Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement.—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology Act, 2021.
2. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 2020.

Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Academic staff” means such categories of staff as are designated by Statutes to be the academic staff of the University;
2. (b) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 18;
3. (c) “Campus” means the unit established or constituted by the University for making arrangements for instruction or research or both;
4. (d) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University;
5. (e) “Company” means a Company established under the Companies Act, 2013 (No. 18 of 2013);
6. (f) “Council” means the General Council of the University constituted under section 17;
7. (g) “Dean” means the Dean of the University;
8. (h) “Fund” means the University Fund referred to in section 30;
   • (i) “Government” means the Government of Kerala;
9. (j) “Officer” means an officer of the University specified in Chapter 3 of this Act or any other person designated as an officer by the Statutes;
10. (k) “Order” means the order issued by the University;
11. (l) “Prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes and Regulations made under this Act;
12. (m) “Pro-Chancellor” means Pro-Chancellor of the University;
13. (n) “Regulations” means the regulations of the University made under this Act;
14. (o) “Scheduled Castes” shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause

1. (24) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India;
   • (p) “Scheduled Tribes” shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause
2. (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India;
   • (q) “School” means the school of study established by the University;
   • (r) “Senate” means the Senate of the University constituted under section 21; “Sponsoring Entity” means the sponsoring entity as described in section 7;
   • (t) “State” means the State of Kerala;
   • (u) “Statutes” means the Statutes made in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
     • (v) “Student” means a person duly admitted as a full time or part time student in the University or educational research centres established by the University or institutions recognised by the University, in accordance with the regulations for undergoing a course of study or research, for obtaining a degree, diploma or certificate of the University;
   • (w) “Teachers” means professors, associate professors, assistant professors and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions or conducting research in the Institute and are designated as teachers by the Statutes;
     • (x) “University” means the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology established and incorporated under this Act;
   • (y) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.