RULES AND REGULATIONS 

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Clarification of Statute 2(i) and Regulation 6(i)

The four semesters provided in excess of the normal duration of the course have to be treated as exactly identical to the original minimum duration in matters of regulating the course conduct. This provision does not place any bar on the students' right to discontinue their studies during these extra four semesters. But what is inviolable in their case is their consecutive nature. One cannot skip a semester during this extra period and recover it beyond the maximum admissible semesters after it has ended. For instance, if a student of B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture/B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering/B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural & Resource Economics/B.Sc.(Hons.) Home Economics discontinues studies in the 11th semester, and the course in question is not offered in the next 12th semester, he/she cannot claim a right to further enrol in the next(13th) semester, except that he/she avails himself/herself of the terminal summer session. He/she has come to the end of his/her studies. The law provides him/her no further chance. As the minimum duration of D.V.M. course shall be 10 and the maximum 14 semesters for completion of degree programme, therefore, on the above analogy, the students of this degree course shall not be eligible to enrol beyond 14^th semester except terminal summer session. Provided further that the semester following after completion of course work of the degree programme shall be meant for internship only where applicable as per approved ‘Scheme of Studies’.

(ii)      [1]An application for enrolment on the prescribed form(UG–I) accompanied by the prescribed fee receipt, shall be presented by regular students on the days notified for the purpose; provided that the Dean/Director/Principal concerned may, in special circumstances and on payment of a late fee of Rs. 440.00 permit a student to enrol within seven days after the commencement of semester.

Provided further that the Vice Chancellor may allow enrolment of a student after the expiry of seven days of the commencement of the semester under special circumstances of individual cases to be recorded in writing with double late fee, till such time as it does not conflict with the prescribed requirement of 75% attendance in lectures and practicals of each subject.

Provided further that the students seeking admission for the first time in any of the first degree courses must complete all admission/enrolment formalities within the dates notified by the Dean/Director/Principal, failing which their admission shall stand cancelled; provided further that the admission of such students may be allowed, in consultation with the Vice Chancellor till such time as it does not conflict with the prescribed requirements of 75% attendance in lectures and practicals of each subject.

Explanation: Enrolment will only be considered completed when UG–I form is deposited with the concerned Dean/Director/Principal. Merely depositing of fee will not serve the purpose.

(iii)     Withdrawal of the course(s): A student may be allowed to change the course(s) within 7 days from the commencement of the semester and to withdraw from a course within 5 weeks of the commencement of the semester with the consent of the Advisory Committee.

(iv)     ªMinimum and Maximum Credit Hours: Each student shall register himself/herself in the first and second semester for all the credit hours prescribed for these semesters. Subsequently he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not less than 17 and not more than 27 credit hours.  The students who wish to pass 'F' and to improve 'D' grade(s) may enrol during the summer/special session for not more than 12 credit hours. In his/her last semester a student may register himself/herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 30 credit hours;

Provided further that the Dean/Director/Principal concerned may allow a student to exceed the maximum limit of 30 credit hours by 1 to 4 credit hours by which he/she may be falling short of the total prescribed credit hours of a course, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case. These extra credit hours shall be allowed only in the 6^th and 7th semesters to the students of B.S.(Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural & Resource Economics and B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Economics, 7^th and 8^th semesters to B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering and 8^th and 9^th semesters to the students of D.V.M. course.  In case of summer session, the limit will be 12 credit hours; provided further that the Dean/Director/Principal may allow a student to exceed this limit of 12 credit hours to 16 credit hours of failed courses only by which he/she may be failing to complete the degree programme. Provided further; that no course shall be offered during the regular semester which does not fall within the "Scheme of Studies" in the respective semester.

