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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “AICTE” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; (c) “Annual Report” means the Annual Report of the University referred to in section 48; (d) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University constituted under section 22; (e) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section 23; 52 of 1987 2 (f) “Dean” means Dean of Schools of the University referred to in section 17; (g) “Development Fund” means the Development Fund of the University referred to in section 45; (h) “Distance Education System” means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk back, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or a combination of any two or more of such means; (i) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University; (j) “Endowment Fund” means Endowment Fund of the University referred to in section 44; (k) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University; (l) “Finance Officer” means Finance Officer of the University appointed under section 19; (m) “General Fund” means General Fund of the University referred to in section 45; (n) “Off-campus Centre” means a centre of the University established by it outside the main campus, within the State operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University’s compliment of facilities, faculty and staff ; (o) “prescribed” means prescribed by Statutes; (p) “President” means the President of the University as explained in section 14; (q) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 18; (r) Regulatory Body” means a Body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring standard of higher education such as University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education and National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Distance Education Council etc. and other Bodies established by the State Government for the purpose; (s) Rules” mean the Rules of the University; (t) “School” means the constituent unit of the university as provided in clause (e) of section 8; (u) “Sponsoring Body” means the Trust; (v) “State” means the State of Orissa; (w) “State Government” means the State Government of Orissa; (x) “Statutes” means the Statutes of the University; 3 (y) “Study Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University in the State for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; (z) “Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or training or conducting research in the University; (za) “Trust” means the Jagannath Institute for Technology and Management Trust, registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882; (zb) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (zc) “University” means the Centurion University of Technology and Management, Orissa, established under this Act; (zd) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 15; (ze) “Visitor” means the Visitor of the University as explained in section 13. CHAPTER II THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS OBJECTS