Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-private Partnership) Act, 2017

Year: 2017

Enactment Date: 2017-08-09

Long Title: An Act to declare certain Indian Institutes of Information Technology established under public-private partnership as 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 6: Objects of Institute.
    Every Institute shall have the following objectives, namely:—
         (a) to emerge amongst the foremost institutions in information technology and allied fields of knowledge in the global context;
         (b) to advance new knowledge and innovation in information technology and allied fields to empower the nation to the forefront in the global context;
         (c) to develop competent and capable youth imbued with the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship with the social and environmental orientation to meet the knowledge needs of the country and provide global leadership in information technology and allied fields;
         (d) to promote and provide transparency of highest order in matters of admission, appointment to various positions, academic evaluation, administration and finance.
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