Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University as specified in section 26;
2. (b) “Agenda Matters” means all the matters and business to be designated in the Statutes each of which can be either included in the Agenda or be taken up for discussion and decision at a meeting of the Board of Governors or the Board of Management or any Committees or other authorities as the case may be, only subject to the prior written approval of the Chancellor, consenting to the passing of such matters and business at such a meeting;
3. (c) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University as specified in section 24;
4. (d) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University as specified in section 25;
5. (e) “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor”, “Pro Vice-Chancellor” means respectively the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Pro Vice Chancellor of the University.
6. (f) “Campus” means a campus established, maintained by the University, situated within the State ;
7. (g) “Committees” means the committees formed under this Act or by the various functionaries of the University as the case may be and includes the Nomination Committee, the Finance Committee and such other committees;
8. (h) “Constituent College” means a college or institution established and maintained by the University;
   • (i) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University as specified in section 28;
9. (j) “Government” means the Government of Karnataka;
10. (k) “National Regulatory Bodies” means a body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education and includes the Government;
11. (l) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act;
12. (m) “Principal in relation to a Constituent College” means the head of the Constituent College and includes, where there is no Principal or in the absence of the Principal appointed, the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal;
13. (n) “Private University” means a university duly established through a state Act by a sponsoring body viz. a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, or any other corresponding law for the time being in force in a State of a Public Trust or company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956;
14. (o) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;
15. (p) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region within the State and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management;
16. (q) “Sponsoring Authority” or “Sponsoring Body” in relation to this Act means the Trust;
17. (r) “State” means the State of Karnataka;
18. (s) “Statutes” and “Regulations” means respectively, the Statutes and Regulations of the University made under this Act;
19. (t) “Study Centre” means a centre within the State established and maintained by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of education;
20. (u) “Teacher” means and includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, appointed as per University Grants Commission or All India Council of Technical Education regulations drawing salary as per pay scale of University Grants Commission or All India Council of Technical Education norms as applicable or such other person as maybe appointed for imparting instruction as per University Grants Commission or All India Council of Technical Education norms and drawing salary as per pay scale of University Grants Commission or All India Council of Technical Education norms as applicable or conducting or to guide research in the University or in a constituent college and includes the Principal of Constituent College conformity with the norms specified by the University Grants Commission;
    • (v) “Trust” means Sri Srinivasa Educational and Charitable Trust, Bengaluru registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013);
21. (w) “University” means “ the Sapthagiri NPS University”;
    • (x) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); and
22. (y) “Visitor” means the visitor of the University as specified in section 12.