Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Act, 2016: (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Authorities" means the authorities of the University; (c) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University; (d) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the University; (e) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University; (f) "Examination Board" means the Examination Board of the University; (g) "Chancellor", "Pro-Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor", "Pro-Vice-Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examination", "Dean" and "Finance Officer" means respectively the "Chancellor", "Pro-Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor", "Pro-Vice-Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examination", "Dean" and "Finance Officer" of the University; (h) "Campus" means the campus of the University; (i) "Constituent College" means a college or institution maintained and managed by the University; (j) "Career Academy Centre" means such centers which are established, recognized and maintained by the University, the use of which is for the purpose of receiving tele-broadcast, e-mail, internet, interactive training, lecture, organizing seminar and workshop, for assistance, counseling and other help to the students; (k) "Director/Dean" in relation to a campus or constituent college means the Head of that campus or constituent college and where there is no Director/Dean, any other person appointed to act as Director/Dean for the time being; (l) "Distance Education System" means the system of education within the State, in which such information technology and communication media like multimedia, broadcast, tele-broadcast (telecasting), online on internet, other interactive methods of telecommunication, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or any two or more of such mediums are used in joint form; (m) "Deposit" means such money taken by the University from students, which is refundable; (n) "Dean" means the Dean of the University; (o) "Department" means the Department (Academic Unit) of the University in which study and research work in one or more subjects is being done; (p) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University and includes teacher and other employees of the University or any constituent college; (q) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (r) "Faculty" means the Faculty of the University; (s) "Fee" means such money taken by the University from students which comes under fee and is not refundable; (t) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand; (u) "Hostel" means the unit of residence of students maintained and recognized by the University or constituent college; (v) "Sponsoring Body" means the "Bhagwant Education Foundation" registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or its successor sponsoring body in existence as per rules; (w) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes; (x) "Permanent Resident" means such a resident of the State who has any valid certificate of domicile/permanent residence in the State of Uttarakhand as per the rules made by the State Government from time to time; (y) "Regional Center" means such a center established or maintained by the Governing Body for the purpose of coordination, monitoring of study centers located in any region and performing other works assigned in such center like admission, examination etc.; (z) "State" means the State of Uttarakhand; (aa) "Statutes", "Rules" and "Ordinance" means the Statutes, Rules and Ordinance of the University; (bb) "Study Center" means such center recognized by the University, the establishment and maintenance of which is done for the purpose of providing assistance, counseling or other help to students; (cc) "Teacher" means Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer and such other persons who are appointed for the purpose of imparting education or conducting research work in the University or any of its campus or any constituent college as per the norms of the University Grants Commission, and this also includes Director of a campus or Principal/Dean of a constituent college; (dd) "U.G.C." means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (ee) "University" means the proposed Bhagwant Global University under this Act; (ff) "Body" means body of the University; (gg) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.