UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE ORDINANCE, 2002

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE ORDINANCE, 2002 
(LXI of 2002) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the University 
4. Functions and powers of the University 
5. Jurisdiction 
6. Patron 
7. Inspection and inquiry 
8. Board of Governors 
9. Rector 
10. Powers and functions of the Board of Governors 
11. Business of the Board 
12. Appointments 
13. Delegation of powers 
14. University Fund  
15 Budget, audit and accounts 
16. Regulations 
17. Removal of difficulties 
18. Academic Council 
19. Powers and duties of Academic Council 
20. First Statutes 
21. Repeal 
22. Savings 
SCHEDULE 
1. Faculties 
2. Board of Faculty 
3. Academic Departments and Head of the Department 
4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research 
5. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research 
6. Selection Board 
7. Functions of the Selection Board 
8. Finance and Planning Committee 
9. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee 
 
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THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE ORDINANCE, 2002 
(LXI of 2002) 
[2nd October, 2002] 
An 
Ordinance 
to provide for the establishment of the University of Lahore. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the 
University of Lahore and for matters ancillary and connected thereto in the manner 
hereinafter appearing; 
And whereas the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab stands dissolved and the 
Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take 
immediate action; 
And whereas under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) 
Order No.9 of 1999, as amended by the Chief Executive Order No.11 of 2000, the 
Governor of a Province may issue and promulgate an Ordinance; 
Now, therefore,  in exercise of the aforesaid powers and all other powers  
enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and 
promulgate the following Ordinance:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1)This Ordinance may be called the 
University of Lahore Ordinance, 2002. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in the 
subject or context– 
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; 
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors; 
(c) “Chairperson of Department” means the head of a teaching 
department; 
(d) “Company” means the Ibadat Trust; 
(e) “Dean” means the Chairman of the Board of a Faculty; 
(f) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University; 
(g) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(h) “Patron” means the Governor of the Punjab; 
                                                 
1Promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 2 October 2002; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2 
October 2002, pages 2987 -2995. Under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), it will 
remain in force notwithstanding t he maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
(i) “Rector” means the Rector of the University; 
(j) “Registrar means the Registrar of the University; 
(k) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and “Rules” mean respectively the Statutes, 
the Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have been made 
under this Ordinance; and 
(l) “University” means the University of Lahore as constituted under this 
Ordinance. 
3. Establishment of the University .– (1) There shall be established a  
University to be called the University of Lahore with its 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. 
4. Functions and powers of the University .– The functions and powers of  the 
University shall be– 
(a) to provide for instruction and training in– 
(i) Management Scienc es, Mathematical Sciences  (Mathematics 
and Statistics), Social Sciences and  Humanities (Economics), 
Information Technology (Computer  Sciences, Electronics and 
Communications), Molecular  Biology and Biotechnology, 
Languages and Literature (English) and Pharmacy; and 
(ii) such other branches of ( learning a the board of G overnors may 
determine with the approval of the Patron given on the 
recommendation of a committee constituted by the Education 
Department: 
Provided that in case of medical and engineering educ ation, 
approval of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council and Pakistan 
Engineering Council respectively shall be a pre-requisite;
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(b) to provide for research, demonstration and other servic es, and for the 
advancement and dissemination of knowledge; 
(c) to hold examinations and confer on or award degrees, diplomas , 
certificates and other academic distinctions to persons who have 
passed its examinations; 
(d) to select and promote faculties; 
(e) to prescribe courses of studies; 
(f) to establish and support oth er facilities for education, training and 
research; and 
(g) to decide teaching methods and strategies in order to ensure the most 
effective educational and training programs. 
                                                 
2The Faculty of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (MBBS+BDS) were created with the 
approval of Patron/Governor of Punjab vide notification No. SO (Univ) 9-19 (99) Dated: 6th March, 2008. 
5. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall be restricted to t he 
Province of the Punjab. 
