Chapter I Chapter I

Preliminary

1. (1) This Act may be called the Himgiri Nabh Vishwavidyalaya (University in the Sky) Act, 2003.
2. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the date the Notification is issued by the State Government.

1. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
   • (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
   • (b) "Constituent College" means a college or institution maintained by the University;
   • (c) "Council for Technical Education" means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section 4 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
   • (d) "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 programme or a combination of any two or more of such means;
   • (e) "Employee" means employee appointed by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college;
   • (f) "Faculty" means faculty of the University;
   • (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes;
   • (h) "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;
     • (i) "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;
   • (j) "State" means State of Uttaranchal;
   • (k) "Statutes" and "Rules" means, respectively, the Statutes and Rules of the University;
   • (l) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University, for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
   • (m) "TALEEM Research Foundation" means the sponsoring body of the University which is a registered Charitable Trust and Literary Society at Ahmedabad, Gujarat;
   • (n) "Teacher" means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in a constituent college and institution and includes the Principal of a constituent college, in conformity with the norms prescribed by the U.G.C.;
   • (o) "U.G.C." means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
   • (p) "University" means the Himgiri Nabh Vishwavidyalaya (University in the Sky) established under this Act;
   • (q) "Zed Career Academy Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of receiving telecast, e-mail, internet, interactive talk back, conducting training, organize lectures, seminars and workshops, advising, counselling or rendering any other assistance required by the students.