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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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance.
3 Definitions.
4 Incorporation of institutes.
5 Effect of incorporation of institutes.
5A Effect of incorporation of Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
5B Effect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.
6 Powers of Institutes.
7 Institutes to be open to all races, creeds and classes.
8 Teaching at Institute.
9 Visitor.
10 Authorities of Institutes.
11 Board of Governors.
12 Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Board.
13 Functions of Board.
14 Senate.
15 Functions of Senate.
16 Chairman of Board.
17 Director.
18 Deputy Director.
19 Registrar.
20 Other authorities and officers.
21 Grants by Central Government.
22 Fund of the Institute.
23 Accounts and audit.
24 Pension and provident fund.
25 Appointments.
26 Statutes.
27 Statutes how made.
28 Ordinances.
29 Ordinances how made.
30 Tribunal of Arbitration.
31 Establishment of Council.
32 Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Council.
33 Functions of Council.
34 Chairman of Council.
35 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.
36 Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies.
37 Power to remove difficulties.
38 Transitional provisions.
39 Repeal and savings.
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