THE DEGREE AWARDING STATUS TO DAWOOD COLLEGE OF

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, KARACHI ACT, 2010

ACT NO. XXIII OF 2010

The “Degree Awarding Status to Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi Act, 2010” is an important piece of legislation in Pakistan that granted degree-awarding status to Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) in Karachi. This act paved the way for DCET to confer degrees to its students, thereby expanding its academic offerings and recognition.

An Act to provide for Degree Awarding Status to Dawood College of Engineering and Technology,

Karachi

WHEREAS it is expedient to make provisions to grant degree awarding status to Dawood

College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi and for matters connected therewith or ancillary

thereto;

It is hereby enacted as follows:_

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement.___ (1) This Act may be called the Degree Awarding

Status to Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Act, 2010.

(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the 29th

of November, 2009.

2. Definitions.

___ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,___

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the College established

under section 22;

(b) “Authority” means any of the Authorities of the College specified in section

17;

(c) “Campus” means campus of the College;

(d) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the College;

(e) “College” means the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology,

Karachi;

(f) “College Teacher” or “teacher” means a whole time teacher appointed and

paid by the College or its campuses which includesProfessors, Associate

Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers;

(g) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission set up under the

Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002;

(h) “Dean” means the head of a Faculty or the head of an academic body granted

the status of a Faculty under this Act or by the statutes or regulations;

(i) “Department” means a teaching department maintained and administered or

recognized by the College in the manner prescribed;

(j) “Director” means the head of a campus;

(k) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the College consisting

of one or more departments as prescribed;

(l) “Government” means the Federal Government;

(m) “prescribed” means prescribed by statutes, regulations or rules made under the

Act;

(n) “Principal” means the Principal of the College;

(o) “Pro-Chancellor” means the Pro­Chancellor of the College;

(p) “Representation Committee” means Representation Committee constituted

under section 24;

(q) “Search Committee” means the Search Committee set up by the Senate under

section 13;

(r) “Senate” means the Senate of the College;

(s) “Statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” means respectively the statutes, the

regulations and the rules made under this Act for the time being in force; and

(t) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the College.

CHAPTER II

THE COLLEGE

3. Incorporation.___(1) The Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

is hereby reconstituted and setup as a degree awarding institution.

(2) The College shall consist of the following, namely:

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(a) the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Principal and the members of the

Senate;

(b) the members of the Authorities of the College established under section 17;

(c) all College Teachers and persons recognized as students of the College in

accordance with terms prescribed from time to time; and

(d) all other full-time officers and members of the College.

(3) The College shall be a body corporate known as the Dawood College of Engineering

and Technology, Karachi and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and may sue and

be sued by the said name.

(4) The College shall be competent to acquire and hold property, both movable and

immovable and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable and immovable property which may

have become vested in or been acquired by it.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the

College shall have academic, financial and administrative autonomy, including the power to employ

officers, teachers and other employees on such terms as may be prescribed, subject to the provisions

of this Act. In particular and without prejudice to the authority granted to Ministry of Education by

the law, the Government or an authority or auditor appointed by the Government shall have no

power to question the policy underlying the allocation of resources approved by the Senate in the

annual budget of the College.

(6) All properties, rights and interests of whatever kind, used, enjoyed, possessed, owned

or vested in or held in trust by or for the College and liabilities legally subsisting against the College

in existence shall pass to the College re-constituted under this Act.

4. Powers and purposes of the College.___ The College shall have the following

powers, namely.—

(i) to provide for education and scholarship in such branches of knowledge as it

may deem fit, and to make provision for research, service to society and for

the application, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in such manner

as it may determine;

(ii) to prescribe courses of studies to be conducted by it and in its campuses;

(iii) to hold examination and to award and confer degrees, diplomas, certificates

and other academic distinctions to and on persons who have been admitted to

and have passed its examinations under prescribed conditions;

(iv) to prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, teachers

and other employees of the College and to lay down terms and conditions that

may be different from those applicable to government servants in general;

(v) to engage, where necessary, persons on contracts of specified duration and to

specify the terms of each engagement;

(vi) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on approved persons in the

manner prescribed;

(vii) to provide for instructions for persons not being students of the College as it

may prescribe and to grant certificates and diplomas to such persons;

(viii) to institute programmes for the exchange of students and teachers between the

College and other universities, educational institutions and research

organizations, inside as well as outside Pakistan;

(ix) to provide career counseling and job search service to students and alumni;

