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Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- a. “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University as specified in section 28 ; b. “Agenda Matters” means all the matters and business 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 any Committees, as the case may be, only subject to the prior written approval of the Chancellor, consenting to the passing of the such matters and business at such a meeting; c. “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University as specified in section 26 ; d. “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University as specified in section 27 ; e. “Campus” means a campus established, maintained or recognized by the University, wherever situated within the State; f. “Chancellor”, “Pro-Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor”, “Pro Vice- Chancellor” means respectively the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University; g. “Committees” means the committee formed under this Act or Statutes or Rules or Regulations or by the various functionaries of the University as the case may be and includes the Search cum Selection Committee, the Finance Committee and such other committees; h. “Constituent College” means a college or institution established and maintained by the University; i. “Court” means the Court of the University as specified in the section 25 ; j. “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University as specified in section 30 ; k. “Government” means the Government of Karnataka; l. “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 of Technical Education, National Council of Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Pharmaceutical Council of India, National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Indian Council of Agriculture 7 Research, Distance Education Council, Council of Scientific and Indian Research, etc., and includes the Government; m. “Ombudsman” means the ombudsman of the university as specified in section 36 ; n. “Prescribed” means prescribed by Rules made by the Government under this Act; o. “Principal in relation to a Constituent College” means the head of the Constituent College and includes, where there is no Principal or in the absence of a Principal appointed, the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal; p. “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Study Centers in any region within State for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management; q. “Registrar”, and “Registrar (Evaluation)” means the Registrar, and the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University; r. “Research Centre” means a centre within the state established, maintained or recognised by the University for carrying out research programme or any other research in any branch of knowledge; s. “Society” means the “Centre for Educational and Social Studies” registered under Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 (Karnataka Act No 17 of 1960); t. “Sponsoring Authority” or “Sponsoring Body” in relation to this Act means Centre for Educational and Social Studies ; u. “State” means the State of Karnataka; v. “Statutes”, “Regulations”, “Rules” and “Ordinances” mean, respectively, the Statutes, the Regulations, the Rules, and the Ordinances of the University made under this Act; w. “Study Centre” means a centre within the State established and maintained by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of the education; x. “Teacher” means and includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Reader or Lecturer or Faculty 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 8 and includes the Principal of Constituent College in conformity with the norms specified by the „University Grants Commission‟; y. “University” means the “Chanakya” University established and incorporated under this Act; z. “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); aa. “Visitor” means the visitor of the University as specified in section