NISHTAR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ACT 2017

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THE NISHTAR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ACT 2017 
(XVII of 2017) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment and incorporation  
4. Functions of the University 
5. Access to the University 
6. Increase in fee 
7. Jurisdiction 
8. Officers of the University 
9. Chancellor 
10. Inspection and inquiry 
11. Pro-Chancellor 
12. Vice Chancellor 
13. Powers of the Vice Chancellor 
14. Pro-Vice Chancellor 
15. Registrar 
16. Treasurer 
17. Controller of Examinations 
18. Internal auditor 
19. Appointments 
20. Authorities of the University 
21. Syndicate 
22. Powers and duties of the Syndicate 
23. Academic Council 
24. Powers and duties of the Academic Council 
25. Board of Faculty 
26. Board of Advanced Studies and Research  
27. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research 
28. Selection Board 
29. Functions of the Selection Board 
30. Finance and Planning Committee 
31. Functions of Finance and Planning Committee 
32. Appointment of Committees by Authorities 
33. Statutes 
34. Regulations 
35. Rules 
36. University Fund 
37. Budget, audit and accounts 
38. Appeal to Syndicate 
39. Removal of difficulties 
40. Indemnity 
41. Repeal 
 
 
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THE NISHTAR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ACT 2017 
(XVII of 2017) 
[28 September 2017] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of Nishtar Medical University  
It is necessary to reconstitute and upgrade Nishtar Medical College Multan as 
a University for purposes of imparting better medical education, encouraging and 
arranging extensive research and publications in the field of medical sciences, 
holding examinations and awarding medical degrees and for ancillary matters; 
Be it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the Nishtar 
Medical University Act 2017. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In the Act: 
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; 
(b) “Act” means the Nishtar Medical University Act 2017; 
(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the University; 
(d) “chairperson” means the head of a department, principal of a constituent 
college or director of an institute; 
(e) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University; 
(f) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission set up under the 
Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); 
(g) “constituent college” means a college administered and maintained by 
the University; 
(h) “Controller of Examinations” means Controller of Examinations of the 
University; 
(i) “Dean” means the head of a faculty of the University; 
(j) “department” means a teaching department maintained and administered 
by the University in the prescribed manner; 
(k) “faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the University 
consisting of one or more departments, institutes or constituent colleges; 
                                                 
1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 20 September 2017; assented to by the Governor of the 
Punjab on 27 September 2017; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extr aordinary), dated: 28 September 2017, pp. 
1621.1634. 
(l) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(m) “hospital” means the hospital notified by the Government to be a 
constituent hospital of the University for teaching purposes; 
(n) “institute” means an institute established, maintained and administered by 
the University; 
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by the statutes, regulations or rules; 
(p) “Pro-Chancellor” means Pro-Chancellor of the University; 
(q) “Professor Emeritus” means a retired professor working in a faculty on 
honorary basis; 
(r) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; 
(s)  “Registrar” means Registrar of the University;  
(t) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” respectively mean the statutes, 
regulations and rules made under the Act; 
(u) “Syndicate” means Syndicate of the University; 
(v) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor 
or Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, Demonstrator and Instructor engaged 
whole time by the University and such other persons as may be 
prescribed; 
(w) “Treasurer” means Treasurer of the University; 
(x) “University” means Nishtar Medical University Multan; and 
(y) “Vice Chancellor” means Vice Chancellor of the University. 
CHAPTER II 
THE UNIVERSITY 
3. Establishment and incorporation .– (1) T he Government shall, by 
notification, re -constitute Nishtar Medical College Multan as Nishtar Medical 
University. 
(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 aforesaid name, sue and be sued. 
(3) The University may, with the approval of the Government, open and 
administer a sub-campus of the University. 
(4) The University shall consist of the following– 
(a) Chancellor; 
(b) Pro-Chancellor; 
(c) Vice Chancellor; 
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor; 
(e) members of the Syndicate, the Academic Council and all other 
Authorities; 
(f) Chairpersons and Deans; 
(g) teachers and students of the University; and 
(h) officers and members of the staff of the University. 
