChancellor; \r\n(b) Chairpersons, Deans and Head of the departments; \r\n(c) members of an Authority; \r\n(d) teachers and the students of the University; and \r\n(e) officers, officials and members of the staff of the University. \r\n4. Functions of the University.– The University shall: \r\n(a) provide instruction and training in: \r\ni. Faculty of Computer and Information Technology; \r\nii. Faculty of Management and Social Sciences; \r\niii. Faculty of Sciences; \r\niv. Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; and \r\nv. Such other branches of knowledge, as the Board may determine, \r\ngiven on the recommendations of the academic council, where \r\napplicable, subject to the prior approval of the relevant statutory \r\nbody, if any, of professional education; \r\n(b) decide teaching methods and strategies including virtual, on -campus, and \r\nonline, distance learning, etc in such manner as may be prescribed by the \r\nBoard to ensure the most effective educational and training methodology; \r\n(c) establish, maintain and administer departments, constituent colleges, \r\naffiliated colleges, research or study centers, and other facilities including \r\nteaching hospitals as the board may determine from time to time; \r\n(d) make provisions for research, applic ation, advancement and dissemination \r\nof knowledge; \r\n(e) prescribe and conduct courses of studies; \r\n(f) affiliate itself or associate with any other institutions of Universities and \r\nrelevant bodies; \r\n(g) decide teaching methods and strategies in accordan ce with the education \r\npolicy of the Government to provide for effective educational and training \r\nprograms; \r\n(h) 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(i) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, teachers \r\nand other employees of the University; \r\n(j) engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a specified duration \r\nand specify the terms of the engagement; \r\n(k) develop University programs for the exchange of students and teachers \r\nbetween the University and any other university, educational institution or \r\nresearch organization; \r\n(l) provide career counseling and job -search services to the students and \r\nalumni; \r\n(m) maintain linkages with alumni; \r\n(n) develop and implement fund-raising plans in the prescribed manner; \r\n(o) provide and support the academic development of the Faculty of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(p) provide affiliation to the colleges as per rules prescribed by the Board; \r\n(q) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(r) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a student of the \r\nUniversity at any other University or place of learning equivalent to an \r\nexamination or period of study of the University and may withdraw such \r\nacceptance; \r\n(s) cooperate with a public authority, University or private organization in the \r\nmanner and for such purpose as may be prescribed; \r\n(t) confer University Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant \r\nProfessorship and Lectureship or any other post and appoint a person to \r\nthe post; \r\n(u) create a post for research, extension, administration or other related \r\npurpose and may appoint a person to the post; \r\n(v) award financial assistance to students in need, fellowships, scholarships, \r\nbursaries, medals and prizes in the prescribed manner; \r\n(w) provide for the residence of the students, establish and maintain halls of \r\nresidence and may approve or license a hostel, lodging or boarding place; \r\n(x) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the University; \r\n(y) 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(z) demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students as it \r\nmay determine; \r\n(aa) make provision for resear ch, advisory or consultancy services and enter \r\ninto arrangements with any other institution, public or private body, \r\ncommercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; \r\n(bb) print and publish research, patents or any other work; \r\n(cc) receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions made to \r\nthe University and to invest any fund in the manner as it may deem fit; and \r\n(dd) perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function as may be determined \r\nby the Board. \r\n5. University ope n to All.– The University shall be open to all persons and \r\nadmission to the University shall not be denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, \r\ncreed, color or domicile. \r\n6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to Province of the \r\nPunjab. \r\n (2) The University shall not open any sub -campus for a period of two years \r\nfrom the commencement of this Act. \r\n (3) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub -section (2), the Board may \r\nallow the university to open its sub -campuses subject to such conditions and limitation s \r\nmay be determined by the Board. \r\n7. Officers of the University.– The following shall be the officers of the University: \r\n(a) Chancellor; \r\n(b) Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Deans; \r\n(d) Chairpersons; \r\n(e) Registrar; \r\n(f) Treasurer; \r\n(g) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(h) Directors; and \r\n(i) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or regulations to \r\nbe the officers of the University. \r\n8. Chancellor.