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THE
(Act XIV of 2010)
C O N T E N T S
Section Heading
Chapter I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
Chapter II
Institute
3. Establishment of Institute.
4. Functions of the Institute.
5. Institute open to all.
6. Jurisdiction.
Chapter III
Officers of the Institute
7. Officers of the Institute.
8. Patron.
9. Inspection and inquiry.
10. Rector.
11. Powers of the Rector.
12. Acting Rector.
13. Registrar.
14. Controller of
Examinations.
15. Treasurer.
16. Appointments.
Chapter IV
Authorities of the Institute
17. Authorities of the Institute.
18. Board of Governors.
19. Powers and duties of the Board.
20. Business of the Board.
21. Delegation of powers.
22. Academic Council.
23. Powers and duties of Academic
Council.
Chapter V
Financial Provisions
24. Institute Fund.
25. Budget, audit and accounts.
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous
26. Rules.
27. Statutes.
28. First Statutes.
29. Regulations.
30. Removal of
difficulties.
31. Savings.
Schedule
[1]THE
(Act XIV of
2010)
[2 August 2010]
An Act to provide for the establishment of the
Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to provide for
the establishment of the
It is enacted as
follows:-
Chapter
I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be cited as the Institute of Southern Punjab Multan Act 2010.
(2) It
shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.- In this Act-
(a) "Academic
Council" means the Academic Council of the Institute;
(b) "Authority" means an Authority of the
Institute specified in section 17;
(c) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the
Institute;
(d) "Chairman" means Chairman of the Board;
(e) "Chairperson" means the head of a department
or principal of a constituent college;
(f) "constituent
college" means a college maintained and administered by the Institute;
(g) "Controller
of Examinations" means the Controller of Examinations of the Institute;
(h) "Dean" means the head of a faculty of the
Institute;
(i) "Department" means a teaching department
maintained and administered by the Institute in the prescribed manner;
(j) "Faculty" means an administrative and
academic unit of the Institute consisting of
one or more departments or constituent colleges, as may be prescribed;
(k) "Government" means the Government of the
(l) "Higher Education
Commission" means the Higher Education Commission established under the Higher
Education Commission Ordinance 2002
(LIII of 2002);
(m) "Institute" means
(n) "Patron" means the Governor of the
(o) "prescribed" means
prescribed by the rules, Statutes or regulations;
(p) "Rector" means the Rector of the Institute;
(q) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the
Institute;
(r) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to
the Act;
(s) "Search Committee" means
the Search Committee constituted by the Board for making recommendations for
appointment of the Rector;
(t) "Statutes", "regulations" and "rules" mean
respectively the Statutes, regulations and rules made under the Act;
(u) "teacher" includes a Professor, Associate
Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer engaged whole time by the Institute
and such
other person as may be prescribed;
(v) "Treasurer" means the Treasurer of the
Institute; and
(w) "Trust"
means the Marjan Educational Trust (Registered)
Chapter II
Institute
3. Establishment of Institute.- (1) The
Government shall, by notification, establish an Institute to be called the
(2) The
Institute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common
seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property
and shall, by the said
name, sue and be sued.
(3) The
Institute shall consist of the following:-
(a) Patron, Chairman and members of the Board and
Rector;
(b) Chairpersons and the Deans;
(c) Members of an Authority;
(d) teachers and the students of the Institute; and
(e) officers and members of the staff of the
Institute.