 (5) Consequent upon the notification issued under subsection (1), all 
properties, rights and interests of whatever kind, used, enjoyed, possessed, owned 
or vested in or held in trust by or for the Nishtar Medical College Multan and all 
liabilities legally s ubsisting against that College shall stand transferred to the 
University. 
 (6) All employees of the Government serving in Nishtar Medical College 
Multan immediately before the commencement of the Act shall be considered on 
deputation with the University. 
 (7) Subject to the criteria notified by the University, an employee of the 
Government on deputation with the University may, within three hundred and sixty 
five days from the commencement of the Act, opt for absorption in the service of the 
University on such terms and conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed.  
4. Functions of the University.– (1) The University shall: 
(a) provide for education relating to medicine, surgery and such other 
related branches of knowledge as it may deem fit, and make provisions 
for research, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in such 
manner as it may determine; 
(b) establish, maintain and administer a department, constituent college or 
an institute; 
(c) establish and support other facilities for education, trai ning and 
research; 
(d) prescribe courses of studies; 
(e) decide teaching methods and strategies in order to ensure the most 
effective educational and training programmes; 
(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies 
the examina tion, award degree, diploma, certificate and other 
academic distinction to the person; 
(g) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, 
teachers and other employees of the University; 
(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract f or a specified 
duration and to specify the terms of the engagement; 
(i) provide career counseling and job search services to the students and 
alumni; 
(j) maintain linkages with alumni; 
(k) provide and support the academic development of the faculty of the 
University; 
(l) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research 
in the prescribed manner; 
(m) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant 
Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and may appoint a 
person on the post; 
(n) create a post for research, extension, administration or other related 
purposes and appoint a person to the post in the prescribed manner; 
(o) institute and award financial assistance to students in need, 
fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the 
prescribed manner; 
(p) provide for the residence to the students, establish and maintain halls 
of residence and may approve or licence a hostel, lodging or boarding 
place; 
(q) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the University; 
(r) promote extracurricular and recreational activities for the students and 
make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of the 
students; 
(s) demand and receive such fees and other charges as it may 
determine; and 
(t) perform any other prescribed or ancillary function. 
(2) The University may: 
(a) institute programmes for the exchange of students and teachers 
between the University and any other university, educational 
institution or research organization; 
(b) develop and implement fund-raising plans; 
(c) 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; 
(d) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in 
the prescribed manner; 
(e) make provisions for research, advisory or consultancy services and 
enter into arrangements with any other institution, public or private 
body, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; 
(f) receive and manage property, grants and contributions made to the 
University and invest any fund in such manner as may be prescribed; 
(g) print and publish research or work; 
(h) establish teaching departments, schools, colleges, faculties, institutes, 
museums and centers of excellence including area study center and 
other centers of learning for the development of teaching and 
research and to make arrangements for their maintenance, 
management and administration; and 
(i) exercise any power ancillary to the above powers as may be 
prescribed. 
5. Access to the University .– Subject to such reasonable restrictions as may 
be prescribed, the University shall be open to all persons of either sex and of 
whatever race, creed, religion, class or colour and no person shall be denied the 
privileges of the University on any such grounds. 
6. Increase in fee .– The University shall not, without approval of the 
Chancellor, increase any fee or charge in excess of ten per cent per annum. 
7. Jurisdiction.– The University shall exercise the powers conferred on it by or 
under the Act in respect of its teaching jurisdiction over hospitals, schools or 
institutes attached to it. 
CHAPTER III 
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY 
8. Officers of the  University.– The following shall be the officers of the 
University:– 
(a) Chancellor; 
(b) Pro-Chancellor; 
(c) Vice Chancellor; 
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor; 
(e) Deans; 
(f) Chairpersons; 
(g) Registrar; 
(h) Treasurer; 
(i) Controller of Examinations; 
(j) Librarian; 
(k) Auditor; and 
(l) such other persons as may be prescribed. 
