Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "Act" means the Uttarakhand Private Universities Act 2023; (b) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (c) "Authorities" means Authorities of the University; (d) "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the University; (e) "Board of Management" means the Board of Management of the University; (f) "Bodies" means Bodies constituted by any Officer or the Authority of the University; (g) "Capitation Fees" means any extra amount charged in cash or kind over and above the determined and displayed fee on the public domain; (h) "College/Institution/School" means the college or institutions or school established and managed by the University; (i) "Controller of Examination" means the Controller of Examination of the university; (j) "Dean" means the Dean of a Faculty of the University; (k) "Department" means a Department designated as such by the Ordinances or Regulations with reference to a subject or group of subjects; (l) "Director" means the Head of an Institution, including a Centre, of the University; (m) "Employee" means any person appointed by the University including teacher or other staff; (n) "Evaluation Committee" means an Evaluation Committee constituted to evaluate the proposals received for the establishment of a Private Universities; (o) "Faculty" means the faculty of the University consisting of some Departments; (p) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the University; (q) "Finance Officer/Finance Controller" means the Finance Officer/Finance Controller of the University; (r) "High Power Committee" mean a High Power Committee constituted to recommend the proposals for establishing private universities in the State of Uttarakhand, under this Act; (s) "Higher Education" means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (t) "Hill Region" means such areas, blocks or districts defined by the State Government in its latest notifications, as Hill Region; (u) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University or its constituent colleges or institutions maintained by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the Statutes or Ordinances; (v) "Main Campus" means the main campus of the private University situated in Uttarakhand State, in which the university headquarters with at least five educational departments are in the same place; (w) "Off-campus Centre/Campus" means a Centre/Campus established, operated and maintained by the private university as its constituent unit outside the main campus within the jurisdiction of the Uttarakhand State with the prior approval of University Grants Commission and the State Government; (x) "Off-shore Campus" means a campus established, operated and maintained by the private university as its constituent unit outside the country with only after obtaining due permission of the Government of India and also that of the Government of the host country; (y) "Officers of the University" means the officers of the University; (z) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances of the University made under the provisions of this Act; (za) "Permanent Resident" means such resident of the State, who has the domicile/permanent residence certificate as per the rules framed by the State Government from time to time; (zb) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations made under this Act; (zc) "President" means the President of the University; (zd) "Principal" means the Principal of a Campus College of the University; (ze) "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (zf) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University; (zg) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University made under the provisions of this Act; (zh) "Regulatory Bodies" means the regulatory bodies established by the Central/State Governments from time to time such as University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), National Medical Commission (NMC), Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Indian Nursing Council (INC), Dental Council of India (DCI), Central Council for Homeopathy (CCH), Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Council of Architecture (C.Arch.), Distance Education Board(DEB), Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), National Council of Rural Institutes (NCRI), etc; (zi) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; (zj) "Sponsoring Body" means,- Any society "not for profit" registered in Uttarakhand under the Societies Registration Act 1860, (Act no.21 of 1860) or any other corresponding law for the time being in force in the State; or