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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (2) "All India Council for Technical Education" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987) ; (3) "alumni" means former students of the University and includes former students of the Government College of Engineering, Pune ; (4) "appointed date" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 ; (5) "authorities" means the authorities of the University as specified by or under this Act ; (6) "Board of Governance" means the Board of Governance of the University ; (7) "centre" means a centre established, managed and maintained by the University as prescribed by the Statutes ; (8) "Chancellor" or "Vice-Chancellor" means, respectively, the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor of the University ; (9) "choice based credit system" means the curricular system that offers multiple interdisciplinary choices for students to select from the courses (core, elective or minor or soft skill or skill enhancement courses, etc.) to accumulate credits as prescribed in the Statutes ; (10) "collaboration" means collaborative academic activity of the University with other universities, academic institutions including local, regional, national or international institutions, research institutions and organizations in the field of science and technology, agriculture, industry, trade and commerce, sports, social, cultural, and any other field ; (11) "Dean" means the Dean of the School of the University ; (12) "De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis)" means tribes declared as such by the State Government, from time to time ; (13) "department" means a department established by the University for teaching a particular subject or a group of subjects in the University ; (14) "Economically Weaker Section" means any Economically Weaker Section as notified by the State Government, from time to time ; (15) "existing college" means the Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) ; (16) "fee" means tuition fees, other fees and charges, including developmental charges to be collected by the University ; (17) "Head of the University Department" or "Head of the University Centre" means a Head of the University Department or Head of the University Centre ; (18) "higher education" means the pursuit of knowledge beyond learning at the stage of higher secondary school education ; (19) "hostel" means a place of residence for the students of the University, provided, established, maintained, by the University ; (20) "inter-disciplinary studies" means the combined academic studies and research in different disciplines as prescribed by Statutes ; (21) "Knowledge Resource Centre" means a library established by the University on the campus or sub-campuses of the University to hold in print, electronic and audio-video format material, monographs, reference volumes, texts and review books, all types of journals and any other material in various format useful for education, research, extension services or for similar purposes ; (22) "multi-disciplinary studies" means the combined academic and research programs in different streams of a particular discipline as prescribed by the Statutes ; (23) "Nomadic Tribes" means tribes wandering from place to place in search of their livelihood, as declared by the State Government, from time to time ; (24) "non-vacation academic staff" means such staff as the Board of Governance may classify to be non-vacation academic staff and includes all such staff which is complimentary to academic staff but, shall not include the staff engaged purely in discharging administrative functions, provided that these shall not be in contravention of the State Government policies in this regard ; (25) "Other Backward Classes" means any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens as declared by the State Government and includes Other Backward Classes declared by the Government of India in relation to the State of Maharashtra, from time to time ; (26) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations, as the case may be, made by or under this Act ; (27) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University ; (28) "regulatory authorities" means the regulatory authority established by the Government of India, from time to time, in respect of professional education ; (29) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of, or groups within, such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes, in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 341 of the Constitution of India ; (30) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 342 of the Constitution of India residing in any part of the State of Maharashtra ; (31) "School" means a school of studies maintained and managed by the University ; (32) "Special Backward Category" means socially and educationally backward classes of citizens declared as a Special Backward Category by the State Government ; (33) "State" means the State of Maharashtra ; (34) "State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ; (35) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University, made by or under this Act ; (36) "student" means an individual who is admitted and registered for any academic programme of the University ; (37) "sub-Campus" means a comprehensive inherent independent unit of the University for decentralization of academic, administrative, research and extension activities, with the objective of improving efficiency and effectiveness. (38) "teacher" means full-time approved professor, associate professor, assistant professor, in any school, centre, department or sub-campus of the University. (39) "University" means the COEP Technological University established under section 3 of this Act ; (40) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956).

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (2) "All India Council for Technical Education" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987) ; (3) "alumni" means former students of the University and includes former students of the Government College of Engineering, Pune ; (4) "appointed date" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 ; (5) "authorities" means the authorities of the University as specified by or under this Act ; (6) "Board of Governance" means the Board of Governance of the University ; (7) "centre" means a centre established, managed and maintained by the University as prescribed by the Statutes ; (8) "Chancellor" or "Vice-Chancellor" means, respectively, the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor of the University ; (9) "choice based credit system" means the curricular system that offers multiple interdisciplinary choices for students to select from the courses (core, elective or minor or soft skill or skill enhancement courses, etc.) to accumulate credits as prescribed in the Statutes ; (10) "collaboration" means collaborative academic activity of the University with other universities, academic institutions including local, regional, national or international institutions, research institutions and organizations in the field of science and technology, agriculture, industry, trade and commerce, sports, social, cultural, and any other field ; (11) "Dean" means the Dean of the School of the University ; (12) "De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis)" means tribes declared as such by the State Government, from time to time ; (13) "department" means a department established by the University for teaching a particular subject or a group of subjects in the University ; (14) "Economically Weaker Section" means any Economically Weaker Section as notified by the State Government, from time to time ; (15) "existing college" means the Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) ; (16) "fee" means tuition fees, other fees and charges, including developmental charges to be collected by the University ; (17) "Head of the University Department" or "Head of the University Centre" means a Head of the University Department or Head of the University Centre ; (18) "higher education" means the pursuit of knowledge beyond learning at the stage of higher secondary school education ; (19) "hostel" means a place of residence for the students of the University, provided, established, maintained, by the University ; (20) "inter-disciplinary studies" means the combined academic studies and research in different disciplines as prescribed by Statutes ; (21) "Knowledge Resource Centre" means a library established by the University on the campus or sub-campuses of the University to hold in print, electronic and audio-video format material, monographs, reference volumes, texts and review books, all types of journals and any other material in various format useful for education, research, extension services or for similar purposes ; (22) "multi-disciplinary studies" means the combined academic and research programs in different streams of a particular discipline as prescribed by the Statutes ; (23) "Nomadic Tribes" means tribes wandering from place to place in search of their livelihood, as declared by the State Government, from time to time ; (24) "non-vacation academic staff" means such staff as the Board of Governance may classify to be non-vacation academic staff and includes all such staff which is complimentary to academic staff but, shall not include the staff engaged purely in discharging administrative functions, provided that these shall not be in contravention of the State Government policies in this regard ; (25) "Other Backward Classes" means any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens as declared by the State Government and includes Other Backward Classes declared by the Government of India in relation to the State of Maharashtra, from time to time ; (26) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations, as the case may be, made by or under this Act ; (27) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University ; (28) "regulatory authorities" means the regulatory authority established by the Government of India, from time to time, in respect of professional education ; (29) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of, or groups within, such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes, in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 341 of the Constitution of India ; (30) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 342 of the Constitution of India residing in any part of the State of Maharashtra ; (31) "School" means a school of studies maintained and managed by the University ; (32) "Special Backward Category" means socially and educationally backward classes of citizens declared as a Special Backward Category by the State Government ; (33) "State" means the State of Maharashtra ; (34) "State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ; (35) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University, made by or under this Act ; (36) "student" means an individual who is admitted and registered for any academic programme of the University ; (37) "sub-Campus" means a comprehensive inherent independent unit of the University for decentralization of academic, administrative, research and extension activities, with the objective of improving efficiency and effectiveness. (38) "teacher" means full-time approved professor, associate professor, assistant professor, in any school, centre, department or sub-campus of the University. (39) "University" means the COEP Technological University established under section 3 of this Act ; (40) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956).

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