A. Admission to a hostel

The are separate hostels for boys and girls students on the campus. The hostels are open only to the bonafide students of the University. A resident student will have to abide by the following and such other rules as may be framed from time to time.

1. The Vice Chancellor/Principal Officer (Students’ Affairs), Hall Warden may refuse admission or expel any student if he/she is satisfied that he/she is not a suitable person to stay in the hostel.
   On the recommendation of the Hall Senate/Advisory Committee, the character certificate issued by the various colleges will also be verified as other degrees issued by the University/Colleges are verified. 
2. The hostel accommodation is provided to the bonafide students of the University, subject to the availability of seat.
3. Hall shall be allotted with the prior approval of the Hall Warden and seat within the Hall by the Hall Superintendent on seniority/merit basis, which will be determined by the year of the study taking into consideration GPA/CGPA.
4. The students admitted to various degree programmes in different Faculties/ Division shall have to stay only in the particular hostel embarked for the Faculty/Division of admission.
   On allotment slip full particulars including recent photograph, permanent address with phone number (if any) and complete address of the student will be given.
5. In making the allotment, the hostel authorities will also take into account the conduct and character of a boarder. Those having been imposed penalties shall lose their seniority.
6. The allotment of such students whose hostel dues are in arrears shall liable to be cancelled.
7. No boarder is allowed to change his/her seat without prior permission of the hostel authorities.

B. Hostel fee and subscription.

1. Hostel fee and security deposits as determined by the University from time to time are payable by the student in each semester.
2. Hostel allotment of a student shall stand cancelled, if, he/she fails to pay hostel dues. However, he/she may seek readmission in a hostel as admissible under rules.
3. Students staying for additional semester/summer session/thesis examination/ research work/subscription etc. will have to pay the hostel fee and subscription etc.

C. Mess / Canteen rules

1. Hostel mess is managed by the students and supervised by the Assistant Superintendent/Hall Superintendent.
2. Nobody other than bonafide student is allowed to be a mess member. Day scholar student may become a member with permission of the Hall Superintendent who will ensure the payment of mess dues.
3. Members will elect their own mess manager / mess committee.
4. Mess manager/mess committee is responsible for proper maintenance of mess and cleanliness of kitchen, utensils, dining hall and its surroundings.
5. Members will pay their dues to the mess manager on or before 7th of every month. Arrears of previous month must be cleared by 7th of the following month.
6. The mess manager will submit complete mess account to the Hall Superintendent by 10th of every month.
7. Meals are served only in the Dining Hall. No service is provided in the room(s).
8. A member intending to absent himself/herself from a meal must inform the mess manager a day before, otherwise he/she will be charged for it.
9. Students must settle their accounts with canteen every month regularly. Arrears of the canteen/mess will be recovered from the students at the time of enrolment of each semester. The students will not be enrolled till getting clearance certificate from the Hall Superintendent/Associate Hall Warden/Hall Warden. If any student leaves the hostel without paying hostel dues, the amount outstanding against him/her will be recovered alongwith a fine of Rs. 100/ at the time of next enrolment. In case such a student leaves hostel qualifying a degree, the outstanding amount shall be recovered at the time of issuance of provisional certificate, degree etc, by the Controller of Examinations.

D. General rules

1. Furniture items such as Charpai, Table, Chair and Almirah assigned to a particular room shall not be shifted from that room. The residing students of that allotted room shall return these articles, when leaving the hostel. He/She will also be responsible for any loss or damage of these articles.
2. Students must treat the hostel staff politely. The hostel staff is not supposed to render any private service to any student. Misbehaviour with the staff is strictly prohibited. Complaints regarding misbehaviour of the hostel staff should be reported to the relevant Assistant Superintendent / Hall Superintendent.
3. The telephone provided in a hostel is only meant for interhall contact/incoming calls only and no local or trunk calls will be entertained through these telephones.
4. Outdoor games are not allowed in the hall’s premises.

