Section 2: Definitions

In this Act and all Statutes and Regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) Academic Council means the Academic Council of the University. (aa) 2 affiliated college means a college or institute admitted to the privileges of the University;. (b) agriculture includes the basic and applied sciences of, (i) soil and water management; (ii) crop improvement and production; (iii) horticulture, i.e. fruits, vegetables, floriculture, spices and medicinal plants; (iv) veterinary science and animal husbandry, dairy and food science, and animal products technology; fisheries; (vi) forestry, farm forestry, forest management and silviculture; (vii) engineering and technology; (viii) post-harvest technology including processing and marketing; (ix) land use planning and management; (x) sericulture including mulberry culture; (xi) apiculture; (xii) home science; (xiii) basic sciences and humanities in relation to agriculture; and (xiv) subjects pertaining to agricultural technology and rural development. (c) Associate Dean or Principal means Head of the constituent College of the University; (d) Associate Director means Associate Director of Research and Extension in Zonal/Regional Station or in the Headquarters of the University ; (e) Authority means any authority of the University as specified in this act; (f) Board means Board of Management of the University ; (g) College means a constituent College of the University under its direct control and management whether located at the Headquarter campus or elsewhere; (h) Chancellor means Chancellor of the University ; (i) Comptroller means Comptroller of the University ; (j) Dean means Dean of the subject matter Faculty and the Faculty of Post Graduate Studies; (k) Director means Director of Resident Instructions, Director of Research and Director of Extension Education; (l) Extension Education Council means Extension Education Council of the University ; (m) Faculty means Faculty in the University as specified in this Act and Statutes; (n) Government means Government of the State of Rajasthan; (o) Governor means Governor of the State of Rajasthan; (p) Head means Head of the Department/Division of the University ; hostel means a place of residence for students of the University maintained or recognized by the University either as part of or separate from the University ; (r) officer means an officer of the University as specified in this Act, or other person(s) in the employment of the University declared as officer by the Statutes; (s) prescribed means as prescribed by the Statutes of the University ; (t) Registrar means Registrar of the University ; (u) Regulations means the regulations made under section 40 of this Act; (v) Research Council means Research Council of the University ; (w) Statutes means the Statutes of the University governing matters of policy procedure etc. as set forth in sections 38 and 39 of this Act; (x) student means the person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction; (y) teacher means a person not below the rank of Assistant Professor appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions and/or conducting and guiding research and/or extension education programmes, and includes any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher; (z) University means The Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur as constituted under this Act;3 (za) Vice-Chancellor means Vice-Chancellor of the University; (zb) Zonal Station/Regional Station means Zonal/Regional Station of the University.