Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Academic Year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of June; (c) "College" means a College affiliated to any University; (d) "Committee" means a Committee of the Council; (e) "Council" means the Council of Higher Secondary Education constituted under section 3; (f) "Examination" means an examination conducted by the Council; (g) "Government" means the Government of the State of Orissa; (h) "Headmaster" means the head of the teaching staff of a Higher Secondary School by whatever name he may be designated; (i) "Higher Secondary Course" means course immediately following the High School Certificate course and covering a period of two academic years which is provided for either in a College or a Higher Secondary School and includes Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational Courses; (j) "Higher Secondary Education" means such general and Vocational education forming in itself a complete purposive whole which immediately follows Secondary Education as has been defined in the Orissa Secondary Education Act, 1952 and immediately precedes a stage of education controlled by any University; (k) "Higher Secondary School" means an Educational institution preparing candidates for the examination of the Council and recognised as such by the Council, but does not include for the purpose of this Act and the Regulations made thereunder that part of the institution which prepares candidates for examinations other than Higher Secondary Examinations; (l) "Junior College" means any educational institution established or maintained by the Council, by the Government or by any educational association or group of individuals and recognised by the Council for admission to the Higher Secondary Examination in accordance with the Regulations and includes a College or part of a College which prepares candidates for such examination; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations made under the Act; (n) "principal" means the head of the teaching staff of a college by whatever name he may be designated; (o) "registered teacher" means a teacher who is registered in pursuance of the regulations made in that behalf; (p) "recognition" means a recognition for the purposes of admission to the privileges of the Council including examinations and "recognised" with its grammatical variations shall be construed accordingly; (q) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; (r) "text-book" means any book prescribed or recommended for the examination in accordance with the regulations made by law.