[2]Clarification of Regulation 6(iv)

(A)          Regular semesters

i.    Each student shall register himself/herself in the first and second semesters for all the credit hours prescribed for these semesters.

ii.    Subsequently, he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not less than 17 and not more than 27 credit hours.

iii.      In his/her last two semesters as the case may, a student may register himself/herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours i.e. upto 30 credit hours extendable upto 34 credit hours in special circumstances to be determined by the Dean/Director/Principal concerned in each individual case. This will however, be subject to the condition that after enrolling these extra credit hours, the student will complete the degree programme.

Provided that after enrolment of extra credits hours i.e. 30 to 34 in his/her last semesters, if a student is still not completing his/her degree programme, he/she will enrol the courses of normal limit of 27 credit hours.

(B)          Summer Sessions

i.    During any summer session normally, a student may enrol 'F' and 'D' grade courses upto 12 credit hours.

ii.    In summer session following 8th, 10th and 12th regular semester for the students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering/ B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural and Resource Economics/B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Economics and 10^th, 12^th and 14^th regular semester for D.V.M. students, a student may enrol failing courses only upto 16 credit hours provided that he/she completes his/her degree programme after that session. In this situation, he/she will not be entitled to enrol any 'D' grade course(s).

iii.   After 8^th regular semester for the students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/ B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering/ B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural and Resource Economics/B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Economics and 10^th regular semester for D.V.M., if a student has yet to clear failing courses of more than 16 credit hours, he/she will enrol upto the normal limit of 12 credit hours only, which may include 'F' and 'D' grade course(s). He/she will enrol the remaining courses in the forthcoming regular semesters or the summer sessions following thereafter as per "Scheme of Studies".

Constitution of Advisory Committees

7.      The Dean/Director/Principal shall constitute Advisory Committees in their respective Faculties/College to provide adequate counselling and guidance to the students in the selection of their courses and other related matters.

Number of Courses

8.      The courses will be numbered to a scheme such as B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture 1st and 2nd semester (301–400), 3rd and 4th(401–500) and so on. This number will be preceded by two to four letters indicating the field of study i.e. AGRO–310(Agronomy–310).

Improvement of 'D' Grade

9. (i)   In the third semester or in any of the subsequent semesters a student may repeat once those courses of the previous semester(s) in which he/she had secured the lowest grade i.e. 'D' only.

(ii)      Any improved grades will substitute 'F' and 'D' grades of the previous semester for calculating CGPA but 'F' and 'D' grades will form part of the transcript.

Examination and Weightage

10. (i) A mid–term examination for one hour duration will be held during 9th week of the semester which shall carry 30% of the total marks allocated for the course. This examination shall be held by the teachers concerned who shall determine the form of the examination.

(ii)   In addition, quizzes, special home assignments and/or term papers shall carry 10% of the total marks allocated which shall uniformly split over the whole semester.

The final examination to be held at the end of the semester shall carry 60% of the total marks allocated.

(iii)  For the purpose of evaluation, one credit will carry 20 marks e.g. a 5 credit course will carry 100 marks. These marks will be divided in accordance with the credit assigned to Theory/Practical of each course.

Uniformity/Standard in Tests

11.     In each Department the respective Boards of Studies will examine all problems regarding uniformity/standards in tests, examinations, assignments etc. before the declaration of results for the semester, or any appeal from the student or teacher of any other related matter. The decision of the Board shall be final. The students will be permitted to go through their answer books in the presence of teachers concerned within 3 days before the award list is sent to the Controller of Examinations.

Practical Examination

12.        The practical, each laboratory experiment, exercise, operation etc., shall be considered an examination and 40% marks shall be assigned for overall general performance and 60% for the final examination.

Declaration of Result

13.  (i)   *The result of all the examinations shall be completed and delivered within 7 to 10 days of the date of examination under sealed cover to the Controller of Examinations at the end of each semester.

(ii)   ^*One copy of the award of each subject shall be forwarded to the Chairman of the Department/Dean/Director/Principal concerned under sealed cover.

