Section 3(n) in The Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017
(n)"society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or the Mysore Societies' Registration Act, 1960 (17 of 1960) or the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973 (44 of 1973) or the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (27 of 1975) or the Jammu and Kashmir Societies Registration Act, 1998 (VI of 1998) mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule.
