Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Kavi Kulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya (University) Act, 1997.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. (1) "academic service unit" means university academic staff college, computer centre, university printing press, or any other unit providing specialised services for the promotion of any of the objectives of the university;
2. (2) "adjunct professor", "adjunct reader" or "adjunct lecturer" means a person from any university, college, institute or research centre of learning in Sanskrit or any other allied field, industry, trade, agriculture, commerce, defence or any other field who is so designated during the period of collaboration or association with the university;
3. (3) "affiliated college" means a college which has been granted affiliation by the university;
4. (4) "authorities" means the authorities of the university as specified by or under this Act;
5. (5) "bodies" means the bodies of the university formed by the respective authorities;
6. (6) "collaboration" means collaborative academic activity of the university with other universities, academic institutions (local, regional, national or international), research institutions and organisations (research, agriculture, industry, trade, commerce and defence);
7. (7) "college" means a college conducted by the university, or affiliated to the university;
8. (8) "conducted college" means a college maintained and managed by the university;
9. (9) "department" means a department teaching a particular subject or a group of subjects in a college as prescribed in the Statute;
10. (10) "Director" means a head of an institution including a centre, or a school of the university as designated by the Vyavasthapana Parishad ;
11. (11) "Director of Higher Education", "Director of Medical Education and Research", "Director of Ayurved", "Director of Physical Education" and "Director of Technical Education" means, respectively, Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Director of Medical Education and Research, Maharashtra State, Director of Ayurved, Maharashtra State and Director of Physical Education, Maharashtra State, Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State;
12. (12) "Head of the University Department" means a teacher so designated by the Kulaguru who shall be principally responsible for the teaching and research in the department;
13. (13) "higher education" means the pursuit of knowledge, beyond learning at the stage of school education;
14. (14) "hostel" means a place of residence for the student of the university or affiliated college provided, maintained or recognised by the university;
15. (15) "institution" means an academic institution of higher learning, not being a college, associated with and admitted to the privileges of the university;
16. (16) Kuladhipati, Kulaguru and Sama-Kulaguru means, respectively, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university;
17. (17) "local managing committee" means a committee constituted for a college under the provisions of this Act;
18. (18) "management" means the trustees or the managing or governing body, by whatever name called, of any trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 (Bom. XXIX of 1950) (or any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860) (21 of 1860) under the management of which one or more colleges or recognised institutions or other institutions are conducted and admitted to the privileges of the university: Provided that, in relation to any college or institution established or maintained by the Central Government or the State Government or a local authority like a Zilla Parishad, municipal council or the municipal corporation, it means, respectively, the Central Government or the State Government or Zilla Parishad or the municipal council or the municipal corporation, as the case may be;
19. (19) "Other Backward Classes" means and includes persons belonging to such classes or groups within such classes as adopted by the State Government to be the other backward classes;
20. (20) "Pathashala" means a Pathashala recognised by the Government of Maharashtra, other State Governments or the Central Government;
21. (21) "Post-graduate department" means a department in a college or institution of higher learning, research or specialised studies, recognised to be so by the university and imparting postgraduate instruction or guidance for research;
22. (22) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes or Ordinance or Regulations or rules, as the case may be, made under this Act;
23. (23) "Principal" means a head of a college, specialised educational institution, post-graduate centre or other recognised institution duly approved by the university;
24. (24) "recognised institution" means an institution of higher learning, research or specialised studies, other than an affiliated college, and recognised to be so by the university;
25. (25) "registered graduate" means a graduate of a university registered or deemed to be registered by or under this Act with the university;
26. (26) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of, or groups within, such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes, in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 341 of the Constitution of India;
27. (27) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of, or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under articles 342 of the Constitution of India residing in any part of the State of Maharashtra and, for the purposes of this Act, includes De-notified and Nomadic Tribes;
28. (28) "School" means a school of studies maintained by the university;
29. (29) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the university made under this Act;
30. (30) "teacher" means full-time approved professor, associate professor, assistant professor, reader, lecturer, librarian, Director or Instructor of Physical Education in any university department or conducted or affiliated college, or recognised institution, school or Pathashala in the university;
31. (31) "university" means the Kavi Kulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya (University) incorporated under section 3 of this Act;
32. (32) "university department" means a department established and maintained by the university;
33. (33) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);
34. (34) "university institution" means a centre, a school, or an institute established and maintained by the university;
35. (35) "university teacher" means a teacher appointed by the university.