9. Chancellor.– (1) Governor of the Punjab shall be the Chancellor of the 
University. 
(2) The Chancellor or a nominee of the Chancellor shall preside at 
convocation of the University. 
(3) The University may, subject to prior approval of the Chancellor, confer 
an honorary degree. 
(4) Subject to the Act, the Chancellor may approve the draft statutes 
submitted by the Syndicate or refer the statutes back to the Syndicate for 
reconsideration. 
(5) In the performance of functions under the Act, the Chancellor shall act 
and shall be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is 
bound under clause (1) of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan. 
10. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry 
into the affairs of the University. 
(2) The Chancellor shall convey the views with regard to the result of the 
inspection or inquiry to the Syndicate and may, after ascertaining the view s of the 
Syndicate, recommend any remedial action to the Syndicate. 
(3) The Syndicate shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit 
a report to the Chancellor about the action taken on the recommendation of the 
Chancellor. 
(4) If the Syndicate fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor 
within the specified time, the Chancellor may issue such direction as the Chancellor 
deems appropriate and the Syndicate shall comply with the direction. 
(5) The Chancellor may set aside a decisio n or action of the Syndicate, 
which, in the opinion of the Chancellor, is against the law, interest of academic 
excellence of the University, religious or cultural ideology, or national integrity. 
11. Pro-Chancellor.– (1) Minister for Health of the Governm ent shall be the Pro -
Chancellor of the University. 
(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions under the Act and exercise 
powers of the Chancellor, except the powers under section 10, as may be prescribed 
or assigned to the Pro-Chancellor by the Chancellor. 
12. Vice Chancellor .– (1) A person who is eligible and who is not more than 
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[seventy] years of age on the last date fixed for submission of applications for the 
post of Vice Chancellor may apply for the post. 
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[(2) A person shall not be eligible for the post of Vice Chancellor unless he 
has: 
(a)   MBBS degree (second division) or equivalent minimum level -III 
medical qualification such as FCPS or MD or MS or equivalent 
qualification in clinical subjects or Ph.D in basic medical sciences 
from an institu te or a university recognized by the Pakistan 
Medical and Dental Council;  
(b) been a Profes sor for at least ten years in a  medical institute or  
university recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental 
Council; and 
(c) at least twenty publications in inde xed medical journals 
recognized by the Higher Education Commission or the Pakistan 
Medical and Dental Council.] 
 (3) The Government shall constitute, for a term of two years, a Search 
Committee consisting of not less than three and not more than five membe rs for 
making recommendations for appointment of the Vice Chancellor. 
                                                 
2Substituted for the words "sixty five"  by the Public Sector Medical Universities (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLVIII of 2026); and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 24.6.2026, pages 7415-7417, s.7(a). 
3Substituted by the Public Sector Medical Universities (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLVIII of 2026); and published in the Punjab 
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 24.6.2026, pages 7415-7417, s.7(b). 
 
(4) The Search Committee shall follow such procedure and criteria for the 
search or selection of the panel for the post of the Vice Chancellor as the 
Government may, by notification, determine. 
(5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the Government, in order 
of merit, a panel of three persons who, in its opinion, are suitable for appointment as 
the Vice Chancellor. 
(6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor for a term of fou r 
years but he shall serve during the pleasure of the Chancellor. 
(7) The Government shall determine the terms and conditions of service of 
the Vice Chancellor. 
(8) The incumbent Vice Chancellor shall not be allowed any extension in 
his tenure but subject to eligibility, he may again compete for the post of the Vice 
Chancellor in accordance with the procedure prescribed by or under this section. 
(9) If the office of the Vice Chancellor is vacant or the Vice Chancellor is 
absent or is unable to perform the f unctions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any 
cause, the Pro -Vice Chancellor shall perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor 
but, if at any time, the office of Pro -Vice Chancellor is also vacant or the Pro -Vice 
Chancellor is absent or is unable to perfor m the functions of the Vice Chancellor 
owing to any cause, the Chancellor shall make such temporary arrangements for the 
performance of the duties of the Vice Chancellor as he may deem fit. 
