In this Act, and in all Statues, Ordinance and Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,- 2 [(a) “Academic Senate” means the Academic Senate of the University;]
(b) “Affiliated College” means a college affiliated to the University as providing courses of study qualifying students for admission to University examinations in accordance with the Regulations prescribed;
(c) “Appointed date” means the date appointed under sub-section
(3) of section 1;
(d) “Approved Institution” means a hospital, health centre or such other institutions recognised by the University as an institution in which a person may undergo training, if any, required by a course of study before the award of any medical qualification by the University;
(e) “Authority” means any Authority of the University specified in section 19;
(f) “Centre” means a centre established by the Executive Council;
(g) “College” means a college established and maintained by, associated with or recognised by the University;
(h) “Dean” means the dean of a faculty;
(i) “Department” means a Department of a College established by the Executive Council;
(j) “Government” means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;
(k) “Health Science” means the modern and Indian systems of medicine in all their branches concerning preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services;
(l) “Hostel” means a unit of residence for the students of the
1. Substituted by the Act No.16 of 2006, S.2.
2. Substituted by the Act No. 4 of 1998, S.3.
University maintained or recognised by the University in accordance with conditions prescribed;
(m) “Indian systems of medicine” include Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga and such other disciplines as may be prescribed;
(n) “Institution” means an academic institution, not being a college, maintained by the University;
(o) “Modern medicine” means allopathic medicine inclusive of dental medicine, dealing with different subjects in non-clinical, para-clinical and clinical specialities and includes training of para-medical personnel at the collegiate level in nursing, genetics, bio-medical and Public Health Engineering”.
(p) “Notification” means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
(q) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the Statures, Ordinances or Regulations;
(r) “Principal” means the Head of a college or an institution;
(s) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;
(t) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(u) “Student” means a person who is enrolled for studies in one of the Colleges or Centres of the University and pursues studies by attending the prescribed courses;
(v) “Teacher” includes Professors, Readers and Lecturers in a College and such other persons giving instruction in a College or institution as may be declared by the Statutes.
(w) “University” means 1[Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences] established under section 3;
(x) “University Campus” means the area comprised within such limits of the Headquarters of the University as may, from time to time, be notified the Government in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette;
(y) “University College” means a college established or maintained by the University including the hospital attached thereto and providing courses of study qualifying students for admission to University examinations in accordance with the regulations prescribed.
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