E. Visitors

1. Admission rights to a hostel premised are reserved.
2. Without permission no outsider is allowed to stay at night in the hostel.Violation of this rule will render the boarder liable for expulsion from a hostel in addition to another penalty, which the Hall Warden may impose upon him/her. The outsider found staying/residing in a hostel could handed over to the Police.
3. All visitors must leave the hostel by 10.00 p.m., but in case of female visitors they will have to leave the hostel immediately after sun set.
4. Parents/authorized guardians of a boarder may be allowed to stay for a night with prior permission of the Hall Warden.
5. No female visitors are allowed to enter the male hostel and vice versa to the female hostel in any circumstances. Parents/authorized guardians (in case of girl’s hostel) of the female students are allowed to see the students in a specified visiting room during visiting hours.

F. Discipline

All bonafide University students are governed by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Students (Discipline and Conduct) Regulations, 1978. However, the following additional rules have been framed to regulate day to day activities of boarders:

1. Roll will be called daily at 8:00 to 9:00 p.m Disciplinary action will be taken against habitual late comers to a hostel at night.
2. No gathering or meeting or group activities of unauthorized student bodies are allowed in the premises of a hostel.
3. No religious/social ceremony likely to injure the sentiments of other boarders is allowed in the hostel. No speaker from outside the University is permitted in the halls.
4. Every part of the hostel premises shall freely be opened to the hostel authorities for inspection at any time.
5. No boarder shall indulge in any amusement which may disturb other boarders. Use of V.C.R is completely prohibited.
6. Other than electric lights and fans no electric appliances like electric heaters, air conditioners, T.V., V.C.R., musical instruments etc. will be used in a hostel. However, air cooler and exhaust fans can be used after getting prior permission from the Hall Warden. But the boarder will have to pay fixed amount for the purpose. The use for electrical appliances is liable to lead to confiscation of the appliance alongwith a fine to be decided by the Hall Warden. The resident students may however, be allowed to use computers for academic purposes only.
7. Before leaving the room, all electric articles must be switched off, even for a short while. Leaving the room with light or fan switched on is an offence punishable with fine.
8. Firearms and other weapons, liquor, intoxicants, “Hukka” or other prohibited/ objectionable tabooed articles are not allowed to be kept/used in the hostel.
9. Addict students will be expelled from the hostel.
10. It is the paramount duty of all the residents of the hostels to maintain cleanliness and healthy surroundings both in and outside their rooms. Spitting in rooms, verandas or on stairs, smoking in common rooms, dining halls and defacing walls and fixtures is strictly prohibited.
11. Boarders are required to observe necessary precautions for the safe custody of their belongings/valuables. They administration will not be responsible for any loss of property.
12. All cases of sickness must be reported to the hall authorities for necessary help and assistance to the students(s) concerned.
13. The allotment of a student will be cancelled who remains himself/herself absent for one week from the hostel without prior permission/intimation to the concerning authority. However, he may seek readmission as admissible under rules.
14. The boarders are required to maintain discipline in the hostel. The following among other violations of the provisions of Code of Conduct, shall constitute acts of indiscipline for which action may be taken against the students(s) concerned:
    • Breach of any rule of public morals, such as:
      • Use of indecent or filthy language in the premises of residential hall
      • Use of immodest, improper and provocative dress;
      • Use of undesirable remarks or gestures
      • Disorderly behavior, such as, fooling, shouting, abusing, quarrelling, fighting and insolence, indecency, profligacy and debauchery;
• Defiance of authority;
• Impersonation purgery, giving false information, willful suppression of information, cheating, deceiving and stealing etc;
• Shouting of slogans derogatory to the prestige of the University or the reputation of its teachers and Officers;
• Use of intoxicants;
• Keeping of licensed or unlicensed firearms or entering the hostel with arms;
• Immorality, failure to comply with a penalty imposed by a disciplinary authority;
• Actions defamatory and derogatory to Islam and Pakistan, spreading false news, rumours or panic, conviction for any criminal by a Court of Law.
• Misbehaviour with a teacher or any other University official.
15. The hall authorities are responsible for maintaining discipline in the hostel and are authorized to admonish students for any irregularity or breach of discipline.
16. The Hall Superintendent may punish a student for breach of any discipline by way of a fine not exceeding to Rs. 100/ and Associate Hall Warden or Hall Warden Rs. 1000/- in each case. Admonitions will be reported in writing. Three admonitions in a semester or any serious offence will be brought to the notice of the University authorities for appropriate action.
17. Boarders violating the above mentioned rules shall be punished, suspended/ expelled from the hostel. An expelled student may however be readmitted in the hostel, only once, during his/her stay in the University.