(x) to maintain linkages with alumni;

(xi) to develop and implement fund-raising plans;

(xii) to provide and support the academic development of the faculty of the

College;

(xiii) to confer degrees on persons who have carried on independent research under

prescribed conditions;

(xiv) to accept the examinations passed and the period of study undertaken by the

students of the College at other universities and places of learning equivalent

to such examinations and periods of study in the College, as it may prescribe,

and to withdraw such acceptance;

(xv) to co-operate with other universities, public authorities or private

organizations, inside as well as outside Pakistan, in such manner and for such

purposes as may be prescribed;

(xvi) to institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant Professorships,

Lecturerships and any other posts and to appoint persons thereto;

(xvii) to create posts for research; extensions, administration and other related

purposes and to appoint persons thereto;

(xviii) to organize selected members of the teaching staff of educational institutions

admitted to the privileges of the College or such other persons as it may deem

fit, as College teachers;

(xix) to institute and award financial assurance to students in need, fellowships,

scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes under prescribed conditions;

(xx) to establish teaching departments, institutes, museums and other centers of

learning for the development of teaching and research and to make such

arrangements for their maintenance, management and administration as it may

prescribe;

(xxi) to provide for the residence of the students of the College to institute and

maintain halls of residence and to approve or license hostels and lodging;

(xxii) to maintain order, discipline and security on the campuses of the College;

(xxiii) to promote the extra curricular and recreational activities of such students and

to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;

(xxiv) to demand and receive such fees and other charges as it may determine;

(xxv) to make provision for research advisory or consultancy services and with these

objects to enter into arrangements with other institutions, public or private

bodies, commercial and industrial enterprises under prescribed conditions;

(xxvi) to enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts;

(xxvii) to receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions made to

the College and to invest any fund representing such property, grants,

bequests, trusts, gifts, donations endowments or contributions in such manner

as it may deem fit;

(xxviii)to provide for the printing and publication of research and other works; and

(xxvix)to do all such other acts and things, whether incidental to powers aforesaid or

not, as may be requisite or expedient in order to further the objectives of the

College as a place of education, learning, and research.

5. College open to all classes, creeds, etc.—(1) The College shall be open to all persons

of either gender and of whatever religion, caste, race, creed, class, colour or domicile and no person

shall be denied the privileges of the College on the ground of gender, religion, race, caste, creed,

class, colour or domicile.

6. Teaching at the College.—(1) All recognized teaching in various courses shall be

conducted by the College at its campus in the prescribed manner and may include lectures, tutorials,

discussions, seminars, demonstrations, distance learning and other methods of instructions as well as

practical work in the laboratories, hospitals, workshops and other governmental or private

organizations.

(2) The authority responsible for organizing recognized teaching shall be such as may be

prescribed.

CHAPTER III

OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE

7. Principal officers. The following shall be the principal officers of the College,

namely:__

(a) the Chancellor;

(b) the Pro­Chancellor;

(c) the Principal;

(d) the Deans;

(e) the Directors of the campuses;

(f) the Chairpersons of the departments;

(g) the Registrar;

(h) the Treasurer;

(i) the Controller of Examination; and

(j) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or regulations to be the

principal officers of the College.

8. Chancellor.—(1) The President of Pakistan shall be the Chancellor of the College and

the Chairperson of the Senate;

(2) The Chancellor shall, when present, preside over the meetings of the Senate and the

convocation of the College. In the absence of the Chancellor the Pro-Chancellor will preside over the

meeting of the Senate or convocation of the College.

(3) The members of the Senate as well as the Principal shall be appointed by the

Chancellor from amongst the persons recommended by the Representation Committee set up for this

purpose or the Search Committee established in accordance with this Act and the statutes, as the case

may be, alongwith those elected.

(4) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the

Chancellor.

(5) If the Chancellor is satisfied that serious irregularity or mis-management with respect

to the affairs of the college has occurred, he may,—

(a) as regards proceedings of the Senate, direct that specified proceedings be

reconsidered and appropriate action taken within one month of the direction

having been issued:

Provided that if the Chancellor is satisfied that either no reconsideration has been carried out or that

the reconsideration has failed to address the concern expressed, he may, after calling upon the Senate

to show cause in writing, appoint a five member Review Panel to examine and report to the

Chancellor on the functioning of the Senate. The report of the Review Panel shall be submitted

within such time as may be prescribed by the Chancellor. The Review Panel shall be drawn from

persons of eminence in academics and in the fields of law, accountancy and administration; and

(b) as regards proceedings of any Authority or with respect to matters within the

competence of any Authority other than the Senate, direct the Senate to

exercise powers under section 19.

