THE POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND  
RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH ACT, 1966 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration of Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, as an 

institution of national importance. 

3.  Definitions. 
4.  Incorporation of Institute. 
5.  Composition of Institute. 
6.  Term of office of, and vacancies among, members. 
7.  President of Institute. 
8.  Allowances of President and members. 
9.  Meetings of Institute. 
10.  Governing Body and other Committees of Institute. 
11.  Staff of Institute. 
12.  Objects of Institute. 
13.  Functions of Institute. 
14.  Vesting of property. 
15.  Payment to Institute. 
16.  Fund of Institute. 
17.  Budget of Institute. 
18.  Accounts and audit. 
19.  Annual report. 
20.  Pension and provident funds. 
21.  Authentication of orders and instruments of Institute. 
22.  Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc. 
23.  Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute. 
24.  Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Institute. 
25.  Control by Central Government. 
26.  Disputes between Institute and Central Government. 
27.  Returns and information. 
28.  Transfer of service of existing employees. 
29.  Continuance of facilities at Institute. 
30.  Power to remove difficulties. 
31.  Power to make rules. 
32.  Power to make regulation. 

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THE POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND  
RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, ACT, 1966 

ACT NO. 51 OF 1966 

[17th December, 1966.] 

An Act to declare the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and 
Research,  Chandigarh,  to  be  an  institution  of  national  importance  and  to  provide  for  its 
incorporation and matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1.  Short  title  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Post-Graduate  Institute  of 

Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act 1966. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Declaration of Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, as 

an  institution  of  national  importance.—Whereas  the  objects  of  the  institution  known  as  the                    
Post-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and  Research,  Chandigarh  in  the  Union  territory  of 
Chandigarh are such as lo make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby declared that the 
institution  known  as  the  Post-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and  Research,  Chandigarh  is  an 
institution of national importance. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Fund” means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 16; 

(b) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Institute; 

(c) “Institute” means the institution known as the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education 

and Research, Chandigarh, incorporated under this Act; 

(d) “member” means a member of the Institute; 

(e) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Institute; 

(f) “rule” means a rule made by the Central Government. 

4.  Incorporation  of  Institute.—The  Post-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and  Research, 
Chandigarh, is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name aforesaid and as such body corporate, it 
shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to 
acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and shall, by that name, sue and be sued. 

5. Composition of Institute.—The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

(a) the Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab University, ex officio; 

(b) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; 

(c) the Director of the Institute, ex officio; 

(d)  three  representatives  of  the  Central  Government  to  be  nominated  by  that  Government,  one 
each  from  the  Ministry  of  Finance,  Ministry  of  Education  and  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family 
Planning; 

(e) seven persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Science 

Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government; 

1.  1st  April,  1967,  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  1115(E),  dated  29th  March,  1967,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  Part  II,              

sec. 3(ii). 

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(f)  four  representatives  of  the  medical  faculties  of  Indian  Universities  to  be  nominated  by  the 

Central Government in the Manner prescribed by rules; and 

(g)  three  members  of  Parliament  of  whom  two  shall  be  elected  from  among  themselves  by  the 
members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and one from among themselves by the members of 
the Council of Slates (Rajya Sabha). 

6.  Term  of  office  of,  and  vacancies  among,  members.—(1)  Save  as  otherwise  provided  in  this 

section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election. 

(2) The term of office of a member elected under clause (g) of section 5 shall come to an end as soon 
as  he  1[becomes  a  Minister  or  Minister  of  State  or  Deputy  Minister,  or  the  Speaker  or  the  Deputy 
Speaker of the House of the People, or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States, or] ceases to be a 
member of the House from which he was elected. 

(3) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is such a member. 

(4) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for 

the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected. 

(5) An out-going member other than a member elected under clause (g) of section 5 shall unless the 
Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member 
in his place. 

(6) An out-going member shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election. 

(7) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government 

but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government. 

(8) The manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed by rules. 

7. President of Institute.—(1) There shall be a President of the Institute who shall be nominated by 

the Central Government from among the members other than the Director of the Institute. 

(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this 

Act or as may be prescribed by rules or regulations. 

8. Allowances of President and members.—The President and other members shall receive such 

allowances, if any, from the Institute as may be prescribed by rules. 

9. Meetings of Institute.—The Institute shall hold its first meeting at such time and place as may be 
appointed  by  the  Central  Government  and  shall  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at the first meeting as may be laid down by that Government; and thereafter the 
Institute  shall  meet  at  such  times  and  places  and  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed by regulations. 

10. Governing Body and other committees of Institute.—(1) There shall be a Governing Body of 
the  Institute  which  shall  be  constituted  by  the  Institute  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations: 

Provided that the number of persons who are not members of the Institute shall not exceed one-third 

of the total membership of the Governing Body. 

