THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2014 
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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance. 
3.  Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 

THE INSTITUTES 

4.  Incorporation of Institutes. 
5.  Effect of incorporation of Institutes. 
6.  Objects of Institute. 
7.  Powers and functions of Institute. 
8.  Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes. 
9.  Teaching at Institute. 
10.  Institute to be a distinct legal entity not-for-profit. 
11.  Visitor. 

AUTHORITIES OF CENTRALLY FUNDED INDIAN INSTITUTEOF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

CHAPTER III 

12.  Authorities of Institute. 
13.  Board of Governors. 
14.  Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Board. 
15.  Powers and functions of Board of Governors. 
16.  Senate. 
17.  Powers and functions of Senate. 
18.  Finance Committee. 
19.  Power and functions of Finance Committee. 
20.  Building and Works Committee. 
21.  Powers and functions of Building and Works Committee. 
22.  Research Council. 
23.  Meetings. 
24.  Director. 
25.  Registrar. 
26.  Other authorities and officers. 
27.  Review of performance of Institute. 

28.  Grants by Central Government. 
29.  Fund of Institute. 
30.  Accounts and audit. 

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ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

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SECTIONS 

31.  Pension and provident fund. 
32.  Appointments. 
33.  Statutes. 
34.  Statutes how to be made. 
35.  Ordinances. 
36.  Ordinances how to be made. 
37.  Tribunal of Arbitration. 
38.  Annual report of Director. 
39.  Annual report of each Institute. 

CHAPTER V 

THE COUNCIL 

40.  Council of Institutes. 
41.  Term of office and allowances payable to members of Council. 
42.  Function and duties of Council. 
43.  Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

44.  Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc. 
45.  Returns and information to be provided to Central Government. 
46.  Power of Central Government to issue directions. 
47.  Institute to be public authority under Right to Information Act. 
48.  Transitional provisions. 
49.  Power to remove difficulties. 
50.  Laying of rules and notification. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2014 

ACT NO. 30 OF 2014 

[8th December, 2014.] 

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. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Indian Institutes of Information 

Technology Act, 2014. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance.—Whereas the objects 
of the Institutes mentioned in the Schedule are such as to make them institutions of national importance, it 
is hereby declared that each such Institute is an institution of national importance. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) ―Board‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Board of Governors referred to in sub-section 

(1) of section 13; 

(b) ―Chairperson‖ means the Chairperson of the Board of Governors appointed under sub-section 

(2) of section 13; 

(c) ―Council‖ means the Council established under sub-section (1) of section 40; 

(d) ―Director‖ means the Director of the Institute; 

(e) ―existing Institute‖ means the institute mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule; 

(f) ―Institute‖ means any of the institutions mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule; 

(g) ―prescribed‖ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(h) ―Schedule‖ means the Schedule to this Act; 

(i) ―Senate‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Senate thereof; 

(j) ―Statutes‖ and ―Ordinances‖, in relation to any Institute, means the Statutes and Ordinances of 

the Institute made under this Act. 

CHAPTER II 

THE INSTITUTES 

4.  Incorporation  of  Institutes.—(1)  On  and  from  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  every  existing 

Institute, shall be a body corporate by the same name as mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule. 

(2) Every existing Institute referred to in column (5) of the Schedule shall have perpetual succession 
and  a  common  seal,  with  power,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  to  acquire,  hold  and  dispose  of 
property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued. 

1. 5th January, 2015, vide notification No. S.O. 41(E) , dated 5th January, 2015, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 

3(ii). 

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5. Effect of incorporation of Institutes.—On and from the commencement of this Act,— 

(a) any reference to a Society in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed as a reference 

to the corresponding Institute mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule; 

(b) all properties, movable and immovable, of or belonging to every existing Institute shall vest in 

the corresponding Institute mentioned under column (5) of the Schedule; 

(c) all rights and debts and other liabilities of every existing Institute mentioned in column (3) of 
the  Schedule  shall  be  transferred  to,  and  be  the  rights  and  liabilities  of,  the  corresponding  Institute 
mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule; 

