▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Net aj i ▁Sub hash ▁Ash ram ▁Mah avid yal aya ▁Sid ho ▁Kan ho ▁Bir sha ▁University ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission ▁National ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁ ▁Category : Col leg es ▁affili ated ▁to ▁Sid ho ▁Kan ho ▁Bir sha ▁University ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Category : A cadem ic ▁institutions ▁formerly ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bur d wan ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Pur ul ia ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁prov ost ▁( int rodu ced ▁into ▁Sc ots ▁from ▁French ) ▁is ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁head ▁of ▁Scottish ▁local ▁authorities , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁pr év ôt ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁government al ▁position ▁of ▁varying ▁importance ▁in ▁An ci en ▁Rég ime ▁France . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁ 3 2 ▁modern ▁unit ary ▁council ▁areas ▁elect ▁a ▁Prov ost , ▁who , ▁alongside ▁cer emon ial ▁duties ▁similar ▁to ▁may ors ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁In ▁the ▁cities ▁and ▁council ▁areas ▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁Edinburgh , ▁Aber de en , ▁and ▁D und ee , ▁the ▁alternative ▁title ▁of ▁Lord ▁Prov ost ▁is ▁used . ▁ ▁History ▁As ▁a ▁sec ular ▁title , ▁pra ep os it us ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁old , ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁pra ep os it us ▁sac ri ▁cub icul i ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Roman