4. Functions of the Institute.- The Institute shall-
(a) provide
instruction and training in faculties of management sciences, social sciences, humanities, and such other branches of
knowledge, except medical, dental, allied health sciences or nursing education,
as the Board
may determine with the prior approval of the Patron given on the
recommendation of a committee constituted by the Government and,
where
applicable, subject to the prior approval of the relevant statutory body of a
professional education;
(b) establish,
maintain and administer a department, constituent college or an Institute;
(c) establish
and support other facilities for education, training and research;
(d) prescribe
courses of studies;
(e) decide
teaching methods and strategies in accordance with the education policy of the
Government to ensure the most effective educational
and training programs;
(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person
qualifies the examination, 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 Institute;
(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract of specified
duration and to specify the terms of the engagement;
(i) institute programs for the exchange of students and teachers
between the Institute and any other university, educational institution
or
research organization;
(j) provide career counselling and job-search services to the
students and alumni;
(k) maintain linkages with alumni;
(l) develop and implement fund-raising plans;
(m) provide and support the academic development of the faculty of
the Institute;
(n) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted
research in the prescribed manner;
(o) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a student
of the Institute at any other university or place of learning equivalent
to an
examination or period of study of the Institute and may withdraw such
acceptance;
(p) cooperate with a public authority,
university or private organization in the manner and for the purpose as may be
prescribed;
(q) institute Professorship, Associate
Professorship, Assistant Professorship and Lecturership or any other post and
may appoint a person
to the post;
(r) create a post for research, extension, administration or other
related purpose and may appoint a person to the post;
(s) institute and award financial assistance to students in need,
fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the prescribed
manner;
(t) provide for the residence of the students,
establish and maintain halls of residence and may approve or licence a hostel,
lodging
or boarding place;
(u) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the
Institute;
(v) promote the extra curricular and recreational activities of the
students and make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare
of the
students;
(w) demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students
as it may determine;
(x) make provision 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;
(y) print and publish research or any other work;
(z) receive and manage property transferred and
grants, contributions made to the Institute and to invest any fund in the
manner as it
may deem fit; and
(aa) perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function.
5. Institute
open to all.- (1) The Institute shall not discriminate against any person
solely on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.
(2) Subject to the
reasonable restrictions as may be prescribed, the Institute shall be open to all persons and admission
to the Institute shall not be
denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.
6. Jurisdiction.- (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute
shall be restricted to the Province of the
(2) The
Institute shall not open any sub-campus for a period of ten years from the date
of coming into force of this Act.
(3) Subject to sub-section (2), the Institute may,
after the said period, establish a sub-campus with the prior approval of the
Government.
Chapter III
Officers of the Institute
7. Officers of the Institute.-
The following shall be the officers of the Institute-
(a) Patron;
(b) Rector;
(c) Deans;
(d) Chairpersons;
(e) Registrar;
(f) Treasurer;
(g) Controller
of Examinations; and
(h) such
other persons as may be prescribed by the Statutes or regulations to be the
officers of the Institute.
8. Patron.-
(1) The Patron or his nominee shall preside over a convocation of the
Institute.
(2) The
Institute may confer honorary degree subject to the prior approval of the
Patron.
(3) The
Patron may approve the draft Statutes submitted by the Board or return the
Statutes to the Board for reconsideration.
(4) In
the performance of functions under this Act, the Patron shall act on the advice
of the Chief Minister of the Punjab or, within
fifteen days of the advice,
refer it back to the Chief Minister for reconsideration; and, if the Chief
Minister tenders advice to
the Patron after reconsideration of the matter, the
Patron shall act accordingly.
9. Inspection and inquiry.-
(1) The Patron may direct inspection or inquiry into the affairs of the
Institute.
(2) The
Patron shall convey his views with regard to the result of the inspection or
inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining
the views of the Board,
recommend any remedial action to the Board.
(3) The
Board shall, within the time specified by the Patron, submit report to the
Patron about the action taken on the recommendation
of the Patron.
(4) If
the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Patron within the
specified time, the Patron may issue such direction
as he thinks fit and the
Board shall comply with the direction.
(5) The
Patron may, on the recommendation of a Committee constituted by him and
comprising a nominee of the Board, a Judge of the Lahore
High Court to be
nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court and a Professor Emeritus or
Vice Chancellor of any university,
take action against the Institute by
appointing an administrator, who shall exercise the powers of the Board to run
the affairs of
the Institute till such time as may be specified by the Patron.
(6) The
Patron shall not take any action under sub-section (5), unless the Chairman of
the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing.
(7) The
Patron may set aside a decision or action of the Board, which, in the opinion
of the Patron, is against the objectives of the
Institute or against the
interest of academic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national
integrity.
