State Act

THE BHATTADEV UNIVERSITY ACT, 2017

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context, (a) “Affiliated College” means a college other than a constituent or recognised college, affiliated to the University and includes a college deemed to be affiliated under section 6(xii) and section 7; (b) “Affiliated Institution” means an institution other than a constituent college or a recognised institution, affiliated to the University and includes an institution deemed to be affiliated under section 6(xii) and section 7; (c) “Board of Studies” means a Board of Studies constituted under section 34; (d) “Constituent College” means a college established, maintained or managed by the University and imparting under graduate and / or post-graduate level education as declared by the university; (e) “Constituent Institution” means an institution, other than a college established, maintained or managed by the University; (f) “Court” means the court constituted under section 23; (g) “Department” means an academic department of the University and designated as such by it, with reference to a subject or group of subjects of study in the University; (h) “Executive Council” and “Academic Council” means the Executive Council and the Academic Council constituted under section 26 and 28, respectively; (i) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee constituted under section 42; (j) “Government College” means a college maintained and managed by the State or Central Government; (k) “Hall” means a unit of residence of the students maintained or recognized by the University at which provision is made for imparting tutorial and other supplementary instructions; (l) “Head of Department” means Teacher-in-charge of a department and designated as such by the university and includes any other person designated as such by the University: (m) “Hostel” means a unit of residence of students maintained or recognised by the University, other than a hall; (n) “Post-graduate Board” and “Under-graduate Board” means the Post graduate Board and the Under-graduate Board” constituted under section 30 and 32 respectively; (o) “Principal” means the Head of a teaching staff of a constituent, affiliated or recognised college; (p) “Recognised College” means a college other than a constituent college, or a affiliated college recognised by the University and includes a college deemed to be recognised under section 6(xii) and section 7; (q) “Recognised Institution” means an institution other than a constituent or affiliated institution recognised by the University and includes an institution deemed to be recognised under section 6(xii) and section 7; (r) “Selection Committee” means a Selection Committee constituted under section 39; (s) “State Government” means the Government of Assam; (t) “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and the Regulations of the University made under this Act; (u) “Teachers” means Professors, Associate or Assistant Professors of the University or a college whether constituent or affiliated, or any other persons imparting instructions or guiding research and designated as teachers by the University and include persons recognised as teachers by the university; and (v) “University” means the Bhattadev University as constituted under this Act.