9. Pro-Chancellor.—(1) The Federal Minister incharge of the Ministry of Education

shall be the Pro-Chancellor of the College.

(2) In the absence of the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor shall, when present, preside over

the meetings of the Senate and the convocation of the College.

(3) If the Pro-Chancellor is satisfied that the proceedings of any Authority other than the

Senate or the orders of any officer are not in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the statutes,

the regulations or the rules made thereunder, he may, after calling upon such Authority or officer to

show cause why such proceedings or orders should not be annulled, by order in writing, or may

recommend to the Chancellor to annul such proceedings or orders.

(4) The Pro-Chancellor may recommend to the Chancellor to remove any person from the

membership of any Authority other than the Senate if such a person—

(a) has become of unsound mind;

(b) has become subject to an 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.

10. Visitation, etc.—(1) The Pro-Chancellor may cause a visitation or an inspection or

inquiry to be made in respect of any matter connected with the affairs of the College and shall, from

time to time, appoint such person or persons as he may deem fit for the purpose of carrying out

inspection of —

(a) the College, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, workshops and other

establishments and equipments;

(b) Campuses of the College;

(c) the teaching and other work conducted by the College;

(d) the conduct of examinations held by the College; and

(e) other matters of the College.

(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall communicate to the College of his intention to cause a

visitation or an inspection or inquiry to be made under sub-section (1) and the Senate shall be

entitled to be represented there.

(3) The Pro-Chancellor shall communicate to the Senate his views with regard to the

results of a visitation or an inspection or inquiry made under sub-section (1), and shall, after

ascertaining the views of the Syndicate thereon, advise the Senate on the action to be taken by it.

(4) Where the Senate does not, within the time specified by the Pro-Chancellor, take

action to the satisfaction of the Pro-Chancellor, he may, after consideration of any explanation

furnished or representation made by the Senate, issue such directions as he thinks fit, and the

Principal shall comply with such directions:

Provided that the Senate shall not propose draft of a statute affecting the constitution or

powers of any Authority, until such Authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an

opinion in writing upon the proposals:

Provided further that if the draft of a statute, after the Senate not presided over by the

Chancellor, has been approved, it shall be forwarded to the Pro-Chancellor and shall not be effective

until it has been approved by the Pro-Chancellor.

11. Removal from the Senate. The Chancellor may, upon the recommendations of the

Review Panel, remove any person from the membership of the Senate on the ground that such

person—

(a) has become of unsound mind;

(b) has become incapacitated to function as member of the Senate;

(c) has been convinced by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude;

(e) has absented himself from two consecutive meetings without just cause; or

(f) has been guilty of misconduct, including use of position for personal

advantage of any kind or gross inefficiency in the performance of function.

2. The Chancellor shall remove any person from the membership of the Senate on a

resolution calling for the removal of such person supported by at least three fourths of the

membership of the Senate:

Provided that before passing such resolution, the Senate shall provide the member concerned

a fair hearing:

Provided further that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the Principal in

his capacity as a member of the Senate.

12. The Principal—(1) The Principal of the College, who shall be an eminent academic

or a distinguished administrator, shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as may be

prescribed.

(2) The Principal shall be the academic and executive head of the College and shall be

responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the College and for ensuring that the

provisions of this Act, statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed in order to promote the

general efficiency and good order of the College. The Principal shall have all powers prescribed for

this purpose including administrative control over the officers, teachers and other employees of the

College.

(3) The Principal shall, if present, be entitled to attend any meeting of any Authority or

body of the College.

(4) The Principal may, in an emergency that in his opinion requires immediate action

ordinarily not in the competence of the Principal, take such action and forward, within seventy-two

hours, a report of the action taken to the members of the Emergency Committee of the Senate, to be

set up by statute. The Emergency Committee may direct such further action as is considered

appropriate.