(d) every person employed by every existing Institute mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule, 
immediately before such commencement shall hold his office or service in the corresponding Institute 
mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule, with the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon 
the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, 
provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same if this Act had not been enacted and 
shall  continue  to  do  so  unless  and  until  his  employment  is  terminated  or  until  such  tenure, 
remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Statutes: 

Provided that if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee, his employment may 
be terminated by the Institute in accordance with the terms of the contract with the employee or, if no 
provision  is  made  therein  in  this  behalf,  on  payment,  to  him  by  the  Institute,  of  compensation 
equivalent  to  three  months’  remuneration  in  case  of  permanent  employees  and  one  month’s 
remuneration in the case of other employees: 

Provided  further  that  any  reference,  by  whatever  form  of  words,  to  the  Director,  Registrar  and 
other officers of an existing Institute mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule, in any law for the time 
being  in  force,  or  in  any  instrument  or  other  document,  shall  be  construed  as  a  reference  to  the 
Director, Registrar and other officers of the corresponding Institute mentioned in column  (5) of the 
Schedule; 

(e)  every  person  pursuing,  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  any  academic  or  research 
course in every existing Institute mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule, shall be deemed to have 
migrated and registered with the corresponding Institute mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule, on 
such commencement at the same level of course in the Institute from which such person migrated; 

(f)  all  suits  and  other  legal  proceedings  instituted  or  which  could  have  been  instituted  by  or 
against  an  existing  Institute,  mentioned  in  column  (3)  of  the  Schedule,  immediately  before  the 
commencement of this Act shall be continued or instituted by or against the corresponding Institute 
mentioned in column (5) of the Schedule. 

6. Objects of Institute.—Each Institute shall have the following objects, namely:— 

(a)  to  emerge  amongst  the  foremost  institutions  in  information  technology  and  allied  fields  of 

knowledge; 

(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, appointments to 

various positions, academic evaluation, administration and finance. 

7. Powers and functions of Institute.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every Institute shall 

exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:— 

(a)  to  provide  instruction  in  such  fields  of  knowledge  concerning  information  technology  and 
allied  areas  as  such  Institute  may  think  fit,  for  the  advancement  of  learning  and  dissemination  of 
knowledge; 

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(b)  to  lead,  organise  and  conduct  research  and  innovation  in  information  technology  and  allied 
fields  of  knowledge  in  such  manner  as  the  Institute  may  think  fit,  including  in  collaboration  or  in 
association with any other Institute, educational institution, research organisation or body corporate; 

(c)  to  hold  examinations  and  grant  degrees,  diplomas  and  other  academic  distinctions  or  titles; 

and to confer honorary degrees; 

(d)to institute teaching, research or other academic positions, required by the Institute with such 
designations as it may deem fit, and to appoint persons on tenure, term or otherwise to such positions, 
other than the post of Director in accordance with the policy laid down by the Council; 

(e)  to  appoint  persons  working  in  any  other  Institute  or  educational  institution  or  involved  in 
research of significance in any industry as adjunct, guest or visiting faculty of the Institute on such 
terms and for such duration as the Institute may decide; 

(f) to create administrative and other posts and to make appointments thereto in accordance with 

the policy laid down by the Council; 

(g)  to  make  provision  for  dissemination  of  knowledge  emerging  from  research  and  for  that 
purpose  to  enter  into  such  arrangements,  including  consultancy  and  advisory  services,  with  other 
institutions, industry, civil society or other organisations, as the Institute may deem necessary; 

(h)  to  create  a  website,  highlight  all  information  not  restricted  to  those  related  to  students, 
admission, fee, administrative structure, policies including recruitment rules, faculty and non-faculty 
posts, annual reports and financial details including statement of account of the Institute; 

(i) to determine, specify and receive payment of the charges, as the Institute may deem fit, from 
person,  institution  or  body  corporate  for  services,  including  training,  consultancy  and  advisory 
services, provided by the Institute; 

(j) to deal with any property belonging to or vested in, the Institute in such manner as the Institute 

may deem fit for advancing the objects of the Institute: 

Provided  that  where  the  land  for  the  Institute  has  been  provided  free  of  cost  by  a  State 

