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4 THE MAHARAJA AGRASEN UNIVERSITY (ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2012 (h) “higher education” means study of a curriculum or course for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (i) “hostel” means a place of residence for the students of the University, or its colleges, institutions and study centers, established or recognized to be as such by the University; (j) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (k) “off campus” 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; (l) “Official Gazette” means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh; (m) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (n) “regulating body” means a body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education, National Council of Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Pharmaceutical Council of India, National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Distance Education Council, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission etc. and includes the Government; (o) “section” means a section of this Act; (p) “sponsoring body” means “Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society, New Delhi,” registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and its Subsidiary branch of Society “Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society, Plot No. 6 and 8 Administrative Block, Atal Education Hub, Kallujhanda, District Solan” registered in Himachal Pradesh vide Regn. No. 10/2012, dated 15th May, 2012; (q) “State” means State of Himachal Pradesh; (r) “statutes”, “ordinances” and “regulations” means respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made under this Act; (s) “student” means a person enrolled in the University for taking a course of study for a degree, diploma or other academic distinction instituted by the University, including a research degree; (t) “study centre” means a centre established and maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, THE MAHARAJA AGRASEN UNIVERSITY (ESTABLISHMENT AND 5 REGULATION) ACT, 2012 counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students in the context of distance education; (u) “teacher” means a Professor, Reader, Lecturer or any other person required to impart education or to guide research or to render guidance in any form to the students for pursuing a course of study of the University; (v) “University” means the Maharaja Agrasen University, Atal Educational Hub, Kallujhanda (Baddi), District Solan, Himachal Pradesh; and (w) “Regulatory Commission” means the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission, established under section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions (Regulatory Commission) Act, 2010 (15 of 2011).