Section 2 in Birsa Munda Tribal University Act, 2017
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a)"Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University constituted under section 27;(b)"Board" means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 22;(c)"Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of the University constituted under section 34;(d)"College" means a College established or maintained by the University providing courses of study or training leading to a degree, diploma or other academic distinction of the University;(c)"Dean" means Dean of the University appointed under section 16;(f)"Distance Education" means imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, webcasting correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more of such means;(g)"Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University constituted under section 25;(h)"faculty" means faculty of the University;(i)"Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University constituted under section 29;(j)"institution" means an academic institution, not being a college, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University;(k)"Ordinance" means the Ordinance made by the Executive Council under section 38;(l)"Principal" means the head of a college or an institution maintained by the University and includes, where there is no Principal, the person for time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and in absence of the Principal or the acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such:(m)"regulations" means the regulations of the University made under section 40;(n)"rules" means the rules made by any of the authorities of the University under sub-section (2) of section 40:(o)"Statutes" means the Statutes of the University made under section 36;(p)"teacher" means a Principal, Professor, Associate Professor. Assistant Professor, or such other person imparting instruction or supervising research in any colleges or institutions and whose appointment has been approved by the University and includes such person appointed on contractual terms on temporary basis or on achoc basis or on need base or otherwise. Visiting Teachers, Emeritus Professors, Consultants, Scholars, Mentors and Advisors;(q)"University" means the Birsa Munda Tribal University established and constituted under section 3;(r)"University Department" means any post-graduate or research institute or department maintained by the University.