(5) The Principal shall also have the following powers, namely:—

(a) to direct teachers, officers and other employees of the College to take up such

assignments in connection with examination, administration and such other

activities in the College as he may consider necessary for the purposes of the

College;

(b) to sanction by re-appropriation an amount not exceeding an amount prescribed

by the Senate for unforeseen item not provided for in the budget and report it

to the Senate at the next meeting;

(c) to make appointment of such categories of employees of the College and in

such manner as may be prescribed by the statutes;

(d) to suspend, punish and remove, in accordance with prescribed procedure, from

service officers, teachers and other employees of the College except those

appointed by or with the approval of the Senate;

(e) to delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his powers

under this Ordinance to an officer or officers of the College; and

(f) to exercise and perform such other powers and functions as may be prescribed.

(6) The Principal shall present an annual report before the Senate within three months of

the close of the academic year. The annual report shall present such information as regards the

academic year under review as may be prescribed including disclosure of all relevant facts

pertaining to—

(a) academics;

(b) research;

(c) administration; and

(d) finances.

(7) The Principal’s annual report shall be made available, prior to its presentation before

the Senate, to all officers and College Teachers and shall be published in such numbers as are

required to ensure its wide circulation.

13. Appointment and removal of the Principal. —(1) The Principal shall be appointed

by the Chancellor on the basis of recommendations made by the Senate.

(2) A Search committee for the recommendation of persons suitable for appointment as

Principal shall be constituted by the Senate on the date and in the manner prescribed by the statutes

and shall consist of two eminent members of society nominated by the Chancellor of whom one

shall be appointed the Convener, two members of the Senate, two distinguished College Teachers

who are not members of the Senate and one academic of eminence not employed by the College.

The two distinguished College Teachers shall be elected by the Senate through a process to be

prescribed by statue that provides for the recommendation of suitable names by the College

Teachers in general. The Search Committee shall remain in existence till such time that the

appointment of the next Principal has been made by the Chancellor.

(3) The persons proposed by the Search Committee for appointment as Principal be

considered by the Senate and of these a panel of three, in order of priority, shall be recommended

by the Senate to the Chancellor:

Provided that the Chancellor may decline to appoint any of the three persons recommended

and seek recommendation of a fresh panel. In the event of a fresh recommendations being sought

by the Chancellor the Search Committee shall make a proposal to the Senate in the prescribed

manner.

(4) The Principal shall be appointed for a renewable tenure of five years on terms and

conditions prescribed by statute. The tenure of an incumbent Principal shall be renewed by the

Chancellor on receipt of a resolution of the Senate in support of such renewal:

Provided that the Chancellor may call upon the Senate to reconsider such resolution once.

(5) The Senate may, pursuant to a resolution in this behalf passed by three fourths of its

membership, recommend to the Chancellor the removal of the Principal on the ground of inefficiency,

moral turpitude or physical or mental incapacity or gross misconduct, including misuse of position for

personal advantage of any kind:

Provided that the Chancellor may make a reference to the Senate stating the instances of

inefficiency, moral turpitude or physical or mental incapacity or gross misconduct on the part of

the Principal that have come to his notice. After consideration of the reference the Senate may,

pursuant to a resolution in this behalf passed by two thirds of its membership, recommend to the

Chancellor the removal of the Principal:

Provided further that prior to a resolution for the removal of the Principal being voted upon

the Principal shall be given an opportunity of being heard.

(2) A resolution recommending the removal of the Principal shall be submitted to the

Chancellor forthwith. The Chancellor may accept the recommendation and order removal of the

Principal or return the recommendation to the Senate.

(3) At any time when the office of the Principal is vacant, or the Principal is absent or is

unable toperform the functions of his office due to illness or some other cause, the Senate shall

make such arrangements for the performance of the duties of the Principal as it may deem fit.

14. Registrar. —(1) There shall be a Registrar of the College to be appointed by the

Senate on the recommendation of the Principal, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.

(2) The experience as well as the professional and academic qualifications necessary for

appointment to the post of the Registrar shall be as may be prescribed.

(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the College and shall—

(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the College and be responsible

for the provision of secretariat support to the principal officers of the College;

(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the College;

(c) maintain a register of registered graduates in the prescribed manner;

(d) supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination of members to

the various authorities and other bodies in the prescribed manner; and

(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed.

15. Treasurer.—(1) There shall be a treasurer of the College to be appointed by the

Senate on the recommendation of the Principal, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.

(2) The experience and the professional and academic qualifications necessary for

appointment to the post of the treasurer shall be as may be prescribed.

(3) The treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the College and shall—

(a) manage the assets liabilities, receipts, expenditures funds and investments of

the College;

(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the College and present

them to the Syndicate or a committee thereof for approval and incorporation in

the budget to be presented to the Senate;

(c) ensure that the funds of the College are expended on the purposes for which

they are provided;

(d) have the accounts of the College audited annually so as to be available for

submission to the Senate within six months of the close of the financial year;

and

(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed.

