179 STATUTE FOR THE INSTITUTION OF EMERITUS.
PROFESSORSHIP, VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, STUDENTSHIP, TRAVEL BURSARIES, MEDALS AND PRIZES, CHAIRS ETC.
(Approved by Executive Council vide Agenda No. 3 in its 3rd meeting held on 12-01-2009) Received the assent of Chancellor vide Letter No. HRB-UA-30(3)-08/1313 dated 30th January, 2009 180 181 THE INSTITUTION OF EMERITUS PROFESSORSHIP, VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, STUDENTSHIP, TRAVEL BURSARIES, MEDALS AND PRIZES, CHAIRS ETC.
(Statute under Sub Clause (h) of Section 30(5) of the Haryana Act No. 26 of 2008)
PART-I EMERITUS PROFESSOR ELIGIBILITY
1. Emeritus Professorship shall be given to a highly qualified and experienced superannuated Senior Professor or Professor of the University provided he/ she has served in the University for at least 20 years.
2. The title will be conferred only on the Senior Professor or Professor who has made outstanding contribution in any field of Modern or Indian System of Medicines through his/ her published work in National and International Journals of repute. The title can also be conferred on a Senior Professor or Professor who has supervised major research projects in the field of Modern/ Indian System of Medicines and recipient of national/ international award/ fellowship from reputed national/ international agency.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The title of ‘Emeritus Professor’ shall be for life.
2. The ‘Emeritus Professor’ will be entitled for office accommodation, laboratory, and other facilities for carrying out research and consultancy in the University, if required, for the first ten years of his/ her tenure.
3. The ‘Emeritus Professor’ will be entitled to such honorarium as may be decided by the Executive Council.
4. The ‘Emeritus Professor’ shall not be a member of any administrative body of the University such as Boards of Studies, Faculties, Executive Council, Academic Council, Court etc. but he/ she will be a special invitee in the meetings of the Academic Council without voting right for a period of ten years in the beginning of his/ her tenure.
PROCEDURE
1. The aspirant shall submit to the Vice-Chancellor an unsigned bio-data within six months before his/ her superannuation.
2. The Vice-Chancellor shall constitute a committee of three Senior Professors to consider the bio-data and give recommendations within one month of referring the matter to the committee.
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3. The Vice-Chancellor shall also seek the recommendations of three outside experts. The biodata and the reports of the committees shall be placed before the Academic Council for consideration and its recommendations.
4. The recommendations of the Academic Council shall be placed before the Executive Council for final conferment of the title of ‘Emeritus Professor’.
5. The process of conferment should be completed within one year from the date of submission of the bio-data.
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PART-II VISITING PROFESSOR OBJECTIVE The visiting professorship is aimed at supplementing and providing expertise to clinical/ teaching/ research in the areas in which the University or its institutions do not have the expertise.
ELIGIBILITY
1. Eminent scholar holding the post of Senior Professor/ Professor/ Associate Professor in the field of Modern/ Indian System of Medicine shall be considered for appointment as ‘Visiting Professor’.
2. The ‘Visiting Professor’ can be drawn either from within India or abroad.
3. Any serving Senior Professor/ Professor/ Associate Professor or a Senior Professor/ Professor/ Associate Professor after superannuation will be considered for appointment as ‘Visiting Professor’.
TENURE A ‘Visiting Professor’ from within India will be appointed for a maximum period of one year and a minimum period of one month. The tenure of a person appointed as ‘Visiting Professor’ from outside the country should not be less than two weeks and not more than three months at a time.
OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. A Senior Professor/ Professor/ Associate Professor shall not be appointed as a ‘Visiting Professor’ in the same institution in which he/ she was holding a post immediately before or after superannuation.
2. If a serving Senior Professor/ Professor is appointed as a ‘Visiting Professor’, he/ she would be required to take permission from the parent University/ Institution.
3. University will provide accommodation to the ‘Visiting Professor’ in the University Guest House free of charge.
HONORARIUM AND OTHER ALLOWANCES
1. A ‘Visiting Professor’ appointed after superannuation from within the country shall be paid travel expenses in accordance with the rules of the University. He/ she would be entitled to a lump sum monthly honorarium equivalent to 50% of the maximum basic pay of a Senior Professor in this University.
2. A ‘Visiting Professor’ appointed from outside the country will be entitled for a payment of daily allowance not exceeding Rs.1500/- per day for visiting upto one month. For visits of more than one month and beyond, the honorarium will be equivalent to the maximum basic pay of a Professor in the University.
3. Travelling Allowances for visiting affiliated institution of the University for delivering lectures shall be paid by the University.
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4. In case a person already serving in an Indian University/ Institution is appointed as a ‘Visiting Professor’, the payment to him will include the existing pay plus all allowances as admissible, plus 20% of the basic pay as honorarium. The contribution towards his/ her pensionary benefits/ provident fund as per rules will also be payable.
