Definitions

2. Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) “Authority” means Jharkhand State Coaching Centre Regulatory Authority to be notified by the State Government under section 3 of this Act; (b) “Board” means an education Board approved and authorised by the State Government or Government of India to conduct and issue certifications for secondary or higher secondary level examinations; (c) “Coaching” means tuition, instructions or guidance in any branch of learning imparted to more than 50 students in physical or online or hybrid mode but does not include counselling, sports, dance, theatre and other creative activities; (d) “Coaching Centre” means a Centre, established, run, or administered by any person to provide Coaching for any study program or competitive examinations or academic support at school, college, and university level, to more than 50 students; (e) “Committee” means the District Level Coaching Centre Regulatory Committee constituted under Section 9 of this Act; (f) “Constituent College” means a college established, maintained and administered by the State University; (g) “Department of Higher and Technical Education” means the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Jharkhand or by whatsoever name it may be called; (h) “Franchise Agreement" means a legally binding contract between two persons signed for the purpose of lending the legal name of one person to another person for the purpose of conducting Coaching in the State of Jharkhand and mentioning details including but not limited to franchisee fees or royalties, term, split of expenses and revenue, grounds for termination and liability; (i) “Institution” means a School, College or University or any other educational institution recognized, or affiliated to a Board, or controlled or recognized by State Government or Government of India; or established by an Act of the State Government or Government of India; (j) “Inquiry Committee” means the Committee constituted under Section 13 or Section 26 of this Act; (k) “Person” means an individual and includes a group of individuals or a body corporate, or a trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 or Society registered under Society Registration Act 1860 or a Limited Liability Partnership established under Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 or a Company registered under Company Act, 2013; (l) “Prescribed” means as may be prescribed by the Rules made under this Act; (m) “Program Management Cell” means a dedicated Cell established at the District level by the District Level Coaching Centre Regulatory Committee under Section 9 of this Act; (n) “Rehabilitation Council of India” means the statutory Council established under the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 for regulating the training of rehabilitation professionals and the maintenance of a Central Rehabilitation Register; (o) “State Government” means the State Government of Jharkhand; (p) “State University” means a University established, managed and maintained by the State Government; (q) “Tutor” means who guides or trains or provides Coaching to students in any Coaching Centre either on full time employment basis or on part-time engagement basis; (r) “University” means a University established or incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament, or a State Act, is recognized by the UGC in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under University Grants Commission Act, 1956; and (s) “Web Portal” means an online portal developed and maintained by the Department of Higher and Technical Education for registration of students, teachers, mental health counsellors and Coaching Centres; end-to-end management of applications; and other operationalization of other provisions under this Act or Rules made or Orders issued thereunder.