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THE
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C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Incorporation
4. Powers of the University
5. Jurisdiction of the University
6. University to be open to all classes, creeds, etc
7. Teaching in the University
8. Officers of the University
9. Chancellor
10. Revisional powers of the Chancellor
11. Visitation
11-A. Pro-Chancellor
12. Vice-Chancellor
13. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor
14. Registrar
15. Treasurer
16. Controller of Examinations
17. Resident Auditor
18. Other officers
19. Authorities of the University
20. The Syndicate
21. Powers and duties of the Syndicate
22. Academic Council
23. Powers and duties of the Academic Council
24. Constitution, functions and powers of the other Authorities
25. Appointment of Committees by Authorities
26. Statutes
27. Regulations
28. Rules
29. Affiliation of educational institutions
30. Extension of affiliation
31. Inspection and reports
32. Disaffiliation
33. University Fund
34. Audit and accounts
35. Recovery of University dues
36.
37. Functions of
38. Committee of Control
39. Retirement from service
40. Pension, insurance, gratuity, provident fund and benevolent fund
41.
42. Appeal and Review
43. Commencement of term of office of members of authorities
44. Filling of casual vacancies in authorities
45. Filling of vacancies in authorities in certain circumstances
46. Disputes about membership of authority
47. Tripartite mobility
48. Proceedings of authorities not invalidated by vacancies
49. Indemnity
50. Savings
51. First Statutes
52. Transitory Provisions
53. Removal of difficulties
SCHEDULE
(SEE SECTION 51)
THE FIRST STATUTES OF
THE
1. Faculties
2. Dean
3. Teaching Departments/Institutes and Chairpersons/Directors
4. Board of Studies
5. Advanced Studies and Research Board
6. Selection Board
7. Functions of the Selection Board
8. Finance and Planning Committee
9. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee
10. Affiliation Committee
11. Functions of the Affiliation Committee
12. Discipline Committee
13. Functions of the Discipline Committee
[1]THE
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AN
ORDINANCE
to provide for the establishment
of the
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient
to establish the
And whereas the Provincial Assembly of
the
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
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the
subject or context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the
meanings hereby respectively
assigned to them, that is to say –
(i) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council
of the University;
(ii) “affiliated college” means an
educational institution affiliated to the University but not maintained or
administered by it;
(iii) “Academic Department” means a teaching,
research and technological development Department maintained and administered
by the University;
(iv) “Authority” means any of the Authorities
of the University specified in the Ordinance;
(v) “Chairperson”
means head of an Academic Department;
(vi) “Chancellor”
means the Chancellor of the University;
(vii) “Collector” means the Collector appointed by the Government
under section 8 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967;
(viii) “College”
means a
(ix) “Dean”
means the Chairperson of the Board of Faculty;
(x) “Director”
means the Director of an Institute;
(xi) “Faculty”
means a faculty of the University;
(xii) “Government”
means the Government of the
(xiii) “Institute”
means a teaching unit of the University;
(xiv) “officer” means an officer of the University specified in the
Ordinance;
(xv) “prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes,
Regulations or Rules;
(xvi) “Principal” means the head of a college;
[2][(xvi-a) ‘Pro-Chancellor’ means the
Pro-Chancellor of the University;]
(xvii) “Professor Emeritus”
means a retired Professor working in an honorary capacity;
(xviii) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and “Rules” mean
respectively the Statutes, the Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have
been
made under this Ordinance;
(xix) “Syndicate”
means the Syndicate of the University;
(xx) “teachers” mean Professors, Associate
Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers and Research staff having
prescribed qualifications
engaged whole time by the University for teaching
certificate, diploma, degree or postgraduate classes and engaged in research
and development of technologies and such other persons as may be declared as
teachers by Regulations;
(xxi) “Teaching Unit” means a constituent or affiliated college,
institute, department or such other unit where instruction for research
is
being undertaken;
(xxii) “University” means the
(xxiii) “
(xxiv) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University.
3. Incorporation.– (1) The Government College (Dhobi Ghat),
(2) The University shall have its main
campus at
(3) The University may open and administer
new campuses and institutes.
(4) The
University shall consist of the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, members of the
Syndicate and the Academic Council, officers,
teachers and Authorities.
(6) The
University shall be competent to acquire and hold property, both movable and
immovable, and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer
any property vested in it
or enter into contract for purposes of this Ordinance.
(7) All
employees, regular or on contract basis, serving the Government College (Dhobi Ghat), Faisalabad immediately
before coming into force of this Ordinance, shall stand transferred to the
University except those who are working
on deputation with or without
deputation allowance; provided that they shall remain on deputation with or
without deputation allowance,
as the case may be, and shall be liable to be
transferred to their parent Department at any time.
4. Powers of the University.– The University shall have the powers to –
(i) provide for instruction in such
branches of learning as it may deem fit, and to make provisions for teaching,
training, research,
demonstration and development of technologies in the fields
of Arts, Sciences and applied disciplines at the undergraduate, graduate
and
post-graduate levels and for the advancements and dissemination of knowledge in
such manner and by such means as the University
may determine;
(ii) frame and prescribe courses of studies to be taught by it,
and the institutes, affiliated and University colleges;
(iii) prescribe criteria of admission, migration and examination of
students and to admit and examine students;
(iv) establish sub Campuses of the University;
(v) hold examinations and to award and confer degrees, diplomas,
certificates and other academic distinctions on persons who have, under
the
prescribed conditions, been admitted to and have passed its examinations;
(vi) accept the examinations passed and periods of study spent by
the students of the University at other Universities and places of learning,
as
equivalent to such examination and period of study in the University as the
University may determine, and to withdraw such acceptances
at any time;
(vii) confer degrees on persons who have carried on independent
research under prescribed conditions;
(viii) confer, in the prescribed manner, honorary degrees or other
academic distinctions on such persons as the Chancellor may approve on
the
recommendation of the Syndicate;
(ix) collaborate with other universities, research and educational
institutions and commercial or industrial organizations, in the public
or
private sectors or other public authorities in such manner and for such
purposes as it may determine;
(x) make provision for teaching, research, consultancy and
advisory services and with these objects to enter into such arrangements with
other institutions or organizations or with public bodies as the University may
consider desirable;
(xi) recognize as teachers
such persons as it may deem fit;
(xii) institute such offices whether academic or not as may be
required by the University, and to appoint persons to and to remove them
from
such offices, and to prescribe their conditions of service;
(xiii) create posts in connection with teaching, research, development
of technology, administration, and for any other purpose related
thereto and to
select, appoint and promote academic and administrative staff;
(xiv) institute and award fellowships, scholarships, medals, bursaries
and prizes in the prescribed manner;
(xv) (institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant
Professorships and Lecturerships and any other post
and to appoint persons thereto;
(xvi) establish institutes, colleges, departments, faculties, centres of advanced studies, laboratories, workshops,
hospitals, farms, institutions, museums and other centres
of learning for the development of
teaching, research and technological development and make such arrangements for
their maintenance,
management and administration, as it may determine;
(xvii) establish, control and maintain University halls of residence
for students and approve any place as hostel or lodging for students;
(xviii) supervise and control the discipline of students of the
University and promote co-curricular and recreational activities of such
students and make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;
(xix) take disciplinary action against, and impose penalty on
students, in the prescribed manner;
(xx) charge and receive such fees and other payments as it may
determine;
(xxi) enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts;
(xxii) receive and manage property (acquired or transferred), grants,
bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions,
made to
the University, and to invest any fund representing such property, grants,
bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments
or contributions, and to convert
one kind of property into another in such manner as it may deem fit;
(xxiii) provide for the printing, recording, broadcasting, publication
and distribution of teaching material, research reports, papers and
other works
which may be issued by the University;
(xxiv) affiliate or disaffiliate colleges and other educational
institutions in the prescribed manner;
(xxv) admit colleges and other educational institutions to its
privileges or withdraw such privileges from them in the prescribed manner;
(xxvi) inspect colleges, affiliated or seeking affiliation;
(xxvii) affiliate or associate itself with Examination Bodies and other
institutions within
(xxviii) provide for teaching specified courses of training for persons not
being the students of the University and grant certificates and
diploma to such
persons; and
(xxix) do such other acts or things, whether or not incidental to the
powers aforesaid, as may be necessary to further the objectives of
the
University as a place of education, learning, research and technical
development.
