Section 3:
Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Governing Council nominated under clause (a)
of section 11;
(b) "Dean", in relation to any Institute campus, means the Dean of such Institute campus;
(c) "design" means a rational, logical and sequential innovative process for the purpose of
transferring culture to viable products and services and for providing a competitive edge to products
and services, and includes industrial design, communication design, textile and apparel design,
lifestyle design, experiential design, exhibition design, craft and traditional sector design;
1[(d) "Director", in relation to any Institute, means the Director of such Institute as appointed under section 18;]
2[(e) "Fund", in relation to any Institute, means the Fund of such Institute as maintained under
section 23;]
3[(f) "Governing Council", in relation to any Institute, means the Governing Council of such
Institute as constituted under section 11;]
4[(g) "Institute" means any of the institutions mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule;]
5[(h) "Institute campus" means the campus of an Institute as may be established by such Institute
at any place within India or outside India;]
(i) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
6[(k) "Registrar" in relation to any Institute, means the Registrar of such Institute as appointed
under section 20];
7[(ka) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to this Act;]
8[(l) "Senate", in relation to any Institute, means the Senate of such Institute;]
9[(m) "Society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
(21 of 1860), and mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;]
10[(n) "Statutes" and "Ordinances", in relation to any Institute, mean the Statutes and the
Ordinances of such Institute made under this Act.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (d) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (e) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
3. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (f) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
4. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (g) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
5. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (h) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
6. Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 5, for clause (k) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
7. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
8. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (l) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
9. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (m) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).
10. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for clause (n) (w.e.f. 13-1-2020).