Section 2. Definitions

In this Act,- (a) "Academic council", "Board of Governors", and "Executive Council" mean respectively the Academic Council, Board of Governors, and the Executive Council of the University; (b) "appointed date" means the date of notification by the State Government under sub-section (2) of section 1; (c) "dentistry" and "medicine" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Dentists Acts 1948 and the Indian Medicine Act, 1956 respectively; (d) "faculty" means a faculty of the University; (e) 'hostel' means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognized by the University; (f) "Institute" means the Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah established under The Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai Act, 2005; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes; (h) 'registered graduate' means a graduate of the University; (i) "Statutes", 'Ordinances' and 'Regulations' mean receptively the statues, ordinances and regulations of the University; (j) "teacher" means a teacher employed by the University for imparting instructions and guiding and conducting research in the University; (k) "University" means the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Saifai, Etawah established under this Act.