In this Act, unless the subject or context requires otherwise-
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University as constituted under section 21;
(b) "affiliated college" means an educational institution admitted to the privileges of the University;
(c) "autonomous college" means an educational institution declared as such under the provisions of this Act;
(d) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 19;
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(e) "constituent college" means a college maintained by the University;
(f) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(g) “prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes;
(h) "Principal" means the Chief Executive Officer of a college or any person duly appointed to act as such;
(i) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this Act;
(j) "student of the University" means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted;
(k) "teacher" means a person appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting and guiding research and includes a person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher;
(l) “University" means the University of Kota;
(m) "University Department" means a Department maintained by the University.