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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

(5) “campus” means campus (single or multiple locations within the city) of the institution
deemed to be University wherein its facilities, faculty, staff, students, and Academic
Departments are situated;
(6) “centre” means a centre of studies of the institution deemed to be University;
(7) “Chancellor”, “Vice-Chancellor”, and “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” means the Chancellor,
Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the institution deemed to be University,
respectively;
(8) “college” means any institution whether affiliated college or constituent college,
known as such or by any other name and provides undergraduate or postgraduate or
Ph.D. programmes or all together, for obtaining any qualification from a University, in
accordance with the rules and regulations of such University, which has been recognised
as competent by the University Grants Commission to provide such programmes or
courses of study;

(9) “constituent college” means a college operating under the administrative, academic,
and financial control of the sponsoring body;

(10) “constituent unit” means an academic unit (Schools or centres or departments) of the
institution existing on the date of submission of a proposal to declare an institution to
be an institution deemed to be University;

(11) “Department” means a department of studies of the institution deemed to be University;
(12) “distinct category” means an existing institution or an institution starting from the
beginning with the focus on teaching or research in the unique disciplines or addressing
the strategic needs of the country or engaged in the preservation of Indian cultural
heritage or preservation of the environment or dedicated to skill development or
dedicated to sports or languages or any other discipline, as so determined by the Expert
Committee approved by the Chairman of the Commission;
(13) “Executive Council” means the executive council of the institution deemed to be
University;
(14) “Expert Committee” means a committee consisting of academics and other experts
from other fields and includes representatives of the statutory bodies and approved by
the Chairman of the Commission;
(15) “Government” means the Department in the Ministry of Education in the Central
Government dealing with the higher education;

(16) “institution” means an institution of higher education engaged in teaching and research
at the undergraduate, post-graduate or higher level;

(17) “institution deemed to be University” means an institution of higher education so
declared by the Central Government by notification under section 3 of the Act, on the
advice of the Commission;

(18) “main campus” means the campus of the institution deemed to be University, where its
major facilities, faculty, staff, students, academic departments and administration are
situated;

(19) “NAAC” means the National Assessment and Accreditation Council;
(20) “NBA” means the National Board of Accreditation;
(21) “necessary infrastructure” means the infrastructure required under the norms of the
concerned statutory body or the Commission, as the case may be;

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