Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-12-08

Long Title: An Act to declare certain institutions of information technology to be institutions of national importance, with a view to develop new knowledge in information technology and to provide manpower of global standards for the information technology industry and to provide for certain other matters connected with such institutions or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 33: Statutes.
    Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
         (a) the conferment of honorary degree;
         (b) the formation of departments of teaching;
         (c) the fees to be charged for courses of study in the Institute and for admission to the examinations of degrees and diplomas of the Institute;
         (d) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
         (e) the terms of office and the method of appointment of officers of the Institute;
         (f) the qualifications of teachers of the Institute;
         (g) the classification, the method of appointment and the determination of the terms and conditions of service of teachers and other staff of the Institute;
         (h) the constitution of pension, insurance and provident funds for the benefit of the officers, teachers and other staff of the Institute;
         (i) the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the Institute;
         (j) the establishment and maintenance of halls and hostels;
         (k) the conditions of residence of students of the Institute and the levying of fees for residence in the halls and hostels and of other charges;
         (l) the allowances to be paid to the Chairperson and members of the Board;
         (m) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the Board; and
         (n) the meetings of the Board, the Senate, or any Committee, the quorum at such meetings and the procedure to be followed in the conduct of their business.
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