Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called RAJITLAL University Act, 2011.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates: i. “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; ii. “Act” means the RAJITLAL University Act, 2011; iii. “AICTE” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under Section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; iv. “Annual Report” means the annual report of the university as prepared in Section 45 of the Act; v. “BCI” means the Bar Council of India, vi. “Board of Governors” means the board of governors of the University as referred to in section 21 of the Act; vii. “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University constituted in Section 22 of the Act; viii. “Society” means a society to be registered under the “Societies Act”. ix. “Chancellor” means Chancellor of the University appointed under Section 14 of the Act; x. “Constituent College” means a college or an Institution established and maintained by the university; xi. “DCI” means Dental Council of India, xii. “Development Fund” means the Development Fund of the University established under Section 43 of the Act; xiii. “Endowment Fund” means Endowment Fund of the university established under section 41 of the Act; xiv. “Employee” means employee appointed by the university and includes teachers and other staff of the university or of a constituent college; xv. “Faculty” means Faculty of the University; xvi. “Finance Officer” means Finance Officer of the university appointed under section 18 of the Act; xvii. “General Fund” means General fund of the University as referred to in Section 42 of the Act; xviii. “Prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, regulations or statutes under the Act; xix. “Official Gazette” means the Gazette of Meghalaya; xxii. “Principal” in relation to a constituent college, 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 appointed to act as Principal; xxiii. “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Students and for rendering any other assistance including training, Conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the students and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board Of Management; xx. “Registrar” means Registrar of the University appointed under section 17 of the Act; xxi. “Rules & Regulations” means the Rules & Regulations of the University; xxii. “Sponsor” means RITHS Trust. xxiii. “Statutes” means the Statutes of the University; xxiv. “Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting education or conducting research in the university or in a Constituent college or institution and includes the principal of a constituent college or institution, in conformity with the norms prescribed by the UGC; xxv. “UGC” means the University Grant Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; xxvi. “University” means Rajitlal University established under this Act; xxvii. “Vice Chancellor” means Vice Chancellor of the University appointed under section 15 of the Act; and xxviii. “Visitor” means the visitor of the university as referred to in Section 13.