Government, such land may be disposed of only with the prior approval of such State Government; 

(k)  to  receive  gifts,  grants,  donations  or  benefactions  from  the  Government  and  to  receive 
bequests,  donations  and  transfers  of  movable  or  immovable  properties  from  testators,  donors  or 
transferors, as the case may be; 

(l)  to  co-operate  with  educational  or  other  institutions  in  any  part  of  the  world  having  objects 
wholly or partly similar to those of the Institute by exchange of teachers and scholars and generally in 
such manner as may be conducive to their common objects; 

(m) to establish and maintain such infrastructure as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to 

the attainment of the objects of the Institute; 

(n) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes and medals; 

(o) to strive to meet the technological needs of the States and the Union territories by supporting 

technical educational institutions; and 

(p) to do all such things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or 

any of the objects of the Institute. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (j), an Institute shall not dispose of in any manner 

any immovable property, without the prior approval of the Visitor. 

8.  Institute  to  be  open  to  all  races,  creeds  and  classes.—(1)  Every  Institute  shall  be  open  to  all 
persons  irrespective  of  gender,  caste,  creed,  disability,  domicile,  ethnicity,  social  or  economic 
background. 

(2) No bequest, donation or transfer of any property shall be accepted by any Institute which in the 

opinion of the Council involves conditions or obligations opposed to the spirit and object of this section. 

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(3)  Admissions  to  every  programme  of  study  in  each  Institute  shall  be  based  on  merit  assessed 
through transparent and reasonable criteria disclosed through its prospectus, prior to the commencement 
of the process of admission by such Institute: 

Provided that  every  such  Institute shall be  a  Central Educational  Institution  for the  purposes  of the 

Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 (5 of 2007). 

9. Teaching at Institute.—All teaching at each of the Institute shall be conducted by or in the name 

of the Institute in accordance with the Statutes and Ordinances made in this behalf. 

10.  Institute  to  be  a  distinct  legal  entity  not-for-profit.—Each  Institute  shall  be  a  not-for-profit 
legal entity and no part of the surplus, if any, in revenue of such Institute, after meeting all expenditure in 
regard to its operations under this Act, shall be invested for any purpose other than for the growth and 
development of such Institute or for conducting research therein. 

11. Visitor.—(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of every Institute. 

(2) The Visitor may appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress of any Institute and 

to hold inquiries into the affairs thereof and to report thereon in such manner as the Visitor may direct. 

(3) Upon receipt of any such report, the Visitor may take such action and issue such directions as he 
considers  necessary  in  respect  of  any  of  the  matters  dealt  with  in  the  report  and  the  Institute  shall  be 
bound to comply with such directions within a reasonable time. 

AUTHORITIES OF CENTRALLY FUNDED INDIAN INSTITUTEOF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

12. Authorities of Institute.—The following shall be the authorities of an Institute, namely:— 

CHAPTER III 

(a) Board of Governors; 

(b) Senate; 

(c) Finance Committee; 

(d) Building and Works Committee; 

(e) Research Council; 

(f) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the Institute. 

13.  Board  of  Governors.—(1)  The  Board  of  Governors  of  each  Institute  shall  be  the  principal 

executive body of that Institute. 

(2) The Board of Governors of each Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

(a) a Chairperson, an eminent technologist or industrialist or educationist to be nominated by the 

Visitor from a panel of three names recommended by the Central Government; 

(b) Secretary incharge of Information Technology or Higher Education in the State in which the 

Institute is located, ex officio; 

(c) one representative of the Department of Higher Education, Government of India dealing with 

Indian Institute of Information Technology, ex officio; 

(d)one  representative  of  the  Ministry  of  Communication  and  Information  Technology, 

Government of India, ex officio; 

(e) Director of Indian Institute of Technology to be nominated by the Central Government; 

(f) Director of Indian Institute of Management to be nominated by the Central Government; 

(g)  four  persons  having  special  knowledge  or  practical  experience  in  respect  of  information 

technology or engineering or science or allied areas to be nominated by the Council; 

(h) two Professors of the Institute nominated by the Senate; 

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(i) Director of the Institute, ex officio; 

(j) the Registrar, ex officio Secretary. 