(2) The University shall not open any sub -campus or affiliate any other 
educational instit ution for a period of ten years from the commencement of this 
Ordinance after which period it may have sub -campuses with the approval of th e 
Patron. 
6. Patron.– (1) The Governor of the Punjab shall be the Patron of the University. 
(2) The Patron or his nominee shall preside at the convocations of the 
University. 
(3) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to 
confirmation by the Patron. 
7. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Patron may cause an inspection or inquiry 
to be made in respect of any matter connected with the affairs of the University. 
(2) The Patron shall communicate to the Board of Governors his views 
with regard to t he result of the inspection or inquiry and shall, after ascertaining the 
views of the Board, advise the Board on the action to be taken by it. 
(3) The Board of Governors shall, within such time as may be specified by 
the Patron, communicate to him such action as has been taken as a result of the 
inspection or inquiry. 
(4) Where the Board of Governors does not, within the time specified, take 
action to the satisfaction of the Patron, the Patron may issue such directions as he 
thinks fit and the Board shall comply with all such directions. 
(5) The Patron ma y, on the recommendation of a Co mmittee constituted 
by the Patron and comprising a nominee of the Board of Governors, a  judge of the 
Lahore High Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the said  Court and a 
Professor Emeritus or Vice Chancellor, take any action against the  University 
including its closure. 
(6) The Government may make Rules to give effect to the provisions of 
sub-section (5). 
(7) The Patron shall have the authority to annul any dec ision or action of 
the Board of Governors, which he thinks was taken against the interest of academic 
excellence, religious and cultural ideology and national integrity. 
8. Board of Governors .– (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall 
consist of the following:– 
(i) the Chairman of the Ibadat Trust; 
(ii) members of the Board of Dire ctors of the Company subject to  a 
maximum of eight members; 
(iii) the Chairman, University Grants Commission or his nominee not below 
the rank of a whole time member; 
(iv) a Vice Chancellor of a U niversity in the Punjab nominated by the 
Patron; 
(v) the Rector; and 
(vi) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Education Department or his 
nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary. 
(2) The Chairman of the Company shall be the Chairman of the Board. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total 
number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
9. Rector.– (1) The Rector shall be appointed by the Government on such terms 
and conditions as may be determined on the recommendations of the Board. 
(2) The Rector shall perform such functions as are assigned to him by  the 
Board. 
10. Powers and functions of the Board of Governors .– The administration and 
management of the affairs of the University shall vest in the Board. 
11. Business of the Board .– (1) The me etings and the 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 these matters are prescribed, as may be 
determined by the Board. 
(2) No Statute, Regulation or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. 
12. Appointments.– The University may appoint such persons in its services as 
may be necessary on such terms and  conditions as may be determined by the 
Board. 
13. Delegation of powers .– The Board may delegate to any person or a 
committee any of its powers, duties or functions. 
14. University Fund .– There shall be a fund to be known as the University of 
Lahore Fund w hich shall vest in the University and to which shall be credited all 
sums received by the University. 
15. Budget, audit and accounts .– 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 Board. 
16. Regulations.– The Board may, by notification, make Regulations for the 
administration and management of the affairs of the University. 
17. Removal of difficulties .– lf any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of this Ordinance, the Government may, in consultation with the Board, 
give such directions, not inconsistent with the said provisions, as it may consider 
necessary for the removal of such difficulty. . 
18. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of– 
(i) the Rector (Chairman); 
(ii) all the Deans; 
(iii) all the Heads of the Departments/Institutes; 
(iv) all Professors and Associate Professors of the University; 
(v) nominee of the Secretary Education not below the rank of Deputy 
Secretary; 
(vi) two Associate Professors, Two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers 
to be nominated by the Board; 
(vii) three persons eminent in the fields of arts and sciences of whom at 
least one shall be from each category, to be nominated by the Board; 
(viii) Director Academic, University Grants Commission; and 
(ix) the Registrar (Member/Secretary). 
