Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "academic council" means the Academic Council of the University; (aa) "affiliated college/educational institution" means a college/educational institution affiliated to the university providing courses of study qualifying students for admission to university examinations in accordance with the Regulations; (ab) "affiliated college" means a college within the University area affiliated to the university in accordance with the conditions prescribed; (b) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (3) of section 1 for the coming into force of this Act; (c) "authority" means any Authority of the University specified in section 18; (d) "board" means the Board of Management of the University; (da) "college" means a college established and maintained by, or affiliated to, or recognized by the University; (e) "faculty" means a Faculty of the University; (f) "government" means the state Government; (fa) "institution" means an institution offering academic programmes or research in Veterinary sciences, Dairy and Fishery as defined in the Act and includes a Polytechnic; (g) "officer" means any Officer of the University specified in section 9; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statues or regulations; (ha) "Polytechnic" means a polytechnic offering courses under ‘veterinary, dairy and fishery sciences’ as defined in the Act; (hb) "recognized college or recognized institution" means a college or institution as the case may be recognized by the University under the conditions prescribed; (i) "registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (j) "registered graduate" includes a graduate in veterinary sciences registered under conditions prescribed in this behalf; (k) "regulations" means the regulations of the University made under this Act; (l) "statutes" means the statutes of the University made under this Act; (m) "student" includes a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted, or for undergoing any training; (n) "teacher" includes a professor, an Associate Professor, an Assistant Professor, Reader, lecturer or other person appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction of conducting and guiding research or extension programmes, and any person declared by the statutes to be a teacher; (o) "university" means Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University constituted under section 3; (p) "university college" means a college established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study qualifying students for admission to the University examinations in accordance with the regulations; (q) "veterinary sciences" means and includes Veterinary, Animal Avian, Dairy and Fishery Sciences.