Definitions: In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context

2. Definitions: In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Academic Board” in relation to a Regional Centre; means the academic body charged with the academic matters of such Center, as the case may be, and recognised as such by the University; (b) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (c) “Academic staff” means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the University; (d) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University; (e) “Bi-monthly Meeting” means one of the meetings of the Executive Council to be held once every two months under sub-section (11) of section 27 and declared by the statutes to be the bi-monthly meeting of the Executive Council; (f) “Campus” means the unit established or constituted for making arrangements for instruction, or research, or both, and includes off-campuses; (g) “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor” and “Pro-Vice Chancellor” mean, respectively, the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; (h) “Dean” means Head of a Faculty of the University; (i) “Department” means a University Department; (j) “Director” means Head of a Regional Centre; (k) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University; (l) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University; (m) “Faculty” means a Faculty of the University; (n) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University; (o) “Hall” means a hostel or unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University, or of a Centre, maintained or recognised by the University; (p) “Management Board” in relation to a Regional Centre means the board charged with the management of the affairs of such Center and recognised as such by the University; (q) “Recognised teachers” means such persons as may be recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions in the University or in its regional centers admitted to the privileges of the University; (r) “Regional Centers” means off-campuses constituted by the University and functioning as part of the University, established in the State of Jharkhand, as prescribed in the Statutes; (s) “Regulations”, means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act for the time being in force; (t) “Scheduled Population” means and includes the Scheduled Tribes as well as Scheduled Castes, as defined in the Constitution of India; (u) “Statutes” and “Ordinances” mean, respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of the University, for the time being in force; (v) “Teachers of the University” means Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or any Regional Centre maintained by the University and are designated, as teachers by the University; (w) “University” means the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Tribal University as incorporated under this Act; (x) “University Selection Committee” means a committee, which will have the power to make appointments to post within the sanctioned grades and scales of pay and within the sanctioned strength of the staff and other servants of the University, not being teachers and officers of the University.