THE MIR CHAKAR KHAN RIND UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY DERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2019
(Act X of
2019)
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. Jurisdiction of the University.
6. University to be open to all classes and creeds.
7. Fee and other charges.
8. Teaching in the University.
CHAPTER
III
OFFICERS
OF THE UNIVERSITY
9. Officers of the University.
10. Chancellor.
11. Inspection and inquiry.
12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor.
13. Pro-Chancellor.
14. Vice Chancellor.
15. Powers of the Vice Chancellor.
16. Pro-Vice Chancellor.
17. Registrar.
18. Treasurer.
19. Controller of Examinations.
20. Resident Auditor.
21. Other appointments.
CHAPTER
IV
AUTHORITIES
OF THE UNIVERSITY
22. Authorities of the University.
23. Syndicate.
24. Powers and duties of the Syndicate.
25. Academic Council.
26. Powers and duties of the Academic Council.
27. Boards of Faculty.
28. Dean.
29. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons.
30. Board of Advanced Studies and Research.
31. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research.
32. Boards of Studies.
33. Functions of Boards of Studies.
34. Selection Board.
35. Functions of the Selection Board.
36. Finance and Planning Committee.
37. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee.
38. Affiliation Committee.
39. Functions of the Affiliation Committee.
40. Discipline Committee.
41. Functions of the Discipline Committee.
42. Appointment of Committees by Authorities.
CHAPTER
V
STATUTES,
REGULATIONS AND RULES
43. Statutes.
44. Regulations.
45. Rules.
CHAPTER VI
FINANCES
46. University Fund.
47. Budget, audit and accounts.
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
48. Appeal.
49. Tripartite mobility.
50. Transition.
51. Removal of difficulties.
52. Indemnity.
53. Savings.
[1]THE MIR
CHAKAR KHAN RIND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY DERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2019
(Act X of 2019)
[15 March 2019]
An Act to provide for the establishment of Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of
Technology Dera Ghazi Khan.
It is
necessary in public interest to make provisions for the establishment of Mir
Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology in Dera Ghazi Khan inter alia, to undertake research and
development for purposes of producing high quality technical human resource to
cope with the present day requirements; and, to make incidental provisions.
Be it
enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be
cited as the Mir Chakar Khan Rind
University of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan Act 2019.
(2)
It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions. In this
Act:
(a) Academic Council means
the Academic Council of the University;
(b) Act means the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology Dera
Ghazi Khan Act 2019;
(c) affiliated
college means a college or institute affiliated with the University;
(d) Authority means an
Authority of the University;
(e) Chairperson means
the head of an academic department and includes the Principal of a constituent
college or Director of an institute;
(f) Chancellor means
Chancellor of the University;
(g) Commission means
Higher Education Commission set up under the Higher Education Commission
Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002);
(h) Constituent college
means a college maintained and administered by the University;
(i) Controller of
Examinations means Controller of Examinations of the University;
(j) Dean means the head
of a Faculty of the University;
(k) Department means a
teaching, research or technological department maintained and administered by
the University in the prescribed manner;
(l) Faculty means an
administrative and academic unit of the University consisting of one or more
departments, institutes or constituent colleges;
(m) Government means
Government of the Punjab;
(n) Institute means an
institute established, maintained and administered by the University;
(o) prescribed
means prescribed by the Rules, Statutes or Regulations;
(p) Pro-Chancellor means
the Pro-Chancellor of the University;
(q) Pro-Vice Chancellor
means the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University;
(r) Punjab Higher
Education Commission means Punjab Higher Education Commission set up under the
Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I
of 2015);
(s) Registrar means the
Registrar of the University;
(t) Statutes,
Regulations and Rules respectively mean the Statutes, Regulations and Rules
made or deemed to have been made under the Act;
(u) Syndicate means the
Syndicate of the University;
(v) Teacher includes a
Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer, Teaching
Assistant, Demonstrator and Instructor engaged whole time by the University and
such other persons as may be prescribed;
(w) Treasurer means the
Treasurer of the University;
(x) University means
the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of
Technology Dera Ghazi Khan; and
(y) Vice Chancellor
means the Vice Chancellor of the University.
CHAPTER
II
THE UNIVERSITY
3. Incorporation.
(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of the Act, the Government
College of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan shall, by notification in the official
Gazette, be reconstituted as Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology Dera
Ghazi Khan in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate by
the name of the Mir Chakar Khan Rind
University of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan and shall have a perpetual succession
and a common seal and may, by the said name, sue and
be sued.
(3) The University may acquire and hold property,
both movable and immovable, and lease, sell or otherwise transfer any property
vested in it, or enter into contracts for purposes of the Act in the prescribed
manner.
(4) The University may, with the approval of the
Government, open and administer a sub-campus of the University after the expiry
of ten years from the establishment of the University.
