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The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Central

An Act to declare certain institutions of technology to be institutions of national importance and to provide for certain matters connected with such institutions and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Act number
59 of 1961
Ministry
Ministry of Education
Department
Department of Higher Education
Enacted
19 Dec 1961

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41 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Incorporation of institutes.
  5. Section 5Effect of incorporation of institutes.
  6. Section 5AEffect of incorporation of Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
  7. Section 5BEffect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.
  8. Section 6Powers of Institutes.
  9. Section 7Institutes to be open to all races, creeds and classes.
  10. Section 8Teaching at Institute.
  11. Section 9Visitor.
  12. Section 10Authorities of Institutes.
  13. Section 11Board of Governors.
  14. Section 12Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Board.
  15. Section 13Functions of Board.
  16. Section 14Senate.
  17. Section 15Functions of Senate.
  18. Section 16Chairman of Board.
  19. Section 17Director.
  20. Section 18Deputy Director.
  21. Section 19Registrar.
  22. Section 20Other authorities and officers.
  23. Section 21Grants by Central Government.
  24. Section 22Fund of the Institute.
  25. Section 23Accounts and audit.
  26. Section 24Pension and provident fund.
  27. Section 25Appointments.
  28. Section 26Statutes.
  29. Section 27Statutes how made.
  30. Section 28Ordinances.
  31. Section 29Ordinances how made.
  32. Section 30Tribunal of Arbitration.
  33. Section 31Establishment of Council.
  34. Section 32Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Council.
  35. Section 33Functions of Council.
  36. Section 34Chairman of Council.
  37. Section 35Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.
  38. Section 36Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies.
  39. Section 37Power to remove difficulties.
  40. Section 38Transitional provisions.
  41. Section 39Repeal and savings.