Definitions

Definitions.

1. (a) “adjunct professor”, “adjunct associate professor”, “adjunct assistant professor” or “professor of practice”, means a person from industry, manufacturing and service sector, industrial associations, trade, agriculture, commerce, social, cultural, academic or any other allied field who is so designated during the period of collaboration or association with the University ;
2. (b) “apprenticeship training” means a course of training in any industry or establishment undergone in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship and under prescribed terms and conditions which may be different for different categories of apprentices ;
3. (c) “authorities” means the authorities of the University as specified by or under this Act ;
4. (d) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management constituted under section 22 of this Act ;
5. (e) “campus” means the area of University within which it is established ;
6. (f) “center of excellence” means the state-of the art training or research center established in collaboration with industry association or for the benefit of the industry and society, to provide all types of skills to students, in-service employees, working professionals and to undertake joint projects ;
7. (g) “constituent institute” means a college or department or school or center or institute established by the sponsoring body which comes under the ambit of the University ;
8. (h) “employee” means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers, officers and other staff of the University ;
   • (i) “fee” means tuition fees, other fees and charges including developmental charges collected by the University or its colleges, institutions, skill centers or study centers, as the case may be, from the students by whatever name it may be called;
9. (j) “Government” or “State Government” means the Government of Maharashtra ;
10. (k) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body constituted under section 21 of this Act ;
11. (l) “online and distance education” means education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communication, viz. broadcasting, telecasting, information communication technology, online, contact programmes and any other such blended methodology ;
12. (m) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette ;
13. (n) “Official Gazette” means the Maharashtra Government Gazette ;
14. (o) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or Statutes or Ordinances or regulations, as the case may be, made by or under this Act ;
15. (p) “on-job training” means a technique wherein students or employees are given direct instructions to perform their jobs on the actual work floor ;
16. (q) “President” means the President of the University, who shall also be the Chancellor of the University ;
17. (r) “regulatory body” means a body established by the Central Government or State Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of skills education ; “rules” means the rules made by the Government ;
18. (t) “section” means a section of this Act ;
19. (u) “Skill Department” means Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department, Government of Maharashtra ;
    • (v) “sponsoring body” in relation to the University established under this Act means, the Vidya Vikas Education Trust, Mumbai. E 21163 (Mumbai) Charitable Trust, registered under the Maharashtra Public Trust Act, having its registered office at Filka Building, Daftary Road, Opposite Railway Station Malad East, Mumbai-400097 ;
20. (w) “State” means the State of Maharashtra ;
    • (x) “Statutes”, “Ordinances” and “Regulations” mean respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this Act ;
21. (y) “student” means a person enrolled in the University for taking a program of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction instituted by the University, including post graduate, PhD degree and research degree ;
22. (z) “study center” means a center established and maintained by the University for the purpose of advising, career guidance and counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of all the programs including online and distance education offered by the University ;
23. (za) “skill center” means a training center established by the University or extended to the University by the industry, industry associations, corporates, companies and practitioners to provide skill training for the benefit of the industry, students, local population and all stakeholders ;
24. (zb) “teacher” means a professor, associate professor, assistant professor, adjunct professor, professor of practice, industry experts or resource persons or any other person required to impart education, skills, practical training, guide research or render guidance in any form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the University ;
25. (zc) “University” means the Universal SkillTech University, Vasai.