Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
2. (b) “AICTE” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under Section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987);
3. (c) “Board” means the Board of Studies, Board of Faculties, the Planning Board, or any other Board of the University;
4. (d) “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor” and “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” mean respectively the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University;
5. (e) “Dean” means a Dean of the constituent unit of the University;
6. (f) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes a teacher or any other member of the staff of the University;
7. (g) “Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the University;
8. (h) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
   • (i) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the University;
9. (j) “Hostel” means a place of residence for Scholars/Students of the University;
10. (k) “Institute” means the Goa Institute of Management;
11. (l) “Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)” means Post Graduate Diploma in Management and includes Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Health Care Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Big Data Analytics, Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Banking, Insurance & Financial Services, Post Graduate Diploma in Management in International Dual Degree in Analytics, and Hybrid Post Graduate Diploma in Management;
12. (m) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
13. (n) “Registrar”, “Dean/Deans of School/s”, “Chief Finance Officer” and “Controller of Examinations” means respectively, the Registrar, the Dean/Deans of School/s, the Chief Finance Officer and the Controller of Examinations of the University;
14. (o) “Regulatory Body” means the statutory bodies established by the Central Government from time to time, such as the University Grants Commission, and includes the All-India Council for Technical Education, the Bar Council of India, the Distance Education Council, the Dental Council of India, the Indian Nursing Council, the National Council for Teacher Education, Central Council for Indian Medicine and the Pharmacy Council of India;
15. (p) “Regulatory Authority” means the Regulatory Authority appointed by the Government;
16. (q) “School” means a constituent unit of the University;
17. (r) “Society” means the Goa Institute of Management Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act No. 21 of 1860), which is the sponsoring body of the University; “State” means the State of Goa;
18. (t) “Statutes”, “Ordinances”, “Regulations”, and “Rules” mean respectively the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations, and the Rules of the University;
19. (u) “Student” means a student enrolled in the register of the University;
    • (v) “Study Centre” means a Centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or rendering any other assistance required by the students, used in the context of distance education;
20. (w) “teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and such other person as may be appointed for imparting education, instructions, or conducting research in the University;
    • (x) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission, 1956 (Central Act No. 3 of 1956);
21. (y) “University” means the GIM University established under this Act.