Definitions

In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires, - (i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University as constituted under section 26; (ii) "Act" means the Manipur Private Universities Act, 2021; (iii) "AICTE" means All India Council for Technical Education; (iv) "AIU" means Association of Indian Universities; (v) "Annual Report" means the annual report of the University as referred to in section 45; (vi) "Authority" means the authority of the University; (vii) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University as constituted under section 25; (viii) "Campus" means the area of University within which it is established; (ix) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 15; (x) "Constituent College" means a college or an institution run and maintained by the University; (xi) "DCI" means Dental Council of India; (xii) "Dean" means head of a Faculty of the University; (xiii) "DEC" means Distance Education Council; (xiv) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mail, internet, computer, interactive talk back e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact programmes or a combination of any two or more of such means; (xv) "Employee" means an employee appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college; (xvi) "Endowment Fund" means the endowment fund of the University established under section 50; (xvii) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University; (xviii) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (xix) "Finance Officer" means the Finance Officer of the University appointed under section 19; (xx) "General Fund" means a general fund of the University established under section 51; (xxi) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the University constituted under section 24; (xxii) "ICAR" means the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, a trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; (xxiii) "INC" means the Indian Nursing Council; (xxiv) "Internship" means on-job training, apprenticeship, or a professional training of students with academic studies; (xxv) "Internship Campus" means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of Internship and Training or for rendering any other assistance including conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the students; (xxvi) "MCI" means the Medical Council of India; (xxvii) "NCTE" means the National Council for Teacher Education; (xxviii) "Notification" means the notification published in the official Gazette; (xxix) "Off-Campus" means a campus of a University established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University's complement of facilities, faculty and staff; (xxx) "Official Gazette" means the Gazette of Manipur; (xxxi) "Off-Shore Campus" means a campus of a University established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University's complement of facilities, faculty and staff; (xxxii) "PCI" means Pharmacy Council of India; (xxxiii) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or the rules made under this Act; (xxxiv) "Principal" means the Head of the constituent college and includes, where there is no Principal, the Vice-Principal or any other person for the time being as appointed to act as Principal; (xxxv) "Pro Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 17; (xxxvi) "Regional Centre" means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating 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 Board of Management; (xxxvii) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 18; (xxxviii) "Regulatory body" means the statutory