In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University as specified in section 26;
(b) “Agenda Matters” means all the matters and businesses to be designated in the Statutes each of which can be either included in the Agenda or be taken up for discussion and decision at a meeting of the Board of Governors or the Board of Management or Academic Council or other Authorities of the University or any Committees, as the case may be, only subject to the prior written approval of the Chancellor, consenting to the passing of such matters and businesses at such a meeting;
(c) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University as specified in section 24;
(d) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University as specified in section 25;
(e) “Chancellor”, “Pro Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor” means respectively the Chancellor, Pro Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of the University;
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(f) “Campus” means campuses established and maintained by the University situated within the State;
(g) “Committees” means the committees formed under this Act or by the various functionaries of the University as the case may be and includes the Nomination Committee, the Finance Committee and such other committees;
(h) “Constituent College” means a Colleges or Centres or Institutions established and maintained by the University;
(i) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University as specified in Section 28;
(j) “Government” means the Government of Karnataka;
(k) “National Accreditation Bodies” means a body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bar Council of India etc., and includes the Government;
(l) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act;
(m) “Principal or Director in relation to a Constituent College or Centre” means the head of the Constituent College or Centre and includes, where there is no Principal or Director in the absence of a Principal or Director appointed, the Vice-Principal or Joint Director, any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal or Director ;
(n) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;
(o) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region within the state and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management;
(p) “Sponsoring Authority” or “Sponsoring Body” in relation to this Act means Sponsoring Trust;
(q) “Trust” means the Prashanthi Balamandira Trust®, North Extension, Chikkaballapura (Taluk & Dist) Registered under the Registration Act, 1908;
(r) “State” means State of Karnataka;
(s) “Statutes” and “Regulations” means respectively the Statutes and Regulations of the University made under this Act;
(t) “Study Centre” means a centre within the state established and maintained by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of the education;
(u) “Teacher” means and includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Reader or Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting or to guide research in the University or in a Constituent College and includes the Principal or Director of Constituent College in conformity with the norms specified by the University Grants Commission;
(v) “University” means Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence established and incorporated under this Act;
(w) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under Section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);
(x) “Visitor” means the visitor of the University as specified in Section-13.
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CHAPTER-II THE UNIVERSITY AND SPONSORING BODY