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(a) “college” means any college or any institution established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations of the University;
(b) “constituent college”, means any institution specified in the Schedule;
(c) “Government” means the State Government;
(d) “hostel” means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognized by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(e) “notified date” means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section
(2) of the section 1;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or the statutes, ordinances or regulations;
(g) “principal’ means the head of a college;
(h) “professional college” means a college established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study leading upto the professional degrees of the University;
(i) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act;
(j) “Statutes” “Ordinances” and “regulations” mean, respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(k) “teachers” mean such Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, persons giving instruction in physical education and other persons giving instruction in University colleges or in laboratories in University colleges or in hostels and Librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(l) “teachers of the University” mean persons appointed by the University to give instruction on its behalf;
(m) “University” means the Alagappa University;
(n) “University area” means the area to which the jurisdiction of the University extends as specified under sub-Section (4) of section 3;
(o) “University college” means a college or a college combined with a research institute maintained by the University whether instituted by it or not, and providing courses of study leading upto the post-graduate and professional degrees;
(p) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);
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(q) “University Laboratory” means a laboratory maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and intended for the carrying on and advancement of research work;
(r) “University Assistant Professor” “University Associate Professor” or “University Professor” means Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or, Professor, respectively appointed as such by the University;
(s) “University Library” means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.
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