10. Rector.- (1) The Government shall, on the recommendation of the Search
Committee, appoint a person as Rector.
(2) The Board shall determine the terms and
conditions of service of the Rector.
(3) The Rector shall be the person who possesses
the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(4) The
Rector shall perform such functions as are given in the Act or as may be
prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board.
11. Powers
of the Rector.- (1)
The Rector shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute responsible for all administrative and academic
functions of the Institute
and for ensuring that the provisions of the Act, rules, Statutes and
regulations are observed in all the affairs of the Institute.
(2) The
Rector may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the Institute.
(3) Subject
to the conditions as may be prescribed by the Board, the Rector may, in an
emergency, take an action which is not otherwise
in the competence of the
Rector and within three days of taking of such action, he shall submit a report
of the action taken to the
Chairman of the Board.
(4) Subject to the general supervision and control
of the Board, the Rector may-
(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of
the Institute to take up such assignment in connection with examination,
administration or any other activities in the Institute as he may consider
necessary;
(b) sanction by re-appropriation an amount for an
unforeseen item not provided for in the budget of the Institute;
(c) make appointments of such categories of
employees of the Institute and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d) suspend, punish
or remove, in accordance with prescribed procedure, an officer, teacher or
employee of the Institute except those
appointed by the Board;
(e) take disciplinary action against a teacher,
officer or any other employee of the Institute
in the prescribed manner;
(f) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, any of his powers to a teacher or officer of the Institute; and
(g) exercise such other powers as may be
prescribed.
(5) The
Rector 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 Institute.
(6) The
Rector shall, within three months of the conclusion of an academic year, submit
the annual report of the Institute to the Board.
12. Acting Rector.- Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if
the office of the Rector is vacant, or the Rector is absent or is unable to perform
the functions of his office due to illness or some other cause, the Board shall
make arrangements for the performance of the duties
of the Rector by any other
person, as it may deem fit.
13. Registrar.- (1) The
Board shall, on the recommendation of the Rector, appoint a Registrar of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed.
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as
Registrar unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications and
experience.
(3) The Registrar shall be a
full-time officer of the Institute and shall-
(a) be the
administrative head of the secretariat of the Institute and be responsible for the provision of
secretariat support to the Board and the Rector;
(b) be the custodian
of the common seal and the academic records of the Institute;
(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 Institute in the prescribed manner; and
(e) perform such
other duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned by the Board.
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a
renewable term of three years.
14. Controller of Examinations.- (1) The Board shall, on the
recommendation of the Rector, appoint a Controller of Examinations of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed.
(2) The
Board shall not appoint a person as Controller of Examinations
unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications
and experience.
(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full-time officer of the Institute and shall be responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
(4) The Controller of
Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.
15. Treasurer.- (1) The
Board shall, on the recommendation of the Rector, appoint a Treasurer of the
Institute on such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed.
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as
Treasurer unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications and
experience.
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Institute and shall-
(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts,
expenditures, funds and investments of the Institute;
(b) prepare the annual and revised budget
estimates of the Institute and present the estimates to the Board;
(c) ensure that the funds of the Institute are
spent according to the budget or any other special arrangement;
(d) ensure that the accounts of the Institute are
audited annually and are available for submission to the Board within six
months of the end a financial year; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed or assigned to him by the Board.
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a
renewable term of three years.
16. Appointments.- The Institute may
employ such persons in its service as may be necessary, on such terms and
conditions as may be determined by
the Board.
Chapter IV
Authorities of the Institute
17. Authorities of the Institute.- The following shall be the Authorities
of the Institute:-
(a) Board
of Governors;
(b) Academic
Council;
(c) Boards
of Faculties;
(d) Board
of Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) Selection
Board;
(f) Finance
and Planning Committee; and
(g) any other Authority as may be prescribed by the statutes or the
regulations.
