Definitions—In this Act and all Statutes and Regulations made there under,

unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University.
2. (2) "Act" means the Bihar Agricultural University Act, 2010.
3. (3) "Agriculture" includes the disciplines of:
   • (a) Natural Resource Management;
   • (b) Crop Improvement including Production and Protection;
   • (c) Horticulture;
   • (d) Veterinary, Animal Sciences and Fisheries;
   • (e) Dairy Sciences and Technology;
   • (f) Forestry;
   • (g) Agricultural Engineering and Technology;
   • (h) Food Technology;
     • (i) Home Science;
   • (j) Agri-business Management;
   • (k) Agricultural Bio-technology;
   • (l) Basic Sciences and Humanities in relation to Agriculture;
   • (m) Any other subject related to Agriculture, and allied sciences applicable for management and socio-economic upliftment of the rural communities.
4. (4) "Authority" means any authority of the University as specified in this Act;
5. (5) "Board" means Board of Management (BOM) of the University; ?बहार गजट (असाधारण)] 16 अूील 2010
6. (6) “Board of Studies” means academic affairs committee at faculty level;
7. (7) "College" means a constituent college of the University;
8. (8) "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the University;
9. (9) "Comptroller" means Comptroller of the University;
10. (10) "Dean" means Head of a constituent college;
11. (11) “Dean of the Faculty” means Head of a Faculty
12. (12) “Department” means Department of the Faculty;
13. (13) "Director" means and includes Director of Resident Instruction, Director of Research, and Director of Extension Education;
14. (14) "Faculty" means Faculty in the University as specified in the Act and the Statutes.
15. (15) "Government" means Government of Bihar;
16. (16) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Bihar;
17. (17) “Head” means Head of the College /Department;
18. (18) “KVK” means Krishi Vigyan Kendra under the jurisdiction of the University;
19. (19) “Officer” means an officer of the University as specified in the Act/Statutes;
20. (20) “Prescribed” means provision as set forth in the Act/Statutes/Regulations of the University;
21. (21) “Registrar” means Registrar of the University;
22. (22) “Scheduled Castes” means the Scheduled Castes specified in Part III to the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled castes) order, 1950;
23. (23) “Scheduled Tribes” means the Scheduled Tribes specified in Part III to the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) order, 1950;
24. (24) “Statutes” Regulations and Rules means respectively the Statutes;Regulations and

Rules of the University for the time being inforce;

1. (25) “Student” means the person admitted and enrolled in a constituent college/faculty of the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic Programmes duly instituted;
2. (26) “Teacher” means a person not below the rank of Assistant Professor appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction and/or conducting and guiding research and/or extension education programmes, and may include any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher with minimum prescribed qualifications.
3. (27) “Unit” means and includes service units of the University;
4. (28) “University” means Bihar Agricultural University;
5. (29) “Vice-Chancellor” means Vice-Chancellor of the University;