Section 2 in University of Horticultural Sciences Act, 2009
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(1)"Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;(2)"Affiliated college" means a college or an Institution within the University jurisdiction and affiliated to the University in accordance with the statutes prescribed and providing courses of study for admission to the examination for Degrees, Diplomas or other academic distinctions of the University;(3)"Authority" means any Authority of the University specified in section 11;(4)"Board" means the Board of Management of the University;(5)"Board of Studies" means academic affairs committee at faculty level;(6)"Campus" means a premises which includes college, Hostels, staff residences, farm land and other assets associated with teaching, research and extension activity relating to horticulture;(7)"College" means a constituent college of the University under its direct control and management whether located at the Headquarters, campus or elsewhere;(8)"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;(9)"Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the University;(10)"Dean" means Head of the Constituent College or Post Graduate Studies of the University;(11)"Dean-Student Welfare" means Dean of student welfare, counseling and student placement;(12)"Director" includes the Director of Education, Director of Research and Director of Extension;(13)"Distance Education" means a field of education that aims to deliver education to students who are physically off site rather than attending courses in person, teachers and students may communicate at times of their own choosing by exchanging printed/electronic/other technology media;(14)"Extension Education Council" means Extension Education Council of the University;(15)"Extension Education" means the educational activities concerned with the training of farmers, home makers, entrepreneurs and other groups concerned with horticulture and allied sciences and various phases of scientific technology related to horticultural production and marketing and includes demonstration to carry forward the new technology and innovation to farms and farm homes through the departments of University, Vignan Kendras and its affiliated colleges;(16)"Faculty" means Faculty in the University, as specified in the Act and the statutes;(17)"Government" means the Government of Karnataka;(18)"Head of the Department" means Head of a Department of the University and Constituent Colleges;(19)"Horticulture" includes the basic and applied sciences of,-(a)All aspects of Horticultural crops such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, plantation crops, medicinal and aromatic crops etc.,(b)Agricultural crops;(c)Natural Resource Management;(d)Soil and Water Management;(e)Crop improvement including Production and protection;(f)Irrigation and weed Management;(g)Production of Seed and Plant Material;(h)Land use planning and Management;(i)Land scaping;(j)Horti-silviculture, Farm-Forestry and Forest and Wild life Management;(k)Economics;(l)Marketing, Co-operation and Business Management;(m)Food Science and Technology;(n)Post harvest Management including processing;(o)Bio-Technology;(p)Mushroom Culture;(q)Engineering;(r)Veterinary and Animal Sciences including poultry;(s)Dairy Science and Technology;(t)Psiciculture and Fisheries Management;(u)Rural Development;(v)Basic Sciences and Humanities;(w)Apiculture ;(x)Any other subject related to Horticulture as suggested by the Government/ICAR.(20)"Horticultural Research Station" means Zonal Horticultural Research Station, Main Horticultural Research Station, Regional Horticultural Research Station, Horticultural Research Station or any other research station of the University;(21)"Hostel" means a place of residence for students of the University maintained or recognized by the University either as a part of or separate from the University;(22)"Officer" means officer of the University as specified in the Act or Statutes;(23)"Public Private Partnership" means joint venture between university and public/private Organizations for the development and promotion of Horticulture;(24)"Research" means the development of technologies;(25)"Revolving Fund" means the budget allotted to the individuals/institutions for developing technologies, seed and planting material and to revolve the money for the further development;(26)"Prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes of the University;(27)"Registrar" means the Registrar of the University;(28)"Regulations" means the regulations made under section 54;(29)"Research Council" means Research Council of the University;(30)"Schedule" means Schedule appended to this Act.(31)"Statutes" means the Statutes of the University covering governing matters of policy, procedure etc made under this Act;(32)"Student" means a person admitted and enrolled in a constituent college or an affiliated college of the University for pursuing a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted;(33)"Teacher" means a person not below the rank of an Assistant Professor appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions or conducting and guiding research and/or extension education programmes, and may include any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher;(34)"Transfer of Technology (TOT) units" means Vigyan Kendra, Extension Education Units (EEUs), Staff Training Units (STU), Horticultural Technology Information Centre (HTIC), Bakery Training Unit (BTU), Post Harvest Technology Institute (PHTI) and such other centers established by the University;(35)"Unit" means college/Research station/extension education units/Thotagarike Vigynana Kendras and other institutes concerned with Horticulture;(36)"University" means University of Horticultural Sciences established under section 3;(37)"University area" means the area under the jurisdiction of the University;(38)"Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;(39)"Vignana Kendras" means Thotagarike Vignana Kendra (TVK), Krishi Vignana Kendra (KVK).Chapter-II The University