(2) The  Governing  Body  shall  be  the  executive  committee  of  the  Institute  and shall  exercise  such 
powers and discharge such functions as the Institute may, by regulations made in this behalf, confer or 
impose upon it. 

(3)  The  President  of  the  Institute  shall  be  the  Chairman  of  the  Governing  Body  and  as  Chairman 

thereof shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations. 

1. Ins. by Act 18 of 2001, s. 2 (w.e.f. 3-8-2001). 

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(4) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the 
Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of 
the Governing Body shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations. 

(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, the Institute may constitute 
as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fit for exercising any power or 
discharging any function of the Institute or for inquiring into, or reporting or advising upon, any matter 
which the Institute may refer to them. 

(6)  The  Chairman  and  members  of  the  Governing  Body  and  the  Chairman  and  members  of  a 
standing committee or an ad hoc committee shall receive such allowances, if any, as may be prescribed 
by regulations. 

11.  Staff  of  Institute.—(1)  There  shall  be  a  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Institute  who  shall  be 
designated as the Director of the Institute and shall, subject to such rules as may be made by the Central 
Government in this behalf, be appointed by the institute: 

Provided that the first Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government. 
1[(1A) The Director shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon 

his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier: 

Provided that any person holding office as a Director immediately before the commencement of the 
All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  and  the  Past-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and 
Research (Amendment) Act, 2007 (42 of 2007), shall in so far as his appointment is inconsistent with the 
provisions of this sub-section, cease to hold office on such commencement as such Director and shall be 
entitled  to  claim  compensation  not  exceeding  three  months’  pay  and  allowances  for  the  premature 
termination of his office or of any contract of service.] 

(2) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body. 

(3) The Director shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by 
regulations  or  as  may  be  delegated  to  him  by  the  Institute  or  the  President  of  the  Institute  or  by  the 
Governing Body or the Chairman of the Governing Body. 

(4) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Institute may 
appoint such number of other officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers 
and discharge of its functions and may determine the designations and grades of such other officers and 
employees. 

(5) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Director and 
other officers and employees of the Institute shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be 
governed by such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters as 
may be prescribed by regulations made in this behalf. 

12. Objects of Institute.—The objects of the Institute shall be— 

(a) to develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education in all its 

branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education. 

(b) to bring together, as far as may be, in one place educational facilities of the highest order for 

the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; and 

(c) to attain self-sufficiency in post-graduate medical education to meet the country’s needs for 

specialists and medical teachers. 

13. Functions of Institute.—With a view to the promotion of the objects specified in section 12, the 

Institute may— 

(a) provide for undergraduate and post-graduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and 

other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences; 

1. Ins. by Act 42 of 2007, s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-9-2007). 

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(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences; 

(c) provide for the teaching of humanities; 

(d)  conduct  experiments  in  new  methods  of  medical  education,  both  undergraduate  and                 

post-graduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education; 

(e) prescribe courses and curricula for both under-graduate and post-graduate studies; 

(f) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and 

maintain— 

(i)  one  or  more  medical  colleges  with  different  departments,  including  a  department  of 

preventive  and  social  medicine,  sufficiently  staffed  and  equipped  to  undertake  not  only              
under-graduate medical education but also post-graduate medical education in different subjects, 

(ii) one or more well-equipped hospitals, 

(iii) a dental college with such institutional facilities for the practice of dentistry and for the 

practical training of students as may be necessary, 

(iv) a nursing college sufficiently staffed and equipped for the training of nurses, 

(v) rural and urban health organisations which will form centres for the field training of the 
medical, dental and nursing students of the Institute as well as for research into community health 
problems, and 

(vi)  other  institutions  for  the  training  of  different  types  of  health  workers,  such  as 
physiotherapists,  occupational  therapists,  pharmacists,  drug  analysts  and  medical  technicians  of 
various kinds; 

(g) train teachers for the different medical colleges in India; 

(h) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles 

in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education as may be laid down in the regulations; 

(i)  institute,  and  appoint  persons  to,  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  posts  of  any 

description in accordance with regulations; 

(j) receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers 
of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the 
case may be; 

(k)  deal  with  any  property  belonging  to,  or  vested  in,  the  Institute  in  any  manner  which  is 

considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section  12; 

(l) demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations; 
1[(m) construct quarters for its staff and allot such quarters to the staff in accordance with such 

regulations as may be made in this behalf; 

(n)  borrow  money,  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  on  the  security  of  the 

property of the Institute;] 

2[(o)]  do  all  such  other  acts  and  things  as  may  be  necessary  to  further  the  objects  specified 

in section 12. 

14.  Vesting  of  property.—The  properties  of  the  Institute  which  had,  by  virtue  of  the  Punjab 
Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), vested in the Central Government shall, on the commencement of 
this Act, vest in the Institute. 