(5) All properties, rights and interests of
whatever kind used, enjoyed, possessed, owned or vested in the Government
College of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan and all liabilities legally subsisting
against the said college shall stand transferred to the University.
(6) An employee, regular or on contract basis,
serving the Government College of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan immediately after
coming into force of the Act, shall stand transferred to the University, except
an employee who is serving that college on deputation, with or without deputation
allowance, and shall continue to serve the University as such and be liable to
be transferred to the parent department or the University.
(7) Subject to the procedure notified by the
University, an employee serving Government College of Technology Dera Ghazi
Khan on deputation with the University under subsection (6) may, within three
hundred and sixty five days from the date of commencement of the Act, opt for
absorption in the service of the University on such terms and conditions and in
such manner as may be prescribed but such terms and conditions shall not be
less favourable than those admissible to such an
employee while in service of the Government College of Technology Dera Ghazi
Khan immediately before his deputation under subsection (6).
[2][(8) The employees
transferred to the University under subsection (6), shall be given one time
option for repatriation to their original service at their original seniority
and the option once exercised by such employees shall be final.]
4. Functions of the University. (1) The
University shall:
(a) provide for
instructions in such branches of technology [3][, engineering, sciences, management and
related fields of study] as it may deem fit, and make provisions for
teaching, training, research and for the application, advancement and
dissemination of knowledge in such manner as it may determine;
(b) prescribe
courses of studies;
(c) hold
examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies the
examination, award degree, diploma, certificate and other academic distinction
to such person;
(d) confer,
in the prescribed manner, a degree on a person who has successfully conducted
research;
(e) award,
in the prescribed manner, an honorary degree or other academic distinctions on
such a person as the Chancellor, on the recommendations of the Syndicate, may
approve;
(f) collaborate
with other universities, research and educational institutions and commercial
or industrial organizations, in the public or private sector, or other public
authorities in such manner and for such purposes as it may determine;
(g) institute
such academic or other offices as may be required by the University;
(h) create
posts in connection with teaching, research, development of technology,
administration, and for any other purpose relating thereto and appoint persons
against those posts;
(i) establish
and support other facilities for education, training and research;
(j) institute
and award financial assistance to students in need, fellowships, scholarships,
bursaries, medals and prizes in the prescribed manner;
(k) establish teaching
departments, faculties, institutes, colleges, centres
of excellence, laboratories, workshops and other centres
of learning for the development of teaching, research and technology and make
such arrangements for their maintenance, management and administration, as it
may determine;
(l) establish,
control and maintain University halls of residence for students and approve any
place as a hostel or lodging for students;
(m) supervise
and control the discipline of students of the University and promote
co-curriculum and recreational activities of such students and make
arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;
(n) take
disciplinary action against and impose penalty on the students in the
prescribed manner;
(o) charge
and receive such fees and other payments as it may determine;
(p) receive and manage
property (acquired or transferred), grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations,
endowments and other contributions, made to the University, and invest any fund
representing such property, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations,
endowments or contributions, and convert one kind of property into another in
such manner as it may deem fit;
(q) provide for the
printing, recording, broadcasting, publication and distribution of teaching
material, research reports, papers and other works which may be issued by the
University;
(r) provide
career counseling and services to the students and alumni;
(s) inspect
colleges, affiliated or seeking affiliation;
(t) affiliate
or associate itself with examination bodies and other institutions within
Pakistan or abroad and establish facilities in Pakistan or abroad for the
effective discharge of its functions and responsibilities; and
(u) do
such other acts, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or otherwise, as
may be required for furthering the objectives of the University as a place of
education, learning and research in the relevant disciplines.
(2) The University may:
(a) institute
programmes 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, in the
prescribed manner, 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, for the purpose,
enter into arrangements with other institutions or organizations or with public
or private bodies, commercial or industrial enterprises in the prescribed
manner;
(f) admit
any college or other educational institution to its privileges or withdraw such
privileges in the prescribed manner; and
(g) affiliate
or de-affiliate a college or any other educational institution within the
territorial limits of the Punjab Province.
5. Jurisdiction of the
University. The jurisdiction of the University
shall extend to Province of the Punjab.
6. University to be open to all
classes and creeds. Subject to such reasonable
restrictions as may be prescribed, the University shall be open to all persons
irrespective of gender, religion, race, creed, class or colour and no person
shall be denied the privileges of the University on any such ground.
7. Fee and other charges. The
University may, from time to time, with the approval of the Syndicate prescribe
fee and other charges.
8. Teaching in the University. (1) All
recognized teaching in various courses in the University, constituent colleges
and affiliated colleges shall be conducted in the prescribed manner, and it may
include lectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, demonstrations as well as
practical work in laboratories and workshops and other methods of instruction.
