Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (ii) "AICTE" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; (iii) "Affiliated College" means a college or an institution which is affiliated to the University; (iv) "Annual Report" means the Annual report of the University as referred to in section 45 of this Act; (v) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 21 of this Act; (vi) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University as constituted under section 22 of this Act; (vii) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 13 of this Act; (viii) "Constituent College" means a college or an institution maintained by the University; (ix) "development fund" means the development fund of the University established under section 43 of this Act; (x) "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; (xi) "endowment fund" means the endowment fund of the University established under section 41 of this Act; (xii) "employee" means employee appointed by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college; (xiii) "faculty" means the faculty of the University; (xiv) "Finance Officer" means the Finance Officer of the University appointed under section 18 of this Act; (xv) "general fund" means general fund of the University established under section 42 of this Act; (xvi) "Prescribed" means Prescribed by the statutes and the rules made under this Act; (xvii) "Principal" in relation to a constituent college, means the Head of the constituent college and includes, where there is no Principal, the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal; (xviii) "Pro-Chancellor" means the Pro-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 14 of this Act; (xix) "Regional Centre" means a center established or maintained by the University for the purpose of co-ordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such center by the Board of Management; (xx) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 17 of this Act; (xxi) "rules" means the rules of the University made under this Act; (xxii) "Sponsor" means the Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal Medical Educational and Charitable Trust, Salem, Tamilnadu which is registered as a Trust in TamilNadu vide Registration No. 493 of 1981 of Book 4 volume 130 pages 55 to 62 dated 14th December 1981; (xxiii) "State" means the State of Sikkim; (xxiv) "State Government" means the State Government of Sikkim; (xxv) "statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (xxvi) "teacher" 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 institution and includes the Principal of a constituent college or institution, in conformity with the norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission; (xxvii) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (xxviii) "University" means the Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University established under this Act; (xxix) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 15 of the Act; (xxx) "visitor" means the Visitor of the university referred to in section 12 of the Act. In the Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University Act, 2008, (11 of 2008) hereinafter referred to as the "Principal Act", in section 2, (i) clauses (iii), (viii) and (xvii) shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (xii), the words "or of a constituent college" shall be omitted; (iii) in clause (xix) for the words "in any region" the words, "anywhere in the State of Sikkim" shall be substituted; (iv) in clause (xxvi), the words "or in a constituent college or institution that includes the Principal of a constituent college or institution" shall be omitted.