Section 1

Short title and commencement.

The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

  • Act 59 of 1961
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Department of Higher Education
About this Act

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.

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    (1) This Act may be called the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.
     (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

Notes

1. 1st April, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 929, dated 23rd March, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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