In this Act, and the Statutes made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (2) "Authorities" means the authorities of the University specified in section 15 as the context may require; (3) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University; (4) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University; (5) "distance education system" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more of such means; (6) "employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other academic staff of the University; (7) "Finance Committee" means the finance Committee of the University as constituted under section 19; 1[(7-a) "Other Backward Classes" means and includes such classes or parts of or groups within such classes, as are declared, from time to time, by the State Government to be Other Backward Classes;] (8) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University as constituted under section 18; (9) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, regulations or rules made under this Act; (10) "recognised institution" means an institution established for research or specialised studies and recognised to be so by the University; (11) "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; (12) "regulations" means the regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act; (13) "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 and, for the purposes of this Act, includes Nav-Boudhas; (14) "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 and, for the purposes of this Act, includes denotified and nomadic tribes; (15) "school" means a school of studies of the University; (16) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" means, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the University; (17) "student" means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University; (18) "study centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling, evaluating or for rendering any other assistance required by the students; (19) "teachers" means professors, readers, lecturers and such other persons as may be designated by the Ordinances for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University; (20) "University" means the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University established under section 3; (21) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, and the Statutes made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) "Authorities" means the authorities of the University specified in section 15 as the context may require;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>5</i>) "distance education system" means the system of imparting education through any means of communication such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more of such means;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>6</i>) "employee" means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other academic staff of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>7</i>) "Finance Committee" means the finance Committee of the University as constituted under section 19;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup>[(<i>7-a</i>) "Other Backward Classes" means and includes such classes or parts of or groups within such classes, as are declared, from time to time, by the State Government to be Other Backward Classes;]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>8</i>) "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the University as constituted under section 18;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>9</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, regulations or rules made under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>10</i>) "recognised institution" means an institution established for research or specialised studies and recognised to be so by the University; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>11</i>) "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;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>12</i>) "regulations" means the regulations made by any authority of the University under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>13</i>) "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 and, for the purposes of this Act, includes Nav-Boudhas;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>14</i>) "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 and, for the purposes of this Act, includes denotified and nomadic tribes;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>15</i>) "school" means a school of studies of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>16</i>) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" means, respectively, the Statutes and Ordinances of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>17</i>) "student" means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>18</i>) "study centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling, evaluating or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>19</i>) "teachers" means professors, readers, lecturers and such other persons as may be designated by the Ordinances for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>20</i>) "University" means the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University established under section 3;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>21</i>) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University. <br>