THE GLOBAL INSTITUTE
(Act II
of 2011)
C O N T E
N T S
Section Heading
Chapter
I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions.
Chapter II
The Institute
3. Establishment of the 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 GLOBAL INSTITUTE
(Act II of 2011)
[22
January 2011]
An
Act to
provide for the establishment of the Global Institute
Preamble.– Whereas it is
expedient to provide for the establishment of the Global Institute Lahore in
the private sector and connected matters;
It is enacted as follows:-
Chapter I
Preliminary
1. Short title and
commencement.–
(1) This Act may be cited as the Global
Institute Lahore Act 2011.
(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 the Global Institute,
(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) “Society” means the Rahim Education
Foundation (Trust), a society registered under the Societies Registration Act
1860 (XXI of 1860);
(u) “Statutes”,
“regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the Statutes, regulations and rules
made under the Act;
(v) “teacher”
includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer
engaged whole time by the Institute and such other person as may be prescribed;
and
(w) “Treasurer”
means the Treasurer of the Institute.
Chapter II
The Institute
3. Establishment
of the Institute.–
(1) The Government shall, by notification,
establish an Institute to be called the Global Institute Lahore in the
private sector with its campus located at
(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 management sciences,
commerce,
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 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 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 an honorary degree
with 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 a 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; and
(f) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, any of his powers to a teacher or officer of the Institute.
(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
of 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 Society;
(b) members
of the Society subject to a maximum of four members to be nominated by the
Society;
(c) four
persons each one of whom is an expert in any of the fields of knowledge, to be
nominated by the Society;
(d) one
member of the Provincial Assembly of the
(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
Society 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 Society may fill a casual vacancy
occurring because of death or resignation of a member of the Board nominated by
the Society 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 this 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 or Treasurer; and
(d) approval
of annual budget and consideration of audit reports.
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 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) frame
regulations for submission to the Board;
(j) appoint
or nominate members to the various Authorities in accordance with the
provisions of the 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 Global Institute of Lahore
Fund which shall vest in the Institute and to which shall be credited all sums
received by the Institute.
(2) The Institute may accept donations in the
shape of land, vehicles, 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.– (1) Subject to the rules, the Board may
recommend Statutes to the Patron to provide for and to regulate any matter
relevant to the Institute.
(2) The
Patron may approve the Statutes, with or without amendments, or refer the
Statutes back to the Board for reconsideration.
28. First
Statutes.–
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Act, the Statutes set out in the Schedule shall be
deemed to be the Statutes made under section 27 and shall continue to remain in
force until amended or repealed in accordance with the provisions of the 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 the 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 the Act, shall be deemed to be
the examination conducted by the Institute under the 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; and
(b) faculty of
Commerce.
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 paper-setters and examiners for graduate and postgraduate
examinations and to forward the panels of suitable paper-setters and examiners
for each examination to the 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 recommendations
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 reappointment;
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, constituent college or
Institute.
(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 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 Society; 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 Society.
(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 12 January 2011; assented to by the
Governor of the Punjab on 21 January 2011; and published in the Punjab Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 22 January 2011, pages 2693-2703.