Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 21; (b) "AICTE" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; (c) "Annual Report" means the annual report of the university referred to in section 45; (d) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 19; (e) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 20; (f) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the University as referred in section 8; (g) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University as referred to in section 9; (h) "Dean" means the Dean of School of the University referred to in section 14; (i) "Development Fund" means the Development Fund of the University referred to in section 43; (j) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education through any of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, online over internet, other methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talks, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact programmes or a combination of any two or more of such means; (k) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University; (l) "Endowment Fund" means Endowment Fund of the University referred to in section 41; (m) "Faculty" means a faculty of the University; (n) "General Fund" means General Fund of the University referred to in section 42; (o) "Off campus Centre" means a centre of the University, established by it outside the main campus, within the State of Odisha operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University's complement of facilities, faculty and staff; (p) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes or Rules; (q) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 13; (r) "Regulatory Body" means a Body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for standard of higher education such as University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education and National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Distance Education Council, and other bodies established by the State Government or the Central Government for the purpose; (s) "Rules" means the Rules of the University; (t) "School" means the constituent unit of the University as provided in clause (f) of section 6; (u) "Sponsoring Body" means Birla Academy of Art and Culture under the Indian Trust Act, 1882; (v) "State" means the State of Odisha; (w) "State Government" means the State Government of Odisha; (x) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (y) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University in the State for the purpose of counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; (z) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or training or research in the University; (za) "Trust" means Birla Academy of Art and Culture Trust; (zb) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (zc) "University" means the Birla Global University, Odisha, established under this Act; and (zd) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 12.