THE
(Act XV of 2010)
C O N T E N T S
Section Heading
Chapter
I
Preliminary
1. Short title and
commencement.
2. Definitions.
Chapter II
The University
3. Incorporation.
4. Functions of the University.
5. University open to all female gender.
6. Increase in fee.
7. Jurisdiction.
Chapter III
Officers of the University
8. Officers of the
University.
9. Chancellor.
10. Inspection and
inquiry.
10-A. Pro-Chancellor.
11. Vice Chancellor.
12. Powers of the Vice Chancellor.
13. Pro-Vice Chancellor.
14. Registrar.
15. Treasurer.
16. Controller of Examinations.
17. Appointments.
Chapter IV
Authorities of the University
18. Authorities of the University.
19. The Syndicate.
20. Powers and duties of the Syndicate.
21. Academic Council.
22. Powers and duties of the Academic Council.
23. Board of Faculty.
24. Board of
Advanced Studies and Research.
25. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research.
26. Selection
Board.
27. Functions
of the Selection Board.
28. Finance
and Planning Committee.
29. Functions
of the Finance and Planning Committee.
30. Appointment of Committees by Authorities.
Chapter V
Statutes, Regulation and Rules
31. Statutes.
32. Regulations
33. Rules
Chapter VI
Financial Provisions
34. University Fund
35. Budget, audit and accounts
Chapter VII
Miscellaneous
36. Appeal to Syndicate.
37. Removal of difficulties.
38. Indemnity.
Schedule
[1]THE WOMEN UNIVERSITY MULTAN ACT 2010
(Act XV 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 Women
University Multan
and for ancillary matters;
It is enacted as follows:-
Chapter I
Preliminary
1. Short
title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the
Women University 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 University;
(b) “affiliated college” means a college or institute affiliated
with the University;
(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 Governor of the
(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 maintained and
administered by the University;
(h) “Controller
of Examinations” means the 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;
(l) “Government”
means the Government of the
(m) “institute” means an institute established, maintained and
administered by the University;
(n) “prescribed” means prescribed by the
rules, statutes or regulations;
(o) “Registrar”
means the Registrar of the University;
(p) “Search
Committee” means the Search Committee consisting of at least three persons
constituted by the Government for making recommendations for the appointment of
the Vice Chancellor;
(q) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the
statutes, regulations and rules made under the Act;
(r) “Syndicate”
means the Syndicate of the University;
(s) “teacher”
includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer,
Teaching Assistant, Demonstrator and Instructor engaged whole-time by the
University and such other person as may be prescribed;
(t) “Treasurer”
means the Treasurer of the University;
(u) “University”
means the Women University Multan; and
(v) “Vice
Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University.
Chapter II
The University
[2][3. Incorporation.– (1) The Government shall, by
notification, reconstitute the
(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
Government may, by notification, affiliate any of its post graduate or degree
college with the University.
(4) The
University may, with the approval of Government, open and administer a
sub-campus of the University.
(5) The
University shall consist of the following:-
(a) Chancellor;
(b) Pro-Chancellor;
(c) Vice Chancellor;
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(e) members of an Authority;
(f) chairpersons and
Deans;
(g) teachers and students
of the University; and
(h) officers and members
of the staff of the University.
(6) The
property on which the
(7) All
employees of the Government serving in
(8) 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 date of the commencement
of the Women University Multan (Amendment) Act 2012[3], opt for
absorption in the service of the University.]
4. Functions of the University.– (1) The
University shall–
(a) provide for
education in such branches of knowledge as it may deem fit, and make provisions
for research, service to the society and for the application, 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, training 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 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 University;
(h) engage,
where necessary, a person on contract for specified duration and to specify the
terms of the engagement;
(i) provide career counselling 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 Lecturership 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;
(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 of 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
the extra curricular and recreational activities of 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 programs 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 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;
(f) receive and manage property transferred and grants,
contributions made to the University and to invest any fund in the manner as it
may deem fit;
(g) print and publish research or work;
(h) admit any college or other educational institution to its
privileges or withdraw such privileges in the prescribed manner;
(i) affiliate or disaffiliate a college or
any other educational institution in the prescribed manner; and
(j) exercise any power ancillary to the above powers or as may
be prescribed.
5. University
open to all female gender.– Subject to the reasonable restrictions as may be
prescribed, the University shall be open to all persons of female gender, and
admission to the University shall not be denied on the basis of religion, race,
creed, caste or colour.
6. Increase in
fee.– The University shall not, without the
approval of the Chancellor, increase any fee or charge in excess of ten percent
per annum.
7. Jurisdiction.– The jurisdiction of the University
shall be restricted to the Province of the
Chapter III
Officers of the University
8. Officers of
the University.– The following shall be the officers of the
University–
[4][(a) Chancellor;
(aa) Pro-Chancellor;
(b) Vice Chancellor;
(bb) Pro-Vice
Chancellor];
(c) Deans;
(d) chairpersons;
(e) Registrar;
(f) Treasurer;
(g) Controller
of Examinations; and
(h) such other persons as may be prescribed.
9. Chancellor.– (1) The Governor of the
(2) The Chancellor or a nominee of the Chancellor shall preside at
convocation of the University.
(3) The University may, subject to the prior approval of the
Chancellor, confer honorary degree.
(4) Subject to this Act, the Chancellor may approve the draft statues
submitted by the Syndicate or refer the statues back to the Syndicate for
reconsideration.
(5) In the performance of functions under this Act, the Chancellor
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 Chancellor after
reconsideration of the matter, the Chancellor shall act accordingly.
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
views of the Syndicate, recommend any remedial action to the Syndicate.
(3) The Syndicate shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor,
submit 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 decision 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.
[5][10-A. Pro-Chancellor.– (1)
Minister of Higher Education of the Government shall be the Pro-Chancellor of
the University.
(2) The Pro-Chancellor
shall perform such functions and exercise such powers of the Chancellor, except
the powers under section 10, as may be prescribed or assigned to him by the
Chancellor.]
[6][11. Vice
Chancellor.–
(1) A woman who is eligible and who is not more than sixty five years of age on
the last date fixed for submission of applications for the post of the Vice
Chancellor may apply for the post.
(2) The
Government shall determine, by notification in the official Gazette, the
qualifications, experience and other relevant requirements for the post of the
Vice Chancellor.
(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 members for making recommendations for appointment of the Vice
Chancellor.
(4) The
Search Committee shall follow such procedure and criteria, for 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
alphabetical order without any preference, 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 each term of four 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 functions 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
perform 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.]
12. Powers of the Vice Chancellor.– (1) Subject to
this Act, the Vice Chancellor shall be the chief executive officer of the
University and shall ensure that the provisions of this Act, statutes,
regulations and rules are faithfully observed.
(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of any Authority or body
of the University.
[7][(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 in the competence
of any other Authority.
(3a) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven days of taking an action
under sub-section (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
orders as the Syndicate deems appropriate.]
(4) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Syndicate,
the Vice Chancellor may–
(a) direct a teacher,
officer or other employee of the University to take up such 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 conditions as may be
prescribed, any of her powers to a teacher or officer of the University; and
(f) exercise such other
powers as may be prescribed.
(5) 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.
(6) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months
of the end of an academic year, submit the annual report of the University before
the Syndicate.
[8][13. 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 this
Act, statutes or regulations.
(3) The Syndicate or the Vice Chancellor may
assign any other functions to the Pro-Vice Chancellor in addition to her duties
as Professor.]
14. 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 she possesses the prescribed qualifications
and experience.
(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 secretariat 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.
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a term of
three years.
15. Treasurer.– (1) The Syndicate shall, on the
recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, 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 she possesses the prescribed qualifications
and experience.
(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 her by the Syndicate.
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a term of
three years.
16. 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 she 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
conduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
(4) The
Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a term of three years.
17. 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
18. Authorities of the University.– (1) The following shall be the
Authorities of the University–
(a) Syndicate;
(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.
(2) The
Syndicate may constitute committees consisting of the members of the Syndicate
or it may create committees consisting of members of the Syndicate or teachers
or officers of the University or a combination of all or any of such persons.
19. The
Syndicate.–
(1) The Syndicate shall consist of–
(i) Vice
Chancellor who shall be its Chairperson;
(ii) Pro-Vice
Chancellor;
(iii) Secretary
to the Government, Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of
Additional Secretary;
(iv) Secretary to the Government, Finance
Department or a nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary;
(v) Secretary to the Government, Law and
Parliamentary Affairs Department or a nominee not below the rank of Additional
Secretary;
(vi) Chairman of the Commission or a
nominee not below the rank of a whole time member of the Commission;
(vii) one [9][female] Vice Chancellor of any public University of the
(viii) three Deans of the faculty to be nominated by the
Chancellor;
(ix) three persons of eminence [10][including at least one woman] to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(x) Chairman Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education,
(xi) two Principals of constituent colleges [11][including at least one female
Principal] to be nominated by the
Government;
(xii) two Principals of affiliated colleges [12][including at least one female
Principal] to be nominated by the
Government; and
(xiii) three women 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.