(2) Members appointed by nomination shall hold office for three years; 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one half of 
the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
19. Powers and duties of Academic Council .– (1) The Academic Council shall 
be the academic body of the University and shall, by the Statutes, have the powers 
to 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 this Ordinance and the Statutes, the Academic Council shall 
have the powers to– 
(a) advise the Board of Governors on academic matters; 
(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research, publication and 
exanimations; 
(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 of Governors scheme for the constitution and  
organization of faculties and teaching departments; 
(f) consider or formulate proposals for the Planning and Developme nt of 
teaching and research in the University;. 
(g) make Regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and 
the outlines of tests for all University examinations subject to  the 
approval of the Board of Governors; 
(h) regulate the award of stud entships, scholarships, exhibitions,  medals 
and prizes; 
(i) frame Regulations for submission to the Board of Governors; 
(j) appoint/nominate members to the various Authorities in accordance  
with the provisions of this Ordinance; and 
(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes. 
20. First Statutes .– The Schedule prescribes the Regulations for the 
establishment of the departments, faculties an d bodies under the First Statutes of 
the University. 
21. Repeal.– The Institute of Lahore, Ordina nce, 2002 (XXII of 2002), is  hereby 
repealed. 
22. Savings.– On the commencement of this Ordinance– 
(a) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued, 
used, enjoyed, possessed, owned by or vested in the Institute of 
Lahore, existing immediately before the commencement of this 
Ordinance and all liabilities subsisting against the said Institute shall 
stand transferred to the University establi shed under this Ordinance; 
and  
(b) everything done, action taken, obligations and liabilities incurred, rights 
and assets acquired, persons appointed or authorized, jurisdictions  or 
powers conferred, endowments, bequests, funds or trusts created , 
donations or grants made or orders issued by the Institute of Lahore, 
existing immediately before the c ommencement of this Ordinance shall 
be deemed to have been respectively done,  taken, incurred, acquired, 
appointed or authorized, conferred,  created, made or issued under this 
Ordinance. 
SCHEDULE 
(See Section 20) 
THE FIRST STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE. 
1. Faculties.– There shall be  a faculty for a teaching department or a  group of 
teaching departments. The University shall include the followin g faculties and such 
other faculties as may be prescribed:– 
(a) Faculty of Management Sciences; 
(b) Faculty of Information Technology (Com puter Sciences, Electronics 
and Communications); 
(c) Faculty of Languages and Literature (English); 
(d) Faculty of Sciences (Pharmacy, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology); 
and 
(e) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Economi cs, Mathematics and  
Statistics). 
2. Board of Faculty .– (1) There shall be a Board of each  Faculty which shall 
consist of– 
(a) the Dean of the Faculty; 
(b) the Professors and the heads of the teaching departments in  the 
Faculty; 
(c) one member other than Pr ofessors and head of each teaching 
department to be nominated by the Head of Department; 
(d) two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council by reason of 
their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned 
to the faculty, have in th e opinion of the Academic Council, important 
bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty; 
(e) two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed by 
the Board of Governors; and 
(f) one member to be nominated by the Rector. 
(2) The memb ers other than ex -officio members shall hold office for a 
period of three years. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of a Faculty shall be one half of 
the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
(4) The Board of each Faculty shall, subject to the general control of the 
Academic Council and the Board, have the powers to– 
(i) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to 
the faculty; 
(ii) scrutinize the recommendations of the boards 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 examine rs for each examination to the 
Rector; 
(iii) consider any other academic matter re lating to the faculty and report 
thereon to the Academic Council; 
(iv) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of 
each department comprising the faculty for  presentation to the 
Academic Council; and 
(v) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes. 
(5) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be the Chairman and 
Convener of the Board of Faculty. 
(6) The Dean shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from amongst 
the three senior most professors of the faculty on the recommendations of the Rector 
and shall hold office for a period of three years and sh all be eligible for 
reappointment. 
