Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Academic Staff" means such categories of staff as are designated by the Statutes to be the academic staff of the University; (c) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University; (d) "campus" means the unit established or constituted by the University for making arrangements for instruction, or research, or both; (e) "Chancellor", "Vice Chancellor" and "Pro Vice-Chancellors" mean respectively, the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University; (f) "Centre" means Centre of excellence in a specified academic speciality or area established or maintained by University; (g) "Court" means the Court of the University; (h) "Delhi" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi; (i) "Department" means a Department of studies of the University; (j) "employee" means any person appointed by the University; (k) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (l) "Government" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 and designated as such under article 239AA of the Constitution of India; (m) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University; (n) "Institution" means any institution established or maintained by the University; (o) "Lieutenant Governor" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 and designated as such under article 239AA of the Constitution of India; (p) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University; (q) "misconduct" means a misconduct prescribed by the Statutes and the Ordinance; (r) "notification" means a notification published in the official Gazette; (s) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations, as the case may be, made under this Act; (t) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (u) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University for the time being in force; (v) "University" means the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women as incorporated under this Act; and (w) "University teachers" means Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University and are designated as teachers by the Statutes.