Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) ‘Academic Council’ means the Academic Council of the University; (b) ‘authorities’ means the authorities of the University; (c) ‘Board of Management’ means the Board of Managemeht of the University; (d) ‘campuses’ means the campuses of the University including off-campuses, off-campus study centres, off-shore campuses, off-shore study centers and distance education centres and online mode of education; (e) ‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the Society; (f) ‘Chancellor’ means the Chancellor of the University; (g) ‘Chief Finance and Accounts Officer’ means the Chief Finance and Accounts Officer of the University; (h) ‘Dean’ means the Dean of the University; (i) ‘Executive Director’ means the Executive Director of the University; (j) ‘Finance Committee’ means the Finance Committee of the University; (k) ‘Governing Body’ means the Governing Body of the University; (l) ‘institution’ means any institution or institute or college or school or academic centre (by whatever name it may be called), centre of excellence, situated within the Campuses and run or managed by the University; (m) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by the statutes, ordinances and regulations; (n) ‘Registrar’ means the Registrar of the University; (o) ‘Society’ means the Dayanand Anglo Vedic College Trust and Management Society, New Delhi registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act XXI of 1860); (p) ‘State Government’ means the Government of the State of Punjab; (q) ‘statutes’, ‘ordinances’ and ‘regulations’ mean the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University, made by it under this Act; (r) ‘teacher’ includes Professor, Reader, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer and any such other person, imparting instruction on full time or part time basis in the University or in any of its institutions; (s) ‘University’ means the DAV University established under section 3 of this Act; (t) ‘Vice-Chancellor’ means the Vice—Chancellor of the University; and (u) ‘Visitor’ means the Visitor of the University.