Provost Office

Penalties

The penalties which may be imposed and the authorities competent to impose each kind of penalty are specified below: 

Minor Penalties

 

No.	Penalty	Imposing Authority
1	Removal from class-room, laboratory, workshop or field work up to four consecutive periods.	Techer-in-charge
2	Withdrawal from games or the field up to one week	In-charge of the game
3	Withdrawal from education or sports tour or survey camp.	Head of Department
4	Removal from the institute /classes for a period up to two weeks.	Head of Department
5	Withdrawal from library/seminar library up to two weeks.	Librarian/Head
6	Removal from hostel for a period up to four weeks.	Resident Warden
7	Removal from hostel for a period up to four months.	Senior Warden
8	Fine up to Rs. 1000 (one thousand)	Teacher, Resident Warden, Staff, Advisor of Union, Organizer of Students Societies or a Club, Director of Physical Education/ Sports
9	Fine up to Rs. 1500 (fifteen hundred)	Deputy Provost, Assistant Provost, Senior Warden, Deputy Director of Student Societies and Clubs and Librarian
10	(Fine up to Rs. 2000 (two thousands).	Head of Department
11	Cancellation of remission of fees or Scholarship.	Head of Department
12	Removal from a position of authority in a hostel.	Provost, Senior Warden, Resident Warden.
13	Removal from a position of authority in Student's Union, Students Societies Clubs.	Provost, Chief Organizer and Deputy Director Students Societies and Clubs.
14	Removal from a position of authority in Sports.	Director Sports, Director Physical Education Sports Committee.

Major Panelties

1. Rustication.
2. Head of Department
3. Expulsion from an institute.
4. Discipline Committee with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

 

Vice-Chancellor's Powers to Impose Penalties:

• At his discreation, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the powers to impose himself any of the penalties instead in regulation No. 12. or to refer any case to the 'Discipline Committee' as constituted under the First Statutes University of Peshawar Act 1974'.
• When a case against a student is referred to the 'Discipline Committee', it may, if deems fit, suspend the student from the roll/and or direct him to vacate the hostel till it decided the case.

Procedure in Case of Breach of Discipline.

• A teacher or Officer mentioned in regulation No. 12. in whose presence or in relation to whom an act of indiscipline has been committed or who obtains knowledge of such an act, a report or otherwise, may deal with the case himself or if in his view:
  • The case is one which can be more appropriately dealt with by another authority; OR
  • The nature of the case (indiscipline act. crime or offence) demands a penalty beyond his/her competence to impose, he shall follow the following procedure:
    • If he is not himself the head, he shall refer the case to the concerned head who may deal with it himself or, if required, refer it in writing to the appropriate authority.
    • If he himself is the head, he shall deal with it himself or refer it in writing to the Vice-Chancellor.