2. Definitions
In this Act and all Statutes and Regulations made there under, unless the context otherwise requires:- (1) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University. (2) "Act" means the Bihar Agricultural University Act, 2010. (3) " Agriculture" Includes the disciplines of: (a) Natural Resource Management; (b) Crop Improvement including Production and Protection; (c) Horticulture; (d) Veterinary, Animal Sciences and Fisheries; (e) Dairy Sciences and Technology; (f) Forestry; (g) Agricultural Engineering and Technology; (h) Food Technology; (i) Home Science; (j) Agri-business Management; (k) Agricultural Bio-technology; (l) Basic Sciences and Humanities in relation to Agriculture; (m) Any other subject related to Agriculture, and allied sciences applicable for management and socio-economic upliftment of the rural communities. (4) "Authority" means any authority of the University as specified in this Act; (5) "Board" means Board of Management (BOM) of the University; (6) "Board of Studies" means academic affairs committee at faculty level; (7) " College" means as Constituent College of the University; (8) "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the University; (9) "Comptroller" means Comptroller of the University; (10) "Dean" means Head of a Constituent College; (11) "Dean of the Faculty" means Head of a Faculty; (12) "Department" means Department of the Faculty; (13) "Director" means and includes Director of Resident Instruction, Director of Research, and Director of Extension Education; (14) "Faculty" means Faculty in the University as specified in the Act and the Statutes; (15) "Government" means Government of Bihar; (16) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Bihar; (17) "Head" means Head of the College/Department; (18) "KVK" means Krishi Vigyan Kendra under the jurisdiction of the University; (19) "Officer" means an officer of the University as specified in the Act/Statutes; (20) "Prescribed" means provision as set forth in the Act/Statutes/Regulations of the University; (21) "Registrar" means Registrar of the University; (22) "Scheduled Castes" means the Scheduled Castes specified in Part III to the Scheduled to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) order, 1950; (23) "Scheduled Tribes" means the Scheduled Tribes specified in Part III to the Scheduled to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950; (24) "Statutes", Regulations and Rules means respectively the Statutes; Regulations and Rules of the University for the time being inforce;  
(25) "Student" means the person admitted and enrolled in a Constituent College/faculty of the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic Programmes duly instituted; (26) "Teacher" means a person not below the rank of Assistant Professor appointed or recognized by the University for the purpose of imparting instruction and/or conducting and guiding research and /or extension education programmes, and may include any other person who may be declared by the Statutes to be a teacher with minimum prescribed qualifications. (27) "Unit' means and includes service units of the University; (28) "University" means Bihar Agricultural University; (29) "Vice-Chancellor" means Vice-Chancellor of the University;