(a) "State Government" means the Government of Assam;
(b) "Board of Secondary Education" means the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, established by the State Government;
(c) "University" means the Cotton University constituted and established by upgrading the existing Cotton College into a University under this Act;
(d) "Executive Council" and "Academic Council" means the Executive Council and the Academic Council constituted under sections 27 and 29 respectively;
(e) "Court" means the court constituted under section 24;
(f) "Department" means an academic department of the University and designated as such by it with reference to a subject or group of subjects of study in the University;
(g) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University;
(h) "Selection Committee" means the Selection Committee constituted under section 34;
(i) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" mean the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations respectively of the University made under this Act;
(j) "Campus" means a campus of the Cotton University (CU) in different geographical locations including Pan Bazar;
(k) "Constituent College" means a college which is a part of the University and imparting Under Graduate and/or Post Graduate level education as declared by the University;
(l) "Hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(m) "Principal/Director" means the head of a Constituent College/Institute;
(n) "Professional Institute" means a constituent College imparting instructions in the professional subjects, namely, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary, Teachers training and such other subjects as may be prescribed from time-to-time as professional subjects under the statutes;
(o) "Graduate" means a degree holder having a bona fide certificate of the University;
(p) "Teachers" means Professors, Associate Professors or Assistant Professors, of the University or a constituent College/Institute, if any;
(q) "University Professor", "Associate Professor" or "Assistant Professor" means a Professor, an Associate Professor, an Assistant Professor for teaching and research in the university;
(r) "Hall" means a unit maintained or recognized by the University at which provision is made for imparting tutorial and supplementary instructions, holding meetings, University functions, convocations, etc.
Section 2 • Cotton University Act, 2017
2. Definitions.
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