Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
2. (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, home economics, co-operation, processing and marketing relating to agriculture, and also the economic and social uplift of the rural people;
3. (3) "Board" means the Board of Management constituted under section 25;
4. (4) "college" means a constituent college of the University under the direct control and management of the Board and the principal executive officer of the University, whether located at the headquarters campus or elsewhere;
5. (5) "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. It would involve but may not be limited to the work through meetings, demonstrations and other methods for teaching improved agricultural practices and the training of workers required for the conduct of such educational activities;
6. (6) "Faculty" means the teaching, research and extension staff of a college or division of the University, including all members of the staff having the rank of Assistant Professor and above;
7. (7) "hostel" means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognised by the University as a part of, or separate from, a college;
8. (8) "officer" means an officer of the University as specified in section 9 or any other person in the employment of the University declared as an officer by the Statutes;
9. (9) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes;
10. (10) "Principal" means the chief executive officer of a college by whatever name called; Explanation., The term "Principal" refers to the status of such an officer prior to the college being taken over by the University, although such officer may have a different title under the University organisation;
11. (11) "registered graduate" means a graduate registered under the provisions of this Act;
12. (12) "Regulations" means the regulations made by the Academic Council and other authorities of the University under the provisions of this Act;
13. (13) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which have been notified as such castes in relation to the State of Gujarat under article 341 of the Constitution;
14. (14) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which have been notified as such tribes in relation to the State of Gujarat under article 342 of the Constitution;
15. (15) "Statutes" means the Statutes made by the Board under the provisions of this Act;
16. (16) "student of the University" means the person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction;
17. (17) "teacher" means a person appointed or recognised as such by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions or conducting and guiding research or education extension programmes, and includes any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher;
18. (18) "University" means the University established and constituted under section 3.