Definition

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - (a) "Act" refers to the Khangchendzonga Buddhist University, Sikkim Act, 2020; (b) "Administrative Staff" means all non-teaching employees of the University; (c) "Affiliated college" means a college or an University which is affiliated to the University; (d) "Annual Meeting" means the open meeting for stakeholders as referred to in clause (m) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Act; (e) "Annual Report" means the Annual report of the University as referred to in section 36 of the Act; (f) "Authorities" refers to groups officially named as authorities, as listed in chapter 3 of the Act; (g) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under sections 16 and 17 of the Act; (h) "Board of overseers" means the Board of overseers of the University constituted as per item (i) of the clause (c) of the sub-section (1) of the Section 17 of the Act; (i) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management as listed in section 18; (j) "Board of studies" means the committee created within a particular school or college of the university for development and continued improvement of programs and curriculum of that college; (k) "centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University in any place in state of sikkim for the purposes of coordinating and supervising the work of Centers in such place or region and for performing such functions as may be conferred on such Centre by the Board of Governors, in compliance with the laws of the State; (l) "chancellor" means the chancellor of the University as under section 25 of the Act; (m) "Chief Finance Officer" or "CFO" or "Finance Officer" means the Chief Finance Officer of the University as under section 28 of the Act; (n) "Constituent College" means a college or an University maintained by the University; (o) "Dean" in relation to a constituent college, means the Head of the constituent college and includes; where there is no Dean, the Vice-Dean or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal; (p) "Distance Education system" means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk back, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or a combination of any two or more of such means; (q) "Donor Fund" means the donor fund of the University established under section 33 of the Act; (r) "Employee" means a full-time or part-time employee appointed by the University and includes lopons and other staff of the University or of a constituent college; (s) "Faculty" means a teaching faculty of the University; (t) "Fee" means collection made by the University from the students by whatever name it may be called for the purpose of imparting education or any activity connected therewith; (u) "Financial-aid policy" means the policy for determining the amount of waivers on various fees a student pays to attend the University; (v) "Founding Executive Team" means the Founding Executive Team established under sub-section (1) of section 41; (w) "General fund" means general fund of the University established under section 35 of the Act; (x) "Government" means the Government of the state of sikkim; (y) "Gyana Sabha" means the Gyana Sabha or Academic council as constituted under section 19 of the Act; (z) "Higher education" means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (aa) "Hostel" means a unit of residence, by whatever name called, for students of the University provided, maintained or recognised by it; (bb) "Lobsang sabha" means the Lobsang Sabha as constituted under section 20 of the Act; (cc) "Lopon" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in a constituent college or University or for giving guidance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University and are designated as lopons by the regulations; and includes the Principal of a constituent college or University; (dd) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations and the Rules made under this Act; (ee) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 27 of the Act; (ff) "Regulations" mean the regulations made under this Act; (gg) "Rules" means the Rules of the University made under this Act; (hh) "School" means a school of studies of the University; (ii) "sponsor or sponsoring body" in relation to a University means Denjong charities, a public charitable Trust registered in Gangtok in 1998; (jj) "State" means the State of Sikkim; (kk) "state Fund" means the state Fund established in section 31; (ll) "state Government" means the State Government of Sikkim; (mm) "Student of the University" means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted by the University including a research degree; (nn) "University" means Khangchendzonga Buddhist University, established under this Act; (oo) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 26 of the Act; (pp) "Visitor" means the Governor of Sikkim as per section 24.