University of Technology and Management Act, 2010
No: 3 Dated: Jan, 04 2011
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2010
ACT NO. 3 OF 2011
An Act to establish and incorporate a University in the name of University of Technology and Management with facilities for education, training and research in the areas of applied sciences, technology, management, medicine, fashion & design, law and other related studies sponsored by Hydrocarbons Education & Research Society, registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 at New Delhi and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislative of the State of Meghalaya in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. Short title and commencement:- . (1) This Act may be called the University of Technology and Management Act, 2010.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise required:-
(a) “Academic Council” mean s the Academic Council of the University;
(b) “Act” means the University of Technology and Management Act, 2010;
(c) “BCI” means the Bar Council of India;
(d) “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the University;
(e) “Career Academy Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of receiving telecast, e-mail, internet, interactive talk back, conducting training, organize lectures, seminars and workshops, advising, counseling or rendering any other assistance required by the students;
(f) “Chancellor” means Chancellor of the University;
(g) “Constituent Institute” means a School or an institute, regional center, study center, off-campus center, career academy center established by the University;
(h) “Council for Technical Education” means the All India Council for Technical Education established under section (3) of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
(i) “Dean” means the Dean of a Faculty of the University;
(j) “Director” in relation to a constituent school/department, means the head of the constituent school/department, and includes, where there is no Dean, the senior most professor or any other person for the time being appointed to act as Dean;
(k) “Distance Education System” means the system of imparting education through any means of information technology and communication such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence course, seminar, contact program or a combination of any two or more such means;
(l) “Employee” means employee appointed by the University and includes teachers, administrative and other support staff of the University or a constituent school/department/institute maintained by the University;
(m) “Faculty” means faculty of the University;
(n) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University;
(o) “Government” means the Government of Meghalaya;
(p) “Hall” means a unit of residence for students maintained or recognized by the University or a constituent school/department;
(q) “MCI” means the Medical Council of India;
(r) “Off-Campus Centre” means a centre of the University established by it outside the territory of its main campus but within the State of Meghalaya operated and maintained as its constituent unit, having the University’s complement of facilities and staff;
(s) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Statutes;
(t) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the University;
(u) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordination and supervising the work of Study Centres within the State and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Board of Management;
(v) “Sponsor” means Hydrocarbons Education and Research Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 having its registered office at PHDCCI, PHD House, III Floor, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110 016;
(w) “State” means the State of Meghalaya;
(x) “Statutes” and “Rules” mean, respectively, the Statutes and Rules of the University;
(y) “Study Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
(z) “Teacher” means a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor / Lecturer or such other person as may be appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in the University or in a Constituent and includes the Principal of Constituent School;
(za) “UGC” means University Grants Commission established under University Grants Commission Act, 1956;
(zb) “University” means University of Technology and Management established under this Act; and
(zc) “Visitor” means the Visitor of the University.