- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a)"affiliated college" means any college situate within the University area and affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for degrees of the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act;(b)"approved college" means any college situate within the University area and approved by the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations for titles and diplomas of the University and includes a college deemed to be approved by the University under this Act;(c)"Autonomous college" means any college designated as an autonomous college by statutes;(d)"College" means any college or any institution maintained or approved by, or affiliated to, the University and providing course of study for admission to the examinations of the University [* * *] [The expression 'and includes constituent colleges' was omitted by Tamil Nadu Universities laws (Amendment) Act, 2007 (Tamil Nadu Act 12 of 2008).](dd)[ "Constituent College" means any college specified in the Schedule;] [Substituted by Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 2002).](e)"Government" means the State Government;(f)"hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and includes a hostel deemed to be recognised by the University under this Act;(g)"notified date" means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (4) of section 1;(h)"post-graduate college" means a University college or an affiliated college situate within the University area and providing post-graduate courses of study leading upto the post-graduate degree of the University;(i)"prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the statutes, ordinance or regulations;(j)"principal" means the head of a college;(k)"professional college" means a college established or maintained by the University or affiliated to the University and providing courses of study leading upto the professional degrees of the University;(l)"registered graduate" means a graduate registered under this Act;(m)"statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" means, respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in for under this Act;(n)"teachers" means such Lecturers, Readers, Assistant Professors, Professors and other persons giving instruction in University colleges or laboratories, in affiliated or approved colleges, or in hostels, and Librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;(o)"teachers of the University" mean persons appointed by the University to give instruction on its behalf;(p)"University" means the Bharathiar University;(q)"University area" means the area to which this Act extends under subsection (2) of section 1;(r)"University Centre" means any area within the University area recognised by the Government on the recommendation of the University and containing one or more colleges competent to engage in higher teaching and research work and to promote University life in a manner calculated to prepare for the institution of a new University;(s)"University college" means a college or a college combined with a research institute maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and providing course of study leading upto the post-graduate and professional degrees;(t)"University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);(u)"University laboratory" means a laboratory maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and intended for the carrying on, and advancement, of research work;(v)"University Lecturer", "University Reader" or "University Professor" mean Lecturer, Reader or Professor, respectively, appointed or deemed to be appointment as such by the University;(w)"University Library" means a library maintained by the University whether instituted by it or not.
