Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–

1. (a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Council;
2. (b) "College" means any College or any Institution maintained or approved by, or affiliated to, any University recognised by UGC and providing courses of study for admission to the examination of the University and includes Autonomous College;
3. (c) "Council" means the Puducherry Higher Education Council constituted under section 3;
4. (d) "Government" means the Administrator appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution of India by the President of India;
5. (e) "Higher Education" means an education, whether professional, technical or otherwise, except medical education and includes research studies leading to the award of a degree or diploma or certificate by a University recognized by UGC or an Institution approved by the University;
6. (f) "Institution" means an Academic Institution of higher education and research, not being a college, associated with and admitted to privileges of a University or maintained by a University and shall not include Institutions of Medical Education;
7. (g) "Member" means a Member of the Council;
8. (h) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Council;
   • (i) "Notification" means the notification published in the Official Gazette of Government of Puducherry;
9. (j) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
10. (k) "Regulations" means the regulations made by the Council under this Act;
11. (l) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" of a University means respectively, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations issued under the respective Acts of a University;
12. (m) "Teacher" means any regular teacher working in a University, Government College or Government aided or Unaided College or Institution whose appointment has been made or approved by or on behalf of the Government or a University;
13. (n) "Union Territory" means the Union territory of Puducherry;
14. (o) "University" means any University established by an Act of Parliament or Legislative Assembly of Puducherry;
15. (p) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
16. (q) "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.