Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "AISHE" means the All India Survey on Higher Education initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India; (b) "Affiliated Institutions" means the institutions which are run and controlled by their own governing bodies, affiliated to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu University and recognized by Union Territory Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; (c) "Apex Regulatory Institutions" means the regulatory Institutions created under the Act for the governance of institutions; (d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Council; (e) "Council" means the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu State Higher Education Council constituted under section 3; (f) "Official Gazette" means the Official Gazette of the Government; (g) "Executive Director" means Executive Director appointed under section 8; (h) "Government" means the Union territory Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu headed by the Administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of the constitution; (i) "Higher Education" means an education, whether professional, technical, or otherwise leading to the award of a degree or diploma by a University or an institute approved by the institution; (j) "Institution" means an academic institution of higher education which offers various kinds of courses or training programme; (k) "Member" means a member of the Council and includes the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; (l) "MIS" means management information system to provide efficiency and effectiveness of strategic decision making; (m) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (n) "Regulations" means the regulations made by Council; (o) "Rules" means the rules made under this Act; (p) "State" means Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; (q) "State University" means the university run, managed, controlled and formed by the State Government under the Act; (r) "Statutes", "Ordinances", "Regulations" of a university means the Statutes, the Ordinances, and the Regulations of a University; (s) "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.