5. Jurisdiction of the University.– The University shall have
jurisdiction within the limits of the Province of the
6. University to be open to all classes, creeds, etc.– The
University shall be open to all persons irrespective of their religion, race,
creed, class or colour and no person shall be denied
the privileges of the University on any such ground.
7. Teaching in the University.– (1) All recognized teaching in
various courses in the University and affiliated colleges shall be conducted in
the prescribed manner,
and it may include lectures, tutorials, discussions,
seminars, demonstrations as well as practical work in laboratories and
workshops
and other methods of instruction.
(2) The
teaching in any prescribed course in the University or affiliated colleges
shall be organized by such Authority as may be prescribed.
(3) The courses
and the curricula for teaching in the University and affiliated colleges shall
be such as may be prescribed.
(4) A
discipline to be called Islamic and Pakistan Studies shall be offered, as a
compulsory subject at the Bachelor’s level, in the
University and affiliated
colleges; provided that non Muslim students may opt for Ethics and Pakistan
Studies.
(5) The degree,
diploma or certificate at the University shall only be granted to a student
after fulfilling the prescribed requirements
for the said degree, diploma or
certificate.
(6) A
continuous evaluation shall be built into the system of studies.
(i) the Chancellor;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) the Deans;
(iv) the Associate Deans;
(v) the
Directors of Institutes;
(vi) the
(vii) the
Chairmen of Academic Departments;
(viii) the Registrar;
(ix) the Treasurer;
(x) the
Controller of Examinations;
(xi) the Librarian; and
(xii) such other persons as may be prescribed to be officers.
(2) The
Chancellor or his nominee shall preside at the convocation of the University.
(3) If
the Chancellor is satisfied that the proceedings of any Authority or the orders
of any officer are not in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance, the
Statutes, the Regulations or the Rules, he may, after calling upon such
Authority or officer
to show cause why such proceedings or orders should not be
annulled, by order in writing, annul such proceedings or orders.
(4) Every
proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the
Chancellor.
(5) The
Chancellor shall have the power to assent to such statutes as are required to
be submitted to him by the University or withhold
assent or refer them back to
the University for reconsideration.
(6) The
Chancellor may remove any person from the membership of any Authority if such
person –
(i) has become
of unsound mind; or
(ii) has become subject to any incapacity
which prevents him from functioning as member of such Authority; or
(iii) has been convicted by a court of law of
an offence involving moral turpitude; or
(iv) does not attend three consecutive
meetings of the Authority, without
intimation to the Vice-chancellor; or
(v) remains absent from the country for
more than six months without intimation to the Vice-Chancellor:
Provided that no order under this sub
section shall be passed unless the person to be affected thereby is afforded an
opportunity
of being heard.
[3][(7) In the
performance of his functions under this Ordinance, the Chancellor shall act and
be bound in the same manner as the Governor
of a Province acts and is bound
under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.]
10. Revisional powers of the Chancellor.– The Chancellor may, of his own motion or
otherwise, call for and examine the record of any proceedings in which an order
has been
passed by any authority for the purpose of satisfying himself as to
the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding or order
and may pass
such order as he may deem fit.
11. Visitation – (1) The Chancellor may cause an inspection or inquiry to be
made in respect of any matter directly or indirectly connected with the
affairs
of the University and shall, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to
conduct inspection of –
(i) the
University, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and
equipment;
(ii) any institution, college or hostel maintained, recognized or
licensed by the University;
(iii) the teaching and other work conducted by the University; and
(iv) the conduct of examinations held by the University.
(2) The
Chancellor shall in every such case give notice to the Syndicate of his
intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made,
and the Syndicate shall
be entitled to be represented thereat.
(3) After the
inspection or inquiry is completed, the Chancellor shall cause his views as a
result thereof to be communicated to the
Syndicate, and after ascertaining the
views of the Syndicate, the Chancellor may advise the Syndicate to refrain from
taking an
action or to take such action, and within such time, as he may
specify in this behalf.