18. Board of Governors.- (1) The Board of Governors of the
Institute shall consist of the following:-
(a) the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
(b) members
of the Trust subject to a maximum of four members to be nominated by the Trust;
(c) one
member of the Provincial Assembly of the
(d) four
persons each one of whom is an expert in any of the fields of knowledge, to be
nominated by the Trust;
(e) the
Chairman, Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a
Director;
(f) a
Vice Chancellor of a public sector university in the
(g) Secretary
to the Government, Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of an
Additional Secretary; and
(h) the
Rector.
(2) The
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust shall be the Chairman of the
Board and the Rector shall be the Secretary of the
Board.
(3) Members
of the Board other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a term of
three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment
on the expiry of their
term of office.
(4) The
quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total number of
members with at least three ex-officio members.
(5) The
Secretary shall, with the approval of the Chairman of the Board, call the
meeting of the Board.
(6) The
Trust may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of death or resignation of a
member of the Board nominated by the Trust to the
extent of the remainder of
the term of the former member.
19. Powers and duties of the Board.- (1) The administration and
management of the affairs of the Institute shall vest in the Board.
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board may-
(a) formulate
or approve the principles, policies and plans governing the activities and
operations of the Institute so as to facilitate
research, teaching and other
academic work;
(b) recommend
the Statutes to the Patron;
(c) make
or approve regulations;
(d) create
a component of the Institute such as faculty, department, constituent college
or Institute, subject to the provisions of the
Act;
(e) constitute
a committee, council and any other administrative or academic advisory body;
(f) create such academic or administrative posts
as it may deem necessary and to approve appointments to such posts as it may
specify;
(g) hold,
control and administer the property, funds and resources of the Institute and
raise funds for the purpose of the Institute upon
such security as may be
required under the regulations;
(h) undertake
the responsibility for the financial viability of the Institute including
responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its
operations, their continuity
and preservation of the autonomy of the Institute;
(i) consider and approve, through a resolution,
the annual report, plan of work, statement of accounts and the annual budget
estimates;
(j) call
for and consider reports relating to the activities of the Institute and may
direct the Rector to furnish information relating
to any matter specified by
the Board; and
(k) take
all such initiatives as it may consider necessary or desirable for the
efficient and effective management and functioning of
the Institute.
(3) The
Board shall recommend Statutes to the Patron and the Statutes shall come into
force if the same are approved by the Patron.
20. Business of the Board.- (1)
The meetings and business of the Board shall be conducted in such manner and in
accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed
in the regulations and
until these matters are prescribed, as may be determined by the Board.
(2) The
Statutes, regulation or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid by reason
of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of
the Board.
21. Delegation
of powers.- (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Board may delegate any of
its powers or functions to a person or committee of the Board.
(2) The
Board shall not delegate the power to-
(a) make the regulations or Statutes;
(b) recommend any action to the Patron;
(c) appoint
the Registrar, Controller of
Examinations or Treasurer; and
(d) approval of annual budget and consideration of
audit report.
22. Academic Council.- (1) The
Academic Council shall consist of-
(a) Rector
(Convener);
(b) all
the Deans;
(c) all
the Chairpersons;
(d) Controller
of Examinations;
(e) all
the Professors of the University;
(f) nominee of the Secretary to the Government, Education Department
not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(g) two
Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to be
nominated by the Board;
(h) three
persons eminent in the field of art or science of whom at least one shall be
from each category, to be nominated by the Board;
(i) Director
Academics of the Higher Education Commission; and
(j) Registrar
(Secretary).
(2) A
nominated member shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one half of the total
number of members of the Academic Council.
23. Powers and
duties of Academic Council.- (1) The
Academic Council shall be the academic body of the Institute and may, subject
to the Statutes, lay down proper standards of
instruction, research,
publication and examination and to regulate and promote the academic life of
the Institute.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing powers and subject to the provisions of this Act, rules, Statutes and
regulations,
the Academic Council may-
(a) advise
the Board on academic matters;
(b) regulate
the conduct of teaching, research and publication;
(c) regulate
the admission of students to the courses of studies and examinations in the
Institute ;
(d) regulate
the conduct and discipline of the students of the Institute;
(e) propose
to the Board, scheme for the constitution and organization of faculties,
teaching departments, constituent colleges and institutes;
(f) consider
or formulate proposals for the planning and development of teaching and
research in the Institute;
(g) recommend
regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and the outlines of
tests for the Institute examinations to
the Board;
(h) regulate
the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(i) make
regulations for submission to the Board;
(j) appoint
or nominate members to the various Authorities in accordance with the
provisions of this Act; and
(k) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by the Statutes.
