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In this Act. unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "academic staff' means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the Ordinances; (2) "affiliated", in relation to a college or an institution, means affiliated to the University under this Act; · (3) "Appendix" means the appendix appended to the Schedule; (4) "appointed day" means the date referred to in sub-section (5) of section • 55; • (5) "Board of Studies'' means the Board of Studies of the University; (6) "College" means a college established, maintained or recognized by, or affiliated tQ, the University; (7) "Constituent College" means an affiliated college in which instruction is provided, under prescribed conditions, for Honours as well as Post-graduate courses of study, and which is recognized under this ~t as a constituent college: Provided that a professional college may be a constituent college although no instruction is provided in that college for Honours courses of study in that subject; · (8) "convocation" means a meeting of the Darbar-i-Aliah (Court) for the purpose of conferring degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions; (9) "Darbar-i-Aliah" means the Darbar-i-Aliah (Court) of the University; (10) "Department" means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of ~tudies and Research; · (11) "Director" means a Director of a Centre of Study; (12) "employee", in relation to the University, means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other -staff of th~ University; ( 13) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University; (14) "Financial Year" means the year starting on the ·rust day of April and ending on the 31st day of Mar~h of the succeeding calendar year; (15) "State Government" means the Government of West Bengal; (16) "Goverrlment College" means a college maintained'and managed by the State Government; (17) "Governor'' means the Governor of the State of West Bengal; (18) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the UniversiJy, maintained by the University; · (19) "Hostel" means a unit of residence of students, not maintained but recognized by the University as a hostel; (20) "Institution" means an academic institution, established or maintained by the University; [PAirr m PARi:ill] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY,'FEBRUARY 20, 2008 The Aliah University Act, 2Q07. (Chapter 1.-Preliminary.- Section 2.) (21) "Librarian" means,- ( a) in relation to the University, a Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assistant Librarian or any other persons discharging the functions of a Librarian by whatever name called, appointed or recognized as such by the University, and (b) . in relation to a branch-unit or College affiliated to the University, a Librarian or any other persons holding a post of Librarian, by whatever name called, appointed or recognized by the University or appointed by such branch-unit or College; (22) "Majlis-i-Muntazimah" means the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) of the University; // (23) "Majlis-i-Talimi" means the Majlis-i-Talimi{Academic Council) of the University; (24) "Minister" means the Minister-in-Charge of Minorities' Development & Welfare and Madrasah Education Department or appointed by the Governor and includes the Minister of State of that Department; (25) "non-teaching staff' means,- (a) in relation to the University, the non-teaching staff not holding any teaching post, appointed or recognized as such by the University, and (b) in relation to a branch-unit or affiliated..£6llege, the non~teaching staff, not holding any teaching post, appointed or recognized by the University or appointed by such branch:unit or College, but does not include a Librarian; · (26) "Notification" means notification published in the Official Gazette; (27) "Prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules made under this Act; (28) "Principal" means a head of a college or institution, school or Polytechnic by whatever name cal!ed, and includes where there is no Principal, the persons for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal, and, in absence of the Principal or acting Principal, a Vice-Principal duly appointed as such; (29) "Professional college" means a University College or an affiliated College in which instruction is provided primarily for courses of study leading to any degree, diploma or certificate of the University in any professional subject and which is recognized under this Act as a Professional college; (30) "Professional subject" means a subject the successful study of course on which prepares or enables a person to undertake or pursue a profession such as Engineering, Teachers' Training, Technology, Management Studies or such other subjects as may be prescribed by the Regulations; (31) "Registered Graduate" means a graduate under this Act at least three months prior to the date of election of members to the Darbar-i-Aliah (Court) on application in the prescribed form and on payment of a fee fixed by the University: Provided that no person shall be eligible to be registered under this Act unless he has graduated himself from the University at least two years prior to the date of election of the members to the Darbar-i-Aliah; (32) "Statutes", "Ordinances", "Regulations" and "Rules" mean respectively the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and Rules of the University made under this Act; · · 3 4 The University. Incorpqration. Dissolution of Calcutta Madrasah College and transfer of all property of the . University. THE KOLKATA GAZETIE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 The Aliah University Act, 2007. (Chapter ll.-The University qnd its officers.-Sections 3-5.) (33) "Students' Union" mea.ns- (a) in relation to the University, the Students' Union constituted in the manner prescribed, and (b) in relation to a branch-unit or an affiliated/constituent college,. a Students' Union constituted in the manner prescribed; (34) ''Teacher" means a Principal, Professor, Reader, Lecturer, Demonstrator, Tutor, Instructor or any other persons appointed or recognized as such by the University, either whole-time or part-time for the purpose of imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or appointed by branch-unit, an affiliated College or Institution; (35) "Teacher of the University" means and includes a Professor, a Reader, a Lecturer or any other person, appointed or recognized as such by the University, either whole-time or part-time, for the purpose of imparting instruction or conducting the research in the University; (36) "University'' means the Aliah University as constituted under this Act; (37) "University Laboratory", "University Library", "Museum" or "University Institution" means a Laboratory, Library, Museum or an Institution, as the case may be, maintained and managed by the University, whether established by it or not. CHAPTER II The University and its officers