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In this Act, unless the context Otherwise Required:- (a) Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Authorities" means Authorities of the University; (c) Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the university; (d) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University (e)" Board of studies" means the Board of Studies of the University; (f) "Board of Examination" means Board of examination of the University (g) "Chancellor", Pro- Chancellor, "Vice Chancellor", "Pro Vice Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examinations", and " Finance Officer" respectively, means the "Chancellor", Pro- Chancellor, "Vice Chancellor", "Pro Vice Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examination" and "Finance Officer“ of the university; (h) "Campus" means the campus of the University; (i) "Constituent College" means a college or institution maintained by the University; (j) "Career Academy Centre" Means Such centre which is established, conducted and recognized by the University with prior permission of U.G.C. and State Government for the purposes of acceptance of the e-mails, internet, interactive talk, training, lectures, conduct of seminar and workshops, guidelines, consultation or any type of necessary help for students; (k) "Director" of the campus or principal/ Dean regarding constituent college means the Head of that campus or Constituent college and where there is no Director/Principal/ Dean appointed, any other person for the time begin appointed is also included; (l) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education with the prior approval of the U.G.C. and State Government within the State through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, Broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mails, internet, computer, interactive talk, e-learning, correspondence courses, seminars, contact Programmes or a combination of any two or more of such means; (m)"Deposits" means collection made by the University from the students under the name Deposits, Which is refundable; (n) "Dean of Faculty Means the Dean of Faculty of the university (o) "Department Means a Department (Academic Unit) of a college teaching and undertaking research in a subject or a group of subjects; (p) "Employee" means employee appoint by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of Constituent College; (q) "Finance Committee Means Finance Committee of the university; (r) "Faculty" means faculty of the University; (s) "Fee" means collection made by the University from the students under the name Fee, which is not refundable; (t) "Government" means the state Government of Uttarakhand; (u) "Hall" or "Hostel" means a unit for residence for students maintained or recognized by the university or constituent college; (v) "Jan Kalyan Educational Trust", Branch Office Dehradun means a trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, having registered office at 13, Naveen park,-Sahibabad, Ghaziabad; (w) "Promoting Trust" means "Jan Kalyan Educational Trust" registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; (x) "Prescribed" means Prescribed by the statutes; (y) "permanent Resident" means any resident of the state who has the valid domicile/ permanent resident certificate issued by the prescribed authority as per the rules framed by the State Government for time to time. (z) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the university with the prior approval of the.U.G.C. and State Government 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 centre by the board of management. (aa) "State" means State of Uttarakhand; (bb) "Statutes", "Rules" and "Ordinance" means, respectively, the "Statutes", "Rules" and "Ordinance" of the university made under this Ordinance; (cc) Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University with the prior approval of the U.G.C. and State Government for the purpose of advising counselling or for rendering and other assistance required by the students; (dd) "Teacher" means a Professor/ Dean, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/ Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in constituent Colleges and Institute and includes the Principal/ Dean of the Constituent College. (ee) UGC means the university Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (ff) "University" means "Himalayan Garhwal University", Block Pokhra, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand under this Act; (gg) "Bodies" means the bodies of the university constituted by the relevant authorities; (hh) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.