In the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Unaided Educational Institutions Act,

In this Act, rules and regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University; (c) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University; (d) “College” means a College or other academic institution established or maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University; (e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (f) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other academic staff of the University; (g) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University; (h) “Learner Support Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for advising, counseling, providing interface between the teachers and the learners, and rendering any academic and any other related service and assistance required by the learners; (i) “Learner Support Services” means and includes such services as are provided by the University in order to facilitate the acquisition of teaching-learning experiences by the learner to the level prescribed by or on behalf of the University in respect of a programme of study; (j) “Open and Distance Learning Mode” means a mode of providing flexible learning opportunities by overcoming the separation of teacher and learner using a variety of media, including print, electronic, digital, online and occasional interactive face-to-face meetings; (k) “Planning Board” means the Planning Board of the University; (l) “Regulations” means the regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act for the time being in force; (m) “School” means a School of Studies of the University; (n) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab; (o) “Student” means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University; (p) “teachers” means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and such other persons as may be designated as such by the Regulations for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University; (q) “University” means the Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University established under this Act; and (r) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;