16. Controller of Examinations.—(1) There shall be a Controller of Examinations to be

appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Principal, on such terms and conditions as

may be prescribed.

(2) The minimum qualifications necessary for appointment to the post of the Controller of

Examinations shall be as may be prescribed.

(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full-time officer of the College and shall be

responsible for all matters concerned with the conduct of examinations and perform such other duties

as may be prescribed.

CHAPTER IV

AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLEGE

17. Authorities.—(1) The following shall be the Authorities of the College, namely:—

(a) Authorities established by this Ordinance:—

(i) the Senate;

(ii) the Syndicate; and

(iii) the Academic Council;

(b) Authorities to be established by the statutes, namely:—

(i) Graduate and Research Management Council;

(ii) Recruitment, Development, Evaluation and Promotion Committee for

teachers and other staff whether at the level of the department, the

Faculty or the College;

(iii) Career Placement and Internship Committee of each Faculty;

(iv) Search Committee for the appointment of the Principal;

(v) the Representation Committees for appointment to the Senate,

Syndicate and the Academic Council;

(vi) Faculty Council; and

(vii) Departmental Council.

(2) The Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council may set up such other

committees or sub-committees, by whatever name described, as are considered desirable through

statutes or regulations as appropriate. Such committees or sub-committees shall be Authorities of the

College for the purposes of this Act.

18. Senate.—(I) The body responsible for the governance of the senate. College shall be

described as the Senate and shall consist of the following, namely:—

(a) the Chancellor who shall be the Chairperson of the Senate;

(b) Pro­Chancellor;

(c) the Principal;

(d) representative .of Ministry of Education, not below the rank of Joint

Educational Adviser;

(e) four persons from civil society being persons of distinction in the fields of

literature, architecture, administration, management, education, academics,

science, technology and engineering such that the appointment of these

persons reflects a balance across the various fields;

(f) one person from amongst the alumni of the College;

(g) two persons from the academic community of the country, other than an

employee of the College at the level of professor or Director of a campus;

(h) four College Teachers; and

(i) one person nominated by the Commission.

(2) The numbers of the member of the Senate described in clauses (f) or (i) of sub-section

(1) may be increased by the Senate through statutes subject to condition that the total membership of

the Senate does not exceed twenty-one, with a maximum of five College Teachers, and the increase

is balanced, to the extent possible, across the different categories specified in sub-section (I).

(3) All appointments of the Senate shall be made by the Chancellor. Appointments of

persons described in clauses (f) and (i) of sub-section (1) shall be made from amongst a panel of

three names or each vacancy recommended by the Representation Committee set up in terms of

section 24 and in accordance with procedure as may be prescribed:

Provided also that effort shall be made, without compromising on quality or qualification to

give fair representation to women on the Senate:

Provided further that as regards the College Teachers described in clause (h) of sub-section

(1) the Senate shall prescribe a procedure for appointment on the basis of elections that provide for

voting by the various categories of College Teachers:

Provided also that the Senate may alternatively prescribe that appointments of College

Teachers to the Senate shall also be in the manner provided by this sub-section for the persons

described in clauses (f) and (g) of sub-section (1).

(4) Members of the Senate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for a period

of three years. One-third of the members, other than ex-officio members of the first restructured

Senate, to be determined by lot, shall retire from office on the expiration of one year from the date of

appointment by the Chancellor. One-half of the remaining members, other than ex-officio members,

of the first restructured Senate, to be determined by lot, shall retire from office on the expiration of

two years from the date of appointment and the remaining one-half, other than ex-officio members,

shall retire from office on the expiration of the third year:

Provided that no person, other than an ex-officio member, shall serve on the Senate for more

than two consecutive terms:

Provided further that the College Teachers appointed to the Senate may not serve for two

consecutive terms.

(5) The Senate shall meet at least twice in a calendar year.

(6) Service on the Senate shall be on honorary basis:

Provided that actual expenses may be reimbursed as prescribed.

(7) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Senate.

(8) In the absence of the Chancellor, meetings of the Senate shall be presided over by the

Pro- Chancellor.

(9) All decisions of the Senate shall be taken on the basis of the opinion of the majority of

the members present. In the event of the members being evenly divided on any matter the person

presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote.