(2) The teaching of any
prescribed course in the University, constituent colleges or affiliated
colleges shall be organized by such Authority as may be prescribed.
(3) The courses and curricula for teaching in the University, constituent colleges or affiliated colleges shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) A discipline to be called
Islamic and Pakistan Studies shall be offered, as a compulsory subject at the
Bachelors level, in the University, constituent and affiliated colleges but
the non-Muslim students may opt for Ethics and Pakistan Studies.
(5) A degree, diploma or certificate
at the University shall be granted to a student who fulfills the prescribed
requirements for that degree, diploma or certificate.
(6) A continuous evaluation
shall be built into the system of studies.
CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
9. Officers of the University. The
following shall be the officers of the University:
(a)
Chancellor;
(b)
Pro-Chancellor;
(c)
Vice Chancellor;
(d)
Pro Vice Chancellor;
(e)
Deans;
(f)
Chairpersons;
(g)
Teachers;
(h)
Registrar;
(i)
Treasurer;
(j)
Controller of Examinations;
(k)
Resident Auditor;
(l)
Librarian; and
(m)
such other persons as may be prescribed.
10. Chancellor. (1)
Governor of the Punjab shall be the Chancellor of the University.
(2) The University may, with the prior
approval of the Chancellor, confer an honorary degree on a person of eminence.
(3) The Chancellor or his nominee shall preside at
the convocation of the University.
(4) The Chancellor may, after affording an
opportunity of being heard, remove any person from the membership of an
Authority if such person:
(a) has
become of unsound mind; or
(b) has
been subjected to any incapacity which prevents him from functioning as a
member of such Authority; or
(c) has
been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moral turpitude; or
(d) does
not attend five consecutive meetings of the Authority, without intimation to
the Vice Chancellor; or
(e) has
accepted any assignment which involves his absence from the country for a
continuous period of more than six months, without intimation to the Vice
Chancellor.
(5) In the performance of his functions under the
Act, the Chancellor shall act and shall be bound in the same manner as the
Governor of a Province acts and is bound under Article 105 of the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
11. 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, direct any remedial action to
the Syndicate.
(3) The Syndicate shall, within the time specified
by the Chancellor, submit a report to the Chancellor about the action taken on
the direction 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 directions as the Chancellor deems appropriate and the Syndicate
shall comply with the directions.
(5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or
action of the Syndicate, which, in his opinion, is against the law, interest of
academic excellence of the University, religious or cultural ideology, or
national integrity.
12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor. The
Chancellor may, on his own motion or otherwise, call for and examine the record
of any proceedings in which an order has been passed by any Authority for
purposes of satisfying himself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of
any finding or order and may pass such orders as he may deem fit but no order
shall be so passed unless the person likely to be affected thereby is afforded
an opportunity of being heard.
13. Pro-Chancellor. (1)
Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment of the Government shall be the
Pro-Chancellor of the University.
(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions
under the Act and exercise such powers of the Chancellor, except the powers
under section 11 and section 12 of the Act, as may be prescribed or assigned to
him by the Chancellor.
14. Vice Chancellor. (1) A
person who is eligible and 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, including at least one expert member, to make
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 in the official Gazette,
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.
(10) The Pro-Vice Chancellor or any other
person acting as Vice Chancellor under subsection (9) shall not, in any case,
perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor for a period of more than six
months and the Chancellor shall, within such period, ensure appointment of the
Vice Chancellor under this section.
15. Powers of the Vice Chancellor. (1) The
Vice Chancellor shall be the chief executive and academic officer of the
University and shall ensure that the provisions of the Act, Statutes,
Regulations and Rules are faithfully observed in order to promote teaching,
research, technological development, publications, administration and the
general efficiency and good order of the University.
(2) The Vice Chancellor shall preside over the
meetings of the Authorities of which he is the Chairperson and be entitled to
attend and preside over any meeting of any other authority or body of the
University.
(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.
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven days of
taking an action under subsection (3), submit a report to the members of the
Syndicate; and, the Syndicate shall, within forty five days of the action of
the Vice Chancellor, pass such orders as it may deem appropriate.
(5) 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 teaching, research, examination, administration and such other
activities in relation to the University as he may deem necessary;
(b) sanction
expenditure provided for in the approved budget and re-appropriate funds within
the same major head of expenditure;
(c) sanction and
re-appropriate an amount not exceeding rupees one hundred and fifty thousand
for an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget and report the action to
the Syndicate at its next meeting;
(d) appoint
paper setters and examiners for all examinations of the University after
receiving panels of names from the relevant authorities;
(e) make
such arrangements for the secrecy and scrutiny of papers, marks and results as
he may consider necessary;
(f) exercise
general control and supervision over the system of examinations in the
University;
(g) appoint
visiting Professors in various disciplines for a period of not more than one
academic year on the terms and conditions as prescribed;
(h) delegate, subject to
such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his powers to a teacher or officer
of the University; and
(i) exercise
and perform such other powers as may be prescribed or as the Syndicate may
assign.
