Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gujarat Government Gazette, Extra-Ordinary, Part V, dated the 22nd June, 2009, Pages 29 to 31. * This Act was assented to by the Government to by the Governor on the 7th July, 2009. Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions 52 of 1987. 2 Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009 [2009 : Guj. 8 (i) “ICAR” means the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; (j) “MCI” means Medical Council of India constituted under the Medical Council Act, 1956; (k) “NAAC” means the National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, an autonomous institution of the UGC; (l) “NCTE” means the National Council for Teacher Education established under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993; (m) “Off Campus Centre” means a centre established by the University outside the main campus but within the State of Gujarat operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University’s complement of facilities, faculty and staff; (n) “PCI” means Pharmacy Council of India constituted under section 4 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948; (o) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (p) “Regulatory Body” means a body established by the Center Government, for laying down the norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as UGC, AICTE, NCTE, MCI, PCI, NAAC, ICAR, DEC, CSIR; (q) “Regulations” means regulations made by any authority of the University under section 30; (r) “Rules” means rules made under section 44; (s) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act; (t) “Sponsoring body” in relation to a University established under this Act means- (i) a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; or (ii) a public trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950; or (iii) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act 1956; or (iv) a society or trust registered under the law of any other State; (u) “Statutes” and “Ordinances” means the Statutes and Ordinances of the University; (v) “Student” means a student of the University and includes any person enrolled in University for pursuing any course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distitiction duly instituted by the University, including a research degree; (w) “Study Center” means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of distance education in the State of Gujarat; (x) “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 pursuing a course of study of the University; (y) “UGC” means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (z) “University” means a University established and incorporated under section 3. xxl of 1960. 102 of 1956. 73 of 1993. 8 of 1948. 21 of 1860. Bom. 29 of 1950. 1 of 1956. 3 of 1956. 2009 : Guj. 8 ] Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009 3 CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY