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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 31 st 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 determined by the University from time to time; (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; PART Au THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 9, 2018 3 The West Bengal Green University Act, 2017. (Chapter IL—The University and its Officers.—Sections 3, 4.) (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 West Bengal Green University constituted under this Act; (20) "University Laboratory", "University Library", "University Museum", or "University Institution" mean 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" mean 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 and its Officers The University. Objects of the University.