20. 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 Act 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 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 this Act, the Syndicate may–
(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 Colleges and
Institutes;
(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
managerial posts;
(xviii) confer with prior approval of the
Chancellor, an honorary degree;
(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 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 Act and statutes but not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act;
(xxiii) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms
and conditions as may be prescribed;
(xxiv) suspend, punish and remove from service
in the prescribed manner officers, teachers and employees whom it is empowered
to appoint;
(xxv) consider and approve regulations
recommended by the Academic Council;
(xxvi) approve statutes and
recommend those drafts of the statutes, for approval of the Chancellor, which
pertain to terms and conditions of service of the University employees;
(xxvii) delegate any of its powers to an
Authority or officer or a committee or sub-committee; and
(xxviii) perform such other functions as may be
assigned to it under this Act and the statutes.
21. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of–
(i) Vice
Chancellor who shall be its Chairperson;
(ii) Deans;
(iii) chairpersons;
(iv) three Principals of
affiliated colleges nominated by the Syndicate;
(v) all Professors including Professors Emeritus;
(vi) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two
lecturers to be elected from amongst themselves;
(vii) three persons [13][including at least one woman] of eminence to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(viii) Secretary
to the Government, Education Department or a nominee not below the rank of
Deputy Secretary;
(ix) five experts [14][including at least two female
experts] in the field of education to be
nominated by the Chancellor;
(x) Registrar
(Member/Secretary);
(xi) Controller
of Examinations; and
(xii) Librarian
of the University.
(2) The members of the Academic Council, other
than ex-officio members, shall hold office for three years; and if the office
of any such member becomes vacant before the expiry of the term, the vacancy
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.
22. Powers and
duties of the Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall be the academic body of
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 and affiliated colleges.
(2) In
particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions,
the Academic Council may–
(i) advise the Syndicate on academic matters;
(ii) regulate teaching, research and examinations;
(iii) regulate the admission of students to the
courses of studies and examinations of the University and affiliated colleges;
(iv) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and
prizes;
(v) regulate the conduct and discipline of students of the
University and affiliated colleges;
(vi) propose to the
Syndicate schemes for the constitution and organization of faculties,
institutes and other academic bodies;
(vii) propose regulations on the recommendations of the Boards of
Faculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and approval of the
Syndicate;
(viii) 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;
provided that, if the recommendations of a Board of Faculties or the Board of
Studies 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 years;
(ix) recognize the examinations of other Universities or
examining bodies as equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the
University;
(x) appoint members to the Authorities in accordance with the
provisions of this Act; and
(xi) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
23. Board of Faculty.– (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each faculty which shall
consist of–
(a) Dean of the faculty (Chairperson);
(b) Professors
and the chairpersons in the faculty;
(c) two 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
appointed by the Syndicate; and
(e) 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 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 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 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 Vice Chancellor;
(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,
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.
24. Board of Advanced Studies and Research.– (1) The Board of Advanced Studies
and Research shall consist of–
(a) Vice
Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) Controller
of Examinations;
(d) one University Professor from each faculty to be nominated
by the Syndicate;
(e) one member to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor;
(f) three members from the relevant field, research
organizations and Government, 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
half of the total number of members.
25. 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 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.
26. Selection Board. – (1) The Selection Board shall consist of–
(a) Vice
Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) Dean
of the faculty concerned;
(c) chairperson concerned;
(d) one [15][female] member of the Syndicate to be
nominated by the Syndicate;
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(f) two experts [16][including
at least one female expert] to be nominated by the Government;
and
(g) Registrar
(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) 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.
(5) 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 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 revise the standing list of experts of a subject on
the recommendation of the Selection Board.
27. Functions of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall–
(a) consider the applications and recommend to the
Syndicate, 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 University and recommend the names of suitable candidates for such
promotion or selection to the Syndicate.
28. Finance and Planning Committee.– (1) The Finance and Planning
Committee shall consist of–
(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the
Syndicate;
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the
Academic Council;
(e) one representative each from Education Department and
Finance Department of the Government not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(f) Director
Planning or any other nominee of the Commission; and
(g) Registrar;
(h) Treasurer
(Secretary).
(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.
29. 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 make recommendations to the Syndicate;
(b) review periodically 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.