(6) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual
report on the activities of the University in the preceding academic year
including disclosure of facts pertaining to academics, research, administration
and finances of the University.
(7) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three months
of the end of the academic year, submit the report under subsection (6) to the
Syndicate.
16. 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 his duties
as Professor.
17. Registrar. (1) The
Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University and shall be the
administrative head of the secretariat of the University and be responsible for
the provision of the secretarial support to the Syndicate and the Vice
Chancellor.
(2) No person shall be appointed as Registrar
unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications, experience and other
requirements, if any.
(3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the
Government, in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons short-listed
through a competitive process for appointment as Registrar.
(4) The Chancellor shall appoint the Registrar for
each term of three years in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may
be prescribed.
(5) The Registrar, under the general supervision
of the Vice-Chancellor, shall:
(a) be
the custodian of the Common Seal and the academic records of the University;
(b) maintain
a register of the students and Registered Graduates in the prescribed manner;
(c) supervise
the conduct of elections of members of various authorities in the prescribed
manner;
(d) be the Secretary of
the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Advanced Studies and Research Board,
the Selection Board and such other Committees as may be prescribed; and
(e) perform
such other duties as may be prescribed or as the Vice Chancellor or the
Syndicate may assign.
(6) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or
the Registrar is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any cause,
the Chancellor shall make temporary arrangements for the performance of duties
of the Registrar but the period of such temporary arrangements shall not exceed
six months, and the Registrar shall be appointed during that period.
18. Treasurer. (1) The
Treasurer shall be a whole time officer of the University.
(2) No person shall be appointed as Treasurer
unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications, experience and other
requirements, if any.
(3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the Government,
in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons short-listed through a
competitive process for appointment as Treasurer.
(4) The Chancellor shall appoint the Treasurer for
each term of three years in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may
be prescribed.
(5) The Treasurer shall:
(a) manage
the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditure, funds and investments of the
University;
(b) prepare
the annual and revised budget estimates of the University and present the
estimates to the Finance and Planning Committee and the Syndicate;
(c) ensure
that the funds of the University are spent for the purposes for which they are
provided;
(d) ensure
that the accounts of the University are audited annually and are available for
submission to the Syndicate by 31st December each year; and
(e) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed or as the Vice Chancellor or the
Syndicate may assign.
(6) The Treasurer shall be the Secretary of the
Finance and Planning Committee.
(7) When the office of the Treasurer is vacant or
the Treasurer is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any cause,
the Chancellor shall make temporary arrangements for the performance of duties
of the Treasurer but the period of such temporary arrangements shall not exceed
six months, and the Treasurer shall be appointed during that period.
19. Controller of Examinations. (1) The
Controller of Examinations shall be a whole time officer of the University.
(2) No person shall be appointed as Controller of
Examinations unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications, experience and
other requirements, if any.
(3) The Syndicate shall recommend to the
Government, in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons short-listed
through a competitive process for appointment as Controller of Examinations.
(4) The Chancellor shall appoint the Controller of
Examinations for each term of three years in such manner and on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed.
(5) The Controller of Examinations shall be
responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations and
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as the Vice Chancellor
or the Syndicate may assign.
(6) When
the office of the Controller of Examinations is vacant or the Controller of
Examinations is absent or unable to perform his functions owing to any cause,
the Chancellor shall make temporary arrangements for the performance of duties
of the Controller of Examinations but the period of such temporary arrangements
shall not exceed six months, and the Controller of Examinations shall be
appointed during that period.
20. Resident Auditor. (1) The
Syndicate shall appoint, on deputation, a Resident Auditor of the University
from amongst the panel recommended by the Government.
(2) The University shall request the
Government to send a panel of three Government officers qualified to be
appointed as Resident Auditor of the University.
(3) The Resident Auditor shall hold office for
each term of three years.
(4) The Resident Auditor shall perform such
functions as are prescribed or as the Syndicate may assign.
21. Other 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
22. Authorities of the University. 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)
Boards of Studies;
(f)
Selection Board;
(g)
Finance and Planning Committee;
(h)
Affiliation Committee;
(i)
Discipline Committee; and
(j)
such other Authorities as may be prescribed
under the statutes.
