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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 No. 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 No. 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 orcourse for the pursuit of knowledge beyond 10+2 level; (s) "rules" mean the rules made under this Act; (t) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act; (u) "Sponsoring Body" means the Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research Society, Udaipur originally registered as Pacific Education Society, Udaipur under the Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958 (Act No. 28 of 1958) at Registration No. 45/Udaipur/95-96 dated 17.10.1995 and its name was changed on 12.3.2007 as Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research Society, Udaipur; (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 Hkkx ¼d½ jktLFkku jkt&i=] vizsy 29] 2010 13(43) 43 distinction duly instituted by the University, including a research degree; (x) "study centre" means a centre established and maintained or recognized 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 No. 3 of 1956); and (za) "University" means the Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur.