Definitions

In this Act and the Statute, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Coordination Committee" means the committee established under section 33A of the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 22 of 1973); (c) "Department" means a department of the University of the subject concerned; (d) "Distance education system" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, audio visual means, audio methods, correspondence course, seminar, contact programme or the combination of any two or more of such means; (e) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University, includes teachers and other academic staff of the University; (f) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (g) "Indira Gandhi National Open University" means the University established under Section 3 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (No. 50 of 1985); (h) "Kulpati" means the Kulpati of the University; (i) "Ordinance" means ordinance made under this act; (j) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University; (k) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of study centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Executive Council; (l) "Regulation" means the Regulation made under this Act; (m) "Statute" means Statute made under this act; (n) "Student" means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University; (o) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students; (p) "Teacher" means Professor, Reader, Assistant Professor and such other persons as may be designated as such by the Ordinance for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to student for pursuing any course of study of the University and shall include part-time and whole time teachers in Regional Centre, or Study Centre; (q) Terms not defined in this Act, will have the same meaning as defined in Section 4 of the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 22 of 1973); (r) "University" means the Pandit Sundar Lal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh established under this Act; (s) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (No. 3 of 1956).