(4) Where
the Syndicate fails to carry out the advice of the Chancellor given under
sub-section (3), the Chancellor may, after considering
the explanation or
representation, if any, made by the Syndicate, issue such directions as he may
deem fit, and the Vice-Chancellor
shall comply with such directions.
[4][11-A. Pro-Chancellor.– (1) The Minister for Education, Government of
the
(2) He
shall perform such duties and functions and exercise such powers as may be
assigned and delegated to him by the Chancellor.]
12. Vice-Chancellor.– (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be
appointed by the Chancellor on such terms and conditions as the Chancellor may
determine, and shall
hold office during the pleasure of the Chancellor for a
term not exceeding four years.
(2) At any time
when the office of Vice-Chancellor is vacant, or he is absent or is unable to
perform the functions of the office due
to illness or some other cause, the
Chancellor shall make such arrangements for the performance of the duties of
the Vice-Chancellor
as he may deem fit.
13. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.– (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the
principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall ensure
that the provisions
of this Ordinance, the Statutes, the Regulations and the
Rules are faithfully observed in order to promote the general efficiency
and
good order of the University and shall have all powers necessary for this
purpose, including administrative control over all
officers, teachers, students
and employees of the University.
(2) The
Vice Chancellor shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at a
convocation of the University and shall, if present, preside
at the meetings of
the Authorities or other bodies of the University, colleges and institutes of
which the Vice Chancellor may
or may not be the head.
(3)
The Vice Chancellor may take such actions in an emergency as may be considered
necessary by him and report thereafter as soon as
possible, the action so taken
to the officer, Authority or other body which in the ordinary course would have
taken that action.
(4) The
Vice Chancellor shall also have the powers to –
(i) create and
fill temporary posts for a period not exceeding six months;
(ii) sanction all expenditures provided for in
the approved budget and to re-appropriate funds within the same major head of
expenditure;
(iii) sanction and re-appropriation of an amount
not exceeding one lac and fifty thousand rupees for
an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget and report it to the
Syndicate at its next meeting;
(iv) appoint paper setters and examiners for all
examinations of the University after receiving panels of names from the
relevant authorities;
(v) make such arrangements for the scrutiny of
papers, marks and results as he may consider necessary;
(vi) direct teachers, officers and other
employees of the University to take up such assignments in connection with
teaching, research,
examination, administration and such other activities in
the University as Vice Chancellor may consider necessary for the purpose
of the
University;
(vii) delegate, subject to such conditions if any,
as may be prescribed, any of the powers under this Ordinance to an officer of
the University;
(viii) exercise general control and supervision over
the system of examinations in the University;
(ix) appoint visiting Professors in various
disciplines for a period not more than one academic year on the terms and
conditions as prescribed;
and
(x) exercise and perform such other powers and
functions as may be prescribed.
14. Registrar.– (1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the
University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendations
of
the Government which shall consider for this purpose a panel of three persons
recommended by a Search Committee appointed by
the Syndicate and headed by the
Vice-Chancellor on such terms and conditions as it may determine.
(2) Under
the general supervision of the Vice Chancellor, the Registrar shall-
(i) be the
custodian of the Common Seal and the academic records of the University;
(ii) maintain a register of Registered Graduates
in the prescribed manner;
(iii) conduct elections of members to the various
authorities in the prescribed manner;
(iv) be the Secretary of the Syndicate, the
Academic Council, Advanced Studies and Research Board, the Selection Board and
such other
Committees as may be prescribed; and
(v) perform such other duties as may be
specified by the Vice-Chancellor and other authorities from time to time.
15. Treasurer.– The Treasurer shall be a whole time officer of the
University appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Government
on such terms and conditions as the Chancellor may determine. The Treasurer
shall –
(i) manage the
property, the finances and the investments of the University;
(ii) prepare the annual and revised budget
estimates of the University and present them to the Finance and Planning
Committee and the
Syndicate;
(iii) ensure that the funds of the University
are expended on the purposes for which they are provided;
(iv) perform such other duties as may be
prescribed; and
(v) be the Secretary of the Finance and
Planning Committee.
