Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a) 'Academic Council' means the Academic Council of the University as mentioned in Section 24 of the Act; b) 'Annual Report' means the Annual Report of the University as referred to in Section 39 of the Act; c) 'Board of Management' means the Board of Management of the University as constituted under Section 23 of the Act; d) 'Campus' means the area of the University where it is situated; e) 'Chancellor' means the Chancellor of the University appointed under Section 12 of this Act; f) 'Chief Finance and Accounts Officer' means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University appointed under Section 18 of the Act; g) 'Controller of Examination' means the Controller of Examination of the University, who has been appointed under Section 19 of the Act; h) 'Constituent College' means any such college or institution which is maintained by the University; i) 'Employee' means the employee appointed by the University; it includes teachers and other staff of the University and constituent colleges; j) 'Endowment Fund' means the Endowment Fund of the University which has been established under Section 37 of the Act; k) 'Faculty' means academic departments of similar disciplines; l) 'Fee' means the amount collected by the University from the students, which is related to any course and related matters; m) 'General Fund' means the General Fund of the University, which has been established under Section 38 of the Act; n) 'Governing Body' means the Governing Body of the University, which has been constituted under Section 22 of the Act; o) 'National Assessment and Accreditation Council' means an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission, Bangalore; p) 'Prescribed'/'Appointed' means the Statutes and Regulations prescribed/appointed under this Act; q) 'Pro-Chancellor' means the Pro-Chancellor of the University, who has been appointed under Section 15 of the Act; r) 'Registrar' means the Registrar of the University, who has been appointed under Section 17 of the Act; s) 'Regulatory Body' means a body established by the Government of India for the laying down of norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as- University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Bar Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Indian Nursing Council, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research etc. and in addition to this any such body created by the Government of India or the State Government; t) 'Regulations' means the Regulations made under this Act; u) 'Schedule' means the Schedule annexed under this Act; v) 'Sponsoring Body' in relation to the University means:- i) A body registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or ii) A public trust registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882, or iii) A body or trust registered in accordance with the law of any State; w) 'State Government' means the State Government of Jharkhand; x) 'Statutes', 'Ordinance' and 'Rules' mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Rules made by the University under this Act; y) 'Student of the University' means a person enrolled in a course for a degree, diploma or any other academic distinction established by the University, also including research degrees; z) 'Teacher' means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any other such person, who has been appointed for the purpose of imparting (teaching) or conducting research in the University or any constituent college or institution, also including the Principals of constituent colleges or institutions whose confirmation has been done under the rules determined by the University Grants Commission; aa) 'University Grants Commission' means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; ab) 'University' means the Amity University established in Jharkhand under this Act; ac) 'Vice-Chancellor' means the Vice-Chancellor of the University, who has been appointed under Section 13 of this Act; ad) 'Visitor'/'Guest'/'Visitor' means the Visitor/Guest/Visitor of the University as described in Section 10 of this Act.