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In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates: (i.) Academic Council means the Academic Council of the University; (ii.) Act means the CMJ University Act, 2009; (iii.) AICTE means the All India Council for Technical Education established under Section 3 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987; (iv.) Affiliated College means a college or an institution which is affiliated to this University; (v.) Annual Report means the annual report of the University as prepared in Section 45 of the Act; (vi.) BCI means the Bar Council of India; (vii.) Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the University as referred to in Section 21 of the Act; (viii.) Board of Management means the Board of Management of the University constituted in Section 22 of the Act; (ix.) CMJ Foundation means Chandra Mohan Jha Foundation, a Trust registered at Shillong and recorded in Book No. 1, Vol-2, Pages 166- 188 being no. 383 of the year 2004; (x.) Chancellor means Chancellor of the University appointed in Section 14 of the Act; (xi.) Constituent College means a College or an Institution established and maintained by the University; (xii.) DCI means the Dental Council of India; (xiii.) DEC means the Distance Education Council; (xiv.) Development Fund means the Development Fund of the University established under Section 43 of the Act; (xv.) Distance Education System means the system of imparting education through any means of Information Technology, Communication and other media such as Multimedia, Broadcasting, Telecasting, Online over internet, portal, other interactive methods, email, internet, computer , interactive talk-back, e-learning, correspondence course, seminar , contact programme or a combination of any two or more of such means; (xvi.) Endowment Fund means Endowment Fund of the University established under Section 41 of the Act; (xvii.) Employee means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers and other staff of the University or of a constituent college; (xviii.) Faculty means Faculty of the University; (xix.) Finance Officer means Finance Officer of the University appointed under Section 18 of the Act; (xx.) General Fund means General Fund of the University as referred to in Section 42 of the Act; (xxi.) INC means the Indian Nursing Council; (xxii.) prescribed means prescribed by the rules, regulations or statutes under the Act; (xxiii.) MCI means the Medical Council of India; (xxiv.) NCTE means the National Council for Teacher Education; (xxv.) Off-campus Centre means a Centre of the private university established by it outside the main campus (within or out side the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff; (xxvi.) Official Gazette means the Gazette of Meghalaya; (xxvii.) Off-shore campus means a campus of the private university established by it outside the country, operated and maint ained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff; (xxviii.) PHI means the Pharmacy Council of India; (xxix.) Principal in relation to a Constituent College, means the Head of the Constituent College and includes, where there is no Principal, the Vice Principal or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Principal; (xxx.) Regional Centre means a Centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Students and for rendering any other assistance including training, conducting contact classes and administering examinations required by the students and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such Centre by the Board of Management; (xxxi.) Registrar means Registrar of the University appointed under Section 17 of the Act; (xxxii.) Rules & Regulations means the Rules & Regulations of the University; (xxxiii.) Sponsor means CMJ Foundation; (xxxiv.) State means the State of Meghalaya; (xxxv.) State Government means the State Government of Meghalaya; (xxxvi.) Statutes means the Statutes of the University; (xxxvii.) Study centre means a Centre est ablished and maint ained by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; (xxxviii.) Teacher means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting education or conducting research in the University or in a constituent college or institution and includes the Principal of a constituent college or institution, in conformity with the norms prescribed by the UGC; (xxxix.) UGC means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; (xl.) University means CMJ University, established under this Act; (xli.) Vice Chancellor means Vice Chancellor of the University appointed under Section 15 of the Act; (xlii.) Visitor means the Visitor of the University as referred to in Section 13.