Chapter V
Financial Provisions
24. Institute
Fund.- (1) The Board shall establish a fund
to be known as the
(2) The
Institute may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicle, equipment or any
other item that may facilitate the functioning
of the Institute and all such
donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the Institute in the
prescribed manner.
25. Budget, audit and accounts.- (1) The budget of the Institute shall
be approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may
be determined
by the Board.
(2) The Board may approve the
budget of the Institute, appropriations of accounts of the Institute
and settle an audit para relating to the audit of the Institute.
Chapter VI
Miscellaneous
26. Rules.- The Government may, by notification, make rules for
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
27. Statutes.- Subject to the rules, the Patron may approve Statutes on the
recommendation of the Board in order to provide for and to regulate any
matter
relevant to the Institute.
28. First Statutes.- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Act, the Statutes set out in the Schedule shall be deemed to
have been
the Statutes made under section 27 and shall continue to remain in
force until amended or repealed in accordance with the provisions
of this Act.
29. Regulations.- Subject to
the rules and Statutes, the Board may, make regulations for the proper
administration and management of the affairs of
the Institute.
30. Removal of difficulties.- If
any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act,
the Board may, with the approval of the Government,
give such directions, not
inconsistent with this Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of
such difficulty.
31. Savings.- Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Act, an examination conducted by the proponents of the
Institute, prior to the coming into
force of this Act, shall be deemed to be
the examination conducted by the Institute under this Act and the Institute may
award degree,
diploma or certificate on the basis of such examination.
Schedule
(See Section 28)
The First Statutes
1. Faculties.- (1) There shall be a faculty for a
teaching department or a group of teaching departments.
(2) The
Institute shall include the following faculties and such other faculties as may
be prescribed-
(a) faculty
of Management Sciences comprising Department of Business Administration and
Department of Commerce;
(b) faculty
of Social Sciences consisting of Department of Economics, Department of
Psychology; Department of Education, Department of
Mathematics &
Statistics, Department of Mass Communication and Department of Fine Arts; and
(c) faculty
of Humanities consisting of Department of English.
2. Board of Faculty.-
(1) There shall be a Board of
Faculty for each faculty which shall consist of-
(a) Dean
of the faculty;
(b) Professors
and the Chairpersons in the faculty;
(c) two
teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council due to 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 Institute to be appointed by the Board;
and
(e) one
member to be nominated by the Rector.
(2) The
members other than ex-officio members of a Board of Faculty shall hold office
for a period of three years.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of a Board of Faculty shall be one half of the total
number of members.
(4) A
Board of Faculty, subject to the general control of the Academic Council and
the Board, may-
(a) co-ordinate
the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(b) scrutinize
the recommendations of a Board of Studies comprising a faculty with regard to
the appointment of papersetters and examiners
for graduate and postgraduate
examinations and to forward the panels of suitable papersetters and examiners
for each examination
to the Rector;
(c) consider
any other academic matter relating to the faculty and to submit its report to
the Academic Council;
(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding
the performance of each department or constituent college comprising the
faculty for
presentation to the Academic Council; and
(e) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
(5) The
Dean of the faculty shall be the convener of the Board of Faculty.
(6) The
Dean shall be appointed by the Board from amongst the three senior most
Professors of the faculty on the recommendation of the
Rector and shall hold
office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(7) The
Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree, except honorary degrees,
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 department, constituent college and
Institute.- (1) There shall be an academic department or constituent college
for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be prescribed by the
regulations and each academic department or constituent college shall be headed
by a head of department or principal of the constituent
college, collectively
called Chairperson.