(10) The Pro-Vice Chancellor or any other person acting as Vice Ch ancellor 
under subsection (9) shall not, in any case, perform the functions of the Vice 
Chancellor for the period of more than six months and the Chancellor shall, within 
that period, ensure appointment of the Vice Chancellor under this section. 
13. Powers of the Vice Chancellor .– (1) Subject to the Act, the Vice Chancellor 
shall be the chief executive officer of the University and shall ensure that the 
provisions of the Act, statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed. 
(2) The Vice Chancellor m ay attend a meeting of any Authority or body of 
the University. 
(3) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the Vice Chancellor 
may, in an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in the competence of 
the Vice Chancellor but is within the competence of any Authority. 
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven days of taking an action under 
subsection (3), submit a report of the action taken to the Pro -Chancellor and to the 
members of the Syndicate and the Syndicate shall, within forty five  days of such an 
action of the Vice Chancellor, pass such order as the Syndicate deems appropriate. 
(5) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Syndicate, the 
Vice Chancellor may: 
(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the Univers ity to take up 
an assignment in connection with examination, administration or any 
other activity in relation to the University; 
(b) sanction by re -appropriation an amount for an unforeseen item not 
provided for in the budget of the University; 
(c) make appointments of such categories of employees of the University 
and in such manner as may be prescribed; 
(d) take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other employee 
of the University in the prescribed manner; 
(e) delegate, subject to such co nditions as may be prescribed, any of his 
powers to a teacher or officer of the University; and 
(f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed or as may be 
assigned by the Syndicate. 
(6) 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, administration and finances of the 
University. 
(7) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months of the end of an 
academic year, submit the annual report of the University to the Syndicate. 
14. Pro-Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Chancellor shall nominate the Pro -Vice 
Chancellor of the University from amongst three senior most Professors of the 
University for a term of three years. 
(2) The Pro -Vice Chancellor shall perform such functions as may be 
assigned to him under the Act, statute or regulations. 
(3) The Syndicate or the Vice Chancellor may assign any function to the 
Pro-Vice Chancellor in addition to his duties as Professor. 
15. Registrar.– (1) The Syndicate shall, on the recommendation of the Vice 
Chancellor, appoint a Registrar in such manner and on such terms and conditions as 
may be prescribed. 
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he 
possesses the pres cribed qualifications and minimum five years’ experience of 
administration. 
(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the University and shall: 
(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the University and be 
responsible for the provision of secretarial support to the Syndicate 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 assigned to him by 
the Syndicate. 
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a term of three years. 
16. Treasurer.– (1) The Syndicate shall appoint a Treasurer in such manner and 
on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he 
possesses the prescribed professional qu alifications and experience in the field of 
accounts or finance. 
(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 Syndicate; 
(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 Syndicate 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 Syndicate. 
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a term of three years. 
17. Controller of Examinations .– (1) The Syndicate shall, on the 
recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a Controller of Examinations in 
such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Syndicate 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 and shall be 
responsible for all matters connected with the co nduct of examinations and shall 
perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned by the Syndicate. 
(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a term of three 
years. 
18. Internal auditor .– The Syndicate shall appoint an internal audi tor in the 
prescribed manner on such terms and conditions as it may determine. 
19. Appointments.– The University may appoint such persons in its service as 
may be necessary in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed. 
CHAPTER IV 
AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY 
20. Authorities of the University .– (1) The following shall be the Authorities of 
the University: 
(a) Syndicate; 
(b) Academic Council; 
(c) Board of Faculties; 
(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research; 
(e) Selection Board; 
(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and 
(g) such other Authority as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Syndicate may constitute committees consisting of its members or 
officers of the University or a combination of all or any of such persons. 
