Definitions

In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires - i) "Affiliated college" means a college or institution which has been granted affiliation by the University; ii) "AICTE" means All India Council for Technical Education; iii) "authorities" means the authorities of the University; iv) "Building and Works Committee" means committee to guide and monitor all works including Civil, Electrical, PHE, Mechanical etc. of the University; v) "Board of Management (BoM)" means the Board of Management of the University, constituted under section 20 of the Act; vi) "Bodies" means the Bodies of the University formed by the respective authorities; vii) "Court" means the Court of the University as constituted under section 18. viii) "Convocation" means a meeting of the 'Board of Management (BoM)' for the purpose of conferring degrees, 'titles, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions; ix) "Collaboration" means collaborative academic activity of the University with other universities, academic institutions (local, regional, national or international), research institutions and organizations (research, agriculture, industry, trade and commerce) within the provisions of the UGC & AICTE norms; x) "Department" means a University Department of studies imparting instruction and conducting and guiding research at the post graduate or higher levels; xi) "Dean" means senior academic administrator responsible for overseeing a specific faculty, administrative affairs or department; xii) "Director" means a head of an institution including a centre or a school of the University as designated by, the Board of Management; xiii) "Employee" in relation to the University means any person employed by the University. xiv) "Faculty" means one or more Departments of equivalent concept of studies will be in ' together under single concept, where one subject has relevancy with another, as to be declared by the University; xv) "Finance Committec" means the Finance Committec of the University; xvi) "Financial year" means the year ending on the 31st day of March; xvii) "Government" means the State Government of Tripura. xviii) "Government College" means a college maintained and managed by the State Government; xix) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Tripura; xx) "Misconduct" means a misconduct prescribed by the Statutes; xxi) "Notification" means a notification published in the official Gazette; xxii) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University as constituted under section 27; xxiii) "Principal" means the Head of a college or institution; xxiv) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations made under this Act; xxv) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; xxvi) "State" means the State of Tripura; xxvii) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations", mean respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University for the time being in force; xxviii) “Senate” means the Academic Council of the University as constituted under section 22; xxix) “Student” means a person duly admitted as full time or part time student in any of the Departments of the University in accordance with the Regulations to undergo a course of study, research, leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate of the University; xxx) “Teacher” means a person appointed or recognized by the University as Professor (HAG)/ Senior Professor, Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting and guiding research and includes a person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a University teacher; xxxi) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission, established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; xxxii) “University” means the Tripura Government Technical University; xxxiii) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University.