Discipline
Rules
1) A student will be admitted to a university teaching
department or to a constituent of an affiliated college of this university after
giving an undertaking that he shall be regular and diligent in his studies, that
he shall remain courteous, well-behaved and rule-abiding during his studentship,
that he shall not give cause for any complaint against him in his dealings with
the teaching and non-teaching staff of the University/College, his fellow students
and members of the public outside the University/College; and that he shall maintain
the highest standard of discipline and exemplary behaviour that is expected to
a University or college student.
2) If a student is found guilty of misconduct
or persistent idleness any of the following punishments may be imposed on him
according to the gravity of the offence and the previous record of discipline
of the student concerned.
a) Warning
b) Fine
c) Forfeiture of financial
or other similar benefits being enjoyed by the students.
d) Prohibition from
attending classes for a period not exceeding six weeks.
e) Refusal to be issued
a character certificate and cancellation of character certificates already issued.
f)
Expulsion
g) Rustication
EXPLANATION
1) More than one punishment
may be imposed on a student simultaneously or a milder punishment initially imposed
may be subsequently converted into a more severe punishment.
2) Both the
punishments of expulsion and rustication may be imposed at any time during the
session but they must not be for a period less than the end of the academic session.
The punishment of rustication shall be circulated to all the colleges affiliated
to this university established by law in India and to the inter university board.
It shall forfeiture of all rights and benefits of studentship and shall disentitle
the student during the period of punishment from appearing at any examination
of the University and from taking admission to any course either to a teaching
department of the university or to a constituent college or to a college affiliated
to this university it may also involve refusal of admission by other universities
or educational institutions. The punishment of expulsion shall also entail the
forfeiture of all rights and benefits of studentship but an expelled student may
be admitted during the pendency of the expulsion order to a college affiliated
to this university in case the head of institution expelling the student, the
head of the institution in which he is seeking admission and the Vice-Chancellor
agree to the same. An expelled student may also be allowed to appear at any university
examination if the expulsion order is issued after more than half of the academic
session is over and he otherwise fulfills all the conditions of eligibility of
appearing at the examination including the attendance. The order of expulsion
shall be circulated to all the colleges affiliated to this university.
3)
In case order to college students all the punishments enumerated in the preceding
clause shall be imposed by the Principal.
Provided that the order of expulsion
shall have to be intimated to the university and the order of rustication shall
require prior approval and the Vice - Chancellor.
Provided further that the
withdrawal of such financial or other benefits as are given to a college student
by the university shall be given only after consulting the body, authority or
officer by whose order effect to the benefit had been initially conferred.
Provided
also that in case a student of a college affiliated to this university or of a
constituent college misconducts himself in the university premises or misbehaves
with a university officer, teacher or employee, it shall be lawful for the Vice
- Chancellor to punish him by rustication or to direct the principal of the college
to expel him or to order withdrawal of such financial or other benefits as have
been accorded to him by the university or to fine him or to debar him for a specified
period from future admission in a university teaching department or a constituent
or affiliated college of this university.
4) In case a student of University
teaching department misconducts himself or is found guilty or persistent idleness
the different punishments enumerated in clause 2 may be imposed as under :
a)
The punishment of warning may be administered in cases of minor indiscipline and
to such students as have misconduct them selves for the first time. The punishment
can be administered by the Vice - Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the deans
of the faculties, the dean of the students' welfare, the proctor, the heads of
the departments, the wardens, the vice-chairman of delegacy and the president
athletic association. All warnings administered to students shall be communicated
to the proctor's office and shall form part of its records.
b) It shall
be competent for the vice-chancellor to fine a student by any sum not exceeding
Rs. 500/-.
It shall be competent for the Pro - Vice - Chancellor, the Deans
of the Faculties, the Dean, Students' welfare and the proctor to fine a student
by any sum not exceeding Rs. 100/-.
It shall be competent for the Heads of
the departments, the wardens, the Vice-Chairman of delegacy and the president
athletic association to fine a student by any sum not exceeding a sum of Rs. 50/-
only.
It shall be competent for the Asstt. Proctors, the superintendents of
hostels, Asstt. Deans of the students welfare or any other teacher to with draw
financial or other similar benefits granted to a student.
c) It shall competent
for the Vice - Chancellor in consultation with the Dean, Students' Welfare to
withdraw financial or other similar benefits granted to a student.
d) It
shall be competent for a Dean of a Faculty in case of a student belonging to his
faculty ad for a head of a department in case of a student enrolled in his department
to ask a student to withdraw from the classes in the faculty or the department,
as the case may be, for a period not exceeding six weeks, if the dean of the faculty
or the head of the department is satisfied that such withdrawal shall be conductive
to maintenance of discipline and proper running of the faculty or the department
as the case may be.
Provided that it shall also be competent for the dean
or the head of the department, as the case may be, to recommend to the Vice -
Chancellor/Proctor for imposition of such other punishment as may be deemed proper
in the case.
e) The proctor or an Asstt. Proctor duly authorized by him
shall be competent to issue a character certificate to a student in the form prescribed
for the purpose or furnishing by the student such information and such supporting
evidence about his good character and conduct as may be required from time to
time under the proctorial rules framed by the proctor with the concurrence of
the Vice - Chancellor. The Vice - Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Deans
of Faculties, the Deans, Students' Welfare the Head of Departments' the Wardens,
the Vice-Chairman delegacy and the President Athletic Association may issue testimonials
to a student in their official capacity but shall not testify to the character
of the student except after obtaining from the student a good character certificate
issued by the proctor not earlier than six months from that date. The Proctor's
certificate shall mention the name of the student, the class in which he is reading
or the examination which he has passed, the period which he has put in the university
as a student and also whether he is a hosteller or a member of a delegacy. The
punishments of expulsion and rustication and also that of fine of Rs. 50/- and
above shall be mentioned on the character certificate, but it shall be competent
for the Vice - Chancellor to allow a character certificate to be issued without
a fine being mentioned on the same. In case a student is found guilty of misconduct
or misbehaviour it shall be competent for the proctor to refuse to issue a character
certificate or to cancel a character certificate already issued.
f) The
order of expulsion and rustication shall always be passed by the Vice - Chancellor
after consulting the Dean Students' Welfare and if the Proctor is not himself
the enquiry officer after also consulting the Proctor.
Provided that the
Vice - Chancellor or the Proctor may suspend a student pending an enquiry against
him in case of complaint of such misconduct ion on his part as in the opinion
of Vice - Chancellor or the Proctor, as the case may be, prima.facie makes him
liable to be punished by expulsion or rustication. During the period of suspension
the student shall remain deprived of all the benefits of studentship except to
the extent expressly provided otherwise in the suspension order.
