Section 2 of Uttarakhand Haridwar University Act, 2022

(e) "Board of Studies" and "Board of Examinations" means the Board of Studies and Board of Examinations of the University respectively; (f) "Campus" means the campus of the University established, operated and maintained by it as its constituent unit outside the main campus within the jurisdiction of the Uttarakhand State after five years of its establishment, with the prior approval of the University Grants Commission and the State Government; (g) "Career Academy Centre" means such centre which is established within the State, conducted and recognized by the University for the purposes of acceptance of e-mails, internet, interactive talk, training, lectures, conduction of symposia, conferences, and workshops, guidelines, consultation or with the objectives of other assistance for students; (h) "Chancellor", "Vice Chancellor", "Pro-Vice-Chancellor", "Registrar" and "Finance Officer" means the 'Chancellor', 'Vice Chancellor', 'Pro-Vice Chancellor', 'Registrar', 'Controller of Examinations' and 'Finance Officer' of the University respectively; (i) "Constituent College" means a college or institution maintained by the University; (j) "Degree" means a degree specified under sub-section (3) of section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (k) "Director of campus or Principal/Dean of the Constituent College" means the Head of that campus or Constituent College; (l) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University, and also includes teachers and other staff of the University or of Constituent College; (m) "Faculty" means faculty of the University; (n) "Fee and Admission Regulatory Committee and its powers" means the Fee and Admission Regulatory Committee constituted under section 4 of the Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006 and the powers given to the committee in the said Act; (o) "Finance Committee" means Finance Committee of the University; (p) "Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand; (q) "Hostel" means a unit for residence for students maintained and recognized by the University or Constituent College; (r) "Main Campus" means the main campus of the University, in which the university headquarters with at least five educational departments are in one place; (s) "Open and Distance Learning Mode" means a mode of providing flexible learning services opportunities by overcoming separation of teacher and learner using a variety of media, including print, electronic, online and occasional interactive face-to-face meetings with the presence of an Higher Education Institution or Learner Support Services to deliver teaching-learning experiences, including practical or work experiences; (t) "Permanent Resident" means such resident of the state who has the valid domicile/permanent resident certificate of the Uttarakhand State issued by the prescribed authority as per the rules framed by the State Government from time to time; (u) "Prescribed" means a prescribed by Statutes and Rules; (v) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of co-ordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management; (w) "Sponsoring body" means the Satyam Education Society, Roorkee College of Engineering, Roorkee to Haridwar Canal Road, Bajuheri, Roorkee Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667 registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. (x) "State" means State of Uttarakhand; (y) "Statutes and "Rules" mean the Statutes and Rules of the University respectively; (z) "Statutory/Regulatory Body" means a body constituted by the Central/State Government Act or setting and maintaining standards in the relevant areas of higher education, such as University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Central Council of India Medicine (CCIM) and Bar Council of India (BCI) etc.; (za) "Study centre" means a centre established and maintained or recognized by the university within the State of Uttarakhand for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education, after five years of its establishment, with the prior approval of the University Grants Commission and the State Government; (zb) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed under norms of University Grants Commission for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or other Campus and Constituent College, Regional Centre, Study Centre, Research Centre and Career Academy Centre; (zc) "University" means the "Haridwar University" established under this Act; (zd) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (ze) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.