(iii)  ^*GPA/CGPA at the end of 1st, 2nd and subsequent semesters:

At the end of first semester a student securing GPA less than 0.5 shall cease to be on the rolls of the University. He/she may, however, again seek admission in any degree course, for which he/she is otherwise eligible at the next following admission time, on merit; provided that this concession will be admissible to him/her only once. The student must get a minimum CGPA of 0.75 at the end of the second semester and a minimum CGPA of 1.00 at the end of any of the subsequent semester so that the student feels impelled to get the minimum CGPA of 2.20 required for qualifying for the award of the degree, failing which he/she would cease to be on the rolls of the University and shall not be readmitted.

(iv)  Calculation of GPA/CGPA will be calculated at the end of each semester in accordance with the relevant Regulations.

Minimum Pass Marks

14.     In order to complete a course successfully, a student is required to obtain at least 40% marks each in Theory and Practical separately.

Grade Point Average

15. (i)    Grade points will be as follows:

4 for A, 3 for B, 2 for C, 1 for D and Zero for F or failure. W for withdrawal and I for Incomplete may also be used.

Maximum grade point average                                         ..          4.00

Minimum grade point average for obtaining a degree          ..          2.20

(ii)   The grade point will be worked on the basis of percentage of marks obtained by a student in each course separately according to conversion table and not on the percentage of total marks obtained by a student.

Attendance Requirements

16. (i)    A candidate with less than 75% of the attendance in Theory and Practical of each course separately shall not be allowed to take the final examination of the course in a semester. Provided that the period of absence in the case of participation in co–curricular/sports activities outside Faisalabad/D.G. Khan, with the permission of Dean/Director/Principal concerned may not be counted.

  (ii) The teacher concerned shall send to the Dean/Director/Principal of the College through the Chairman of the Department, a statement of daily attendance of students in each course, Theory and Practicals separately on the prescribed form. The name of the student who is absent from the classes continuously for a week without prior permission shall be struck off the rolls by the Dean/Director/Principal concerned.

Conduct of Examination

17. (i) [3] The final examination of each course (Theory and Practical) shall be held during the last week of a semester at a time and place to be notified by the Chairman of the Department/Dean of Faculty/Director of Division/Principal, College of Agriculture, D.G. Khan.

(ii)   All teachers teaching the various sections of a class will set their individual examination papers and submit them to the Department Chairman who shall set the final single paper from the examination papers so submitted by the sectional teachers. The answer books will be marked by the respective teachers individually or collectively as may be determined by the Department’s Chairman/Deans/Director/Principal. The Chairman of the Department will arrange the supervision of the examination of the course, marking of the answer books and preparation of award lists.

(iii) ⁹If a student enrolled in a semester has discontinued or is unable to sit in the final examination due to illness duly certified by a Registered Medical Officer or under the circumstances beyond his/her control, to be determined in each case, on a written application by the student, may be allowed to discontinue which would be duly notified by the Dean of the Faculty/Director/Principal concerned. He/she may, however, enrol in the same semester the following year, with the permission of the Dean/Director/Principal or the subsequent year but with the permission of the Academic Council.

Marks/Grade of Deficiency Course

18.     The marks/grade required to pass a deficiency course shall be the same as in the regulations relating to the examination/course concerned.

Script of Examinations

19.     The script of each examination may be shown to the students by the concerned teacher taken back immediately and then forwarded to the Controller of Examinations within three weeks, who shall preserve the scripts for a year. If a mistake or a discrepancy in the marking of the scripts of a serious nature comes to the notice of the Controller of Examinations, he shall take action to get it rectified in a suitable manner after obtaining proper orders from the Vice Chancellor.

Examination Fees

20.     University examination fee shall be charged at the rate mentioned under the chapter “Fee, Funds and Other Charges” , sub heading (D) Examination fee.

(B)  STUDENTS CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

Every student admitted to the University shall be required to give an undertaking to abide by the rules and regulations of the University and to carry out such other orders and instructions as may be issued by the University authorities from time to time under the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Students (Discipline and Conduct) Regulations, 1978 which are given below:

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, FAISALABAD, STUDENTS (DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT) REGULATIONS, 1978

SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION:

1. (i)   These Regulations may be called the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Students(Discipline and Conduct) Regulations, 1978.

