College Library

The Library shall be under the control of the Principal who may set up a sub- committee with a Convener for its day to day management.

1. The Library will be open on all working days.

2. Silence and order must be maintained in the library at all times. Any infringement of this rule will be punished by a fine.

3. Any person who loses, defaces or otherwise seriously damages books etc. shall be liable to pay the cost of the replacement and in the event of the book being one of the set or series, the cost of whole set or series, shall be paid by the person.

4. The following shall be entitled to use the library.

a). The staff of the college and allied hospitals.

b). Students of the college.

c). Other medical men and women as approved by the library committee provided:

i). They become subscribers to the student's welfare fund by paying an annual subscription of Rs.500/-

ii). They deposit Rs.500 as security for the return of books.

iii). They agree to replace or make good any book lost or damaged to the satisfaction of the library by a security of Rs.500 as deposit only.

iv). A retried teacher of the medical college may become a member of the library by deposition of Rs.500 as security.

v). Members of the staff may become members of the library on deposition of Rs.500 as security.

5. Books that are required for occasional reference, such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, etc. and books of great value or rarity shall not be removed from the library.

6. Books borrowed from the library are not transferable.

7. Books are issued strictly according to the priority of demand.

8. A suggestion book is kept in the library in which suggestions for new books are invited.

RULES FOR STUDENTS

1. Only one book will be issued for taking out from the library at a time.

2. No book shall be kept by any students for more than 14 days. This privilege does not include the vacations. For each succeeding day that a book be kept there shall be a fine of one rupee but the total fine shall not exceed price of the book. Further issue of books shall be stopped till the fine is paid and the book returned to the library.

3. If the reason of non-return of book in time is beyond the control of the student and the Principal is satisfied, the Principal may reduce the fine.

4. Textbooks prescribed by the University shall not be issued to the students.

5. Every borrower will be supplied with a borrower’s student card, which shall be stamped by the librarian every time a book is issued/returned. If a card is lost, a new card is to be purchased from the librarian for five rupees.

6. The book card placed in the pocket at the end of the book must be delivered to the librarian before the book is taken away and the borrower must have it stamped.

7. The borrower card is not transferable.

8. During stock taking, which will be notified, all books taken must be returned.

9. Periodicals and newspapers received from the students section are placed on the table for the use of the students and must not be taken away under any circumstances.

RULES FOR OTHERS

1. A time limit of 14 days for keeping books is allowed for all members other than professors and lecturers, who are engaged in teaching. Non-observance of this is liable to deprive them of the privilege of use of the library. Not more than two books will be issued for taking out at a time. Fresh books will be issued only after the return of previously issued books.

2. Books required by the professor if taken out by any other member must be returned on receipt of a notice from the librarian.

3. Borrowers of class (a) under this section may leave the card with the librarian, provided they are responsible for all books stamped on the cards.

4. Borrowers other than professors and lecturers may renew books issued to them by sending a formal request to the librarian. The books so renewed will be liable to be recalled if required.

5. The Librarian shall inform the professors and the lecturers of the receipt of all new books which shall be kept in a separate almirah for a fortnight before being issued.

6. Current number of journals shall be kept in the staff reading room and left there till the next issue is received when the last issue becomes available for issuing. For issuing a journal preference will be given primarily to the department to which journal is of interest.

7. Professors are allowed to keep a departmental library, of reference books pertaining to their subjects. But these departmental libraries are open to the members of the staff, and a book wanted by a reader shall be supplied to him by the librarian from the departmental libraries. Such reader will be directed to the departmental library of which the professor is solely responsible.

8. Professors can be issued upto 12 books at a time and the period of issue will be one month, on the expiry of which the books should be returned or got reissued.

9. Associate professors and assistant professors can get five and three books at a time respectively and can keep them for a fortnight.

10. Demonstrators and registrars can be issued 2 books at a time for a period of 15 days.

OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS

1. For all such offences that occur in the college or hospital premises or in the college hostels, the Principal, may at his discretion refer the case to the college disciplinary committee, which shall be appointed by academic council from time to time. This disciplinary committee, shall have the power to interview any student or students or any member of the staff or any member of public and is empowered to send its recommendations to the Principal, who may or may not seek the ratification of these recommendations by the academic council.

2. College disciplinary committee will consist of 2-4 professor/senior associate professors of the college.

3. After considering the recommendations of the college disciplinary committee, disciplinary action by the Principal, of the college against the students committing an offence might take one or more of the following forms depending upon severity of the offences:

(i). The students may be asked to tender an apology, verbal or written. This shall be placed on the student's record.

(ii). A student may be placed on probation for a period upto one year. If during the period of probation he fails to improve his conduct, he may be expelled from College.

(iii). A student may be fined up to Rs. 1000.

(iv). Scholarship may be suspended, or stopped.

(v). A student may be suspended from the college rolls for a period not exceeding two weeks at a time excluding the suspension if any not exceeding 10 days ordered by the Principal of the college, pending enquiry into the misconduct of the student.

(vi). The students may be expelled from the college for a maximum period of upto five years.

(vii). The student may be forcibly migrated to another medical college in Punjab.

4. Regulations relating to expulsion:-

(i) Expulsion whenever imposed on a college student shall mean the loss of five calendar years and will mean his/her being debarred from the university examination during the period of his/her expulsion.

(ii) A student expelled from a college shall not be readmitted before the expiry of the period of his expulsion.

(iii) Cases of expulsion shall be reported to the university by the Principal concerned for registration and notification.

5. A student shall continue to be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Principal of the college till the declaration of the result of final professional MBBS examination.

The students of the college shall not keep in their possession fire arms and other weapons of offence in the premises of the college, college hostels and attached hospitals. Disciplinary action shall be taken against the students found guilty of contravention of this rule.

The Principal is competent to remit fines and punishment imposed as fine.

The decision of the Principal in all cases shall be considered as final.