In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “AISHE” means the All India Survey on Higher Education initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India;
(b) “Affiliated Institutions” means the institutions which are run and controlled by their own governing bodies, affiliated to the Goa University and recognized by Government of Goa;
(c) “Apex Regulatory Institutions” means the regulatory Institutions created under the Act for the governance of institutions;
(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council;
(e) “Council” means the Goa State Higher Education Council constituted under section 3;
(f) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of the Government;
-2- 1[(g) “Executive Director” means Executive Director appointed under section 8;]
(h) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(i) “Higher Education” means an education, whether professional, technical, or otherwise leading to the award of a degree or diploma by a University or an institute approved by the institution;
(j) “Institution” means an academic institution of higher education which offers various kinds of courses or training programme;
(k) “Member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson;
(l) “MIS” means management information system to provide efficiency and effectiveness of strategic decision making;
(m) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(n) “Regulations” means the regulations made by Council;
(o) “Rules” means the rules made under this Act;
(p) “State” means the State of Goa;
(q) “State University” means the university run, managed, controlled and formed by the State Government under the Act;
(r) “Statutes”, “Ordinances”, “Regulations” of a university means the Statutes, the Ordinances, and the Regulations of a University;
(s) “Vice-Chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.