Section 2 in Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Admissions into Under Graduate Professional courses in Planning and Architecture (B. Arch, B. Planning and other related courses) Rules, 2006
2. Definitions.
- (i) In these rules, unless the context to otherwise requires.(a)"Act" means the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, (Andhra Pradesh Act No.5 of 1983).(b)"Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee" (AFRC) means Committee established and Constituted by the Government for regulating the admissions and for fixing the fees to be charged from candidates seeking admission into Unaided Minority and Non Minority Professional institutions.(c)"Common Entrance Test" means PACET/PACET- AC, the examination conducted for assigning rank on merit to candidates, which will be the basis for admission of the candidates into the first year of concerned Under Graduate Courses in various Professional Institutions offering B. Arch and B. Planning in the State.(d)"Competent Authority" means the Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education.(e)"Concerned Minority" means the Linguistic or Religious Minority status accorded to the Minority Institution by the Government.(f)"Convenor of PACET Admissions" means the Commissioner/Director of Technical Education or any other officer of such rank, nominated by the Competent Authority for selection and allotment of candidates for admission.(g)Convenor, PACET-AC Admissions means a person nominated by the Associations of Unaided Professional Colleges for selection and allotment of qualified candidates for admission.(h)Eligible Candidate means the candidate who is eligible for admission as per the eligibility criteria prescribed under Rule-4 hereunder.(i)"Government" means State Government of Andhra Pradesh.(j)"Inspecting Authority" means the Authority/Officer appointed by the AFRC for inspecting and scrutinizing the Admissions of the candidates made in the Unaided Professional Institutions offering Under Graduate Professional Courses of Planning and Architecture.(k)"Institutions" means, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, all the Professional Institutions imparting Professional Courses in planning and Architecture and other related courses.(1)"Minority professional Institution" means the institution imparting professional education established and administered for and by the concerned minority and recognized by the Government as such.(m)"Non-Resident Indian" (NRI) means a candidate born to a parent of Indian origin residing outside the country and who has passed the qualifying examination or its equivalent.(n)"Qualified Candidate" means the candidate who has appeared for the Common Entrance Test for admission into related professional Course and has been assigned ranking in the Common Merit List as per Rule 5/11 of the Andhra Pradesh Planning and Architecture Common Entrance Test (PACET/ PACET-AC) for entry into 5 year B. Arch and 4 year B. Planning and other related courses Rules, 2004.(o)"Qualifying Examination" means the examination of the minimum qualification, passing of which entitles one to seek admission into the relevant Professional Course as prescribed Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Planning and Architecture Common Entrance Test for entry into 5 year Arch, 4 year B. Planning and other related courses, Rules 2004.(p)"Single Window System" means a system by which available seats in all the Institutions are offered through Common Centralized Counselling or Decentralized Online Counselling to qualified candidates in order of merit in the Common Entrance Test.(q)"State Council" means the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Council of Higher Education Act. 1988 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 16 of 1988).(r)"University" means the University concerned in which the particular courses are offered.(ii)Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee Act, 1983. (Andhra Pradesh Act 5 of 1983) and in the Andhra Pradesh Planning & Architecture Common Entrance Test (PACET/PACET-AC) for entry into 5-year B.Arch, 4-year Planning and other related courses Rules, 2004.