5. The Vice-Chancellor may decide any other terms and conditions as may be required from time to time.
PROCEDURE There will be a standing committee for considering the suitable persons for visiting Professorship as under:-
(i) Vice-Chancellor [1] [2] (ii) Deleted
(iii) Director, PGIMS
(iv) Dean of the concerned Faculty
(v) Head of the Department in which ‘Visiting Professor’ is being proposed.
(vi) Seniormost Professor/Teacher other than the Head of the Department from the same department.
The committee shall recommend the person to be appointed as ‘Visiting Professor’ to the Academic Council. The recommendations of the Academic Council shall be placed before the Executive Council for its approval. The visiting professorship to a person shall be given after the approval of Executive Council.
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PART-III ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS OR GIFTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAIRS OR FOR SPONSORING FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, STUDENTSHIPS, TRAVEL BURSARIES, MEDALS AND PRIZES ETC.
1. The University may receive benefactions, donations or gifts from persons and out of the same, or in consideration of the same, may establish ‘Chairs’ in the name suggested, or sponsor Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes etc., subject to the conditions prescribed below :-
2. Establishment of Chair
(i) A ‘Chair’ may be established by the Government, public sector undertakings, autonomous organizations, universities, trusts, societies, memorial committees or similar organizations or individuals for the furtherance of the objectives of the University.
(ii) The organizations or individuals intending to establish the ‘Chair’ may establish the ‘Chair’ in the name of any person of eminence, at the national or international level in the field of education and research in Modern/ Indian System of Medicine or any other field, in which he/ she has contributed to human progress and happiness.
(iii) The establishment of the ‘Chair’ and the name in which it is proposed to be established will require the approval of the Academic Council and Executive Council.
(iv) In furtherance of the objectives of the establishment of a ‘Chair’, the University -
(a) shall appoint a Professor in the appropriate discipline in the manner and on such terms and conditions as laid down in the Memorandum of Understanding approved while establishing the ‘Chair’.
Provided further that the appointment of the professor occupying the ‘Chair’ would be on the basis of a contract for a period to be specified at the time of appointment, but not exceeding three years in the first instance.
(b) may institute in the relevant areas of studies pertaining to the objectives of the establishment of the ‘Chair’, specified research fellowships, at the time of establishment of the ‘Chair’.
(c) may establish and / or augment laboratory and library facilities depending upon the requirements of research studies associated with the establishment of the ‘Chair’.
(d) may also engage supporting staff essentially required for realising the objectives of the establishment of the ‘Chair’.
(e) may also procure essential raw material and consumables in furtherance of the objectives of establishment of the ‘Chair’;
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Provided that substantial funds are available for the purpose out of the interest earned out of the donated amount, upto the limit specified in clause 2(v) and the staff so appointed shall also help the University in other activities such as teaching and other duties, as applicable, as per the decision of the Vice-Chancellor.
(v) The establishment of the ‘Chair’ shall require one time donation of not less than Rs. 50 lakh by the donor, which can be supplemented subsequently at donor’s discretion.
(vi) The amount of interest earned annually shall be utilised to meet the expenditure to be incurred in this regard.
3. Naming of the institutions, buildings or academic block etc.
(i) The organizations or individuals intending to name a laboratory, library, research centres or an institute’s block etc. could propose the name of any person of eminence at the national and / or international levels in the field of education and research in Modern/ Indian System of Medicine or any other field, which in the opinion of Executive Council has contributed or may contribute to human progress and happiness.
(ii) The value of the benefactions made, shall however commensurate with the total worth of the Asset proposed to be named and shall not be below Rs.50 lakh, one time in any case.
4. Sponsoring of Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes etc.
(i) The organization or individual intending to sponsor a Fellowship, Scholarship, Studentship, Travel Bursary, Medal and Prize etc. in the name of organization or individual, will be required to deposit an endowment with the University, whose annual income shall be utilised for the payment of Fellowship, Scholarship, Studentship, Travel Bursary, Medal and Prize etc.
(ii) The value of the endowment for sponsoring should be as under:- Sr.No. Named Gift Minimum Gift level
(a) Medal or Prize Rs.1 lac
(b) Scholarship Rs.4 lac
(c) Bursary Rs.5 lac
(d) Fellowship Rs.20 lac
Provided further that if name is to be associated with the awards/ prizes, the minimum endowment should be of the value of Rs.5 lac.
(iii) The detailed terms and conditions for Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes shall be such as laid down in the 187 Memorandum of Understanding after consultation with the committee to be constituted by the Vice-Chancellor.
5. Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes etc.
(i) The University may provide for award of Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes out of University fund.
(ii) The number and value of Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes to be awarded shall be determined by the Executive Council either on its own initiative or on the recommendations of the Academic Council.
(iii) The award of Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Travel Bursaries, Medals and Prizes may be given on the basis of academic achievements or need based or a combination of both to be decided by the Executive Council from time to time.
188 REFERENCES OF AMENDMENTS/INSERTIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS
1. Added vide Haryana Act No.7 of 2009
2. Approved by the EC vide Agenda item No. 45.23 in its 45th meeting held on
27.06.2022 and assented by the Hon’ble Chancellor vide letter No. HRB-UA- 30(3)-08/6492 dated 30.08.2022