(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) “Authorities” means Authorities of the University;
(c) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University;
(d) “Board of Management” means the Board of Management of the University;
(e) “Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies of the University;
(f) “Board of Examinations” means Board of Examinations of the University;
(g) “Chancellor”, “Vice Chancellor”, “Pro Vice Chancellor”, “Registrar”, “Controller of Examinations”, and “Finance Officer” respectively means the “Chancellor”, “Vice Chancellor”, “Pro Vice Chancellor”, “Registrar”, “Controller of Examinations”, and “Finance Officer” of the University;
(h) “Campus” means the campus of the University;
(i) “Constituent College” means a college or institution maintained by the University;
(j) “Career Academy Centre” means such centre which is established, conducted and recognized by the University for the purposes of acceptance of e-mails, internet, interactive talk, training, lectures, conduct of seminar and workshops, guidelines, consultation or any type of necessary help for students;
(k) “Director" of campus or Principal/Dean regarding Constituent College means the Head of that campus or Constituent College and where there is no Director/Principal/Dean appointed, any other person for the time being appointed is also included;
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(l) "Distance Education System" means the system of imparting education within the State through any means of information technology and communication such as multimedia, broadcasting, telecasting, online over internet, other interactive methods, e-mails, internet, computer, interactive talk, e-learning, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or a combination of any two or more of such means;
(m) “Deposits” means collection made by the University from the students under the name Deposits, which is refundable;
(n) “Dean of Faculty” means the Dean of Faculty of the University;
(o) “Department” means a department (Academic Unit) of a college, teaching and undertaking research in a subject or a group of subjects;
(p) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University; and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of Constituent College;
(q) “Finance Committee” means Finance Committee of the University;
(r) “Faculty” means faculty of the University;
(s) “Fee” means collection made by the University from the students under the name Fee, which is not refundable;
(t) “Government” means the State Government of Uttarakhand;
(u) “Hall” or “Hostel” means a unit for residence for students maintained or recognized by the University or Constituent College;
(v) “ 1[Unison Education Foundation]” means a society registered under The Society Registration Act,1860, having registered office at 2 [Third Floor, Administrative Block, IMS Unison University, Village Makkawala, Uttarakhand- 248009] 248001;
(w) “Promoting Society” means 1[Unison Education Foundation] (Society), registered under The Society Registration Act, 1860;
(x) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes;
(y) “Permanent Resident” means any resident of the state who has the valid domicile/ permanent resident certificate issued by the prescribed authority as per the rules framed by the State Government from time to time;
(aa) "Regional Centre" means a centre 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 centre by the Board of Management;
(bb) "State" means State of Uttarakhand;
(cc) "Statutes", “Rules” and “Ordinance” means, respectively, the “Statutes”, “Rules” and “Ordinance” of the University made under this Act;
(dd) "Study Centre" means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
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2- Subs. by section 2(ii) of UK Act no 20 of 2021.
(ee) "Teacher" means a Professor/Dean, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor/Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in Constituent Colleges and institution and includes the Principal/Dean of the Constituent College;
(ff) "UGC" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(gg) "University" means the “DIT UNIVERSITY” under this Act;
(hh) “Bodies” means the bodies of the University constituted by the relevant authorities;
(ii) “Visitor" means the Visitor of the University.
CHAPTER - II The University and its Objects Proposal for the Establishment of University
3. (1) The Promoting Society means 1 [Unison Education Foundation] (Society), Dehradun, shall have the right to establish the DIT UNIVERSITY in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) An application containing the proposal to establish a University has been made to the State Government by Promoting Society.
The proposal contained the following particulars, namely:-
(a) the objects of the University alongwith the details of Promoting Society;
(b) the extent and status of the University and the availability of land;
(c) the nature and type of programs of study and research to be undertaken in the University during a period of the next five years;
(d) the nature of faculties, courses of study and research proposed to be started;
(e) the campus development such as buildings, equipment and structural amenities;
(f) the phased outlays of capital expenditure for a period of the next five years;
(g) the item-wise recurring expenditure, sources of finance and estimated expenditure for each student;
(h) the scheme for mobilizing resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayments to each source;
(i) the scheme of generation of funds internally through the recovery of fee from students, revenues anticipated from consultancy and other activities relating to the objects of the University and other anticipated incomes;
(j) the details of expenditure on unit cost, the extent of concessions or rebate in fee, free ship and scholarship for students who are permanent resident of the State and the fee structure indicating varying rate of fee, if any, that would be levied on non resident Indians and students of other nationalities;
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(k) the years of experience and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of Promoting Society as well as the detail of financial resources;
(l) the system for selection of students to the courses of study at the University; and
(m) Status of fulfillment of such other conditions as may be required by the State Government to be fulfilled before the establishment of the University.
Establishment of University
4. (1) Where the State Government, after such inquiry is satisfied that Promoting Society, has fulfilled the conditions, norms and requirements for establishment of DIT UNIVERSITY, hence a Private University to be known as DIT UNIVERSITY is hereby established.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate by the name “DIT UNIVERSITY” and shall have a perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by its name.
(3) (a) The main campus of the University shall be at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It may also have Campuses or regional centers, study centers at other places provided that the procedures established by the UGC and other statutory bodies shall be complied with. The University can open its second campus within the State after 5 (five) years of its coming into existence with prior approval of the State Government. The University can open other campuses any time in a hill region located at an altitude greater than 2500 feet without any time limit,
(b) However, to establish new faculties where additional land would be required as per norms of the concerned regulatory body, the University shall establish a split campus either adjoining or nearby within Dehradun.
(4) The Chancellor, the Vice-chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Registrar, members of the Board of Governors, members of Board of Management and the Academic Council for the time being holding office as such in the University so established, shall constitute a body corporate and can sue and be sued in the name of the University.
(5) On the establishment of the University under sub-section (1), the land and other moveable and immoveable properties acquired, created, arranged or built by Promoting Society, for the purpose of the University shall stand transferred to, and vest in the University.
(6) The available land, building, various department/faculties of the University shall be must according to the standard of Apex Regulatory Commission.
(7) The infrastructural and other facilities of the University campus, off campus center, study center etc. shall be maintained as per the standards laid down by the UGC and other apex regulatory bodies.
State not under any Statutory Obligation to grant Financial Assistance to the University
5. The University shall be self financing and shall neither make a demand nor shall be entitled to any grant-in-aid or any other financial assistance from the State Government or any other body or corporation owned or controlled by the State Government. However the University shall be entitled to receive any such grant which may be granted under any special scheme of the State Government or any other body or corporation. This shall have no effect on the self-finance status of the University.
No Power to Affiliate any Institution
6.
The University may have off–campus centers, Constituent Colleges, Regional Centres, Study Centres and Career Academic Centres but shall have no power to admit any other college or institution to the privileges of affiliation.
Objects of the University