15.  Payment  to  Institute.—The  Central  Government  may,  after  due  appropriation  made  by 
Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in 

1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1987, s. 3 (w.e.f. 8-9-1987). 
2. Clause (m) re-lettered as clause (o) thereof by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 8-9-1987). 

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such  manner  as  may  be  considered  necessary  by  that  Government  for  the  exercise  of  its  powers  and 
discharge of its functions under this Act. 

 16. Fund of Institute.—(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall he credited— 

(a) all moneys provided by the Central Government; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute; 

(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and 

(d) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source. 

(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as 

the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide. 

(3)  The  Fund  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute  including  expenses 

incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 13. 

17. Budget of Institute.—The Institute shall prepare in such form and at such time every year as may 
be  prescribed  by  rules  a  budget  in  respect  of  the  financial  year  next  ensuing  showing  the  estimated 
receipts  and  expenditure  of  the  Institute  and  shall  forward  to  the  Central  Government  such  number  of 
copies thereof as may he prescribed by rules. 

18. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  the  balance-sheet  in  such  form  as  the  Central 
Government may by rules prescribe, and in accordance with such general directions as may be issued by 
that Government, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and 
any  expenditure  incurred  by  him  in  connection  with  such  audit  shall  be  payable  by  the  Institute  to  the 
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Institute  shall  have  the  same  rights,  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts  and,  in  particular,  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  the  production  of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  the  offices  of  the 
Institute as well as of the institutions established and maintained by it. 

(4) The accounts of the Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any 
other  person  appointed  by  him  in  this  behalf  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  both 
Houses of Parliament. 

19.  Annual report.—The Institute  shall  prepare for every  year  a  report  of  its activities  during  that 
year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may be 
prescribed by rules and a copy of this report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one 
month of its receipt. 

 20. Pension and provident funds.—(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, 
teachers  and  other  employees  in  such  manner  and  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations, such pension and provident funds as it may deem fit. 

(2)  Where  any  such  pension  or  provident  fund  has  been  constituted,  the  Central  Government  may 
declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925), shall apply to such fund as if it 
were a Government Provident Fund. 

21.  Authentication  of  orders  and  instruments  of  Institute.—All  orders  and  decisions  of  the 
Institute shall be authenticated by the signature of the President or any other member authorised by the 
Institute in this behalf and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or 
any other officer of the Institute authorised in like manner in this behalf. 

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 22.  Acts  and  proceedings  not  to  be  invalidated  by  vacancies,  etc.—No  act  done  or  proceeding 
taken  by  the  Institute,  Governing  Body  or  any  standing  or  ad  hoc  committee  under  this  Act  shall  be 
questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in or defect in the constitution of the 
Institute, Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee. 

1[23. Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute.—Notwithstanding anything contained 
in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  the  Institute  shall  have  power  to  grant  medical  degrees, 
diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act.] 

2[24.  Recognition  of  medical  qualifications  granted  by  Institute.—Notwithstanding  anything 
contained  in  the  Indian  Medical  Council  Act,  1956  (102  of  1956),  the  medical  degrees  and  diplomas 
granted by the Institute under this Act shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of that 
Act and shall be deemed to be included in the First Schedule to that Act.] 

 25.  Control  by  Central  Government.—The  Institute  shall  carry  out  such  directions  as  may  be 

issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act. 

 26.  Disputes  between  Institute  and  Central  Government.—If  in,  or  in  connection  with,  the 
exercise  of  its  powers  and  discharge  of  its  functions  by  the  institute  under  this  Act,  any  dispute  arises 
between  the  Institute  and  the  Central  Government,  the  decision  of  the  Central  Government  on  such 
dispute shall be final. 

27. Returns and information.—The Institute shall furnish to the Central Government such reports, 

returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time. 

28. Transfer of service of existing employees.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person 
who  is  employed  in  the  Post-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and  Research,  Chandigarh 
immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, on and from such commencement, become an 
employee  of  the  Institute  and  shall  hold  his  office  or  service  therein  by  the  same  tenure,  at  the  same 
remuneration  and  upon  the  same  terms  and  conditions  and  with  the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  to 
pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same on the date of 
commencement of this Act if this Act had not been passed, and shall continue to do so unless and until his 
employment is terminated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by 
regulations: 

Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person shall 

not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government. 

