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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (1) "appointed day" means the date referred to in sub-section (5) of section 62; (2) "college" means the constituent or affiliated college of the University; (3) "convocation" means a meeting of the Governing Board for the purpose of conferring degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions; (4) "distance education" means instruction imparted through correspondence or distance mode as recognized by the appropriate authority; (5) "employee" in relation to the University means a person employed in the University; (6) "financial year" means the year ending on the 31st day of March; (7) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of West Bengal; (8) "Librarian" means a Librarian or any other person holding a post of Librarian, by whatever name called appointed or recognized as such by the University; (9) "Minister" means the Minister-in-Charge of the Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology Department, Government of West Bengal, appointed as such by the Governor; (10) "non-teaching staff' means the non-teaching staff appointed or recognized as such by the University and not holding any teaching, officer of the post of Librarian, by whatever name called; (11) "officer" means an officer of the University; (12) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (13) "registered graduate" means a graduate registered under this Act on making an application in the prescribed form and on payment of such fees as may be deteimined by the University from time to time; Short title and commencement. Definitions. ?ART MI THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 9, 2018 3 The Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay Act, 2017. (Chapter 11.—The University and its Officers.—Section 3.) (14) "State Government" means Government of West Bengal in the Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology Department; (15) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances , Regulations of the 'University made under this Act; (16) "student" means a student of the University and includes any person enrolled by the University for pursuing any Undergraduate or Post-graduate course of study or in research works of the University; (17) "Students' Council" means the Students' Council of the University constituted in the manner prescribed; (18) "Teacher of the University" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or any other person, holding a whole-time permanent, substantive teaching post, appointed or recognized as such by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction and conduction of research in the University; (19) "University" means the Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay constituted under this Act; (20) "University Laboratory", "University Library", "University Museum", or "University Institution" means a laboratory, a library, a museum or an institution, as the case may be, maintained and managed by the University, whether established by it or not; (21) "University Professor", "University Associate Professor" or "University Assistant Professor" means a Professor including Distinguished Professor, Chair Professor, Adjunct Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor respectively, appointed or recognized as such by the University; (22) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University. CHAPTER II The University. The University and its Officers