23. Syndicate. (1) The
Syndicate shall consist of:
(a) Vice Chancellor
(Chairperson);
(b) Pro-Vice
Chancellor;
(c) Secretary to the
Government, Industries, Commerce and Investment Department or his nominee not
below the rank of an Additional Secretary;
(d) Secretary to the
Government, Finance Department or his nominee not below the rank of an
Additional Secretary;
(e) Secretary to the
Government, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department or a nominee not below the
rank of an Additional Secretary;
(f) Chairperson,
Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority or his nominee not below
the rank of a whole-time General Manager;
(g) Chairperson of the
Punjab Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a
Director General;
(h) Chairperson of the
Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a whole-time member of the
Commission;
(i) [4][three] members of the Provincial Assembly of
the Punjab, including at least one female member of the Assembly, to be
nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(j) Vice Chancellor,
Punjab Tianjin University;
(k) one Vice
Chancellor of a public sector University of Engineering and Technology in the
Province to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(l) two Deans to be
nominated by the Chancellor;
(m) five persons
including at least two women, of eminence to be nominated by the Chancellor;
and
(n) one principal of an affiliated college to
be nominated by the Government.
(2) The Registrar shall be the
Secretary of the Syndicate.
(3) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex officio members, shall be appointed
for a term of three years but they shall serve during the pleasure of the
Chancellor.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of
the Syndicate shall be one half of the total number of members, a fraction
being counted as one.
(5) The Registrar shall, with the approval of the
Chairperson of the Syndicate, summon a meeting of the Syndicate.
(6) The Syndicate shall take decision by majority
of the votes of members present and voting and the Registrar shall clearly
reflect in the minutes of the meeting the dissent, if any, along with the
reasons of such dissent. The Chairperson shall have a casting vote in case of
equality of the votes.
24. Powers and duties of the
Syndicate. (1) The Syndicate shall be the
executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of the
Act and the 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 the Act, the Syndicate may:
(a) hold,
control and administer the property and funds of the University;
(b) 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;
(c) consider
and approve the annual report, the annual and revised budget estimates and
re-appropriate funds from one major head of expenditure to another;
(d) transfer
and accept transfer of movable or immovable property on behalf of the
University;
(e) enter
into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the University;
(f) 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;
(g) 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 powers of varying such
investments;
(h) receive and manage any
property transferred, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments
and other contributions made to the University;
(i) determine
the form, custody and regulations of the use of the common seal of the
University;
(j) provide buildings,
libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipment and other means required
for carrying out the work of the University;
(k) establish
and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or license hostels or
lodgings for the residence of students;
(l) affiliate
or de-affiliate a college and an institute;
(m) admit
educational institutions to the privileges of the University and withdraw such
privileges;
(n) arrange
for the inspection of the academic departments;
(o) institute
Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships,
Lectureships and other posts, and suspend or abolish such posts;
(p) create,
suspend or abolish such administrative, technical, research, extension or other
posts as may be necessary;
(q) appoint
University teachers and other officers on the recommendation of the Selection
Board for teaching and other managerial posts;
(r) confer,
with prior approval of the Chancellor, an honorary degree on a person of
eminence in the prescribed manner;
(s) 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;
(t) appoint
members to the various Authorities, committees and bodies in the prescribed
manner;
(u) remove
any person from the membership of an Authority if such person has accepted any
assignment which involves absence from the University for a continuous period
of more than six months;
(v) regulate, determine
and administer, all other matters concerning the University and for the purpose
exercise all necessary powers not specifically mentioned in the Act and
Statutes but not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act and Statutes;
(w) appoint
Professor Emeritus on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed;
(x) suspend,
punish and remove from service in the prescribed manner officers, teachers and
employees whom it is empowered to appoint;
(y) approve
Statutes and recommend those drafts of the Statutes which pertain to terms and
conditions of service of the University employees, for approval of the
Chancellor;
(z) approve
Regulations recommended by the Academic Council; and
(aa) perform
such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Act and the Statutes.
(3) The Syndicate may delegate any of its
functions to an Authority or officer or a committee or sub-committee, except
the following functions:
(a) approval
of Statutes or recommendation of the drafts of the Statutes to the Chancellor;
(b) approval
of Regulations;
(c) approval
of annual budget of the University, annual report, the annual and revised
budget estimates and re-appropriation of funds from one major head of
expenditure to another;
(d) approval
of investment or purchase of immovable property by the University; and
(e) transfer
of immovable property of the University.
25. Academic Council. (1) The
Academic Council shall consist of:
(a) Vice Chancellor
(Chairperson);
(b) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(c) Deans;
(d) Director, Board of
Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) two
senior most Professors, other than ex
officio members, from each academic department;
(f) all
Professors Emeritus;
(g) all
Chairpersons;
(h) two
Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers, to be elected
by and from amongst themselves, out of whom at least two shall be women;
(i) an
eminent person each in pure sciences, social sciences and Arts to be nominated
by the Chancellor in consultation with the Vice Chancellor but one of them
shall be a woman;
(j) Secretary to the
Government, Higher Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of a
Deputy Secretary;
(k) Director Public
Instructions (Colleges) of the Government;
(l) Librarian of the University;
(m) Controller of Examinations;
(n) five
experts in the field of education, including at least two women, to be
nominated by the Chancellor; and
(o) Registrar
(Member/Secretary).
