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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Aided Institution” means a Private Medical Educational Institution, receiving financial aid or assistance in whole or in part from the Central or State Government or from any body, under the Control Central or State Government disbursing grant-in-aid or financial assistance and shall include a minority institutions; (b)” Common Entrance Test’ means an entrance test, for the purpose of admission to a Medical Course, conducted by an agency authorized by the State Government, by a notification published in the Official Gazette or, pending such notification, by the State Government; (c.) “fee means all fee including tuition fee and development charges; (d) “general category” shall mean and imply seats from out of the sanctioned intake of institution; not being seats in the management category, allocated to be filled by the State Government in the manner as may be prescribed; (e) “management category” shall mean and imply seats in an institution; from out of the sanctioned intake, other than those filled by the authorized agency of the State Government, allocated to the management of the institution for being filled by it in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (f) “medical course” means any approved professional course in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, para-medical or in any other system of medicine, which are recognized or approved under the respective Act governing that course; (g) “Non-Resident Indian Student” means the wards of Indian having Non-Resident India status under the law and who have passed the qualifying examination from abroad; (h) “notification” shall mean a notification published, under proper authority, in the Official Gazette; (i) “Official Gazette” shall mean the Rajpatra of Himachal Pradesh; (j)”Private Medical Educational Institution” means an institution not promoted or run by the Central Government, State Government or Union Territory Administration of any agency or instrumentality of the Central or State Government; 3 (k) “Qualifying Examination” means the minimum eligibility qualification or its equivalent prescribed by the concerned statutory authority for taking admission in 1st year of the medical course; (l) “sanctioned intake” shall mean and imply the total number of seats sanctioned by the State Government for admitting students in each course of study in a Private Medical Educational Institution; (m) ”State” means the State of Himachal Pradesh; (n) “State Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; and (o) “Unaided Institution” means a Private Medical Educational Institution, not being an Aided Institution. 3.Regulation of admission, fixation of fee and madding of reservation.-(1) The State Government may regulate admission, fix fee and make reservation for different categories in admissions to Private Medical Educational Institutions. (2) The State Government shall ensure that the admission under all the categories in an institution is done in a fair and transparent manner; (3) The State Government, may constitute an Admission and Fee Committee, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’)’ consisting of such members as may be specified by the State Government, by notification, to recommend the mode of admission, making of reservation, allocation of seats and fixation of fees etc. to the State Government. (4) The State Government, shall oversee the working of Admission and Fee Committee. (5) The terms and conditions of the Committee constituted under sub- section (3) and its members shall be specified, by the State Government, by notification from time to time. (6) If the State Government is satisfied that the institution affiliated to the Himachal Pradesh University, has contravened any provision of this Act, it may recommend to the Himachal Pradesh University for withdrawal of recognition or affiliation of such institution. (7) The State Government, shall take appropriate action wherever deemed necessary, with regard to improvement in the system in the system of making admissions in the institutions, charging of fee by the institutions and on any other matter, which may be necessary to facilitate smooth running of the system and to remove grievances.