14.  Term  of  office  of,  vacancies  among,  and  allowances  payable  to,  members  of  Board.—(1) 
Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of member of the Board, other than the  ex 
officio member, shall be three years from the date of nomination. 

(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is a member. 

(3) The term of office of a member nominated under clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 13 shall 

be two years from the date of nomination. 

(4) A member of the Board, other than an  ex officio member, who fails to attend three consecutive 

meetings of the Board, shall cease to a member of the Board. 

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an outgoing member shall, unless the Council 

directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member in his place. 

(6) Members of the Board shall be entitled to such allowances, as may be specified in the Statutes, for 

attending meetings of the Board or as may be convened by the Institute. 

15. Powers  and functions  of  Board of  Governors.—(1)  Subject to the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the 
Board of every Institute shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and control of the 
affairs  of  the  Institute  and  shall  have  the  power  to  frame,  amend,  modify  or  rescind  the  Statutes  and 
Ordinances governing the affairs of the Institute to achieve the objects specified in section 6. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have the following powers, 

namely:— 

(a)  to  take  decisions  on  questions  of  policy  relating  to  the  administration  and  working  of  the 

Institute; 

(b) to establish departments, faculties or schools of studies and initiate programmes or courses of 

study at the Institute; 

(c) to examine and approve the annual budget estimates of such Institute; 

(d) to examine and approve the plan for development of such Institute and to identify sources of 

finance for implementation of the plan; 

(e)  to  create  teaching  and  other  academic  posts,  to  determine,  by  Statutes,  the  number  and 
emoluments  of  such  posts  and  to  define  the  duties  and  conditions  of  service  of  teachers  and  other 
academic staff: 

Provided  that  the  Board  shall  not  take  action  otherwise  than  on  consideration  of  the 

recommendations of the Senate; 

(f) to provide, by Statutes, the qualifications, criteria and processes for appointment to teaching 

and other posts in such Institute; 

(g)  to  fix  fees,  by  the  Statutes  and  other  charges  to  be  demanded  for  pursuit  of  studies  in  the 

Institute; 

(h) to make Statutes governing the administration, management and operations of such Institute; 

and 

(i) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed 

upon it by this Act or Statutes. 

(3)  The  Board  shall  have  the  power  to  appoint  such  committees,  as  it  considers  necessary  for  the 

exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Act. 

(4)  The  Board  shall  conduct  an  annual  review  of  the  performance  of  the  Director  with  specific 

reference to his leadership in the context of the achievement of the objects of the Institute. 

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(5)  Where  in  the  opinion  of  the  Director  or  the  Chairperson,  the  situation  is  so  emergent  that  an 
immediate decision needs to be taken in the interest of the Institute, the Chairperson, in consultation with 
the Director may issue such orders as may be necessary, recording the grounds for his opinion: 

Provided that such orders shall be submitted for ratification of the Board in the next meeting. 

16. Senate.—(1) The Senate of each Institute shall consist of the following persons, namely:— 

(a) Director of the Institute, ex officio Chairperson; 

(b) Deputy Director, ex officio; 

(c) Deans, ex officio; 

(d) Heads of the Departments of the Institute, ex officio; 

(e) all Professors other than the Deans or Heads of the Departments; 

(f) three persons from amongst educationists of repute or persons from another field related to the 
activities of the Institute who are not in service of the Institute, nominated by the Board of Governors; 

(g)  three  persons  who  are  not  members  of  teaching  staff  co-opted  by  the  Senate  for  their 

specialised knowledge; 

(h) Registrar of the Institute, ex officio Secretary. 

(2) The term of office of members other than ex officio member shall be two years from the date of 

nomination. 

(3) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is a member. 

