Definitions.

Definitions. (a) "academic year" means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of May of any year or such other period as may be specified by the State Government for a course of study; (b) "aided private health sciences educational institution" means a private health sciences educational institution receiving grants-in-aid from the State Government; (c) "Association" means an association of private health sciences educational institutions; (d) "Committee" means the Fee and Admission Committee constituted or notified under section 7; (e) "common entrance test" means an entrance test conducted by the State Government or an agency authorized by it or an association of private health sciences educational institutions in accordance with the provisions of this Act to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to the private health sciences educational institution; (f) "course" means a course of study in private health sciences educational institution; (g) "fee" means all fees including tuition fee, development fee, library fee, laboratory fee, equipment fee, gymnasium fee, sports fee, medical fee, computer fee, examination fee, training and placement fee or any other charge by whatever name called, collected from the students by the private health sciences educational institution; (h) "health sciences" means Modern Medicine, Dental, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Laboratory Technology or any other system of medicine or paramedical course as may be notified by the State Government; (i) "management" means the managing committee or the governing body, by whatever name called, of a private health sciences educational institution; (j) "minority health sciences educational institution" means a private health sciences educational institution established and administered by a minority, whether based on religion or language, and is so declared by the State Government; (k) "private health sciences educational institution" means any college or institution, by whatever name called, established and maintained by a private person or body of persons and recognized as such by the respective Central Council or university or the State Government, imparting health sciences education and includes an aided or unaided private health sciences educational institution; (l) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana; (m) "unaided private health sciences educational institution" means a private health sciences educational institution which does not receive any grant-in-aid out of the State funds; (n) "University" means any university established or incorporated by an Act of the State Legislature or Central Legislature and includes a deemed university.