(7) The Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree (except 
honorary degrees) in the 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 Rector. 
3. Academic Departments and Head of the Department .– (1) There shall be 
an Academic Department for each subject or a  group of subjects, as may be 
prescribed b y Regulations and each Academic  Department shall be headed by a 
Head of Department. 
(2) The Head of an Academic Department shall be appointed by the Board 
on the recommendations of the Rector from amongst three sen ior most Professors 
other than any Professor already working as Dean for a period of three years and 
shall be eligible for re -appointment; provided that in a department 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. 
(3) The Head of the Department shall plan, organize and supervise the 
work of the department and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of his 
department. 
(4) The Head of the Department shall, under the general supervision of the 
Rector and the Dean, exercise all administrative, financial and academic powers and 
such other duties or powers as may be delegated to him. 
(5) The heads of the departments shall prepare a comprehensive annual 
report regarding the performance of department at the Graduate and Postgraduate 
levels, faculty research and dev elopment and submit this report to the Dean of t he 
Faculty for his evaluation. 
4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– (1) The Board of Advanced 
Studies and Research shall consist of– 
(a) the Rector (Chairman); 
(b) all the Deans; 
(c) one University Professor from each Faculty other than Dean to be 
appointed by the Board; 
(d) one member to be nominated by the Rector; 
(e) three members from the relevant field, research Organizations, and , 
Government Departments, to be nominated by the Board; and 
(f) the Registrar as 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 half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted 
as one. 
5. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research .– The 
functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall be to– 
(a) advise the Authorities on all matters connected with the  promotion of 
advanced studies and research publication in the University; 
(b) consider and report to t he Authorities in th e University  of Research 
Degrees in the University; 
(c) propose Regulations regarding the award of research degrees; 
(d) appoint supervisors for Postgraduate research students and to approve 
titles and synopses of their thesis/dissertations; 
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of  their other 
research examinations; and 
(f) perform such other Functions as may be prescribed by statutes. 
6. Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of– 
(a) the Rector (Chairman); 
(b) the Dean of the Faculty concerned;  
(c) the Head of the Academic Department concerned; 
(d) one member of the Board of Governors to be nominated by the Board; 
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Board o f Directors of the 
Company; and 
(f) one expert in the  subject to be nominated by the Secretary to 
Government of the Punjab, Education Department. 
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of Selection Board. 
(3) The members other than ex -officio members shall hold office for a 
period of three years.  
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Selection Board shall be four. 
(5) No member who is a candidate for the posts to which appointment is to 
be made shall take part in the proceedings of the Board. 
(6) In selection of candidate for the posts of Professors and Asso ciate 
Professors, the Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three experts in the subject 
concerned and in selecting candidates for other tea ching posts, two experts in the 
subject concerned, to be nominated by the Rector fro m a standing list of experts f or 
each subject approved by the Board on the recommendations  of the Selection Board 
and revised from time to time. 
7. Functions of the Selection Board .– The functions of the Selection Board 
shall be to– 
(a) consider the applications and recommend to the Bo ard the names of 
suitable candidates for appointment to teaching and other posts, as the 
case may be, and recommend suitable salary for the person  
concerned; and 
(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of the University 
and recommend t he names of suitable candidates for su ch promotion 
or selection to the Board. 
8. Finance and Planning Committee .– (1) The Finance and Planning 
Committee shall consist of– 
(a) the Rector (Chairman); 
(b) all the Deans; 
(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) one representative each from Education Deportment and Finance 
Department of the Government of the Punjab not below the rank of 
Deputy Secretary; 
(f) Director Planning, University Grants Commission; 
(g) the Registrar; and 
(h) one nominee of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
(2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the finance and Planning Committee shall 
be five. 
9. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee .– The functions of the 
Finance and Planning Committee shall be to– 
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose ann ual 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 Statutes.