Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise required :- (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Board of Management” means the management board of University; (c) “Bar Council of India” means Bar Council of India Rules made under Advocates Act, 1961; (d) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University; (e) “Career Academy Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of receiving telecast, e-mail, internet, interactive talk back, conducting training, organize lectures, seminars and workshops, advising, counseling or rendering any other assistance required by the students with the prior approval of the State Government; (f) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University: (g) “Campus” means a campus of University maintained and conducted on the basis of regulations by the University; (h) “Constituent College” means a college or institution maintained by the University; (i) “Council for Technical Education” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; (j) “Distance Education System” means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or a combination of any two or more such means within the state. (k) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University or a constituent college; (l) “Faculty” means faculty of the University; (m) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University; (n) “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand; (o) “Hall” or “Hostel” means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognized by the University or a constituent college; (p) Sushila Devi Centre for Professional Studies and Research Society means Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 having registered office at Arcadia Grant, P.O-Chandanwari, Premnagar, Dehradun-248007, Uttarakhand; (q) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes; (r) “Director” of campus or “Principal” in relation to a constituent college, means the Head of the campus or constituent college and includes, where there is no Principal, the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal; (s) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University; (t) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of co-ordination and supervising the work of Study Centers in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management; (u) “State” means the State of Uttarakhand; (v) “Statutes” and “Rules” mean, respectively, the Statutes and Rules of the University; (w) “Study Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students; (x) “Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/ Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction, conducting research in the University or in a Constituent College and includes the Principal of Constituent College; (y) “UGC” means University Grants Commission established under University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (z) “University” means the Uttaranchal University established under this Act ; "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.