Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra International Sports University Act, 2020.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Academic and Activity Council" means the Academic and Activity Council of the University constituted under section 25 ;
2. (b) "academic staff" means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by the Ordinances ;
3. (c) "affiliated college" means a college, which is under the management of any authority other than a University and is affiliated to the University ;
4. (d) "authorities" means the authorities of the University as specified by or under this Act ;
5. (e) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of a Department of the University constituted under section 28 ;
6. (f) "Campus" means the Campus of the University as may be established by it at any place within State ;
7. (g) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University ;
8. (h) "choice based credit system" means the curricular system that offers multiple interdisciplinary choices for students to select from the courses (core, elective or minor or skillenhancement courses) to accumulate credits as prescribed in Statutes ;
   • (i) "College" means a College or other academic institution established or maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University ;
9. (j) "Dean" means the Head of the School ;
10. (k) "Department" means the Department established by University under different Schools for teaching a particular subject or a group of subjects ;
11. (l) "Director" means the head of the Regional Centre or a head of a recognized institution ;
12. (m) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University and Colleges ;
13. (n) "fee" means tuition fee, other fees and charges, including developmental charges ;
14. (o) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University ;
15. (p) "Fund" means the University Fund referred to in section 61;
16. (q) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the University constituted under section 23 ;
17. (r) "Government or State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ;
18. (s) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University ;
19. (t) "Knowledge Resource Centre" means a library established by the University on the Campus or Regional Centre of the University to hold in print, electronic and audio-video format material, monographs, reference volumes, text and review books, all types of journals and any other material in various format useful for education, research, extension services or for similar purposes ;
20. (u) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations, as the case may be, made by or under this Act ;
    • (v) "Principal" means the Head of a College maintained by the University or affiliated to the University ;
21. (w) "recognized institution" means institution granted recognition by the University for the purpose of conducting various courses of the University ;
    • (x) "Regional Centre" means a Regional Centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of conducting various courses of the University and co-ordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions, as may be conferred on such Centre by the Governing Council ;
22. (y) "School" means a School of Studies established by the University ;
23. (z) "section" means the section of this Act ;
24. (za) "sports education" includes sports coaching, sports training, sports sciences, sports medicine, sports technology, sports journalism, sports governing, sports management, sports media and communication, etc ;
25. (zb) "State" means the State of Maharashtra ;
26. (zc) "State Council" means the Maharashtra Council of Sports Education and Research, constituted under section 20 of the Act ;
27. (zd) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" means, respectively, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations of the University made under the Act ;
28. (ze) "Study Centre" means a Centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of physical education, sports education, training, counselling, advising or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
29. (zf) "Teachers of the University" means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions, training, coaching or conducting research in the University or in any Campus, College or Institution or Regional Centres and Study Centres, maintained by the University and are designated as Teachers by the Ordinances ;
30. (zg) "University" means the International Sports University, MAHARASHTRA established and incorporated as a University under this Act ;
31. (zh) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.