(10) The quorum for a meeting of the Senate shall be two-third of its membership, a

fraction being counted as one.

19. Powers and function of the Senate. —( 1) The Senate shall have the power of

general supervision over the college and shall hold the Principal and the Authorities accountable for

all the functions of the College. The Senate shall have all powers of the College not expressly vested

in an Authority or officer by this Act and all other powers not expressly mentioned by this Act that

are necessary for the performance of its functions.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Senate shall have the

following powers, namely:—

(a) to approve the proposed annual plan of work, the annual and revised budgets,

the annual report and the annual statement of account;

(b) to hold control and lay down policy for the administration of the property,

funds and investments of the College, including the approval of the sale and

purchase or acquisition of immovable property;

(c) to oversee the quality and relevance of the College’s academic programmes

and to review the academic affairs of the College in general;

(d) to approve the appointment of the Deans, Professors, Associate Professors and

such other senior faculty and senior administrators as may be prescribed;

(e) to institute schemes, directions and guidelines for the terms and conditions of

appointment of all officers, teachers and other employees of the College;

(f) to approve strategic plans;

(g) to approve financial resource development plans of the College;

(h) to consider the drafts of statutes and regulations proposed by the Syndicate

and the Academic Council and deal with them in the manner as provided for in

sections 26 and 27, as the case may be:

Provided that Senate may frame statute or regulation on its own initiative and approve it after

calling for the advice of the Syndicate or the Academic Council, as the case may be;

(i) to annul by order in writing the proceedings of any Authority or officer if the

Senate is satisfied that such proceedings are not in accordance with the

provisions of the Act, statutes or regulations after calling upon such Authority

or officer to show cause why such proceedings should not be annulled;

(j) to recommend to the Chancellor, removal of any member of the Senate in

accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(k) to make appointment of members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio

members, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(l) to make appointment of members of the Academic Council, other then

ex- officio members, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(m) to appoint Emeritus Professors on such terms and conditions as may be

prescribed;

(n) to remove any person from the membership of any Authority if such person—

(i) has become of unsound mind;

(ii) has become incapacitated to function as member of such Authority; or

(iii) has been convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral

turpitude;

(o) to determine the form, provide for the custody and regulate the use of the

common seal of the College.

(3) The Senate may, subject to the provisions of this Act, delegate all or any of the

powers and functions of any Authority, officer or employee of the College at its main campus, to any

Authority, committee, officer or employee at its additional campus for the purpose of exercising such

powers and performing such functions in relation to such additional campus, and for this purpose the

Senate may create new posts or positions at the additional campus.

20. Syndicate. —(1) There shall be a Syndicate of the College consisting of the

following, namely:—

(a) The Principal who shall be its Chairperson;

(b) the Deans of the Faculties of the College;

(c) three professors from different departments who are not members of the

Senate, to be elected by the College Teachers in accordance with procedure to

be prescribed by the Senate;

(d) the Directors of the campuses;

(e) the Registrar;

(f) the Treasurer; and

(g) the Controller of Examinations.

(2) Members of the Syndicate, other then ex-officio members, shall hold office for a

period of three years.

(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate shall be one-half of the total number of

members, a fraction being counted as one.

(4) The Syndicate shall meet at least once in each quarter of the year.

21. Powers and duties of the Syndicate. —(1) The Syndicate shall be the executive

body of the College and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the statutes, exercise general

supervision over the affairs and management of the College.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to the

provisions of this Act, the statutes and directions of the Senate, the Syndicate shall have the

following powers, namely:—

(a) to consider the annual report, the annual and revised budget estimates and to

submit these to the Senate;

(b) to transfer and accept transfer of moveable property on behalf of the College;

(c) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the College;

(d) to cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of money received

and expended by the College for the assets and liabilities of the College;

(e) to invest any money belonging to the College including any unapplied income

in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts Act, 1882, (Act 11

of 1982) or in the purchase of immovable property or in such other manner as

it may prescribe, with the like power of verifying such investments;

(f) to receive and manage any property transferred, and grants, bequest, trust,

gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to the College;

(g) to administer any, funds placed at the disposal of the College for specified

purposes;

(h) to provide the buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipment

and other means required for carrying out the work of the College;

(i) to establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or license

hostels or lodgings for the residence of students;

(j) to recommend to the Senate admission of educational institutions to the

privileges of the College and withdraw such privileges;

(k) to arrange for the inspection of campuses and the Departments;

