Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Academic Council" mean the Academic Council of the university; (b) "Affiliated College" means such college or institution affiliated to the University in accordance with this Act and the regulations there under; (c) "Approved institution" means an institution of higher education approved by the University/State Government; (d) "Autonomous College" means an affiliated or associated college declared as such by the provision of University Grants Commission; (e) "Chancellor" mean Chancellor Of the University; (f) "College" means any institution or college affiliated to the University in accordance with this Act and the regulations made there under; (g) "Constituent College" means an institution maintained by the University or by the State Government and declared as such by the Regulations; (h) "Court" means the Court of the University; (i) "Director" means Head of an institution established by the University for organizing and operating teaching and research of any subject; (j) "Existing college" means a college or institution which is imparting higher vocational education and is being operated and maintained by a University established in the state; (k) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (l) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (m) "Government" means the State Government of Uttarakhand; (n) "Maintenance grant" means a grant of aid received by the any University from State Government from time to time by general or special order; (o) "Management" means such management committee or other body in relation to any affiliated or constituent college or self-funded institution, which is in charge of the management of the activities of that college or institution and which is in the form recognized by the University; (p) "Officers of University" means officers mentioned in section 8 of this Act; (q) "Other Backward Classes of Citizen" means the Backward Classes of the citizens specified in Schedule I Of the Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994 (Adapted on and Modification) Order, 2001 ; (r) "Principal" means the head of the college by whatever name called and includes when there is no principal a person for the time being duly appointed, to act as principal and in the absence of the Principal or working or the acting principal the Vice-principal duly appointed as such; (s) "Prescribed" means Prescribed by statutes; (t) "Property" means all movable or immovable property belonging to the University (including Residential University) and its campuses, which is in whole or in part for the benefit of the college, including land, buildings (including hostels), workshop, library, laboratory, equipment, tools, furniture stationery, stores, automatic vehicles or other vehicles, if any and all items related to the University such as cash in hand, bank deposits, investment and denominated loans and the rights and interests derived from such property which is owned, occupied, empowered or controlled by the University and the account register and all other records which are of any nature and all the existing liabilities, liabilities and statutory grace of the University shall be deemed to be included in it, irrespective of their category; (u) "Registered graduate" means any graduate of registered University subject to the provision of this Act and any Act repealed or superseded by it; (v) "Registrar" means Registrar of the University; (w) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University made under this Act; (x) "Self-financed institution" means a college or institutions which are granted affiliation in this form by the University in accordance with the ordinance and regulations made under this Act; (y) "State" means the State of Uttarakhand; (z) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University respectively; (aa) "Teacher" means a person appointed in any affiliated or constituent providing education, or / and conducting and guiding in research and extension work and it also includes Principal; (ab) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (ac) "University" means the University established under section 3 of this Act.