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Rules and Regulations
- Every student during terms of the course, shall be under disciplinary jurisdiction of the competent authority which shall take appropriate action, in case of indiscipline, misconduct on the part of the student. The Ordinance came into force w.e.f 20th May 1988.
- Provided in respect of misconduct regarding University examination, the Management Council shall only be the Competent Authority. It is obligatory that every student shall at all times:
I) Keep his/her l-Card with him/her and produce whenever asked for.
II) Conduct himself/herself properly.
III) Maintain proper behavior.
IV) Observe strict discipline both within the campus of the Institution, hostel and also outside in buses, railway trains or at public places, or at picnics or educational trips arranged by the Institute or on playgrounds.
V) Ensure that no act of his/her consciously or unconsciously brings the Institution or any establishment or authority connected with it into disrepute.
VI) Shall not lodge any complaint or make any representation regarding any matter connected with the Institution to press or other outside institution / agency etc Without forwarding the same through the head of the concerned Institution.
- Any act of a student which is contrary to the provisions of clause (2) shall constitute misconduct and /or indiscipline, which terms shall mean and include, among others any one or more of the acts jointly or severally, mentioned hereinafter, namely,
i) Any act that directly or indirectly causes or attempts to cause disturbance in the regular functioning of the Institution.
ii) Habitual un-punctually in attending lectures, practical tutorials and other courses as may be prescribed.
iii) Repeated absence from lectures, practical, tutorial and other courses as prescribed,
iv) Canvassing for or accepting contributions or otherwise associating himself with raising of any fund or any collections in cash or in kind in pursuance of any object what soever without the previous sanction of the Competent Authority.
v) Occupation of any building such as hostel room, residential quarter or such other accommodation in the premises owned or hired by the Institution, without prior permission from the Competent Authority
vi) Permitting or conniving with any person not authorised to occupy any hostel-room, residential quarter, or any accommodation or any part thereof of the Institution.
vii) Securing admission in the Institution, to any undergraduate or post-graduate program or any other course by fabrication or suppression of facts or information.
viii) Obstruction to any student or group of students in his/her or their legitimate activities as such, whether in the Classroom, Laboratories, fields, playgrounds, gymnasium or places of social and cultural activity within the campus of the Institution.
ix) Suppressing material information or supply of false information to the Institution, for seeking any privileges.
x) Possessing or using any fire arms, lethal weapons, explosives, or dangerous or corrosive substance on the premises of Institution.
xi) Possessing or consuming any poisonous or stupefying drugs or intoxicants in any form in the Institution.
xii) Ragging, bullying or harassing any student in the Institution outside thereof.
xiii) Indulging in any act as would cause annoyance, embarrassment to other student or member of the authority of the Institution, to member or any member of the family of the staff.
xiv) Indulging in any act of violence, assault, intimidation or threatening the institution or hostels or outside thereof.
xv) Destroying or attempting to destroy or tamper with any official document of the Institution.
xvi) Conduct, unbecoming of the student, at any meeting or functions or sports and cultural activities arranged by the Institution at any other public place,
xvii) Instigating violence or damaging any farm produce or any property belonging t the Institution, staff member of the Institution or any other student.
xviii) Instigating violence or participating in any demonstrations violent agitations or violent strikes in the Institution. Instigating or participating in any gherao of any official or member of the Institution.
xix) Instigating or participating in any gherao of any official or member of the Institution.
xx) Violating of any of the Rules and Regulations of the Institution at orders of the Competent Authority.
xxi) Disorderly behavior in any form or any act specially forbidden the Competent Authority.
xxii) Refusal to appear, to give evidence before Enquiry Office by the Authority in respect of a charge against him.
xxiii) Any act violating any provision of the Poona University Act Statutes, Ordinance. Rules made thereunder.
xxiv) Conviction in the Court of law for criminal offence, involving moral turpitude.
xxv) Any other act not specifically mentioned hereto before which whether by commission or omission, as would in the circumstances of the case be considered by the Competent Authority as an act of misconduct and / or indiscipline .
- The Competent Authority may impose any one or more of the following punishments on the students found guilty of misconduct, indiscipline, in proportion thereof :
i) Warning /Censure /Reprimand. Fine not exceeding Rs.300/- Cancellation of the scholarship/award/prize/medal awarded to student by the concerned Institution, with prospective effect.
ii ) Expulsion from the concerned Institution,
iii) Debarring from admission to a course or courses of study in concerned Institution. Debarring for appearing for examinations, conducted by the Institution concerned for a period, not exceeding five years.
iv) Cancellation of the result of the student concerned in the examination of concerned Institution, in which he / she has appeared.
v) Rustication from the Institution for the period not exceeding five years.
- If the competent Authority is satisfied that there is a prima facie for infecting penalties, mentioned in Clause No. 5 it may itself or through other person/ person authorised by it, for the purpose, shall enquiry in the following manner
i) Due notice in writing shall be given to the student concerning his/her alleged act of misconduct / indiscipline.
ii) If oral evidence of the witness against the student is recorded by the Enquiry Authority, the student charged shall be given an opportunity to cross examine the witness concerned.
iii) If the student charged, desires to see the relevant documents such of the documents, are being taken into consideration or to be relied upon for propose of providing the charge or charges, may at the discretion of Enquiry Authority be shown to him afterthe notice as provided in sub-clause i) above is furnished to him.
iv) The student charged shall be required to produce documents if any, in support of his defence. The Enquiry Authority may admit relevant evidence, documentary or otherwise at any stage before the final orders are passed.
v) Legal practitioner shall not be allowed to appear on behalf of the student charged, in the proceedings before the Enquiry Authority.
vi) Enquiry Authority shall record finding on each implication of misconduct or indiscipline and the reasons for such finding, submit the report along with proceedings to the Competent Authority.
vii)The Competent Authority on the basis of findings, shall pass such orders as it deems fit.
- The procedure prescribed above need not be followed and all or any of its provisions may be waived in the following circumstances:
i) when the student charged admits the charges in writing.
ii) when the order or punishment is to be based of facts which have led to conviction of the student charged for the offence involving moral turpitude,
iii) when the student charged has absconded or for any other reasons it is impracticable to communicate with him/her,
iv) If in the opinion of the Competent Authority, a punish mem or fine not exceeding Rs. 50/- or Reprimand/ censure / warning is sufficient. If the punishment or rustication is imposed on a student by Principal of the College / Head of the Institution/Head of the department or such other person in whom the authority is vested, the Vice Chancellor for external students, such a student shall be entitled to prefer an appeal to the Vice- Chancellor. If the punishment is imposed by the Vice-chancellor. The student shall be entitled to prefer an appeal to the management Council of the University within thirty days of the receipt of the notice of the punishment.
In respect of such students, the Head of the Institution maintain a record of the punishment.
The Institution shall on each occasion of any punishment imposed on any student, intimate the Vice Chancellor under Certificate of Posting, the fact of such imposition to the parent or guardian of the student on the address available in the college records.
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