Short Title

The regulations may be called the Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, students’ conduct and discipline regulations, 1996.

COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATIONS

These regulations shall come into force with immediate effect, and shall apply to all the students of the University and Colleges affiliated to the University.

DEFINITIONS

In these regulations, unless otherwise expressly stated:

(i) “University” means the Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah.

(ii) “Campus” means all areas and building structures including Academic Block/Teaching Departments, Hostels or Halls of residence of students, Administration Block, Sports Grounds, Gymnasium and any staff residential area, recreation areas for students and staff and any other such areas, buildings, or facilities created within the specified boundary of the University and like-wise areas of affiliated colleges.

(iii) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the University.

(iv) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

(v) “Discipline Committee” means the Discipline Committee of the University constituted under the First Statues appended to Quaid-e-Awam University Act, 1996 and or constituted separately for constituent or affiliated colleges by the Governing body or management of that college with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology.

(vi) “Dean”, “Principal”, “Provost”, “Chairman of a Teaching Department”, “Director of Physical Education”, “Deputy Provost”, “Superintendent of Workshop”, “Warden”, “Teacher Incharge”, and the “Games Incharge”, “Officer Incharge of students”, respectively means the Dean, the Principal, the Chairman of Teaching Department the Director Physical Education, the Deputy Provost, the Superintendent of Workshop, the Warden, the Teachers Incharge, the Games Incharge, the Students Welfare Officer, Students Advisor appointed as such by the competent authority of the University.

EVERY STUDENT SHALL OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING

(a) He/She must be faithful in his religious duties and respect the convictions of others in matters of religion and customs.

(b) He/She must be loyal to his country and refrain from doing anything, which might lower its honour and prestige.

(c) He/She shall be truthful and honest in his dealings with all people.

(d) He/She must respect the elders and be polite to all especially to the women, the children, the old people, the weak and the helpless.

(e) He/She must respect his teachers and others in authority in the University.

(f) He/She must keep his mind clean and be clean in speech, sports and habits.

(g) He/She shall help his fellow beings specially those in distress.

(h) He/She must devote himself faithfully to his studies and obey and follow the rules, instructions, and guidelines, issued by the University authorities from time to time.

(i) He/She must observe austerity and protect the University property.

NO STUDENT SHALL

(a) Smoke in his classroom, laboratory, workshop, library, examination hall or convocation hall and during any academic functions.

(b) Consume alcoholic liquor or other intoxicating drugs within the University Campus or during the instructional, sports or cultural tours or survey campus or enter any such place or attend any study tour or camp while under the influence of such intoxicants.

(c) Organize or take part in any function within the University campus, organize any club or society of students without permission of the University authorities.

(d) Indulge into activities against the Islamic and Pakistan ideology or national solidarity.

(e) Indulge into activities promoting, prompting or involving violence or hatred, or contempt.

(f) Affiliate himself with any political party or group and organize or take part in holding political gatherings and invite any politicians, expelled or rusticated or debarred students, and anti-social elements in the University campus.

(g) Use pressure tactics or political or personal influence in seeking academic concessions or financial benefits or in other matters concerning academic and administrative functions of the University authorities.

(h) Copy or help others in copying in examination, or cause by any means any disturbance in examinations including harassment of any teacher or other staff member or staging of walkout by him or by forcing other to do so.

(i) Bring, keep, or use any kind or weapon or firearms within the University campus.

(j) Use or occupy fully or partially any room or any building of the University campus un-authorized.

(k) Organize or take part in procession or meeting within University campus, prejudicial to the peaceful atmosphere of the University.

(l) Stage, invite, or participate in or abet any walk-out, strike, or any other form of agitation against the University or its teachers or officers.

(m) Collect any money or receive donations or pecuniary assistance, for or on behalf of the University or any organization except with the written permission of the Vice-Chancellor or any other person authorized by him in this regard.


(6) The teachers and officers of the University or committees formed under them for the purpose and other concerned with the students in the University are responsible for the maintenance of discipline and order among the students, while under their charge, and for dealing with any disorderly behavior promptly in the manner prescribed by these regulations.


(7) The Discipline Committee shall deal with serious cases of indiscipline requiring such actions as prescribed by Regulation 10.


(8) The teacher or an officer in whose presence or in relation to whom an act of indiscipline is committed or who obtains knowledge of such an act on a report or otherwise, shall deal with the case himself as he may be competent as provided under the Regulation 10 below, and in other case, he shall inform and recommend the case to the higher authorities/bodies for necessary action as prescribed.


PENALTIES

(i) Any one or more of the penalties mentioned in Regulation 10 may be imposed on a student who is guilty of one or more of the following acts:

(a) commits breach of any of the clauses specified in Regulations 4 or 5 above; or
(b) disobeys the lawful order of a teacher or other person in authority in the University; or
(c) habitually neglects his work or habitually absents himself from the class without reasonable cause; or
(d) willfully damages / disfigures University property or the property of a fellow student or any teacher or any employee of the University; or disrespects, or hurts any person; or
(e) does not pay the fees, fines or other dues livable under the University regulations; or
(f) does not comply with the regulations relating to the residence in the hostels or halls or residence or the regulations relating to the wearing of uniform or academic dress; or
(g) uses indecent languages, wears immodest dress, makes indecent remarks or gestures or behaves in a disorderly manner; or
(h) commits any criminal, immoral or dishonorable act (whether committed within the University campus or otherwise) which brings bad name to the University.

(ii) The penalty or penalties imposed shall be appropriate and proportional to the nature and gravity of the above act or acts.