(l) to institute professorships, associate professorships, assistant professorships,

lectureships and other teaching posts or to suspend or to abolish such posts;

(m) to create, suspend or abolish such administrative or other posts as may be

necessary;

(n) to prescribe the duties of officers, teachers and other employees of the

College;

(o) to report to the Senate on matters with respect to which it has been asked to

report;

(p) to appoint members to various Authorities in accordance with the provisions

of this Act;

(q) to propose drafts of statutes for submission to the Senate;

(r) to regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the College;

(s) to take action necessary for the good administration of the College in general

and to this end exercise such powers as are necessary;

(t) to delegate any of its powers to any Authority or officer or a committee; and

(u) to perform such other functions as have been assigned to it by the provisions

of this Act or may be assigned to it by the statutes.

22. Academic Council.—(1) There shall be an Academic Council of the College

consisting of the following, namely:—

(a) the Principal who shall be its Chairperson;

(b) the Deans of faculties and such Chairpersons of Departments as may be

prescribed;

(c) five members representing departments, institute and the campuses to be

selected in the manners prescribed by the Senate;

(d) five Professors including Emeritus Professors;

(e) the Registrar;

(f) the Controller of Examinations; and

(g) the Librarian.

(2) The Senate shall appoint the members of the Academic Council, other than the

ex-officio and the elected members, on the recommendation of the Principal:

Provided that as regards the five Professors and the members representing the departments,

institute and the campuses, the Senate may, as an alternative to elections, prescribe a procedure for

proposal of a panel of names by the Representation Committee set up in terms of section 24.

Appointment of persons proposed by the Representation Committee may be made by the Senate on

the recommendation of the Principal.

(3) Members of Academic Council shall hold office for three years.

(4) The Academic Council shall meet at least once in each quarter.

(5) The quorum for meeting of the Academic Council shall be one-half of the total

number of members, a fraction being counted as one.

23. Powers and functions of the Academic Council.—(1) The Academic Council shall

be the principal academic body of the College and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the

statutes, have the power to lay down proper standards of instructions, research and examinations and

to regulate and to promote the academic life of the College and its campuses.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to the

provisions of this Act and the statutes, the Academic Council shall have the power to—

(a) approve the policies and procedures pertaining to the quality of academic

progremmes;

(b) approve academic programmes;

(c) approve the policies and procedures pertaining to student related functions

including admissions, expulsions, punishments, examinations and

certifications;

(d) approve the policies and procedures assuring quality of teaching and research;

(e) propose to the Syndicate schemes for the constitution and organization of

Faculties, teaching departments and boards of studies;

(f) appoint paper setters and examiners for all examinations of the College after

receiving panels of names from the relevant authorities;

(g) institute programmes for the continued professional development of College

Teachers at all levels;

(h) recognize the examinations of other universities or examining bodies as

equivalent to the corresponding examination of the College;

(i) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and

prizes;

(j) make regulations for submission to the Senate;

(k) prepare an annual report on the academic performance of the College; and

(l) perform such functions as may be prescribed by regulations.

24. Representation Committees.

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-(1) There shall be a Representation Committee

constituted by the Senate through statute for recommendation of persons for appointment to the

Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 18.

(2) There shall also be a Representation Committee constituted by the Senate through

statute for the recommendation of persons for appointment to the Syndicate and the Academic

Council in accordance with the provision of sections 20 and 22.

(3) Members of the Representation Committee for appointments to the Senate shall

consist of the following, namely:—

(a) three members of the Senate who are not College Teachers;

(b) two persons nominated by the College Teachers from amongst themselves in

the manner prescribed;

(c) one person from the academic community , not employed by the College, at

the level of professor or Director of campuses to be nominated by the College

Teachers in the manner prescribed; and

(d) one eminent citizen with experience in administration, philanthropy

development work, law or accountancy to be nominated by the Senate.

(4) The Representation Committee for appointments to the Syndicate and the Academic

Council shall consist of the following, namely:—

(a) two members of the Senate who are not College Teachers; and

(b) three persons nominated by the College Teachers from amongst themselves in the manner

prescribed.

(5) The tenure of the Representation Committees shall be three years:

Provided that no member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms.

(6) The procedures of the Representation Committee shall be as may be prescribed.

(7) There may also be such other Representation Committee set up by any of the other

Authorities of the College as are considered appropriate for recommending persons for appointment

to the various Authorities and other bodies of the College.

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