Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (ii) "AICTE" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under the All India Council for Technical Education Bill, 1987; (iii) "Affiliated College" means a college or an institution which is affiliated to the University; (iv) "Annual Report" means the Annual report of the University; (v) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the University; (vi) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University; (vii) "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the University; (viii) "Constituent College" means a college or an institution maintained by the University; (ix) "Development Fund" means the Development Fund of the University; (x) "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, email, Internet, computer, interactive talk back, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or a combination of any two or more of such means; (xi) "Endowment Fund" means Endowment Fund of the University; (xii) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college; (xiii) "Faculty" means faculty of the University; (xiv) "Finance Officer" means Finance Officer of the University; (xv) "General Fund" means General Fund of the University; (xvi) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes/rules of the University; (xvii) "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 Bill, or function as Principal; (xviii) "Regional Center" means a center established or maintained by the University for the purpose of co-ordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such center by the Board of management; (xix) "Registrar" means Registrar of the University; (xx) "Rules" means the Rules of the University; (xxi) "Sponsor" means the DM1 Foundation, which is registered as a Society under the Nagaland Public Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Nagaland (Registration No. HOME/SRC-6915 dated 13.08.2015); (xxii) "State" means the State of Nagaland; (xxiii) "State Government" means the State Government; (xxiv) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (xxv) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance including training, conducting contact classes and examinations required by the students; (xxvi) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for impacting instructions 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; (xxvii) "The CFA Charter and Designation" mean the Chartered Financial Analyst Charter and Designation conferred by the University or by an agency duly authorized by the University upon the successful candidates of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program administered by the University or by an agency duly authorized by the University; (xxviii) "The CPA Certificate and Designation" mean the Certified Public Accountant Certificate and Designation conferred by the University or by an agency duly authorized by the University upon the successful candidates of the Certified Public Accountant Program administered by the University or by an agency duly authorized by the University; (xxix) "DM1 Foundation" means the society which is registered under the Nagaland Public Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Nagaland (Registration No. HOME/SRC-6915 dated 13.08.2015); (xxx) "UGC" means the University Grant Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (xxxi) "University" means the Private University by name St. Joseph University (Nagaland) established under this Act; (xxxii) "Vice-Chancellor" means Vice-Chancellor of the University; and (xxxiii) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.