In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) Act means the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standard) Act, 2012; (b) application fee means amount deposited by the sponsoring body along with the proposal and project report to establish a university in private sector; (c) off-campus center means a center of the private university established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff; (d) off-shore campus means a campus of the private university established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff; (e) off-campus centre off-shore campus and study centre as defined under these Regulations shall be applicable to the universities as defined under 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956; (f) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act: (g) Private university means university duly established through a State Act by a sponsoring body viz. a Society registered under the Meghalaya Registration of Societies Act, 1983 or any other corresponding law for the time being in force in a State or a Public Trust or a Company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956; (h) State Government means the State Government of Meghalaya; (i) study center means a center established ad maintained or recognized by the university for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; and (j) Student means a person duly admitted and pursuing a programme of study;
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -<br> (a) Act means the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standard) Act, 2012;<br> (b) application fee means amount deposited by the sponsoring body along with the proposal and project report to establish a university in private sector;<br> (c) off-campus center means a center of the private university established by it outside the main campus (within or outside the State) operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff;<br> (d) off-shore campus means a campus of the private university established by it outside the country, operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the universitys compliment of facilities, faculty and staff;<br> (e) off-campus centre off-shore campus and study centre as defined under these Regulations shall be applicable to the universities as defined under 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956;<br> (f) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act:<br> (g) Private university means university duly established through a State Act by a sponsoring body viz. a Society registered under the Meghalaya Registration of Societies Act, 1983 or any other corresponding law for the time being in force in a State or a Public Trust or a Company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956;<br> (h) State Government means the State Government of Meghalaya;<br> (i) study center means a center established ad maintained or recognized by the university for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the context of distance education; and<br> (j) Student means a person duly admitted and pursuing a programme of study; <br>