Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,– (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 16; (b) “Authorities” means the Authorities of the University provided in section 13; (c) “Board” means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 14 ; (d) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University specified in section 18; (e) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University described in section 6; (f) “Department” means teaching units of the University in different subjects consisting of teaching and non-teaching staff and Post Graduate Students including research scholars; (g) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University including teachers, officers and other staff of the University; (h) “Government” means the Government of Odisha; (i) “Other Universities” means the Universities established under the Universities Act of any States or Union of India and that of Foreign Countries but excluding the technical Universities; (j) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations made under this Act; (k) “School” means a School of Studies or its coordination branches of the University; (l) “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this Act; (m) “Student’ means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University; (n) “Teachers” means teachers of the University appointed under section 19; (o) “University” means the Odia University established and incorporated under this Act; and (p) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University appointed under section 8.