Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "Board" means the Board of Studies, Planning Board or any other board of the University; (c) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means respectively the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (d) "Court" means the Court of the University; (e) "Director"/"Principal" means the head of an institution, college, polytechnic, and industrial training institute or a person appointed for the purpose to act in his absence; (f) "Department" means a department of study including centers of study and research; (g) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff members of the University; (h) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (i) "Faculty" means the faculty of the University; (j) "Hostel" means a place of residence for students/research scholars of the University; (k) "Institution" means an academic institution established or maintained by the University; (l) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes; (m) "Records and Publications" means the records and publications of the University; (n) "Society" means the Gaurav Bharti Shiksha Sansthan Society, Dehradun, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; (o) "Statutes and Ordinances" means respectively the Statutes and Ordinances of the University for the time being in force; (p) "Student" means a student enrolled in the register of the University; (q) "Teacher of the University" means Professors, Associate Professors, Readers, Assistant Professors, lecturers and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University and are designated as Teachers by the Ordinances; (r) "Treasurer", "Registrar", "Deputy Registrar", "Finance Officer", "Controller of Examination", "Librarian" or "Proctor" means respectively the Treasurer, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Finance Officer, Controller of Examination, Librarian or Proctor of the University; (s) "University" means the Sardar Bhagwan Singh University established by the Society under this Act; (t) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University.