21. Syndicate.– (1) The Syndicate shall consist of– 
(a) Pro-Chancellor who shall be its chairperson; 
(b) Vice Chancellor; 
(c) Secretary to the Government, Specialized Healthcare and Medical 
Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of an 
Additional Secretary; 
(d) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department or a nominee not 
below the rank of an Additional Secretary; 
(e) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or a 
nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; 
(f) Secretary to the Government, Law and Parliamentary Affairs 
Department or a nominee not below the rank of an Additional 
Secretary; 
(g) Chairman of the Commission or a nominee not below the rank of a 
whole-time member of the Commission; 
(h) one senior most Dean of the Faculties; 
(i) three members including at least one woman member of Provincial 
Assembly of the Punjab preferably medical doctors to be nominated by 
the Speaker of the Assembly; 
(j) two retired Principals or Professors of Nishtar Medical College Multan 
or the University to be nominated by the Government; 
(k) two financial experts or bankers to be nominated by the Government; 
(l) two philanthropists or representatives of civil society to be nominated 
by the Government; 
(m) head of an associated faculty; 
(n) Medical Superintend ent of an attached hospital having not less than 
two hundred beds;  
(o) the Dean of an attached nursing school; and 
(p) two Vice Chancellors, one from public sector university and one from a 
private sector university, to be nominated by the Chancellor. 
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Syndicate. 
(3) The Pro -Chancellor may nominate a member of the Syndicate to 
preside over a meeting of the Syndicate in his absence. 
(4) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex -officio members & 
members from Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, shall hold office for a period of 
three years. 
(5) Seven members of the Syndicate shall constitute the quorum for a 
meeting of the Syndicate. 
(6) The Vice Chancellor shall, with the approval of the Pro -Chancellor, 
summon a meeting of the Syndicate. 
(7) The Syndicate shall take decisions by majority of the votes of the 
members present and voting and the Registrar shall clearly reflect the dissent, if any, 
and the reasons of such dissent. 
22. Powers and duties of the Syndica te.– (1) The Syndicate shall be the 
executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of the Act and 
the statutes, take effective measures to raise the standard of medical teaching, 
research, technological development, publication and o ther academic pursuits and 
exercise general supervision over the affairs of the University and management of 
the property of the University. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject 
to the provisions of the Act, the Syndicate may: 
(a) hold, control and administer the property and funds of the University; 
(b) govern and regulate, with due regard to the advice of the Finance and 
Planning Committee in this behalf, the finances, accounts and 
investments of the University and, for that purpose, appoint such 
agents as it may deem fit; 
(c) consider and approve the annual report, the annual and revised budget 
estimates and to re -appropriate funds from one major head of 
expenditure to another; 
(d) transfer or accept transfer of mova ble or immovable property on behalf 
of the University; 
(e) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the 
University; 
(f) cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of money 
received and expended by the University and for the a ssets and 
liabilities of the University; 
(g) invest any money belonging to the University including any unapplied 
income in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts Act 
1882 (II of 1882),  or in the purchase of immovable property or in su ch 
other manner, as it may determine, with the like power of varying such 
investments; 
(h) receive and manage any property transferred, grants, bequests, trusts, 
gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to the 
University; 
(i) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of the common 
seal of the University; 
(j) provide buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipment 
and other means required for carrying out the work of the University; 
(k) establish and maintain hall s of residence and hostels or approve or 
license hostels or lodgings for the residence of students; 
(l) arrange for the inspection of the academic departments; 
(m) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant 
Professorships, Lecturerships and other posts and to suspend or 
abolish such posts; 
(n) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical, research, 
extension or other posts as may be necessary; 
(o) appoint University teachers and other officers on the recommendation 
of the Selection Board for teaching and managerial posts; 
(p) confer, with prior approval of the Chancellor, an honorary degree; 
(q) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other employees of 
the University and of those working in the University on deputa tion or 
on contract; 
(r) appoint members to the various Authorities, committees and bodies in 
the prescribed manner; 
(s) remove any person from the membership of any Authority if such 
person has accepted any assignment which involves absence from the 
University for a continuous period of six months or more; 
(t) regulate, determine and administer, all other matters concerning the 
University and to this end exercise all necessary powers not 
specifically mentioned in the Act and statutes but not inconsistent w ith 
the provisions of the Act; 
(u) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed; 
(v) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescribed manner 
officers, teachers and employees it is empowered to appoint; 
(w) approve s tatutes and recommend those drafts of the statutes, for 
approval of the Chancellor, which pertain to the terms and conditions of 
service of the University employees; 
(x) approve regulations recommended by the Academic Council; 
(y) delegate any of its power s to an Authority or officer or a committee or 
sub-committee; and 
(z)  perform such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Act 
and the statutes. 
23. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of the Vice 
Chancellor who shall be t he Chairperson of the Academic Council and the following 
members: 
(a) Pro-Vice Chancellor; 
(b) Deans; 
(c) Chairpersons; 
(d) one retired Principal or Professor of Nishtar Medical College Multan or 
the University nominated by the Syndicate; 
(e) all Professors including Professors Emeritus; 
(f) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two lecturers 
to be elected from amongst themselves; 
(g) three academicians of eminence including at least one woman to be 
nominated by the Syndicate; 
(j) Secretary to the Government, Specialized Healthcare and Medical 
Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of a Deputy 
Secretary; 
(i) five experts including at least two women in the field of medical 
education to be nominated by the Chancellor; 
(j) Registrar (Member/Secretary); 
(k) Controller of Examinations; and 
(l) Librarian. 
(2) The members of the Academic Council, other than ex -officio members, 
shall hold office for three years, and the vacancy, if any, shall be filled for the 
remaining period in the prescribed manner. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one -third 
of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
24. Powers and duties of the Academic Council .– (1) The Academic Council 
shall be the academic body o f the University and may lay down proper standards of 
instruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate and promote the 
academic life of the University. 
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing 
provision, the Academic Council may: 
(a) advise the Syndicate on academic matters; 
(b) regulate teaching, research and examinations; 
(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and 
examinations of the University; 
(d) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and prizes; 
(e) regulate the conduct and discipline of students of the University; 
(f) propose to the Syndicate schemes for the constitution and organization 
of faculties, institutes and other academic bodies; 
(g) propose regula tions on the recommendations of the Boards of 
Faculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and approval of 
the Syndicate; 
(h) propose for each academic year, on the recommendations of the Boards 
of Studies, regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and 
the outlines of tests for all examinations, but if the recommendations are 
not received by the prescribed date, the Academic Council may, subject 
to the approval of the Syndicate, permit such regulations to continue for 
the following year; 
(i) recognize the examinations given by other Universities or examining 
bodies as being equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the 
University; 
(j) nominate members of the Authorities in accordance with the provisions 
of the Act; and 
(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes. 
25. Board of Faculty .– (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty 
which shall consist of: 
(a) Dean of the Faculty; 
(b) Chairperson and Professors in the Faculty; 
(c) three teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council on the basis 
of their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not 
assigned to the Faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council, 
important bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty; 
(d) two experts in the field from outside the University to be nominated by 
the Syndicate;  
(e) one Associate Professor, one Assistant Professor and one 
Demonstrator to be appointed by rotation in order of seniority from 
each department of the faculty; and 
(f) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor. 
(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 its meeting shall be one -third of the total number of 
members. 
(4) A Board of Faculty, subject to the general control of the Syndicate and 
Academic Council, 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 the 
Faculty with regard to the appointment 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 mat ter 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, constituent college or Institute comprising the Faculty 
for presentation to the Academic Council; and 
(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by statutes. 
26. Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– (1) The Board of Advanced 
Studies and Research shall consist of the Vice Chancellor who shall be the 
chairperson and the following members: 
(a) all the Deans; 
(b) Controller of Examinations; 
(c) one University Professor from each Faculty to be nominated by the 
Syndicate; 
(d) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor; 
(e) three members from the relevant field, research organizat ions or the 
Government to be nominated by the Syndicate; 
(f) three professors other than Deans to be nominated by the Syndicate; 
and 
(g) Registrar (Secretary). 