16. Controller of Examinations.– The Controller of Examinations shall be a
whole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor
on the recommendations
of Government which shall consider for this purpose a
panel of three persons recommended by a Search Committee appointed by the
Syndicate and headed by the Vice-Chancellor on such terms and conditions as may
be determined by it. The Controller of Examination
shall be responsible for all
matters connected with the conduct of examinations and perform such other
duties as may be prescribed.
17. Resident Auditor.– The Resident Auditor shall be taken from
the Office of the Auditor General of
18. Other officers.– Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance,
the terms and conditions of service and powers and duties of other officers of
the
University shall be such as may be prescribed.
(i) the Syndicate;
(ii) the Academic Council;
(iii) the Board of Faculties;
(iv) the Selection Board;
(v) the Advanced Studies and Research Board;
(vi) the Finance and Planning Committee;
(vii) the Affiliation Committee;
(viii) the Discipline Committee; and
(ix) such other Authorities as may be prescribed by Statutes and
Regulations.
(i) the
Vice-Chancellor who shall be its Chairperson;
(ii) the Secretary to Government of the
(iii) the Secretary to Government of the
(iv) the Secretary to Government of the
(v) the Chairman of the University Grants Commission or his
nominee not below the rank of a whole time member of the Commission;
(vi) one Vice-chancellor of any public University of the
(vii) three Deans of the faculty to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(viii) five persons of eminence to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(ix) Chairman Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education,
(x) two Principals of University colleges to be nominated by
Government;
(xi) two Principals of affiliated colleges to be nominated by
Government; [5][***]
(xii) the Executive District Officer (Education),
[7][(xiii) three
members of the Provincial Assembly of the
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Syndicate.
(3) Members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold
office for three years.
(4) The number of members to constitute the quorum for a meeting of the
Syndicate shall be eight.
21. Powers and duties of the Syndicate.– (1) The Syndicate shall be
the executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of
this Ordinance and Statutes,
take effective measures to raise the standard of
teaching, research, technological development, publication and other academic
pursuits and exercise general supervision over the affairs and management of
the property of the University.
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to the
provisions of this Ordinance, the Syndicate shall
have the powers to –
(i) hold, control and administer the
property and funds of the University;
(ii) 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, to appoint such agents as
it may deem fit;
(iii) 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;
(iv) transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable
property on behalf of the University;
(v) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf
of the University;
(vi) cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of money
received and expended by the University and for the assets and liabilities
of
the University;
(vii) 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 such
other manner, as it may determine, with the
like power of varying such
investments;
(viii) receive and manage any property transferred, grants,
bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made
to
the University;
(ix) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of
the Common Seal of the University;
(x) provide buildings, libraries, premises, furniture,
apparatus, equipment and other means required for carrying out the work of the
University;
(xi) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or
approve or license hostels or lodgings for the residence of students;
(xii) affiliate or disaffiliate a College or Institute;
(xiii) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the
University and withdraw such privileges;
(xiv) arrange for the inspection of the Academic Departments;
(xv) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships,
Assistant Professorships, Lecturerships and other
posts and to suspend or abolish such posts.
(xvi) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical,
research, extension or other posts as may be necessary;
(xvii) appoint University teachers and other officers on the
recommendation of the Selection Board for teaching and other posts in BS-17
or
equivalent and above;
(xviii) confer with prior approval of the Chancellor, Honorary Degrees
in accordance with the conditions prescribed;
(xix) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other
employees of the University and of those working in the University on
deputation
or on contract;
(xx) appoint members to the various Authorities, Committees and
Bodies in a prescribed manner;
(xxi) remove any person from the membership of any authority if
such person has accepted any assignment which involves his absence from
the
University for a continuous period of six months or more;
(xxii) regulate, determine and administer, all other matters
concerning the University and to this end exercise all necessary powers not
specifically mentioned in this Ordinance and the Statutes but not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Ordinance;
(xxiii) appoint Professors Emeritus on such terms and conditions as
may be prescribed;
(xxiv)