Act 59 of 1961

The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

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.

  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Department of Higher Education
  • Enacted 1961-12-19
  • 41 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement. Read
2 Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance. Read
3 Definitions. Read
4 Incorporation of institutes. Read
5 Effect of incorporation of institutes. Read
5A Effect of incorporation of Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Read
5B Effect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. Read
6 Powers of Institutes. Read
7 Institutes to be open to all races, creeds and classes. Read
8 Teaching at Institute. Read
9 Visitor. Read
10 Authorities of Institutes. Read
11 Board of Governors. Read
12 Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Board. Read
13 Functions of Board. Read
14 Senate. Read
15 Functions of Senate. Read
16 Chairman of Board. Read
17 Director. Read
18 Deputy Director. Read
19 Registrar. Read
20 Other authorities and officers. Read
21 Grants by Central Government. Read
22 Fund of the Institute. Read
23 Accounts and audit. Read
24 Pension and provident fund. Read
25 Appointments. Read
26 Statutes. Read
27 Statutes how made. Read
28 Ordinances. Read
29 Ordinances how made. Read
30 Tribunal of Arbitration. Read
31 Establishment of Council. Read
32 Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Council. Read
33 Functions of Council. Read
34 Chairman of Council. Read
35 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter. Read
36 Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies. Read
37 Power to remove difficulties. Read
38 Transitional provisions. Read
39 Repeal and savings. Read
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