In· this Act, unless the context otherwise reqmres,- .,.
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38 viz. broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, semmars, contact programmes and any other such methodology; \
(e) "DST" means the Department of Science and Technology of I
(a) "AICTE" means All India Council of Technical Education established underlAll India Council of Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 52 of 1987); '1'
(b) "CSIR" means the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi- a funding agency of the Central Government;
(c) · "DEC" means the Distance Education Council established under section 28. of Indira Gandhi National Open University I Act, 1985 (Central Act No. 50 of 1985);
(d) "Distance education" means .education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communication, .
the Central Government;
(f) "employee" means a person appointed by the University to work in the University and includes teachers, officers and •. .
other employees of the University;
(g) "fee" means collection made by the University from the students by whatever name it may be called, which is not refundable;
(h) "Government" means the State Government of Rajasthan;
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(i) "higher education" means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level;1 't I ,.,?e.rial .tral Iestablished by it outside the main campus operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University's complement of facilities, faculty and staff;
(p) "PCI" means Pharmacy Council of India constituted under section 3 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (Central Act No. 8 of 1948);
(q) "prescribed" means prescribed by Statutes made under this Act '
(r) "regulatingbody" beans a body established or constitutedby or under any law for the time being in force laying down norms and · conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as UGC, AICTE, NCTE, MCI, PCI, INAAC, ICAR, DEC, CSIR etc. and includes the State Government;
(s) "rules" means therules made under this Act;
(t) "schedule" means the Schedule to this Act;
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(j) "hostel" means a place of residence for the students of the University, or its colleges, institutions or centers, maintained or recognized to be as such by the University;
I(k) "lCAR" means the Indian Council of Agriculture Research. a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, I 860 (Central Act No.'21 of I 860);
(I) "MCI" means Medical Council of India constituted under section 3 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 102 of 1956);
(m) "NAAC" means the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Bangalore, an autonomous institution of the UGC;I
(n) "NCTE'' means the National Council of Teacher Education , constituted under section 3 of the National Council of Teacher Education Act, 1993 (Central Act No. 73 of 1993);
(o) "off campus centre" means a centre of the University vise by /:f,) 21sttion tion hed sity uch .on, ;es, not the , of for · to md 39 Societies Registration Act, having RegistratiohNo.registered under ?he Rajasthan 1958 (Act No. 28 of 1958) 44/?/2001-2002;
(v) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations'' mean respectively,the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulationsof the ?5i4pJ - --- ?101? ?1'11'-"Cf?f,? 29, 200?.
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(u) "Sponsoring Body" means the Singhania Foundation Education Sa.miti, Pacheri Bari (Jhunjhunu), a society ·,· the students in the context of distance education;
(y) "teacher" means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or any other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render guidance in any other form , to the students for pursuinga course of study of the University;
(z) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission, established I under section 4 ?f the University Grants Commission Act, I. .,:)I 1956 (CentralAct No. 3 of 1956); and
(za) "University" means the SinghaniaUniversity, Pacheri Bari· (Jhunjhunu).
University made under this Act;
(w) "student of the University" means a person enrolled in the f University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma · .\ ?
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or other academic distinc.tion duly instituted by the University, including a research degree;
(x) "study centre" means a centre established and maintained or • recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for \renderingany other assistance required by .