Maintenance of discipline among the students

(1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action are vested in the Vice-Chancellor. He may delegate all or such of his powers as he deems proper to the Provost/Dean Students Welfare/Proctor and to such other persons as he may specify in this behalf. Without prejudice to the generality of his powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action in the interest of maintaining discipline as may seem to him appropriate, the Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise of his powers afore said order or direct that any student or students be expelled, or be, for a stated period, rusticated, or be not, for a stated period, admitted to a course or courses of study in a College, Department or Institution of the University or affiliated to the University, or be fined or be debarred from taking a University or college or departmental examination(s) for one or more years, or that the result of the student or students concerned in the examination or examinations in which he or they have appeared be cancelled. (2) Notwithstanding the above, the Head of the Department shall also be competent, to take the following disciplinary action and report the matter to the Vice-Chancellor; (i) To impose fine on a student as may be warranted by the nature of the ofence; (ii) to suspend a student from classes upto one month; (iii) to record adverse entry in the character certificate to be issued at the time of student leaving the department in regard to misbehaviour, misconduct, indiscipline, etc. committed by him. (2)a The Warden/Provost of the University hostel, in consultation with the Vice- Chancellor, shall be competent to require a student to leave the hostel for a specific period or permanently from the hostel. (3) In respect of students of affiliated/ maintained colleges, the principal of the college shall be competent to exercise all such disciplinary power(s) as defined in clause-2 above. He shall report all such disciplinary action to the University. (4)a The Vice-Chancellor may refer any matter concerning discipline of University students in the University Campus or outside to the Proctorial Board constituted as under - 1. Proctor (Convener) 2. Dean Student's Welfare 3. One of the Deans' to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for a term of two years. 4. Provost 5. Concerned Head of Department. Three members will form the quorum. The case of indiscipline referred to the Board shall be disposed of by the Board within 3 weeks. Such further period as may be allowed by the Vice-Chancellor. The matter relating to residence, health of the students of the University/affiliated colleges and the matters concerning discipline of students of affiliated colleges shall be dealt with by the Board of Residence. Health and discipline constituted under the ordinance. b) The principal may, if he so desires, refer any matter concerning discipline to the college staff council consisting of the principal and five senior teachers of the college concerned. Before making a recommendation to the Vice-Chancellor for rusticating/expelling a student, or imposing any punishment on a student, the principal of the college shall ensure that the student has been given adequate opportunity to explain his conduct. The rustication cases shall be reported in the following proforma prescribed for the purpose :- "Certified that the Board/College Staff Council has decided to recommend/resolve that...................... S/o Shri ............................ Regn. No........................... be rusticated for period..................... from............................. to…..............Certified that before making the recommendation/ coming to the decision…………. S/o Shri...................was given adequate opportunity to explain his conduct and to say all that he wanted to, in his defence." (5) Each case of rustication or expulsion or punishment as envisaged in this Statute shall be reported to the Registrar by the head of the department/principal of the college concerned immediately after the order has been passed by the Vice- Chancellor and it shall be accompanied by a certificate, signed by the head of department/principal of the college, to the effect that the student has been given adequate and reasonable opportunity to explain his position in writing in the prescribed proforma before the order was passed by the Vice-Chancellor. (6) The Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the head of the department/principal of the college, for reasons to be recorded may revise or review his order within ten days of the original order. The order so passed alongwith reasons, shall be immediately reported to the Registrar of the University. (7) The Registrar will enter the order of rustication/expulsion in the register of students and notify it to all the University teaching departments, affiliated colleges and other Universities in India, on expiry of fifteen days from the date of order. (8) As soon as rustication or expulsion of student has been notified by the University to the department/college his name shall be removed from the rolls of the department/college and he shall not pay any fees during the period of rustication or expulsion. (9) For the purpose of these rules rustication shall mean loss of one academic year i.e. student concerned shall not be allowed to appear in any University examination during the academic year in which he is rusticated. The period of absence from the department/ college will, however, depend upon the time of the year when the rustication order was passed. A rusticated student will have the option to taking the examination privately in the following year and if the head of the department concerned or principal of the college so allowed may allow him to rejoin the classes. (10) A student who is expelled shall not be readmitted to the same or any other department/college without the sanction of the Vice-Chancellor. An expelled student shall not be allowed to appear in any University examination during the academic year in which he is expelled and the next following year. The period of absence shall, however, depend upon the time of the year when the order of expulsion was passed. (11) If a student reported by the principal of the college or the head of the department/Dean, Student's Welfare to be guilty of serious indiscipline or serious violation of any of the disciplinary rules or discovered to have committed an immoral action may be debarred by the Vice-Chancellor from appearing in the University examination. The Vice-Chancellor, in such cases may also:- i) cancel his candidature for that examination and order that his result be not declared; or ii) disqualify him permanently or for a specific period. This shall also be applicable to a student who is sent up for the University examination by the principal of college/head of the University teaching department till the declaration of his result. (12) At the time of admission, every student shall be required to sign. a declaration that on admission he submits himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice- Chancellor/principal and the several authorities of the University/College concerned who may be vested with the authority to exercise discipline under the Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Rules that have been framed there-under by the University. (13) Without prejudice to the powers of the Vice- Chancellor and the Proctor as aforesaid detailed rules of discipline and proper conduct shall be framed by the Academic Council. Every student shall be supplied with a copy of rules so made.