Act Number: 29

Act Name: The National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007

Year: 2007

Enactment Date: 2007-06-05

Long Title: An Act to declare 1certain institutions of technology, science education and research to be Institutions of national importance and to provide for instructions and research in branches of engineering, technology, management, education, sciences and arts and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such branches and for certain other matters connected with such institutions.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 11A: Board of Institutes of Second Schedule and Third Schedule.
    1[11A. Boards of Institute of 2[Second Schedule and Third Schedule].-- The Board of every Institute mentioned in 3[the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule] shall consist of the following members, namely:--
         (a) the Chairperson to be nominated by the Visitor;
         (b) Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, or his nominee not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, ex officio;
         (c) Director of the Institute, ex officio;
         (d) Director of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, ex officio;
         (e) Director of one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, to be nominated by the Central Government;
         (f) two Secretaries to the Government of India, to be nominated by the Central Government representing its Scientific or Industrial Ministries;
         (g) Chief Secretary of the State in which the Institute is located, or his nominee not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, ex officio;
         (h) two professors of the Institute to be nominated by the Senate;
         (i) two eminent scientists, to be nominated by the Council, having special knowledge of practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science, one of whom shall be a woman; and
         (j) Financial Advisor, Ministry of Human Resource Development, ex officio.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s.9, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-6-2012).
2. Subs. by Act 9 of 2014, s.6, for "Second Schedule" (w.e.f. 4-3-2014).
3. Subs. by s.6, ibid., for "the Second Schedule" (w.e.f. 4-3-2014).
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