17. Powers and functions of Senate.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Senate shall be 
the  principal  academic  body  of  the  Institute  and  shall  have  the  power  to  enact,  amend,  modify 
Ordinances, governing academic matters and the affairs and well-being of students in the Institute. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Senate shall have the following powers, 

namely:— 

(a) to specify the criteria and process for admission to courses or programmes of study offered by 

the Institute; 

(b) to recommend to the Board creation of teaching and other academic posts, determination of 
the  number  and  emoluments  of  such  posts  and  defining  the  duties  and  conditions  of  service  of 
teachers and other academic posts; 

(c) to recommend to the Board about commencement of new programmes or courses of study; 

(d)  to  specify  the  broad  academic  content  of  programmes  and  courses  of  study  and  undertake 

modifications therein; 

(e) to specify the academic calendar and approve grant of degrees, diplomas and other academic 

distinctions or titles; 

(f)  to  appoint  examiners,  moderators,  tabulators  and  such  other  personnel  for  different 

examinations; 

(g)  to  recognise  diplomas  and  degrees  or  Universities  and  other  Institutes  and  to  determine 

equivalence with the diplomas and degrees of the Institute; 

(h) to suggest measures for departmental co-ordination; 

(i) to make major recommendations to the Board of Governors on— 

(a) measures for improvement of standard of teaching, training and research; 

(b) institution of chairs, fellowships, scholarships, studentships, free-ships, medals and prizes 

and other related matters; 

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(c) establishment or abolition of departments or centres; and 

(d)  bye-laws  covering  the  academic  functioning  of  the  institute,  discipline,  residence, 
admissions,  examinations,  award  of  fellowships  and  studentships,  free-ships  concessions, 
attendance and other related matters; 

(j)  to  appoint  sub-committees  to  advise  on  such  specific  matters  as  may  be  referred  to  by  the 

Board of Governors or by itself; 

(k)  to  consider  the  recommendations  of  the  sub-committees  and  to  take  such  action  including 

making of recommendations to the Board of Governors as may be required; 

(l) to take periodical review of the activities of the Departments or Centres and to take appropriate 
action including making of recommendations to the Board of Governors with a view to maintain and 
improve the standards of instructions, in the institutions; and 

(m) to exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be assigned to it, by 

Statutes or otherwise, by the Board. 

18.Finance Committee.—(1)The Finance Committee of each Institute shall consist of the following 

persons, namely:— 

(a)  the  Chairperson,  Board  of  Governors,  ex  officio,  who  shall  be  the  Chairperson  of  the 

Committee; 

(b) one representative  of the  Government  of  India, Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development, 
Department  of  Higher  Education  handling  the  matters  relating  to  Indian  Institute  of  Information 
Technology, ex officio; 

(c)  one  representative  of  the  Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development, 

Department of Higher Education handling the matters relating to finance, ex officio; 

(d) two persons nominated by the Board; 

(e) the Director, ex officio; 

(f) the Officer incharge of Finance and Accounts of the Institute, ex officio Secretary. 

(2) The members of the Finance Committee other than ex officio members shall hold office for a term 

of three years. 

19.  Powers  and  functions  of  Finance  Committee.—The  Finance  Committee  shall  examine  the 
accounts, scrutinise proposals for expenditure and financial estimates of the Institute and thereafter submit 
it to the Board of Governors together with its comments for approval. 

20. Building and Works Committee.—The Building and Works Committee of each Institute shall 

consist of the following persons, namely:— 

(a) the Director, ex officio, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee; 

(b)  one  person  nominated  by  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  located  in  the  State  in  which  the 

Institute is situated; 

(c) one person nominated by the Board from amongst its members; 

(d) Dean, Planning and Development; 

(e)  a  civil  engineer  not  below  the  rank  of  superintending  engineer  in  the  Government  or 

Government Agency nominated by the Board; 

(f)  an  electrical  engineer  not  below  the  rank  of  superintending  engineer  in  the  Government  or 

Government Agency nominated by the Board; 

(g) the officer incharge of Estate of the Institute, ex officio Secretary. 

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21.  Powers  and  functions  of  Building  and  Works  Committee.—The  Building  and  Works 

Committee shall discharge the following powers and functions, namely:— 

(a) it shall be the responsibility of the Committee for construction of all major capital works after 

securing from the Board the necessary administrative approval and financial sanction; 

(b) it shall have the power to give the necessary administrative approval and financial sanction for 
all construction work and work pertaining to maintenance and repairs, within the grant place at the 
disposal of the Institute for the purpose; 

(c) it shall cause to be prepared estimates of cost of building and other capital work, minor works, 

repair, maintenance and the like; 

(d)  it  shall  be  responsible  for  making  technical  scrutiny  of  each  work  as  may  be  considered 

necessary by it; 

(e)  it  shall  be  responsible  for  enlistment  of  suitable  contractors  and  acceptance  of  tenders  and 

shall have the power to give direction for departmental works where necessary. 