– (1) The Chancellor or his nominee may preside over a convocation \r\nof the University. \r\n(2) The University may confer an honorary degree with the prior approval of \r\nthe Chancellor. \r\n(3) The Chancellor may approve the draft statutes submitted by the Board or \r\nreturn the Statutes to the Board for reconsideration. \r\n(4) In the performance of his functions under the Act , the Chancellor shall act \r\nand be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound \r\nunder Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n9. Inspection and Inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry into \r\nthe affairs of the University. \r\n(2) The Chancellor shall convey his views with regard to the result of the \r\ninspection or inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Boa rd, \r\nrecommend any remedial action to the Board. \r\n(3) The Board shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit a \r\nreport to the Chancellor about the action taken on the recommendations of the \r\nChancellor. \r\n(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor within \r\nthe specified time, the Chancellor may issue such directions as he thinks fit and the \r\nBoard shall comply with the directions. \r\n(5) The Chancellor may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by \r\nhim and comprising of a nominee of the Board, one director of the company, a Judge of \r\nthe Lahore High Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of that Court and a Professor \r\nEmeritus or Vice Chancellor of any university, take suc h action against the University as \r\nhe may deem appropriate. \r\n(6) The Chancellor shall not take any action under subsection (5), unless the \r\nChairperson of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing. \r\n(7) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or actio n of the Board, which, in \r\nthe opinion of the Chancellor, is against the objectives of the University or against the \r\ninterest of academic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national integrity. \r\n10. Vice Chancellor. – (1) The Chancellor shall, on the recommendations of the \r\nBoard, appoint a person as 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 the 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 the Officer of \r\nthe University responsible for administrative and academic functions of the University as \r\nassigned by the Board. \r\n(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(3) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Board, the Vice \r\nChancellor may: \r\na. direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the University to take up such \r\nassignment in connection with examination, administration or any other \r\nactivities in the University as he may consider necessary; \r\nb. suspend, punish or remove, in the prescribed manner, an officer, teacher or \r\nemployee of the University except those appointed by the Board; \r\nc. take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other employee of \r\nthe University in the prescribed manner; \r\nd. delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his \r\npowers to a teacher or officer of the University; \r\ne. exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Board; and \r\nf. 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 the preceding academic year including disclosure of all relevant facts \r\npertaining to academics, research, administra tion and finances of the University, \r\nincluding details 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 University to the Board. \r\n12. Acting Vice Chancellor.– Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if the \r\noffice of the Vice Chancellor is vacant, or the Vice Chancellor is absent or is unable to \r\nperform the functions of his office due to illness or some other cause, the Board shall \r\nmake arran gements for the performance of the duties of the Vice Chancellor by any \r\nother person, as it may deem fit. \r\n13. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Registrar of the University on such \r\nterms and 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 University and shall: \r\n(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Univ ersity 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\nUniversity; \r\n(c) maintain a register of the students and graduates in the prescribed manner; \r\n(d) supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination of a member \r\nto an Authority or body of the University in the prescribed manner; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned by \r\nthe 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) The Board shall appoint a Controller of \r\nExaminations of the University 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 University \r\nand shall be responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations and \r\nperform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned by the Vice Chancellor or \r\nthe Board. \r\n(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of \r\nthree years. \r\n15. Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Treasurer of the University on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he possesses \r\nthe prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the University and shall: \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 Board; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the University are spent according to the budget or \r\nany other special arrangement; \r\n(d) ensure that the accounts of the University 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 \r\nthe Vice Chancellor or the Board. \r\n(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n16. Appointments.– The University may employ such persons in its service as may \r\nbe necessary, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board. \r\n17. Authorities of the University. – The following shall be the Authorities of the \r\nUniversity: \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 statutes or the \r\nregulations. \r\n18. Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall consist \r\nof the following: \r\n(a) Chairperson of the Company shall act as the Chair person of the Board of \r\nGovernors; \r\n(b) Members of the Company , subject to a maximum of two members , to be \r\nnominated by the Company; \r\n(c) Five Academicians including at least one women to be nominated by the \r\nCompany; \r\n(d) Chairperson of the Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a \r\nDirector; \r\n(e) Chairperson of Punjab Higher Education Commission or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of a Director; \r\n(f) One Vice Chancellor of any public sector university in the P unjab \r\nnominated by the Chancellor; \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or his nominee \r\nnot below the rank of a Deputy Secretary; and \r\n(h) Vice Chancellor of the University. \r\n(2) The Vice Chancellor shall be the Secretary of the Board and in the absence \r\nof Vice Chancellor , Chairperson shall nominate a S ecretary of the Board 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 \r\nnumber of members. \r\n(5) The Secretary of the Board shall, with the approval of the Chairperson of \r\nthe Board, call a 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 nominated 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 \r\nthe affairs of the University shall vest in the Board. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board may: \r\n(a) formulate or approve the principles, policies and plans governing the \r\nactivities and operations of the University so as to facilitate research, \r\nteaching and other academic work; \r\n(b) approve the statutes of the University; \r\n(c) make or approve rule and regulations; \r\n(d) create a component of the University such as Facult y, department, \r\nconstituent college or university, 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 \r\nand to approve appointments to such posts as it may specify; \r\n(g) hold, control and administer the property, funds and resources of the \r\nUniversity and raise funds for the purpose of the University upon such \r\nsecurity as may be required under the regulations; \r\n(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of the University \r\nincluding responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its operations, their \r\ncontinuity and preservation of the autonomy of the University; \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 University and \r\nmay direct 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 \r\nefficient and effective management and functioning of the University. \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, regulation or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid by \r\nreason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. \r\n21. Delegation of Powers.– (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may delegate \r\nany 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 regulations; \r\n(b) recommend any action to the Chancellor; \r\n(c) appoint the Registrar, Controller of Examination and Treasurer; and \r\n(d) approve annual budget and make consideration of 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 Chairpersons; \r\n(d) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(e) all Professors of the University; \r\n(f) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to \r\nbe nominated by the Board; \r\n(g) three persons eminent in the field of art or science of whom at least one \r\nshall be 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) A nominated member shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one -half of the \r\ntotal number of members of the Academic Council. \r\n23. Powers and Duties of Academic Council. – (1) The Academic Council shall be \r\nthe academic body of the University and may, subject to the statutes, lay down proper \r\nstandards of instruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate and \r\npromote the academic life of the University. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to \r\nthe provisions of the Act, rules, statutes and regulations, the Academic Council may: \r\n(a) advise the Board on academic matters; \r\n(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research and publication; \r\n(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and \r\nexaminations in the University; \r\n(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the University; \r\n(e) propose to the Board, a scheme for the constitution and orga nization of \r\nfaculties, teaching departments, constituent colleges and university; \r\n(f) consider or formulate proposals for the planning and development of \r\nteaching and research in the University; \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 regulations for submission to the Board; \r\n(j) appoint or nominate members to the vari ous Authorities in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of the Act; and \r\n(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Board or statutes. \r\n24. University Fund. – (1) The Board shall establish a Fund to be known as the \r\nSenate Hill University Fund w hich shall vest in the University and to which shall be \r\ncredited all sums received by the University. \r\n(2) The University may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, \r\nequipment or any other item or cash that may facilitate the functioning of the Un iversity \r\nand all such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n25. Budget, Audit and Accounts.– (1) The budget of the University shall be \r\napproved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in s uch manner as may be \r\ndetermined by the Board. \r\n(2) The Board may approve the budget of the University, appropriation of \r\naccounts of the University and settle an audit para relating to the audit of the University. \r\n(3) The Board may delegate the power of a ppropriation or re -appropriation of \r\nfunds to any officer of the University. \r\n26. Rules.– The Board may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of \r\nthe Act. \r\n27. Statutes.– Subject to the rules, the Board may approve the statutes to provide for \r\nand to regulate any matter relevant to the University. \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 statutes made under section \r\n27 and shall continue to remain in force until amended or repealed in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of the Act. \r\n29. Regulations.