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Senate.—(1) The Senate shall consist of the following:
- the Chancellor who shall be the Chairperson of the Senate;
- the Pro-Chancellor;
- the Vice-Chancellor;
(e) one member of the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be nominated by the Speaker of the said Assembly;
(f) a retired judge to be nominated by Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court;]
- Secretary of the relevant Administrative Department of Government or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;
- the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;
- the Secretary to Government, Finance Department, or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;
- the Secretary to Government, Establishment Department, or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;
- the Chairman, Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of Director General;
- [one] eminent or distinguished graduates of the University who are not its employees to be nominated by the Chancellor;
- [two] persons from the academic community of the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or the country, other than an employee of the University, at the level of professor or Principal, to be appointed by the Chancellor;
- four University Teachers, including one Professor, one Associate Professor, one Assistant Professor and one Lecturer to be elected by teachers of their respective cadres from amongst themselves; 4[and]
- four persons from society at large being persons of distinction in the fields of administration, management, education, academics, law, accountancy, medicine, fine arts, architecture, industry, agriculture, science, technology and engineering with a view to create diversity and balance across the various fields, to be nominated by the Chancellor
(t) one University Administrative Officer to be elected from amongst all the Administrative Officers in the prescribed manner.]
- Members of the Senate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for three
- The Senate shall meet at least twice in a calendar year.
- In the absence of the Chancellor, meetings of the Senate shall be presided over by such member of the Senate other than employee of University, as the Chancellor may, from time to time, nominate. The member so nominated shall be the convener of the Senate.
- Unless otherwise described by this Act, all decisions of the Senate shall be taken on the basis of the opinion of 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
[(6) The quorum for a meeting of the Senate shall be two-third of its total members a fraction being counted as one excluding the non-existent categories, wherever applicable.
(7) At least three members for the Senate shall be female.
Powers and functions of the Senate.—(1) The Senate shall have the power of general supervision over the University and shall hold the Vice-Chancellor and the Authorities accountable for all the functions of the University. The Senate shall have all powers of the University not expressly vested in an Authority or Officer by this Act and all other powers not expressly mentioned in this Act that are necessary for the performance of its functions.
- Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Senate shall have the powers to-
- institute schemes, directions and guidelines for the terms and conditions of appointment of all Officers, Teachers and other employees of the University;
- to make appointments of members of the Syndicate, Academic Council, other than ex-officio members, in accordance with the provision of this Act;
(e) approve the proposed annual plan of work, including key performance indicators to be set up by the University, the annual and revised budgets, the annual report and the annual statement of account;]
- review the quality and relevance of the University’s academic programmes and to review the academic affairs of the University in general;
- approve strategic plans;
- approve financial resource development plans of the University;
- consider the drafts of Statutes proposed by the Syndicate and deal with them in the manner as provided for in section 28;
Provided that the Senate may frame a Statutes or Regulations on its own initiative and approve it after calling for the advice of the Syndicate or the Academic Council, as the case may be;
- recommend to the Chancellor removal of any member of the Senate in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
- appoint Emeritus Professors and Meritorious Professors on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed; 1[Deleted]
- to recommend to the Chancellor removal of any person, except the Vice-Chancellor, from the membership of any Authority, if such person-
- has become of unsound mind; or
- has become incapacitated to function as member of such Authority; or
- has been convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude; and
- has been proven guilty of misconduct under the Statutes made for ensuring efficiency and discipline in the University; 2[Deleted]
- 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 this Act, Statutes or Regulations, after calling upon such Authority or officer to show cause why such proceedings should not be annulled 3[;]
4[(n) suspend, punish and remove from service Deans and teachers of the University in BPS-22 in a manner as may be prescribed by Statutes; and
(o) to determine the form, provide for the custody and regulate the use of the common seal of the University.]
- The Senate may, subject to the provisions of this Act, delegate all or any of its powers and functions, to any Authority, committee, Officer at its additional campus, if any, for the purpose of exercising such powers and performing such functions in relation to such peripheral campuses, and for this purpose the Senate may create new posts or positions at the peripheral campuses.