- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a)"Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 12;(b)"Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 11;(c)"Distance Education system" means the system of imparting education through correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes, broadcasting, telecasting or any other means of communication;(d)"Employee" means any person appointed in or by the University, other than teachers and other members of the academic staff of the university;(e)"Ordinance" or an "Ordinance of the University" shall mean an Ordinance made under section 17;(f)"Planning Board" means the planning board constituted under section 14;(g)"Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for co-ordinating or supervising the work of study centres in any region and for performing other functions assigned by the Board of Management;(h)"Regulations" means the regulations made by any Authority of the University under this Act;(i)"State" means the State of Rajasthan and "State Government" means the Government of Rajasthan;(j)"Statutes" mean the Statutes of the University contained in the Schedule as amended from time to time;(k)"Student" includes a person enrolled for pursuing a course of study in the University;(l)"Study Centre" means a centre established, or recognised by the University for advising or rendering any assistance to students;(m)"Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Reader, Lecturer or Assistant Professor and includes any other person required to impart education or to give guidance or to render any assistance to students for pursuing a course of study of the University;(n)"University" means the Kota Open University established by and under this Act; and(o)"Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means respectively, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-ChanccIIor of the University.Chapter-II Establishment of the University and its objects and functions.
