Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;

(b) “appointed day” means the date appointed under sub-section (3) of section 1 for the coming into force of this Act;

(c) “Authority” means any Authority of the University specified in section 18;

(d) “Board” means the Board of Management of the University;

(e) “Faculty” means a Faculty of the University;

(f) “Government” means the State Government;

(g) “Officer” means any Officer of the University specified in section 9;

(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the statutes or regulations;

(i) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;

(j) “registered graduate” includes a graduate in Veterinary Sciences registered under conditions prescribed in this behalf;

(k) “regulations” means the regulations of the University made under this Act;

(l) “statutes” means the statutes of the University made under this Act;

(m) “student” includes a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted, or for undergoing any training;

(n) “teacher” includes a Professor, an Associate Professor, an Assistant Professor, Reader, lecturer or other person appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting and guiding research or extension programmes and any person declared by the statutes to be a teacher;

(o) “University” means P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University constituted under section 3;

(p) “University college” means a college established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study qualifying students for admission to the University examinations in accordance with the regulations;

(q) “veterinary sciences” means and includes Veterinary, Animal, Avian, Dairy and Fishery Sciences.