(2) A member of the Academic Council, other than
an ex officio member, shall hold
office for three years; and, the vacancy, if any, 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.
26. Powers and duties of the
Academic Council. (1) The Academic Council shall be the
academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of the
Act, the Statutes and the Regulations, have the powers to lay down proper
standards of instruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate
and promote the academic life of the University and affiliated colleges.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing provisions, the Academic Council may:
(a) advise
the Syndicate on academic matters;
(b) regulate
teaching, research and examinations;
(c) regulate
the admission of students to the courses of studies and examinations of the
University and affiliated colleges or institutes;
(d) regulate
the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and prizes;
(e) regulate
the conduct and discipline of students of the University and affiliated
colleges and institutes;
(f) propose
to the Syndicate the schemes for the constitution and organization of
faculties, institutes and other academic bodies;
(g) propose
regulations on the recommendations of the Boards of Faculties and the Boards of
Studies for consideration and approval of the Syndicate;
(h) 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; but, if the recommendations of a Board of Faculties or 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 year;
(i) recognize
the examinations of other Universities or examining bodies as equivalent to the
corresponding examinations of the University;
(j) appoint
members to the Authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and
(k) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned by the Syndicate.
27. Boards of Faculty. (1) There
shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty, consisting of:
(a) Dean of the Faculty
(Chairperson);
(b) Professors and the
Chairpersons in the Faculty;
(c) two
members 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, including at least one woman, in the field from outside the University
to be appointed by the Syndicate; and
(e) one
member from amongst the officers of the University 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, a fraction being counted as
one.
(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 the Board of Studies in the Faculty with regard to the
appointment of paper setters and examiners for graduate and postgraduate
examinations and forward the panels of suitable paper setters and examiners for
each examination to the Vice Chancellor;
(c) consider
any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and submit its report to the
Academic Council;
(d) prepare
a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of each department,
constituent college or institute in the Faculty for presentation to the
Academic Council; and
(e) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
28. Dean. (1)
There shall be a Dean of each Faculty and the Dean shall be the Chairperson and
Convener of the Board of Faculty.
(2) The Chancellor shall appoint the Dean of a
Faculty from amongst the three senior most Professors in the Faculty for a
period of three years and he shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided
that if no Professor is available in a Faculty, a Professor from some other
Faculty may act as Dean till a Professor of the Faculty itself is appointed.
(3) The Dean shall present candidates for admission
to degrees, except an honorary degree, in the courses falling within the
purview of the Faculty.
(4) The Dean shall exercise such administrative and
academic powers as may be delegated to him.
29. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons. (1)
There shall be a teaching department or an institute for each subject or a
group of subjects, as may be prescribed by the Regulations and each teaching
department or an institute shall be headed by the Chairperson.
(2) The Chairperson of a teaching department or an
Institute shall be appointed by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the
Vice-Chancellor from amongst the three senior most Professors of the department
or, as the case may be, the institute for a period of three years and shall be
eligible for re-appointment but if, in a Department or Institute, three
Professors are not available, the appointment shall be made from amongst the
three senior most Professors and Associate Professors of the Department or
Institute:
Provided
that in a Department or an Institute, where there is no Professor or Associate
Professor, no such appointment shall be made and the department or institute
shall be looked after by the Dean of the Faculty with the assistance of the
senior most teacher of the department or institute.
(3) The
Chairperson shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the department or
institute and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of his department
or institute.
30. 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 from amongst the officers of the University to be nominated
by the Vice Chancellor;
(f)
three members from the relevant field, research organizations and the
Government, including at least one woman from any of the categories, 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,
a fraction being counted as one.
31. 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
synopsis 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.
32. Boards of Studies. (1)
There shall be a separate Board of Studies for each subject or group of
subjects as may be prescribed by Regulations.
(2) A Board of Studies shall consist of:
(a) all
the teachers of the department concerned;
(b) experts or teachers,
not less than three but not more than five, other than University teachers to
be determined and appointed by the Syndicate according to the need of each
Board; and
(c) not
more than five teachers of the affiliated colleges teaching graduate and
post-graduate courses in that subject to be nominated by the Academic Council.
(3) The term of office of members of a Board of
Studies other than ex officio members
shall be three years.
(4) The quorum for meeting of the Board of Studies
shall be one-half the number of members, a fraction being counted as one.