22.  Research  Council.—(1)  Each  Institute  shall  establish  a  Research  Council  comprising  of  the 

Director and such other members as may be specified, by Statutes, by the Board. 

(2) The Research Council of each Institute shall— 

(a) interface with research funding organisations, industry and civil society to identify potential 

areas for research; 

(b) to organise and promote research in such Institute or in collaboration with any institution of 

higher learning or research laboratories; 

(c)  assist  teachers  in  obtaining  funding  from  external  sources  for research  projects  prepared  by 

them; 

(d)  provide,  out  of  the  funds  placed  at  its  disposal  by  the  Board,  research  resources  and  grant 

assistance for research projects proposed to be undertaken by teachers in such Institute; 

(e) provide for incubation of technology applications emerging from research and to protect and 

utilise the intellectual property obtained from research in the Institutes; 

(f)  make  provision  for  research  and  advisory  services  and  for  that  purpose  enter  into  such 
arrangements with other institutions, industry, civil society or other organisations and enable the fruits 
of research to be disseminated to industry and society through such arrangements; 

(g) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to it by Statutes. 

23. Meetings.—(1) The Chairperson shall ordinarily preside over the meetings of the Board, Finance 

Committee and at the convocations of the Institute. 

(2)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chairperson  to  ensure  that  the  decisions  taken  by  the  Board  are 

implemented. 

(3)  The  Chairperson  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be 

assigned to him by this Act or the Statutes. 

24. Director.—(1) The Director of a Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government from a 
panel of names recommended in order of merit by a search-cum-selection committee with prior approval 
of the Visitor. 

(2) The search-cum-selection committee shall consist of the following, namely:— 

(a)  an  eminent  person  to  be  nominated  by  the  Minister  in  charge  of  Human  Resource 

Development in the Government of India as Chairperson of the Committee; 

(b)  the  Chairperson,  Board  of  Governors  of  the  concerned  Indian  Institutes  of  Information 

Technology – Member, ex officio; 

(c) Secretary incharge of Higher Education in the Government of India – Member, ex officio; 

(d)  Director  of  a  Indian  Institutes  of  Information  Technology  to  be  nominated  by  Minister 

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incharge of Human Resource Development – Member, ex officio; 

(e)  a  person  of  eminence  in  the  field  of  information  technology  to  be  nominated  by  Minister 

incharge of Human Resource Development; 

(f) Head of Bureau, Ministry of Human Resource Development dealing with Indian Institutes of 

Information Technology – non-member Secretary, ex officio. 

(3) The Director shall be appointed on such terms and conditions of service as may be provided by 

the Statutes. 

(4)  The  Director  shall  be  the  principal  academic  and  executive  officer  of  the  Institute  and  shall  be 
responsible  for  the  implementation  of  the  decisions  of  the  Board  and  Senate  and  day-to-day 
administration of the Institute. 

(5) The Director shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to 

him by this Act or the Statutes or delegated by the Board or the Senate or the Ordinances. 

(6) The Director shall submit annual reports and audited accounts to the Board. 

(7) The Director may during his absence from the headquarters, authorise the Deputy Director or one 
of  the  Deans  or  the  senior  most  Professor  present,  to  sanction  advances  for  travelling  allowances, 
contingencies and medical treatment of the staff and sign and countersign bills on his behalf and authorise 
to the Deputy Director or one of the Dean or the senior most Professor present, by him in writing. 

25. Registrar.—(1) The Registrar of every Institute shall be appointed on such terms and conditions 
as may be laid down by the Statutes and shall be the custodian of records, the common seal, the funds of 
the Institute and such other property of the Institute as the Board shall commit to his charge. 

(2)  The  Registrar  shall  act  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  Senate  and  such  committees  as  may  be 

prescribed by the Statutes. 