30. Appointment
of Committees by Authorities.– Any 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, Regulation and Rules
31. Statutes.– (1) Subject to
the provisions of this Act, Syndicate may make statutes or recommend statutes
relating to the matters specified in clauses (i) and
(ii) of sub-section (2) to the Chancellor.
(2) The
statutes may be made to provide for and regulate all or any of the following
matters–
(i) 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;
(ii) conduct and discipline of the officers,
teachers and other employees of the University;
(iii) constitution, powers and duties of the
Authorities and conduct of elections to such Authorities and related matters;
(iv) affiliation and disaffiliation of
colleges, institutes, etc. and related matters;
(v) admission of educational institutions to
the privileges of the University and the withdrawal of such privileges;
(vi) establishment of Institutes, faculties,
colleges, departments and academic divisions;
(vii) powers and duties of officers, teachers
and employees of the University;
(viii) conditions for appointment of Professors
Emeritus;
(ix) conditions on which the University may
enter into arrangements with public bodies or other organizations for purposes
of research and advisory services;
(x) general scheme of studies including the
duration of courses, the system of examinations and the number of subjects and
papers for examinations;
(xi) award of honorary degrees;
(xii) maintenance of register of students and
registered graduates;
(xiii) conduct of elections for membership of
Authorities of the University and related matters; and
(xiv) all other matters which are to be or may be prescribed or
regulated by statutes.
(3) The
Syndicate shall recommend statutes under clauses (i)
and (ii) of subsection (2) to the Chancellor who may approve it with or without
any modification or may refer it back to the Syndicate for reconsideration or
may reject it.
32. Regulations.– (1) Subject to the provisions of
this 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–
(i) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of the University;
(ii) manner and method of teaching conducted in the University
and affiliated colleges;
(iii) 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, diplomas and certificates;
(iv) fees and other charges to be paid by students for admission
to the courses of studies and the examinations of the University;
(v) conduct of examinations;
(vi) conduct and discipline of students of the University;
(vii) conditions of residence of the students of
the University or colleges including the levying of fee for residence in halls
of residence and hostels and approval of hostels, and lodgings for students;
(viii) conditions for acquiring research degrees;
(ix) institution of fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes;
(x) institution of stipends and free and half-free studentships;
(xi) academic costume;
(xii) use of the library;
(xiii) formation of teaching departments and Boards of Studies; and
(xiv) all other matters which under this Act or the 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 modifications or refer them back
to the Academic Council for reconsideration or reject them.
33. Rules.– (1) An Authority or a body of the
University may make rules consistent with this Act, statutes and regulations,
to regulate the conduct of its business.
(2) The
Syndicate may direct any Authority or body of the University to amend or repeal
any rules made by the Authority or body.
Chapter VI
Financial Provisions
34. University
Fund.– (1) There shall be a fund to be
known as the Women University of Multan
Fund which shall vest in the University and to which shall be credited
all sums received by the University.
(2) The
University may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicle, equipment or any
other item that may facilitate the functioning of the University and all such
donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in the
prescribed manner.
35. 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, appropriations of accounts
of the University and 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
36. Appeal to Syndicate.– (1) If an order is passed by an
Authority, body or officer of the University, other than the Chancellor, and an
appeal against the order is not provided under the statutes or regulations, any
aggrieved person may prefer an appeal against the 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 the officer who passed the order or who is also
member of the Authority against whose order appeal is filed before the
Syndicate, such member shall not hear the appeal as member of the Syndicate or
committee constituted to hear and dispose of the appeal.
37. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in
giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the Government may give
such directions, not inconsistent with this Act, as it may consider necessary
for the removal of such difficulty.
38. 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 any thing which is done in good faith under the Act.
[1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 21 July 2010; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 30
July 2010; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2 August 2010,
pages 451-463.
[2]Substituted by the
[3]V of 2013.
[4]Substituted by the Public Sector
Universities (Amendment) Act 2012 (LX of 2012).
[5]Inserted by the Public Sector
Universities (Amendment) Act 2012 (LX of 2012).
[6]Substituted ibid. Any appointment of
the Vice Chancellor made or purported to have been made prior to coming into
force of this amendment (i.e. November 14, 2012) has been validated vide
Section 16.
[7]Substituted by the Public Sector
Universities (Amendment) Act 2012 (LX of 2012).
[8]Substituted by the Public Sector
Universities (Amendment) Act 2012 (LX of 2012).
[9]Inserted by the
[10]Inserted by the
[11]Inserted by the
[12]Inserted by the
[13]Inserted by the
[14]Inserted by the
[15]Inserted by the
[16]Inserted by the