(2) The term of office 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-third of the total number of members.  
27. 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 title and synopsis of the thesis or dissertation; 
(e) recommend panel of examiners for evaluation of a research 
examination; and  
(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the statutes. 
28. Selection Board .– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of the Vice 
Chancellor who shall be the chairperson of the Board and the following members: 
(a) Secretary to the Gove rnment, Specialized Healthcare and Medical 
Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of an 
Additional Secretary; 
(b) two members of the Syndicate to be nominated by the Syndicate; 
(c) Dean of the Faculty concerned; 
(d) Chairperson concerned; 
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Syndicate;  
(f) two eminent medical practitioners or scientists in the relevant field to be 
nominated as experts by the Government on recommendation of the 
Syndicate; and 
(g) Registrar (member/secretary). 
(2) The members, other than ex -officio members, shall hold office for a 
period of three years. 
(3) Five members including at least one expert shall constitute the quorum 
for a meeting of the Selection Board. 
(4) The member who himself or whose relative is a can didate for a post to 
which selection is to be made, shall not take part in the whole proceedings of the 
Selection Board. 
(5) In selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate 
Professor, the Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three expe rts in the subject 
and in selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the subject, to 
be nominated by the Vice Chancellor from a standing list of experts for each subject 
approved by the Syndicate. 
(6) The Syndicate may approve or revi se the standing list of experts of a 
subject on the recommendation of the Selection Board. 
29. Functions of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall: 
(a) recommend to the Syndicate, suitable applicants for appointment to 
teaching and other posts as also the pay package, if not already 
prescribed; and 
(b) consider cases of promotion or selection of officers of the University 
and recommend suitable officers for such promotion or selection to the 
Syndicate. 
30. Finance and Planning Committee .– (1) The F inance and Planning 
Committee shall consist of the Vice Chancellor who shall be the chairperson of the 
Committee and the following members: 
(a) all the Deans; 
(b) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the Syndicate; 
(c) Chairman Planning and Devel opment Board of the Government or his 
nominee not below the rank of a member; 
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the 
Academic Council; 
(e) Director Planning or any other nominee of the Commission; 
(f) Registrar;  
(g) Medical Superintendents of the constituent hospitals; and 
(h) Treasurer (member/secretary). 
(2) A member other than an ex officio member shall hold office for three 
years. 
(3) Five members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall constitute the 
quorum for a meeting of the Committee. 
31. Functions of Finance and Planning Committee .– The Finance and 
Planning Committee shall: 
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget 
estimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate; 
(b) periodically review the financial position of the University; 
(c) advise the Syndicate 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. 
32. Appointment of Committees by Au thorities.– An Authority may constitute 
such standing, special or advisory committees as it may deem fit and appoint to such 
committees, persons who may not be its members. 
CHAPTER V 
STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES 
33. Statutes.– (1) Subject to the provisi ons of the Act, the Syndicate may make 
statutes or recommend statutes relating to the matters specified in clauses (a) and 
(b) of subsection (2) to the Chancellor. 
(2) The statutes may be made to provide for and regulate all or any of the 
following matters: 
(a) scales of pay, method of recruitment and other terms and conditions of 
service of officers, teachers and other employees of the University and the 
constitution of their pension, insurance, gratuity, provident fund and 
benevolent fund; 
(b) conduct and discipline of the officers, teachers and other employees of 
the University; 
(c) constitution, powers and duties of the Authorities and conduct of 
elections of such Authorities and related matters; 
(d) establishment of institutes, faculties, constituent co lleges, departments 
and academic divisions; 
(e) powers and duties of officers, teachers and employees of the 
University; 
(f) conditions for appointment of Professors Emeritus; 
(g) conditions on which the University may enter into arrangements with 
public b odies or other organizations for purposes of research and 
advisory services; 
(h) general scheme of studies including the duration of courses, the 
system of examinations and the number of subjects and papers for 
examinations; 
(i) award of an honorary degree; 
(j) maintenance of register of students and of registered graduates; 
(k) conduct of elections for membership of Authorities and related matters; 
and 
(l) all other matters which are to be or may be prescribed or regulated by 
the statutes. 