(3) The Registrar shall be responsible to the Director for the proper discharge of his functions. 

(4) The Registrar shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned 

to him by this Act or the Statutes or by the Director. 

26.  Other  authorities  and  officers.—(1)  The  Board  may,  by  Statutes,  declare  such  other  posts  as 

authorities of the Institute and specify the duties and function of each such authority. 

(2) The Board may constitute such authorities as it may deem fit for proper management of affairs of 

the Institute. 

27.  Review  of  performance  of  Institute.—(1)  Each  Institute  shall,  within  five  years  from  the 
establishment and incorporation of Institute under this Act and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth 
year, constitute, with the prior approval of the Central Government, a Committee to evaluate and review 
the performance of the Institute in achievement of its objects in the said period. 

(2)  The  Committee  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  consist  of  members  of  acknowledged  repute  in 
academia or industry, drawn from such fields of knowledge as may have relevance to teaching, learning 
and research in such Institute. 

(3) The Committee shall assess the performance of Institute and make recommendations on— 

(a) the extent of fulfilment of the objects of the Institute referred to in section 6, as demonstrated 

by the state of teaching, learning and research and its contribution to society; 

(b) the promotion of transformational research and its impact on industry and society; 

(c) the advancement of fundamental research beyond the current frontiers of knowledge; 

(d)  the  establishment  of  the  Institute  as  amongst  the  global  leaders  in  the  area  of  information 

technology; 

(e) such other matters as the Board may specify. 

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(4) The Board shall consider the recommendations referred to in sub-section (3) and take such action 

on it as it may deem fit: 

Provided that the recommendations of the Committee along with an explanatory memorandum on the 
action  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken,  specifying  the  reasons  thereof,  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Central 
Government. 

CHAPTER IV 

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

28. Grants by Central Government.—(1) For the purposes of enabling the Institutes to discharge 
their functions efficiently under this Act, the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by 
Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to each Institute in every financial year such sums of money in such 
manner as it may think fit. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  shall  provide  to  each  Institute,  grants  of  such  sums  of  money  as  are 
required to meet the expenditure on scholarships or fellowships instituted by it, including scholarships or 
fellowships  for  students  from  socially  and  educationally  backward  classes  of  citizens  enrolled  in  such 
Institute. 

29. Fund of Institute.—(1) Every Institute shall maintain a fund to which shall be credited— 

(a) all monies provided by the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute from students; 

(c) all monies received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; 

(d)  all  monies  received  by  the  Institute  from  utilisation  of  intellectual  property  arising  from 

research conducted or provision of advisory or consultancy services by it; and 

(e) all monies received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source. 

(2)  The  fund  of  every  Institute  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute, 
including  expenses  incurred  in  the  exercise  of  its  powers  and  discharge  of  its  duties  under  this  Act, 
furtherance of research in the Institute or in collaboration with other educational institutions or industry 
and for capital investment aimed at the growth and development of the Institute. 

30.  Accounts  and  audit.—(1)  Every  Institute  shall  maintain  proper  accounts  and  other  relevant 
records and prepare annual statement of accounts including the balance sheet in such form and accounting 
standard  as  may  be  specified  by  notification,  by  the  Central  Government  in  consultation  with  the 
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(2)  Where  the  statement  of  income  and  expenditure  and  the  balance  sheet  of  the  Institute  do  not 
comply  with  the  accounting  standards,  the  Institute  shall  disclose  in  its  statement  of  income  and 
expenditure and balance sheet, the following, namely:— 

(a) the deviation from the accounting standards; 

(b) the reasons for such deviation; and 

(c) the financial effect, if any, arising out due to such deviation. 

(3) The accounts of every Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India 
and any expenditure incurred by audit team in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Institute 
to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(4)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  any  Institute  shall  have  the  same  rights,  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts  and,  in  particular, shall  have  the  rights  to  demand  the  production  of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  the  offices  of  the 
Institute. 

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(5) The accounts of every Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or 
any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  each 
House of Parliament in accordance with such procedure as may be laid down by the Central Government. 

