1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Incorporation of the university
4. Powers and Duties of University
5. Territorial Exercise of the Powers
6. Universities open to all irrespective of Religion, Rage, Caste, Sex or Place of Birth
7. Officers of the University
8. Appointments, Powers and Duties of the officers of, their terms of offices etc
9. Chancellor
10. Appointment, powers, duties and conditions of service of Vice Chancellor
11. Appointments, powers and condition of service of Pro Vice Chancellor
12. Appointments, powers, duties and condition of service of Registrar
13. Authorities of the University
14. Board of Governors

15. Academic Council
16. Finance Committee
17. Powers and the Duties of the Authorities of the university
18. Making amendment, repeal and operation of Regulations
19. Regulations
20. Sub regulations
21. Grant by the State Government
22. Annual Report
23. Annual Account
24. Acts of proceedings of Authorities and Bodies not invalidated by vacancies
25. Disputes about Constitution of Authorities and Bodies
26. Powers and Duties of the Authorities of the university
27. Repeal and Saving

1. "College" means a college or an institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University under this Act;
2. "Member" means a member of the Board of Governors established under this Act and includes its Chairman;
3. "Principal" means the Head of a College( by whatever name he may be called) and includes when there is no Principal the person for the time being duly appointed, to act as Principal, and in the absence of the Principal or the acting Principal, a Vice Principal duly appointed as such
4. "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University made under this Act
5. "Technical Education" means the education in the subjects of Engineering Technologies, Sciences, Management, Humanities, Pharmacy, Social Sciences and Architecture and such other subjects as may be deemed fit by the State Government from time to time, and
6. "University" means the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar as incorporated under this Act.

The powers and duties of the University shall be to-

1. Make provisions for providing, upgrading and promoting technical education and training and Research in Technical Education and to create entrepreneurship and a conducive environment for the pursuit of the technical education inclose cooperation with industry.
2. Generate and maintain resources through Consultancy services testing services, continuing education programmes national and international collaborations and transfer of intellectual property rights.
3. Institute and confer degree, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions;
4. Hold examinations and to grant and confer degrees, diplomas, certificates and other distinctions to and on persons who
   
   1. Shall have pursued a course of study in the University or in one of its Colleges unless exempted therefromin the manner prescribed by Regulations and shall have passed the examinations prescribed by the University;
   2. Shall have carried on research under conditions prescribed by the regulations;
5. Confer honorary degrees in the manner laid down by the Regulations;
6. Institute Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships and any other teaching posts required by the University and to appoint persons to such Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships and other posts;
7. Institute and award fellowships, scholarships, studentships, exhibitions and prizes in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations;
8. Institute and maintain Halls and Hostels;
9. Supervise and control the residence and discipline of the students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare;
10. Organised laboratories, libraries museums and to provide such other equipment for teaching and research as is required;
11. Demand and received such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by Regulations;
12. Hold and manage trusts and endowments which may be created in favor of the University;
13. Institute and manage-
    1. Printing and Publication Departments;
    2. University Extension Boards;
    3. Information Bureau; and
    4. Employment Bureaus;
14. Make special provisions for the spread of technical education amongst classes and communities which are educationally backward
15. Make provisions for-
    1. the maintenance of National Cadet Corps or other similar organisations;
    2. physical and military training; and
    3. sports and athletic clubs;
16. create administrative, ministerial and other necessary posts and make appointments thereto;
17. receive gifts, donations or benefactions from the State Government or the Central Government and to receive bequests, donations and transfer of movable or immovable property from testers, donors or transferors, as the case may be; and
18. do all such other acts whether incidental to the powers afro-said or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University.

The following shall be the officers of the university namely:-

• The Chancellor.
• The Vice-Chancellor.
• The Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
• The Registrar.
  
  And such other persons in the services of the university as may be declared by the regulations to be officers of the university.

• Be custodian of the records, common seal and such other property of the University as the Board of Governors may commit to his charge.
• Keep the minutes of all the Meetings of the Board of Governors and the Academic Council.
• Arrange for and superintend the examination of the University Supply to the Chancellor copies of agenda of the meetings of the authorities ordinarily within a month of the holding of the meetings.
• Perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Vice-Chancellor or the Board of Governors of the University.

• Board of Governors.
• The Academic Council.
• The Faculties.
• The Board of Studies.
  And such other authorities as may be declared by the regulations to be authorities of the University.

• Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
• Vice-Chancellor, University of Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh.
• Director of Indian Institute of technology, Delhi.
• Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training.
• Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance.
• Chairman of the North _West committee, All India Council for Technical Education, Chandigarh.
• President of the Confederation of Indian industry of his nominee.

• The Vice-Chancellor as chairman.The secretary to the Government of Punjab , Department of Finance.
• Secretary to the Government of Punjab , Department of Technical Education and Industrial training.
• Two members of the Board of Governors to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
  
  The Finance Committee shall advice the Board of Governors on all financial matters.

• The first Regulations of university shall be made by the state government and notified in the official gazette.
• The Board of Governors may from time to time make new or additional Regulations or may append or repeal the Regulations.
• Provided that the Board of Governors shall not propose the draft of amendment of the regulations affecting the status , powers of constitution any existing authority of the university until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion about the proposal and any opinion so expressed shall be in writing and shall be considered by the Board of Governors.
• Every new Regulation and the addition to the Regulations or any amendment or repeal of a Regulation shall require the approval on the board of Governors who may approve , disallow and remit for further consideration.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-

• The constitution, powers and duties of the academic council and such other authorities as may be deemed necessary to constitute from time to time.
• The appointments powers and duties of the officers of the university.
• The constitution of pension or provident fund and the establishment of an insurance scheme for the benefit of the officers and other employees of the university.
• The conferment of Honorary degrees.
• The withdrawal of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions.
• The establishment and constitution of faculties, departments, halls, hostels, colleges, centres and schools.
• The conditions under which colleges, schools and centres may be admitted to the privileges of the university and withdrawal of such privileges.
• The admission of students to the university and their enrollment as such.
• The courses of study to be laid down for all degrees , diplomas and certificates to the university and withdrawal of such privilege.
• The degrees , diplomas , certificates and other academic distinctions to be awarded by the university , the qualifications for the same and the amount to be taken relating to the granting and obtaining of the same.
• The fees to be charged for courses of study in the university and for admission to the examinations , degrees , diplomas and certificates of the university.
• The condition for the award of fellowship , scholarship , studentship , exhibition , medals and prizes.
• The conduct of examinations including terms of office and manner of appointment and duties of examining bodies , examiners and moderators.
• The maintenance of discipline among students at the university.
• The condition of residence of students at university.
• The emoluments and terms and condition of the service of the officers and employees of the university.
• The management of the colleges , schools , centres admitted to the privileges to the university.
• The supervision and inspection of the colleges , schools and centres admitted to the privileges to the university.
• All others matters which by this Act or may be provided for by
• the regulation.
   

The authorities of the university may make Sub Regulations consistent with this Act and Regulations:-

• The state government may from time to time provide such amounts by way of grants for meeting the capital , recurring of other expenditure of university as it may deem fit.
• Without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing provision , the state government shall provide a minimum annual grant of rupees two crores to the university for meeting its recurring expenditure.
• Provided that if during any financial year the amount of above said grant is not utilized for meeting the recurring expenditure , the unutilized balance may , with the previous sanction of the state government , be utilized for meeting capital expenditure of university.

The annual report of the university shall be submitted to the Board of Governors for approval at its annual meeting on or before such date as may be prescribed by Regulation.

The account or the income and expenditure of the university shall be submitted once in a year to the state government for such examinations and audit as the state government may direct. The accounts when audited shall be published be in the Punjab government gazette.

No act done or proceedings taken under this Act by any authority or any other body of the university shall be invalid merely on the ground of any:-

• Vacancy or defect in the Constitution of the authority or body.
• Defect or irregularity in nomination or appointment of a person acting as a member there on.
• Defect or irregularity in such act or proceeding , not affecting the merits of the case

If any question arises whether a person has been duly nominated or appointed or is entitled to be a member of any authority or body of the university, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor whose direction there on shall be final.

If any difficulty arise with respect to the establishment of the university or in connection with the first meeting of the authority of the university or otherwise in first giving effect to the provisions of this Act , the state government may at any time before any authority of university has been constituted , by order to make any appointment or do anything consistent so far as may be with the provisions of this Act , which appears to it necessary or action had been made or taken in the manner provided in this Act.

The Punjab Technical University Ordinance, 1996(Punjab Ordinance 5 of 1996) , is hereby repealed.

Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under this ordinance referred to in Sub_Section(1) , shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.