Section 2(n) in APG (Alakh Prakash Goyal) Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012
(n)"regulating body" means a body established by the Central Government for laying down norms and conditions for ensuring academic standards of higher education, such as University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education, National Council of Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Pharmaceutical Council of India, National Council of Assessment and Accreditation, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Distance Education Council, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission etc. and includes the Government;
