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(1) The Senate shall consist of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the following other persons, namely:- Ex-officio Fellows,- (i) the Chief Minister, Punjab; (ii) the Higher Education Minister, Punjab; (iii) the Secretary, Higher Education Department, Punjab; Authorities of the University. The Senate. PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), APRIL 29, 2026 (VYSK 9, 1948 SAKA) 503 (iv) the Director, Higher Education, Punjab; (v) the Dean, Academic Affairs and Students' Welfare; Ordinary Fellows,- (i) six Principals of Colleges admitted to the privileges of the University, of whom three shall be Principals of Government Colleges, by rotation, according to age: Provided that no Principal who has attained the age of sixty years shall be eligible to be or continue as a Fellow; (ii) two Professors or Associate professors from the Religious studies with at least five years' post graduate teaching experience, by rotation, according to age; (iii) one nominee of each Trust, Institution or Corporation donating to the University five lac rupees or more or transferring property of like value, for life time; (iv) six persons to be nominated by the Chancellor on the advice of the State Government for their distinguished work in education or in any other sphere of literary or public activity; (v) two persons nominated to the Syndicate by the Chancellor on the advice of the State Government, for the period they remain members of the Syndicate; (vi) two persons nominated by the State Government from amongst the Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly; and (vii) Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for Anandpur Sahib Constituency. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this section, an Ordinary Fellow shall hold office for a period of two years. (3) An Ordinary Fellow may, by letter addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office. (4) Where an Ordinary Fellow fails to attend any meeting of the Senate during a continuous period of one year, the Chancellor may declare that the office of such Fellow has fallen vacant. (5) The Chancellor may, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, cancel the Fellowship of any person who ceases to hold the office by virtue of which PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), APRIL 29, 2026 (VYSK 9, 1948 SAKA) 504 he became such a Fellow. (6) When a vacancy occurs in the Senate by resignation or death of a Fellow or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in sub-Section (1): Provided that the person who fills such vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired period of the term for which the person in whose place he became a Fellow would have otherwise continued in office. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Senate shall have the following powers and functions, namely:- (a) to review, from time to time, the broad policies and programs of the University and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University; (b) to consider and pass resolutions on the annual report and the annual accounts of the University and the audit report thereon; (c) to advice the Chancellor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it for advice; and (d) to perform such other duties and exercise such other functions, as may be assigned to it by this Act or the Statutes or by the Chancellor. (8) An annual meeting of the Senate shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor. At such annual meeting, a report of the working of the University during the previous year together with a statement of the receipts and the expenditure, the balance sheet and the financial estimates shall be presented. (9) Special meetings of the Senate may be convened by the Vice-Chancellor, as and when necessary: Provided that a special meeting of the Senate shall be called if one- third of the members of the Senate or twenty-five members, whichever number is less, make a requisition in writing in this behalf.