– Subject to the statutes, the Board may frame regulations for the \r\nproper administration and management of the affairs of the University. \r\n30. Removal of Difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the \r\nprovisions of the Act, the Government may, within one year of the commencement of the \r\nAct and on the recommendations of the Board, give such directions, not inconsistent with \r\nthe Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n(see section 28) \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 University shall include the following faculties and such other faculties \r\nas may be prescribed: \r\na. Faculty of Computer and Information Technology; \r\nb. Faculty of Management and Social Sciences; \r\nc. Faculty of Sciences; \r\nd. Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; and \r\ne. Such other branches of knowledge, as the Board may determine, given on \r\nthe recommendations of the academic council, where applicable, subject to \r\nthe prior approval of the relevant statutory body of professional education. \r\n2. Board of Faculty.– (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty which \r\nshall consist of: \r\na) Dean of the Faculty; \r\nb) Professors and the Chairpersons in the Faculty; \r\nc) 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 opinion of the Academic Council, important bear ing on the subjects \r\nassigned to the Faculty; \r\nd) two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed by the \r\nBoard; \r\ne) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; and \r\nf) Director QEC. \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. \r\n(4) A Board of Faculty, subject to the gen eral control of the Academic Council \r\nand the Board, may: \r\na) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to the \r\nFaculty; \r\nb) scrutinize the recommendations of the Board of Studies comprising a \r\nFaculty with regard to the appointmen t of paper -setters and examiners for \r\ngraduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the panels of \r\nsuitable paper -setters and examiners for each examination to the Vice \r\nChancellor; \r\nc) consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and to submit its \r\nreport to the Academic Council; \r\nd) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of each \r\ndepartment or constituent University comprising the Faculty for \r\npresentation to the Academic Council; and \r\ne) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by 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 amongst three senior most \r\nProfessors of the Faculty on the recommendations of the Vice Cha ncellor 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, Constituent Colleges and University.– (1) There shall \r\nbe an academic department or constituent college for each subject or a group of \r\nsubjects, as may be prescribed by the regulations and each academic department or \r\nconstituent college shall be headed by a head of department or principal of th e \r\nconstituent college. \r\n(2) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint \r\nthe Chairperson from amongst three senior most Professors other than the Professors \r\nalready working as Dean for a period of three years and the Chairperson s hall be eligible \r\nfor reappointment: \r\nProvided that in a department or constituent college where there are less than \r\nthree eligible Professors, the appointment shall be made from amongst the three senior \r\nmost Professors and Associate Professors of the department or constituent college. \r\n(3) The Chairperson shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the \r\ndepartment or constituent college and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of \r\nhis department, constituent college or university. \r\n(4) The Chairpe rson shall, under the general supervision of the Vice \r\nChancellor and Dean, exercise all the administrative, financial and academic powers and \r\nsuch other duties or powers as may be delegated to him. \r\n(5) The Chairperson shall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding \r\nthe performance of the department or constituent college at the graduate and \r\npostgraduate levels, Faculty research and development and submit the report to the \r\nDean for evaluation. \r\n4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research. – (1) The Board of Advanced \r\nStudies and Research shall consist of: \r\na) Vice Chancellor (Convener); \r\nb) all Deans; \r\nc) Controller of Examinations; \r\nd) one Professor of the University from each Faculty other than the Dean to \r\nbe appointed by the Board; \r\ne) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; \r\nf) three members from the relevant field, research organizations and \r\nGovernment, to be nominated by the Board; \r\ng) Director QEC; \r\nh) Director ORIC; and \r\ni) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n(2) The term of of fice of the members of the Board of Advanced Studies and \r\nResearch other than ex-officio members shall be three years. \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 Advanced Studies and Research. – The Board of \r\nAdvanced 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 the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(c) propose regulations regarding the award of a research degree; \r\n(d) appoint supervisors for a postgraduate research student and to approve the \r\ntitle and synopses 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\n6. 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Finance and Planning Committee. – (1) The Finance and Planning Committee \r\nshall consist of: \r\na) Vice Chancellor (Convener); \r\nb) One member of the Company to be nominated by the Company; \r\nc) One member of the Board to be nominated by the Board; \r\nd) One member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the Academic \r\nCouncil; \r\ne) Director Planning of the Punjab Higher Education Commission; \r\nf) Registrar; and \r\ng) Treasurer (Secretary). \r\n(2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. \r\n(3) Half of the members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall \r\nconstitute the quorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee. \r\n9. 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