Act Number: 59

Act Name: The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-19

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 4: Incorporation of institutes.
    (1) Each of the Institutes mentioned in section 2 shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, by its name, sue and be sued.
     1[(1A) The College of Engineering and Technology, Delhi shall, on such incorporation, be called the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
     2[(1B) The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Assam shall, on such incorporation, be called the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.]
     3[(1C) The University of Roorkee, Roorkee shall, on such incorporation, be called the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.]
     4[(1D) The Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University shall, on such incorporation, be called the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.]
     5[(IE) The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad shall, on such incorporation, be called the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.]
     (2) The body corporate constituting each of the said Institutes shall consist of a Chairman, a Director and other members of the Board for the time being of the Institute.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 29 of 1963, s. 4 (w.e.f. 13-9-1963).
2. Ins. by Act 35 of 1994, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-9-1994).
3. Ins. by Act 16 of 2002, s. 4 (w.e.f. 21-9-2001).
4. Ins. by Act 34 of 2012, s. 4 (w.e.f. 29-6-2012).
5. The words in brackets shall stand inserted (date to be notified) by Act 41 of 2016, s. 4.
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