(ii)   These Regulations shall come into force with immediate effect.

(iii)  [4]These Regulations shall apply to all students on the rolls of the University, including the College of Agriculture, D. G. Khan.

(iv)  A student on the rolls of the University who violates these Regulations shall be guilty of indiscipline and misconduct and liable to Disciplinary action being taken against him under these Regulations.

DEFINITIONS:

2.   Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, the expressions used in these Regulations and defined or used in the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Act, 1973, shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, hereunder or in the Act.

(a)     "Authority" means any of the Authorities of the University specified in section 21 of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Act, 1973;

(b)     "Chairman of Department" means head of a teaching Department;

(c)     "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;

(d)     "Competent Authority" means an Officer or Authority of the University competent to take disciplinary action against a University student guilty of misconduct and indiscipline;

(e)     "Dean" means the Chairman of the Board of the Faculty;

(f)      "Director" means the head of a teaching Division or a Directorate of the University;

(g)     "Discipline Committee" means the Discipline Committee, as constituted under paragraph 11 of the First Statutes appended to the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Act, 1973, as amended from time to time;

(h)     "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;        

(i)      "Penalty" means a penalty which may be imposed under these Regulations;

(j)      [5]"Principal" means the head or Principal of College of Agriculture, D. G. Khan.

(k)     "Pro Chancellor" means the Pro Chancellor of the University;

(l)      "Statutes","Regulations" and "Rules" means respectively, the Statutes, the Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have been made under the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Act, 1973.

(m)    "Syndicate" means the Syndicate of the University;

(n)  ¹¹"Teachers"  means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers engaged whole–time by the University, by the College of Agriculture, D. G. Khan,  for teaching  degree, honours  or  postgraduate  classes, and such other persons as may be declared to be Teachers by Regulations;

(o)     "University" means the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, as reconstituted under University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Act, 1973.

(p)     ¹¹"College" means the constituent College of the University;

(q)     "Vice Chancellor" means the Vice Chancellor of the University.

ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE AND MISCONDUCT:

3.   The following, among other violation of the provision of the Code of Conduct shall constitute acts of indiscipline and misconduct for which action may be taken against the student(s) by the competent authorities for imposing appropriate penalties on the defaulters:

(a)  Breach of any rule of public morals, such as:–

i.    Use of indecent or filthy language in class rooms, residential halls, playgrounds and on the Campus;

ii.    Use of immodest, improper and provocative dress;

iii.   Use of undesirable remarks or gestures;

iv.   Disorderly behaviour, such as, shouting, abusing, quarrelling, fighting and insolence;

v.    Use or attempt or threat to use force;

(b)     Defiance of authority;

(c)     Impersonation purgery, giving false information, wilful suppression of information, cheating, deceiving and stealing;

(d)     Visiting places without a pass which are not to be visited without a pass;

(e)     Visiting places out of bounds for students;

(f)      Inciting or staging a walk out, a strike or an unauthorized procession;

(g)     Shouting of slogans derogatory to the prestige of the University or the reputation of its teachers and Officers;

(h)     Use of intoxicants;

(i)      [6]Keeping of licensed or unlicensed arms/or entering the University with arms;

(j)      Immorality;

(k)     Loss or damage to University property movable or immovable;

(l)      Actions defamatory of and derogatory to Islam and Pakistan;

(m)    Any act, conduct, disorder or neglect which is considered prejudicial to good order or discipline or unbecoming of a student and a gentleman, by the competent authority, and including any act on the part of a University student to bring or attempt to bring political or other outside influence directly or indirectly to bear on the Chancellor, the Pro Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor or any Officer, or any Authority or Teacher of the University.

(n)        ¹²Any student misbehaving with a teacher/and or official of the University.