(5) The Chairperson of the concerned Department or
institute shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Studies.
33. Functions of Boards of
Studies. A Board of Studies shall:
(a) advise the
Authorities on all academic matters connected with instruction, publication,
research and examination in the subject or subjects concerned;
(b) propose curricula
and syllabi for all degree, diploma and certificate courses in the subject or
subjects concerned;
(c) suggest a panel of
names of paper setters and examiners in the subject or subjects concerned; and
(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed
by the Regulations.
34. Selection Board. (1) The
Selection Board shall consist of:
(a)
Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b)
Dean of the faculty concerned;
(c)
Chairperson concerned;
(d)
one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(e)
one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(f) two experts,
including at least one woman, 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 to 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.
35. 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 subject to the provisions of the Act, the Statutes and
the Regulations; and
(b) consider all cases of promotion of officers of
the University and recommend the names of suitable candidates for such
promotion to the Syndicate.
36. 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 Higher 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;
(g) one nominee of
Punjab Higher Education Commission who deals with finance and planning;
(h) Registrar; and
(i) Treasurer
(Secretary).
(2) The term of office of the nominated members
shall be three years.
(3) Six members of the Finance and Planning
Committee shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Committee.
37. Functions of the Finance and Planning Committee. The
Finance and Planning Committee shall:
(a)
prepare the annual statement of accounts, propose annual budget
estimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate;
(b)
periodically review 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.
38. Affiliation Committee. (1) The
Affiliation Committee shall consist of:
(a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(b) two Professors to be nominated by the Academic Council;
(c) two teachers to be nominated by the Syndicate; and
(d) a representative of the Higher Education Department not
below the rank of Deputy Secretary.
(2) The term of office of the members of the
Committee, other than ex officio
members, shall be two years.
(3) The Affiliation Committee may co-opt not more
than three experts who shall be counted for the quorum of an inspection by the
Affiliation Committee.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of, or an inspection
by, the Affiliation Committee shall be three.
(5) The Deputy Registrar dealing with the
affiliation cases or such other person as may be designated by the Vice-Chancellor
for this purpose shall act as Secretary of the Committee.
39. Functions of the Affiliation Committee. The
Affiliation Committee shall:
(a) inspect
the educational institution seeking affiliation with, or admission to, the
privileges of the University and to advise the Syndicate thereon;
(b) inquire
into complaints alleging breach of conditions of affiliation by the affiliated
colleges and to advise the Syndicate thereon; and
(c) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by the Regulations.
40. Discipline Committee. (1) The
Discipline Committee shall consist of:
(a) the
Chairperson to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(b) two
Professors to be nominated by the Academic Council;
(c) two
Professors to be nominated by the Syndicate; and
(d) the
teacher or officer-in-charge of students affairs, by whatever name called
(Member/Secretary).
(2) The term of office of the members of the
Committee, other than ex officio
members, shall be two years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of Discipline
Committee shall be four members.
41. Functions of the Discipline Committee. The
Discipline Committee shall:
(a) propose
Regulations to the Academic Council relating to the conduct of University
students, maintenance of discipline and breach of discipline; and
(b) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
42. Appointment of Committees by Authorities.
An Authority may, from time to time, appoint such standing, special or advisory
committees as it may deem fit, and may also nominate such persons on the
committees as are not members of the Authorities appointing the committees.
CHAPTER V
STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES
43. Statutes. (1)
Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Syndicate may make Statutes to
provide for and regulate all or any of the following matters:
(a) 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;
(b) conduct
and discipline of the officers, teachers and other employees of the University;
(c) constitution,
powers and duties of the Authorities and related matters;
(d) affiliation
and de-affiliation of colleges or institutes, and related matters;
(e) admission
of educational institutions to the privileges of the University and the
withdrawal of such privileges;
(f) establishment
of institutes, faculties, constituent colleges, departments and academic
divisions;
(g) powers
and duties of officers, teachers and employees of the University;
(h) conditions
for appointment of Professors Emeritus;
(i) conditions
on which the University may enter into arrangements with public bodies or other
organizations for purposes of research and advisory services;
(j) general
scheme of studies including the duration of courses, the system of examinations
and the number of subjects and papers for examinations;
(k) award
of honorary degrees;
(l) maintenance
of register of students and registered graduates; and
(m) all
other matters which are to be prescribed or regulated by the Statutes.
(2) The Syndicate shall propose the draft of
Statutes under clause (a) of subsection (1) to the Chancellor who may approve
the Statutes, with or without any modifications, or may refer the Statutes back
to the Syndicate for reconsideration or may reject the Statutes:
Provided
that:
(a) the Statutes
affecting the constitution or powers of any Authority shall not be proposed or
approved until such Authority has been given an opportunity of expressing its
opinion in writing on the proposal; and
(b) the Statutes under clause (a) of
subsection (1) shall not be effective until they have been approved by the
Chancellor.
