C Class: Employees not covered under I and II above.

Note:- University employees who have not opted for the revised pay-scales on the Punjab Government pattern, or technical/laboratory staff whose payscales have not been revised will continue to be classified in the categories in which they had continued to be classified, so far. 2. Definitions and interpretations: (i) “Active service” means the time spent — (a) On duty; (b) On subsidiary leave; (c) On recognised vacation or privilege leave or medical leave. (ii) (a) Appointment: Appointment means and includes appointment by direct recruitment or by promotion or by any other method approved by the Senate. (b) “Appointing Authority” means the authority empowered to make appointment to a post which an employee for the time being holds. (iii) (a) Cadre: Cadre means the strength of a service or part of it, as determined by the Senate from time to time, and includes the office(s) held for the time being either temporarily or permanently, by person(s) appointed by any method of appointment, that is, by direct recruitment or by promotion or by any other method approved by the Senate. (b) “Average monthly salary” means the salary which an employee has earned during so much of his active service as is within one year preceding the day on which he proceeds on leave, divided by the number of months on which the calculation is made. (iv) “Competent Authority” shall be the appointing authority or such authority to whom the special powers are delegated. (v) “Duty” includes: Service as a probationer or apprentice, provided that service as a probationer is followed by confirmation without a break; provided further that in the case of an apprentice, on confirmation either in the post for which he was undergoing apprenticeship or in any other post, the period of apprenticeship cannot be counted for purposes of leave. (vi) “Employees” means (a) Any person in the service of the University and includes any such person whose services are temporarily placed by the University at the disposal of another University, College or any other authority; and (b) also any person in the service of a State Govt. or Central Govt. or a local or other authority, or any other autonomous body whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the University. (vii) “Furlough” means leave earned by an employee of Class A or B in respect of period spent on duty according to furlough regulations contained in this Chapter. (viii) “Leave Salary” means the monthly amount paid by the University to an employee who is on leave. (ix) “Pay” means the amount drawn monthly by an employee and it includes special pay or personal pay, if any, but no other allowances. (x) (a) “Permanent employee” means a person confirmed. (b) “Post” means and includes the office held for the time being either temporarily or permanently, by a person appointed by any method of appointment, that is, direct recruitment, by promotion or by any other method approved by the Senate. (xi) “Probation” means and includes promotion by way of merit promotion, Personal promotion or any other method or scheme of promotion approved by the Senate from time to time. (xii) “Salary” means the amount of the monthly pay and allowances granted by the University to an employee. (xiii) “Service” means the whole period of continuous service including periods spent on leave. (xiv) “University” means the Panjab University. 3.1. Save as otherwise provided in the Regulations, the Appointing Authority for the various categories of the University employees shall be —. (a) Senate -for employees of Class A; (b) (i) Syndicate -for employees of Class B in the category of Assistants including those in the equivalent/corresponding pay-scales ofAssistants. (ii) Vice-Chancellor -for the employees of class B in the category of C l e r k s including those in the equivalent/corresponding pay-scales of Clerks. (c) (i) Registrar -for class C employees of the administrative offices and Chowkidars for all Departments including Teaching Departments. (ii) Dean of University Instruction, in consultation with the Chairman of the concerned departments, for Class ‘C’ employees of Teaching Deptts. except Chowkidars. 3.2. The authority competent to suspend, charge-sheet and order an enquiry against a University employee shall be - (i) Vice-Chancellor -in the case of employees of class A. (ii) Vice-Chancellor -in the case of employees of class B in the category of Assistants including those in the equivalent/corresponding pay-scales of Assistants. (iii) (a) Registrar -in the case of employees of class B in the category of Clerks including those in the ministerial cadre in the equivalent/ corresponding pay-scales of Clerks. (b) D.U.I. - in the case of employees of class B in the Teaching Departments, in the categories other than in (iii) (a). (iv) (a) Registrar -in the case of class C employees of the administrative offices, and (b) Heads of Departments -in the case of class C employees of the teaching and non-teaching departments. 3.3. The appointing authority shall be the punishing authority unless otherwise provided for in these Regulations. 3.4. Subject to the Regulations contained in this chapter, employees shall be under the administrative control of the Head of the institution or the office to which they are attached, and the Head of the institution or office shall be under the administrative control of the Vice-Chancellor. 3.5. The Senate or the Syndicate, as the case may be, shall have the power to terminate the appointment of a person holding an administrative or ministerial post on the ground of inefficiency, dishonesty, or serious misconduct. 4.1. Save as otherwise provided in the Regulations, the fixation of salary, accelerated increments, grant of allowance, etc., shall, in the case of employees holding permanent posts rest with- (a) Senate -in the case of employees of class A; (b) Syndicate -in the case of employees of class B; (c) Vice-Chancellor -in the case of employees of class C. 4.2. The Syndicate shall be competent to grant a “Personal pay” equivalent to the increment last drawn by an employee who is held up at the maximum of his pay-scale, after every three years from the date of reaching the maximum of his pay-scale.