(3) The Syndicate shall recommend statutes under clauses (a) and (b) of 
subsection (2) to the Chancellor who may approve it with or without any amendment 
or may refer it back to the Syndicate for reconsideration or may reject it. 
34. Regulations.– (1) Subject to the provi sions of the Act and the statutes, the 
Syndicate may, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, frame regulations 
in respect of all or any of the following matters:– 
(a) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of the 
University; 
(b) manner and method of teaching conducted in the University; 
(c) admission of students to the University and conditions under which 
they are admitted or allowed to take courses and examinations of the 
University and become eligible for the award of degrees, di plomas and 
certificates; 
(d) fees and other charges to be paid by students for admission to the 
courses of studies and the examinations of the University; 
(e) conduct of examinations; 
(f) conduct and discipline of students of the University; 
(g) conditions of residence of the students of the University including the 
levying of fees for residence in halls of residence and hostels and 
approval of hostels and lodgings for students; 
(h) conditions for acquiring research degrees; 
(i) institution of fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes; 
(j) institution of stipends and free and half-free studentships; 
(k) academic costumes; 
(l) use of the library; 
(m) formation of teaching departments and Boards of Studies; and 
(n) all other matters which under the Act or t he statutes are to be or may 
be prescribed by regulations. 
(2) The Academic Council shall prepare and submit the regulations to the 
Syndicate and the Syndicate may approve them with or without amendments or refer 
them back to the Academic Council for reconsideration or reject them. 
35. Rules.– (1) A n Authority or a body of the University may make rules 
consistent with the Act, statutes and regulations, to regulate the conduct of its 
business. 
(2) The Syndicate may direct any Authority or body of the Univers ity to 
amend or repeal any rules made by the Authority or body. 
CHAPTER VI 
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 
36. University Fund.– (1) There shall be a Fund to be known as Nishtar Medical 
University Fund which shall vest in the University and to which shall be credited  all 
sums including endowment fund received by the University.  
 (2) The University may accept donation in the shape of land, vehicle, 
equipment or any other items or fund that may facilitate the functioning of the 
University and all such donations shall b e used, maintained and disposed of by the 
University in the prescribed manner. 
37. Budget, audit and accounts .– (1) The budget of the University shall be 
approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may 
be prescribed by the Syndicate. 
(2) The Syndicate may approve the budget of the University, appropriation 
of accounts of the University and may settle an audit para relating to the audit of the 
University. 
(3) The Syndicate may delegate the power of appropriation or re -
appropriation of funds to an officer of the University. 
CHAPTER VII 
MISCELLANEOUS 
38. Appeal to Syndicate .– (1) Where no provision for appeal in respect of an 
order passed by an Authority, body or officer of the University, other than the 
Chancellor, exists in the statutes or the regulations, the aggrieved person may prefer 
an appeal against that order to the Syndicate. 
(2) The Syndicate may constitute a committee of its members to hear and 
dispose of any appeal on behalf of the Syndicate. 
(3) If a member of the Syndicate is also the member of the Authority or the 
officer who passed the order such member of the Authority or the officer shall not 
hear the appeal as member of the Syndicate or committee constituted by it to hear 
and dispose of the appeal. 
39. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of the Act, the Government may give such directions, not inconsistent with 
the Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty. 
40. Indemnity.– No suit  or legal proceedings shall lie against the Government, 
the University or any Authority, officer or employee of the Government or the 
University or any person in respect of anything which is done in good faith under the 
Act. 
41. Repeal.– The Nishtar Medica l University  Ordinance 2017 (VII of 2017) is 
hereby repealed.