(2) The Board shall, on the recommendations of the
Rector, appoint the Chairperson from amongst three senior most Professors other
than
a Professor already working as Dean for a period of three years and the
Chairperson shall be eligible for re-appointment; provided
that in a department
or constituent college there are less than three eligible Professors, the
appointment shall be made from amongst
the three senior most Professors and
Associate Professors of the department or constituent college.
(3) The
Chairperson shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the department or
constituent college and shall be responsible to the
Dean for the work of his
department or constituent college.
(4) The
Chairperson shall, under the general supervision of the Rector and Dean,
exercise all the administrative, financial and academic
powers and such other
duties or powers as may be delegated to him.
(5) The
Chairperson shall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the
performance of the department or constituent college or
Institute at the
graduate and postgraduate levels, faculty research and development and submit
this report to the Dean for evaluation.
4. Board of Advanced Studies and Research.-
(1) The Board of Advanced
Studies and Research shall consist of-
(a) Rector
(Convener);
(b) all
the Deans;
(c) Controller
of Examinations;
(d) one
Professor of the Institute from each faculty other than Dean to be appointed by
the Board;
(e) one
member to be nominated by the Rector;
(f) three
members from the relevant field, research organizations and Government, to be
nominated by the Board; 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
half of the total number of members.
5. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research.-
The Board of Advanced Studies and
Research shall-
(a) advise
an Authority on all matters connected with the promotion of advanced studies
and research publication in the Institute;
(b) consider
and report to an Authority with regard to a research degree of the Institute;
(c) propose
regulations regarding the award of a research degree;
(d) appoint
supervisors for a postgraduate research student and to approve title and
synopses of a thesis or dissertation;
(e) recommend
panels of names of examiners for evaluation of a research examination; and
(f) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
6. Selection Board.- (1) The Selection Board shall consist
of-
(a) Rector
(Convener);
(b) Dean
of the faculty concerned;
(c) Chairperson
concerned;
(d) one
member of the Board to be nominated by the Board;
(e) one
eminent scholar to be nominated by the Trust; and
(f) one
expert in the subject to be nominated by the Secretary to the Government,
Education Department.
(2) The
Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Selection Board.
(3) The
members other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of three
years.
(4) Four
members of the Selection Board shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the
Selection Board.
(5) No member who is a candidate or whose family
member is a candidate, for a post to which appointment is to be made, shall
take part
in the proceedings of the Selection Board for selection of a
candidate on such post.
(6) In
selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate Professor, the
Selection Board shall co-opt or consult three experts
in the subject concerned
and in selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the
subject concerned, to be nominated
by the Rector from a standing list of experts
for each subject approved by the Board on the recommendation of the Selection
Board.
(7) The
Board may revise the standing list of experts of a subject on the
recommendation of the Selection Board.
7. Functions of the Selection Board.- The Selection Board shall-
(a) consider
the applications and recommend to the Board, the names of suitable candidates
for appointment to teaching and other posts
and recommend suitable salary for
the selected candidate; and
(b) consider
all cases of promotion or selection of officers of the Institute and recommend
the names of suitable candidates for such
promotion or selection to the Board.
8. Finance and Planning Committee.- (1) The Finance and Planning Committee
shall consist of-
(a) Rector
(Convener);
(b) all
the Deans;
(c) Treasurer;
(d) one
member of the Board to be nominated by the Board;
(e) one
member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the Academic Council;
(f) one
representative each from Education Department and Finance Department of the
Government not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(g) Director
Planning of the Higher Education Commission;
(h) Registrar;
and
(i) one nominee of the
Trust.
(2) The
term of office of the nominated members shall be three years.
(3) Five members of the Finance and Planning
Committee shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning
Committee.
9. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee.-
The Finance and Planning Committee shall-
(a) prepare
the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget estimates and advise
the Board thereon;
(b) review
periodically the financial position of the Institute;
(c) advise
the Board on all matters relating to finance, investments and accounts of the
Institute; and
(d) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
[1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 21 July 2010; assented to by the Governor of the
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