State Act

Sunrise University, Bagad Rajput (Alwar) Act, 2011

Section 2. Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) AICTE means All India Council of Technical Education established under All India Council of Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987); (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 Act, 1985 (Central Act 50 of 1985); (d) Distance education means education imparted by combination of any two or more means of communication, viz. broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes and any other such methodology; (e) DST means the Department of Science and Technology of 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; (i) higher education means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (j) hostel means a place of residence for the students of the University, or its colleges, institutions or centres, maintained or recognised to be as such by the University; (k) ICAR means the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860); (l) MCI means Medical Council of India constituted under Section 3 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956); (m) NAAC means the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore, an autonomous institution of the UGC; (n) NCTE means the National Council of Teacher Education constituted under Section 3 of the National Council of Teacher Education Act, 1993 (Central Act 73 of 1993); (o) off campus centre means a centre of the University established 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 8 of 1948); (q) prescribed means prescribed by Statutes made under this Act; (r) regulating body means a body established or constituted by 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, NAAC, ICAR, DEC, CSIR, etc. and includes the State Government; (s) Rules means the Rules made under this Act; (t) Schedule means the Schedule to this Act; (u) Sponsoring Body means the Sunrise Integrated Educational Trust, Alwar, a Public Trust registered under the Rajasthan Public Trusts Act, 1959 (Act 42 of 1959) in the office of Assistant Commissioner, Devsthan Department, Jaipur Division, Jaipur, vide Registration No. 4 Alwar 2006 dated 29-8-2006; (v) Statutes , Ordinances and Regulations mean respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University made under this Act; (w) student of the University means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction duly instituted by the University, including a research degree; (x) study centre means a centre established and maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of distance education; (y) teacher means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or any other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render guidance in any other form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the University; (z) UGC means the University Grants Commission, established under Section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956); and (za) University means the Sunrise University, Bagad Rajput (Alwar).