It is standard practice for a vice-chancellor to refer such matters to a board of studies, faculty board and academic council — the fact that it was not done suggests a breach of rules. It is difficult to imagine how such projects can deliver quality education unless the authorities make available purpose-built buildings, faculty and staff.
Usually Punjab University does not grant affiliation to a college if it does not meet the set criteria yet it is willing to bend the rules when it comes to its own (constituent) colleges. In addition, the PU administration has advertised 12 BS (Hons) programmes in health sciences for the 2017-22 session but none of these is being run in the morning — in violation of university rules about the start of a self-supporting programme. More violations have been spotted. The varsity has appointed a retired professor as acting dean of faculty of medicine and dentistry on a contract in violation of the recommended measures. The chancellor is supposed to appoint the dean of faculty from amongst the three senior most professors in the faculty for a three-year period. Before officials begin laying out rosy plans for the future, they should perhaps also check whether they are bound by any regulations or not.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2017.
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