Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Affiliated College" means an institution which is affiliated to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes/Regulations made thereunder; (b) "Approved Institution" means an institution of higher education approved by the University/State Government; (c) "Autonomous College" means a college declared as such by the provisions of the University Grants Commission; (d) "College" means any college or institution affiliated to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes/Regulations made thereunder; (e) "Existing College" means such college or institution, which is imparting higher/professional education and is being conducted and maintained by any University established in the State; (f) "Other Backward Classes of citizens" means the backward classes of citizens specified in Schedule 1 of the Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Public Services for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Reservation) Act, 1994 (Adaptation and Modification) Order, 2001; (g) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (h) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (i) "Court" means the Court of the University; (j) "Director" means the head of the institution established by the University for the organization and conduct of teaching and research of any subject; (k) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (l) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (m) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand; (n) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (o) "State" means the State of Uttarakhand; (p) "Statutes", "Ordinance" and "Regulation" means respectively the Statutes, Ordinance and Regulation of the University; (q) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (r) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Regulations; (s) "Principal" means the head of a college, by whatever name called and includes, where there is no Principal, any person duly appointed to act as Principal and in the absence of the Principal or Acting Principal, the Vice-Principal duly appointed as such; (t) "Regulation" means the Regulations of the University made under this Act; (u) "University" means the University established under section 3 of this Act; (v) "Constituent College" means such institution, which is maintained by the University or the State Government and which has been declared as such under the Regulations; (w) "Maintenance Grant" means the grant-in-aid received by a college from time to time by the State Government through general or special order; (x) "Management" in relation to an affiliated or constituent college or self-financed institution means such committee of management or other body which is charged with the burden of management of the affairs of that college or institution and which is recognized as such by the University; (y) "Officers of the University" means the officers mentioned in section 8 of the Act; (z) "Property" in relation to an affiliated or associated college, means all such movable or immovable property, which is owned by the college or is granted fully or partially for the benefit of the college, including land, buildings (including hostels), workshops, libraries, laboratories, equipment, tools, furniture, stationery, stores, auto-mobiles or other vehicles, if any, and all such things related to the college such as cash in hand, bank deposits, investments and recorded loans and rights and interests obtained from such property, which are under the ownership, possession, rights or control of the college and accounts books and all other records, of whatever nature, and all existing liabilities, obligations and legal encumbrances of the college shall also be considered included therein, regardless of their category; (aa) "Registered Graduate" means a graduate of the University registered under the provisions of this Act and any Act repealed or superseded by it; (bb) "Self-financed Institution" means such college or institutions, which have been granted affiliation by the University in accordance with this Act, and Ordinances and Statutes made thereunder; (cc) "Teacher" means a person employed in an affiliated or associated college for imparting teaching and/or conduct and guidance of research and extension work and includes the Principal.