Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (2) “agriculture” means the basic and applied sciences relating to soil and water management, crop production (including production of all garden crops and control of plants, pests and diseases), horticulture, animal husbandry including veterinary and dairy science, fisheries, forestry including farm forestry, land use and management and economics, co-operation, processing and marketing relating to agriculture; (3) “affiliated college” means a college affiliated under section 31; (4) “Board” means the Board of Management constituted under section 18; (5) “college” means— (i) a constituent college of the University under the control and management of a principal, located in the University area; or (ii) an affiliated college which is authorised to submit its students to an examination qualifying for any degree of the University; (6) “constituent college” means a University college. (7) “department” means a department designated as such by Statutes with reference to a subject or group of subjects; (8) “extension education” means the educational activities concerned with the training of farmers and homemakers and other groups serving agriculture, in improved agricultural practices and the various phases of scientific technology related to agriculture and agricultural production and marketing; (9) “Head of Department” means a teacher principally responsible for imparting education in agriculture and allied sciences or conducting and guiding research in agriculture or conducting and guiding programmes of extension education in a department; (10) “hostel” means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognised by the University; (11) “prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes; (12) “principal” means the Head of a college; (13) “recognised institution” means an institution for research in agriculture or extension education other than an affiliated college; (14) “registered graduate” means a graduate registered under the provisions of this Act; (15) “Statutes” and “Regulations” mean respectively the Statutes and Regulations of the University made under this Act; (16) “student of the University” means a person enrolled in the University for studying for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction; (17) “teachers” means professors, associate professors, assistant professors and such other persons imparting education in agriculture and allied sciences or conducting and guiding research in agriculture or conducting and guiding programmes of extension education; (18) “teachers of University” means teachers appointed or recognised by the University for imparting education in agriculture and allied sciences or conducting and guiding research in agriculture or conducting and guiding programmes of extension education; (19) “University” means the University constituted under section 3 of this Act; (20) “University area” means the area of the Anand Agricultural University, the Junagadh Agricultural University, the Navsari Agricultural University and the Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University respectively specified in Part I, II, III and IV of Schedule I; (21) “University college” means a college which the University may establish or maintain under this Act; (22) “University Department” means any college or Department maintained by the University.