(1) All cases relating to indiscipline and unfair means shall be referred to the “Disciplinary Committee” to be appointed by the Director.
(2) The Committee shall consist of five members from amongst the teachers and officers of the Institute, out of whom one member shall be nominated as Chairman by the Director.
(3) A member shall be appointed for a term of two years, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(4) Three members of the disciplinary committee present shall constitute the quorum.
(5) Ordinarily, all decisions shall be taken by the Committee by consensus or by simple majority and if the members are unable to reach a conclusion, the case shall be referred to the Director, whose decision shall be final thereon.
(6) All decisions taken by the Disciplinary Committee shall be placed before the Director for approval;
(7) A student, within one month of the receipt of the decision of the Institute, shall appeal to the Director, in writing, for a review of the case and if the Director is satisfied that there is sufficient reasons for consideration for representation, the Director shall refer the case back to the Disciplinary Committee for reconsideration.
(8) The Disciplinary Committee may recommend one of the following punishments for cases referred to in sub-ordinance (I) and (II), namely:
(I) Indiscipline: (1) Students found guilty of breach of discipline and acts of commission and omission during the Programme of study in the Institute shall be liable for punishment in the form of fine, rustication or expulsion.
(a) Fine: The quantum of fine shall not exceed Rupees Five thousand.
(b) Rustication: The student may be rusticated for one year from appearing in any examination provided from the date of rustication and student may with the permission of the Head of the Department, Dean and the Director re-join the Institute at the time of admission in the following year.
(c) Expulsion: A student may be expelled from the Institute and shall not be allowed to appear for the Examination or for readmission in the Institute.
(2) Each case of rustication or expulsion shall be reported to the Executive Council immediately after the order is passed and a certificate signed by the Head of the Department or Dean or any other competent person to the effect that the student concerned had been given adequate and reasonable opportunity to explain his position before such order was passed shall accompany the report.
36 T H E G A Z E T T E O F I N D I A : E X T R A O R D I N A R Y [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (II) Unfair means:
Nature of unfair means If the candidate has indulged in unfair means specified in clauses
(i) to (vi) of sub-ordinances (1) of ordinances 22.
If the candidate has repeated the unfair means shown in clauses
(i) to (vi) of sub-ordinances (1) of Ordinances 22 for a second time.
If the candidate has repeated the unfair means shown in clauses (i) to (vi) of sub-ordinances (1) of Ordinances 22 for a third time.
If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clauses
(vii) to (x) of sub-ordinance (1) of Ordinances 22.
If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clauses
(xi) to (xviii) of sub-ordinance
(1) of Ordinances 22.
If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clause
(xix) and (xx) of sub-ordinance
(1) of Ordinances 22.
If the candidates indulged in unfair means given in subordinance (2) of Ordinances 22.
If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clause
(xxi) of sub-ordinance (1) of Ordinances 22.
Nature of Punishment Cancel the candidature of the student for the particular subject of the Institute Examination registered by her or him in that session.
Cancel the candidature of the student for the Institute Examinations of all subjects registered by her or him in that Session and debar her or him for all Institute Examinations in the subsequent session.
Cancel the candidature of the student for the Institute Examinations of all subjects registered by her/him for that session and debar her/him for two years from registering and appearing for the Institute Examinations.
Cancel the candidature of the student for the Institute Examinations of all subjects registered by her or him during that semester and debar her or him from registering for the subsequent semester and appearing for the examination sessions thereof.
Cancel the candidature of the student in the Institute Examinations of all subjects registered by her or him for that session and debar her or him from registering and appearing for the examination sessions for two subsequent semesters.
Cancel the candidature of the student in the Institute Examinations of all subjects registered by her or him for that session and debar her or him for two years from registering and appearing for the Institute Examinations.
Moreover, relevant legal action shall be initiated if an outsider is involved.
In case the incident occurred in a single examination hall:
Cancel the relevant examination taken by the students of that hall. Debar the Superintendent of the hall and others involved directly or indirectly from the examination work such as invigilation, question paper setting, valuation, etc.
for the next three years.
In case the incident occured in the examination Centre:
Cancel the relevant examination taken by the students of that Centre. Debar the Superintendent of the Centre and others involved directly or indirectly form the examination work such as invigilation, question paper setting, valuation, etc. for the next three years; and cancel the Centre for the next two years.
Cancel the admission of the student. Moreover, relevant legal action shall be initiated if an outsider is involved.
Scale of punishment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 II—<sius 3(i)] W ^ ^ W : 3TOW 37 If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clause
(xxii) of sub-ordinance (1) of Ordinances 22 If the candidate indulged in unfair means listed in clause
(xxiii) of sub-ordinance (1) of Ordinances 22 Debar the student from appearing in any Examination of the Institute for a period of two years from the date of production of the forged documents and from undergoing any Programme in the Institute for the corresponding period. Moreover, relevant legal action shall be initiated if an outsider is involved.
The tampered Certificate shall be retained in the Institute and no duplicate shall be given for five years from the date of presentation of document. Moreover, relevant legal action shall be initiated if an outsider is involved.
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