Authorities: Under Section 18 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act, 2012. The following shall be the Authorities of the University established by the Act.

 

THE SENATE

Formation: Under Section 19 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act, 2012, the formation of the Senate is given below.

1. The Senate shall consist of the following:
   • the Chancellor who shall be the Chairperson of the Senate.
   • the Pro-Chancellor.
   • the Vice-Chancellor.
   • one Dean to be nominated by the Chancellor.
   • one member of the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be nominated by the Speaker of  the said Assembly.
   • Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Peshawar or his nominee not below the rank of a High Court Judge.
   • Secretary of the relevant Administrative Department of Government.
   • the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • the Secretary to Government, Finance Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • the Secretary to Government, Establishment Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • the Chairman, Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of Director General. and
   • one person from amongst the alumni of the University to be nominated by the Chancellor.
   • three persons from the academic community of the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or the country, other than an employee of the University, at the level of professor or Principal, to be appointed by the Chancellor.
   • four University Teachers, including one Professor, one Associate Professors, one Assistant Professors and one Lecturers to be elected by teachers of their respective cadres from amongst themselves. and
   • four persons from society at large being persons of distinction in the fields of administration, management, education, academics, law, accountancy, medicine, fine arts, architecture, industry, agriculture, science, technology and engineering with a view to reflecting a balance across the various fields, to be nominated by the Chancellor: Provided that effort shall be made, without compromising on quality or qualification, to give fair representation to women on the Senate.
2.  Members of the Senate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for three years.
3. The Senate shall meet at least twice in a calendar year.
4. In the absence of the Chancellor, meetings of the Senate shall be presided over by such member of the Senate other than employee of University, as the Chancellor may, from time to time, nominate. The member so nominated shall be the convener of the Senate.
5. Unless otherwise described by this Act, all decisions of the Senate shall be taken on the basis of the opinion of majority of the members present. In the event of the members being evenly divided on any matter, the person presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote.
6. The quorum for a meeting of the Senate shall be two-third of its members, a fraction being counted as one.

 

THE SYNDICATE

Formation: Under Section 22 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act, 2012, the formation of the Syndicate is given below.

1. The Syndicate shall consist of:
   • the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be its Chairperson.
   • Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Peshawar or his nominee not below the rank of a High Court Judge.
   • one Dean to be appointed by the Vice Chancellor.
   • Secretary of the relevant Administrative Department of Government.
   • the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • the Secretary to Government, Establishment Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • he Secretary to Government, Finance Department, or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Secretary.
   • two Principals (preferably one male and one female ) of affiliated colleges in public sector to be nominated by the Chancellor from a panel recommended by the Higher Education Department.
   • one Professor, One Associate Professor, One Assistant Professor and One Lecturer of the University to be elected by teachers of their respective cadres in the prescribed manner.
   • one Principal of the constituent colleges to be elected from amongst themselves in the prescribed manner.
   • nominee of Higher Education Commission.
   • one Chairman/ Director of the Department / Institute / Centre to be elected from amongst themselves in the prescribed manner.
   • three persons of eminence to be nominated by the Chancellor. and
   • two members of the Senate to be elected by the Senate
2. The members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for three years.
3. The quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate shall be two-third of the total number of its members, a fraction being counted as one.
4. The Syndicate shall meet at least once in each quarter of the year.

 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Formation: Under Section 24 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Act, 2012, the formation of the Academic Council is given below.

1. The Academic Council shall consist of:
   • the Vice-Chancellor who shall be its Chairperson.
   • the Chairperson.
   • the Deans.
   • the Professors Emeritus and Meritorious Professors.
   • eight University Teachers, including two Professors, two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to be elected by teachers of their respective cadres from amongst themselves.
   • two Principals, preferably one female,  of affiliated colleges, one each from public and private sector, to be nominated by the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department.
   • four members of the Senate to be elected by the Senate.
   • one Principal of the constituent college, to be nominated by the Senate.
   • the Director Admissions.
   • the Controller of Examinations. and
   • the Registrar, who shall be its member-cum-secretary.
2. Members of the Academic Council, other than ex-officio, shall hold office for three years.
3. The Academic Council shall meet at least once in six months.
4. The quorum for meetings of the Academic Council shall be one-half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one.