1.1 Short Title and Commencement
1. These by-laws may be called the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (Services) By-laws.

2.They shall be deemed to have into force on 22nd January, 1966

3. Application

1. These by-laws shall apply to every-employee of the Institute
2. Not withstanding anything contained in clause(1), the Executive Council may, by agreement with any employee make such special provision regarding by-laws shall not apply to employee to the extent to which the special provision are inconsistent therewith

4. Interpretation

1. In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires
   1. "Administrative Officer" it means the Administrative Officer of the Institute
   2. "Appointing Authority" in relation to any post under the institute, means the authority competent to make appointments to that post under these by-laws
   3. "Borrowed Employee" means an employee of any other authority whose services are obtained by the Institute on loan
   4. "Controlling authority" means
      1. in relation to post in Grade IV, the Administrative Officer
      2. in relation to posts in other grades, the Director
      NOTE: With the abolition of the post the words "Administrative Officer" are proposed to be replaced with the words "Assistant Director"
   5. "Employee" means a person serving the Institute in any post specified in the First Schedule
   6. "Foreign Service" means service for which an employee receives, with the approval of the Controlling Authority, his pay from any source other than the funds of the Institute
   7. "Pay" means the pay admissible on the relevant date and includes special pay and personal pay, but shall not include any allowances, fee or harmonium and
   8. "Schedule" means a schedule to these by-laws

5. All words and exceptions used but not defined in these by-laws and defined in the rules of the Institute shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the said rules