29.  Continuance  of  facilities  at  Institute.—The  Institute  shall  continue  to  provide  facilities to  the 
Governments of the States of Haryana and Punjab and the Central Government in relation to the Union 
territories of Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh and the people of the States and territories aforesaid and 
such  facilities  shall  not,  in  any  respect,  be  less  favourable  to  such  Governments  and  people  than  what 
were being provided to them before the 1st day of November, 1966 and shall be made available for such 
period and upon such terms and conditions (including those relating to any contributions to be made for 

1. Section 23 shall stand substituted (date to be notified) by Act 3 of 2009, s. 2 to read as under: 

“23.  Grant  of  medical,  dental  or  nursing  degrees,  diplomas,  etc.,  by  the  institute.—Notwithstanding  anything 
contained  in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  the  Institute  shall  have  power  to  grant  medical,  dental  or  nursing 
degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act.”. 
2. Section 24 shall stand substituted (date to be notified) by s. 3, ibid., to read us under: 

“24.  Recognition  of  medical,  dental  and  nursing  qualifications  granted  by  the  Institute.— Notwithstanding  anything 
contained in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948) and the Indian Nursing 
Council Act, 1947 ( 48 of 1947), the medical dental or nursing degrees or diplomas, as the case may be, granted by the Institute 
under this Act shall be recognised— 

(a) medical qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and shall be deemed to be included 

in the First Schedule to that Act; 

(b) dental qualifications for the purpose of the Dentists Act, 1948 and shall be deemed to be included in the Schedule to 

that Act; and 

(c) nursing qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and shall be deemed to be included 

in the Schedule to that Act.”. 

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the provision of such facilities) as may be agreed upon between the Institute, Governments of the States 
of Haryana and Punjab and the Central Government before the1st day of April, 1967, or if no agreement 
is reached by the said date, as may be fixed by order of the Central Government. 

30. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act, the Central Government may, within a period of three years from the commencement of this Act, by 
order published in the Official Gazelle, make such provision or give such directions not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. 

31. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the Institute, may, 

by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act: 

Provided that consultation with the Institute shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making 
of  rules  under  this  section,  but  the  Central  Government  shall  take  into  consideration  any  suggestions 
which the Institute may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—  

(a) the manner of nomination of members under clause (f) of  section 5; 

(b) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and ad hoc committees 

under sub-section (5) of  section 10; 

(c)  the  conditions  of  service  of,  the  procedure  to  be  followed  by,  and  the  manner  of  filling 

vacancies among, members of the Institute; 

(d) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute; 

(e) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the President and other members of the Institute; 

(f) the number of officers and employees that may be appointed by the Institute and the manner of 

such appointment; 

(g) the  form  in  which,  and  the  time  at  which, the  budgets  and  reports  shall  be prepared  by  the 

Institute and the number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government; 

(h) the form and manner in which returns and information are to be furnished by the Institute to 

the Central Government; 

(i) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules. 

(3) Every rule made under this  section, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 
House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one 
session  or 1[in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid] both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or 
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.  

32.  Power  to  make  regulation.—(1)  The  Institute  2[,  with  the  previous  approval  of  the  Central 
Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette], make regulations consistent with this Act and 
the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of 
this power, such regulations may provide for— 

(a) the summoning and holding of meetings, other than the first meeting of the Institute, the time 
and  place  where  such  meetings  are  to  be  held,  the  conduct  of  business  at  such  meetings  and  the 
number of members necessary to form a quorum; 

1.  Subs.  by  Act  4  of  1986,  s.  2  and  the  Schedule,  for  “in  two  successive  sessions  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session 

immediately following” (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

2. Subs. by s. 2 and the Schedule, ibid., for “ may, with the previous approval of the Central Government” (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

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(b) the manner of constituting the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees, the term 
of  office  of, and  the  manner  of filling  vacancies  among,  the  members  of,  the  Governing  Body  and 
standing and ad hoc committees; 

(c) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute and 

the Chairman of the Governing Body; 

(d) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the Chairman and the members of the Governing Body 

and of standing and ad hoc committees; 

(e) the procedure to be followed by the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees in 

the conduct of their business, exercise of their powers and discharge of their functions; 

(f) the tenure of office, salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of the Director and 

other officers and employees of the Institute including teachers appointed by the Institute; 

(g) the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Governing Body; 

(h) the powers and duties of the Director and other officers and employees of the Institute; 

(i) the management of the properties of the Institute; 

(j) the degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles which may be granted by the 

Institute; 

(k)  the  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  other  posts  which  may  be  instituted  and 

persons who may be appointed to such professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts; 

(l) the fees and other charges which may be demanded and received by the Institute; 

(m) the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may 

be constituted for the benefit of officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute; 

(n) any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the first regulations under this Act shall be 
made  by  the  Central  Government;  and  any  regulations  so  made  may  be  altered  or  rescinded  by  the 
Institute in exercise of its powers under sub-section (1). 

1[(3) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before 
each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised 
in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 
in  the  regulation  or  both  Houses  agree  that  the  regulation  should  not  be  made,  the  regulation  shall 
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that 
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 
under that regulation.]  

1. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

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