Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Act: (a) "Authority" means the Authority of the University; (b) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (c) "Body" means the Body of the University; (d) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the University; (e) "Management Board" means the Management Board of the University; (f) "Board of Courses" means the Board of Courses of the University; (g) "Examination Board" means the Examination Board of the University; (h) "Campus" means the campus of the University; (i) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor", "Pro Vice-Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examination and Finance Officer" means respectively the "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor", "Pro Vice-Chancellor", "Registrar", "Controller of Examination" and "Finance Officer" of the University; (j) "Constituent College" means any college and institution maintained and managed by the University; (k) "Dean of Faculty" means the Dean of the Faculty of the University; (l) "Department" means the department (academic unit) of the University in which study and research work is being conducted in one or more subjects; (m) "Distance Education System" means the system of education within the State in which information technology and media, such as multimedia broadcasting, telecasting, online on internet, other interactive methods of telecommunication, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk, e-learning, correspondence courses, seminar, contact programs or any such two or more media are used collectively; (n) "Employee" means any employee appointed by the University and it includes teachers and other employees of the University or any of its constituent colleges; (o) "Faculty" means the faculty of the University; (p) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (q) "Government" means the State Government of Uttarakhand; (r) "Head of Department" means the head of the department or center of the University; (s) "Permanent Resident" means such resident of the State who has a मूल निवास/स्थायी निवास (mool niwas/sthayi niwas) certificate as per the rules made by the State Government from time to time; (t) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes; (u) "Principal/Dean" means the Principal/Dean of the college of the University; (v) "Sponsoring Institution" means the society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the Shri Guru Ram Rai Education Mission Dehradun; (w) "Regional Center" means such center which has been established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordination, supervision of study centers situated in any region and for the performance of other assigned tasks by the Management Board; (x) "State" means the State of Uttarakhand; (y) "Ordinance, Statutes and Regulations" means respectively the Ordinance, Statutes and Regulations of the University; (z) "Statutory Council" means the Statutory Council established by an Act of Parliament; (aa) "Study Center" means such center recognized by the University, which has been established and maintained for the purpose of providing advice, guidance or other assistance to students; (ab) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person who is appointed by the University or any constituent, as per the norms of Statutory Council, to impart teaching or to conduct research work, and it also includes the Principal/Dean of a constituent college; (ac) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (ad) "University" means the Shri Guru Ram Rai University proposed under this Act; (ae) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University.