44. Regulations. (1)
Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, Regulations may be
framed for any of the following matters:
(a) courses
of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of the University;
(b) manner
of teaching in the University and affiliated colleges;
(c) 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;
(d) conduct
of examinations;
(e) fees
and other charges to be paid by the students for admission to the courses of
study and the examinations of the University;
(f) conduct
and discipline of students of the University;
(g) conditions
of residence of the students of the University including the levying of fees
for residence in halls of residence and hostels;
(h) approval
and licensing of hostels and lodgings;
(i) conditions
under which a person should conduct research to entitle him to a degree;
(j) institution
of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(k) institution
of stipends and free and half-free studentship;
(l) academic
costumes;
(m) use of the library; and
(n) establishment of academic departments.
(2) The Academic Council shall prepare and submit
the Regulations to the Syndicate and the Syndicate may approve the Statutes,
with or without modifications or refer them back to the Academic Council for
reconsideration or reject them.
45. Rules. (1) An Authority or a body of the
University may make Rules consistent with the Act, Statutes and Regulations, to
regulate the conduct of its business.
(2) The Syndicate may direct an Authority or a body
of the University to amend or repeal any Rules made by the Authority or body.
CHAPTER
VI
FINANCES
46. University Fund. (1)
There shall be a Fund to be known as the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of
Technology Dera Ghazi Khan Fund to which shall be credited all sums received by
the University.
(2) The University may accept donations in
the shape of land, vehicles, equipment or any other items 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.
47. 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) No
expenditure shall be made from the University Fund unless:
(a) the expenditure is included in the approved budget of the
University; and
(b) a
bill for its payment has been audited by the Resident Auditor in conformity
with the Statures, Regulations and Rules.
(3) The annual statement of accounts of the
University signed by the Treasurer and the Resident Auditor shall be submitted
to the Government within six months of the closing of the financial year.
(4) The accounts of the University together with
audit objections, if any, and the observations of the Auditor appointed by the
Government and the Treasurer shall, in the prescribed manner, be presented to
the Syndicate with the remarks of the Finance and Planning Committee.
CHAPTER
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
48. Appeal. (1) Subject to sub-section (2) and sub-section
(3), where an order is
made punishing any officer, other than the Vice-Chancellor, teacher or other
employee of the University or altering or interpreting to his disadvantage the
prescribed terms or conditions of his service, he shall, where the order is
made by the Vice-Chancellor or any other officer or teacher of the University,
have the right to appeal to the Syndicate, against the order, and where the
order is made by the Syndicate, have the right to appeal to the Chancellor for
review of that order, within thirty days of the receipt of the order.
(2) An
appeal to the Chancellor under subsection (1) shall be submitted to the
Vice-Chancellor and he shall present it to the Chancellor with his comments.
(3) An order under this section shall not be passed unless the person
to be affected thereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard.
49. Tripartite mobility. (1) Any
officer, teacher of the Government or employee of the University on the
recommendation of the Syndicate may be directed to serve in any post in the
University or under the Government or an educational or research institution in
public interest.
(2) The Government may, in consultation
with the Selection Board, place the services of an employee of the Government
or of any other University or an educational or research institution at the
disposal of the University in the public interest.
(3) The terms and conditions of service of an
officer or employee under this section shall not be less favorable than those
enjoyed by him immediately before his services are placed at the disposal of
the University, Government, educational or research institution, and full
benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in force until altered
in accordance with law.
50. Transition. The
Chancellor shall constitute a Chancellors Committee to exercise the powers
assigned to the Syndicate under the Act till such time the Syndicate is
constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
51. Removal of difficulties. If any
difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of the Act, the
Government may, within two years from the commencement of the Act, give such
directions, not inconsistent with the Act, as it may consider necessary for the
removal of such difficulty.
52. 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 anything which is done in good faith under the Act.
53. Savings. On the
commencement of the Act, everything done, action taken, obligations and
liabilities incurred, rights and assets acquired, persons appointed or
authorized, jurisdictions or powers conferred, endowments, bequests, funds or
trusts created, donations or grants made, orders issued immediately before the
commencement of the Act in respect of Government College of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan shall be deemed to have respectively been done,
taken, incurred, acquired, appointed, conferred, created, made or issued under
the Act.
[1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 27 February 2019; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab
on 28 February 2019; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary),
dated 1st March 2019, pages 2055-61.
[2]Added by
the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan (Amendment)
Act 2025 (XI of 2025).
[3]Inserted by
the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology Dera Ghazi Khan (Amendment)
Act 2025 (XI of 2025).
[4]Substituted for
the word two by the Universities and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (LXIII
of 2025).