Section 9 in The Statutes of the Punjabi University
9. The Faculties.
(1)The University shall comprise the following Faculties, namely :-(i)Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences;(ii)Faculty of Physical Sciences;(iii)Faculty of LIfe Sciences;(iv)Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce;(v)Faculty of Languages;(vi)Faculty of Education;(vii)Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture;(viii)Faculty of Medicine;(ix)Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine;(x)Faculty of Dental Sciences;(xi)Faculty of Engineering and Technology;(xii)Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry;(xiii)Faculty of Law;(xiv)Faculty of Humanities and Religious Studies;(xv)Faculty of Vocational Courses, and(xvi)Such other Faculties as may be prescribed by the Statutes.(2)Each Faculty shall comprise such subjects and Departments of Studies as may be assigned to it by the ordinances;(3)(a)Each Faculty except the Faculty of Vocational Courses shall consist of the following members :(i)the Dean of the Faculty;(ii)all Heads of the University Teaching Departments and the Research Departments in the Faculty;(iii)all Heads of Post-graduate Departments in the Faculty from the colleges admitted to the privileges of the University;(iv)all Professors from the University Teaching Departments, Professors in the subjects concerned from the Department of Correspondence Courses and Research Departments;(v)all the Chairmen of the Boards of Studies, in the Faculty concerned;(vi)Two Readers and two Lecturers by rotation according to seniority from each University Teaching Departments in the Faculty;(vii)One Reader and One Lecturer by rotation according to seniority from each concerned subject to Department of Correspondence Courses;(viii)One Reacher and one Lecturer by rotation according to seniority from each subject/group of subjects in the Research Departments.(ix)One teacher representing each College out of the teachers of the subject or subjects assigned to the Faculty, with not less than 5 years' teaching experience by rotation according to age;Provided that in the case of the Faculties of Medicine, Dental Sciences, Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine, Engineering and Technology, Business Administration and Commerce, Education, Humanities and Religious Studies, two teachers, with not less than 5 years' total teaching experience - one of them being the seniormost teacher representing each subject or where the subjects have been grouped together, representing such group in the Faculty, from each College, admitted to the privileges of the University in the Faculty, by rotation according to seniority;(x)Deleted;(xi)four persons at least two of whom shall be from outside the University having expert knowledge of the subject or subjects concerned nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty concerned;(xii)two members co-opted by the Academic Council for their special knowledge of any subject assigned to the Faculty.(b)The Faculty of Vocational Courses shall consist of the following members:(i)The Dean of the Faculty of Vocational Courses;(ii)The Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce;(iii)The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology;(iv)The Dean of the Faculty of Physical Sciences;(v)The Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences;(vi)All Heads of Departments of Studies in the Faculty of Vocational Courses;(vii)All Heads of University Departments of Studies from other Faculties servicing Vocational Courses;(viii)All University Professors in the Faculty of Vocational Courses and from University Departments of Studies from the Faculties servicing Vocational Courses;(ix)Two Readers and Two Lecturers by rotation according to seniority from each University Department in the Faculty of Vocational Courses and from each University Departments of Studies from other Faculties servicing Vocational Courses.(x)Two representatives of Industry/Business located in the jurisdiction of the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;(xi)Director, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala or his nominee;(xii)Two representatives of the Punjabi University.(xiii)Two experts from Industrial Training Institutes to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;(xiv)Director, Employment Services, Punjab, Chandigarh;(c)At a meeting of the Faculty one third of the total number of members comprising the Faculty or eight whichever is less shall constitute the quorum. In the event of the fixed quorum not being present at any meeting of the Faculty, the Vice-Chancellor shall be competent to take final decision in consultation with the Dean in respect of matters on the agenda for that meeting of the Faculty."All proposals brought forward for the consideration of Faculties shall be decided by a majority of votes. The Chairman may at his discretion, decide that any matter may be so decided by a secret ballot or by show of hands. The Chairman may give his own vote and on equality of votes, he shall have a second or casting vote."(4)All members of the Faculty other than ex officio members shall hold office for a term of two years.(5)The Faculties shall have powers to publish lists of prescribed or recommended text books and to publish syllabuses of the prescribed courses of study. The Faculties shall also have such powers and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Statutes and Ordinances. They shall also consider and make such recommendations to the Academic Council on any question pertaining to their respective sphere of work as may appear to them necessary or any matter referred to them by the Academic Council.