31. Pension and provident fund.—(1) Every Institute may constitute for the benefit of its employees 
such provident or pension fund or provide such insurance scheme as it may deem fit in such manner and 
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. 

(2) Where such provident fund or pension fund has been so constituted, the Central Government may 
declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925), shall apply to such fund, as if it 
were a Government Provident Fund. 

32. Appointments.—All appointments of the staff of every Institute, except that of the Director, shall 

be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Statutes, by— 

(a) the Board, if the appointment is made on the academic staff in the post of Assistant Professor 
or if the appointment is made on the non-academic staff in every cadre the maximum of the pay scale 
for which exceeds prevalent grade pay scale for Group A Officers; 

(b) the Director, in any other case. 

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  termsand 

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. 

34. Statutes how to be made.—(1) The first Statutes of each Institute shall be made by the Board 
with the prior approval of the Visitor and a copy of the same shall be laid as soon as may be before each 
House of Parliament. 

(2) The Board may, from time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the 

Statutes in the manner provided in this section. 

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(3) Every new Statutes or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of Statutes shall require 
the  prior  approval  of  the  Visitor  who  may  grant  assent  or  withhold  assent  or  remit  it  to  the  Board  for 
consideration. 

(4) New Statutes or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless it 

has been assented to by the Visitor: 

Provided that the Central Government with the prior approval of the Visitor may make or amend the 
Statutes for the Institute, if the same is required for uniformity, and a copy of the same shall be laid as 
soon as may be before each House of the Parliament. 

35.  Ordinances.—Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the  Statutes,  the  Ordinances  of  every 

Institute may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the admission of the students to the Institute; 

(b) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees and diplomas of the Institute; 

(c) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree or diploma courses and to 

the examinations of the Institute, and shall be eligible for degrees and diplomas; 

(d) the conditions of award of the fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes; 

(e)  the  conditions  and  mode  of  appointment  and  duties  of  examining  bodies,  examiners  and 

moderators; 

(f) the conduct of examinations; 

(g) the maintenance of discipline among the students of the Institute; and 

(h)  any  other  matter  which  by  this  Act  or  the  Statutes  is  to  be  or  may  be  provided  for  by  the 

Ordinances. 

36. Ordinances how to be made.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, Ordinances shall 

be made by the Senate. 

(2) All Ordinances made by the Senate shall have effect from such date as it may direct, but every 
Ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the Board and shall be considered by the 
Board at its next meeting. 

(3)  The  Board  shall  have  power  by  resolution  to  modify  or  cancel  any  such  Ordinance  and  such 
Ordinance shall from the date of such resolution stand modified accordingly or cancelled, as the case may 
be. 

37. Tribunal of Arbitration.—(1) (a) Any dispute arising out of a contract between a Institute and 
any of its employees shall, at the request of the employee concerned or at the instance of the Institute, be 
referred  to  a Tribunal  of Arbitration  consisting  of  one  member  appointed  by  the  Institute,  one  member 
nominated by the employee, and an umpire appointed by the Visitor. 

(b) The decision of the Tribunal shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court. 

(c)  No suit  or proceeding  shall  lie in  any  court in  respect  of any  matter,  which  is  required by  sub-

section (1) to be referred to the Tribunal of Arbitration. 

(d) The Tribunal of Arbitration shall have power to regulate its own procedure: 

Provided  that  the  Tribunal  shall  have  regard  to  the  principles  of  natural  justice  while  making  such 

procedure. 

(e)  Nothing  in  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  relating  to  arbitration  shall  apply  to  arbitrations 

under this section. 

(2) Any student or candidate for an examination whose name has been removed from the rolls of the 
Institute by the orders or resolution of the Director of the Institute and who has been debarred from the 
appearing at the examinations of the Institute for more than one year, may within ten days of the date of 

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receipt of such resolution by him, appeal to the Board of Governors who may confirm, modify or reverse 
the decision of the Director. 

(3) Any dispute arising out of any disciplinary action taken by the Institute against a student shall, at 
the request of such student, be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration and the provisions of sub-section (1) 
shall, as far as may be, apply to a reference made under this sub-section. 

(4) Every employee or student of the Institute, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, have a 
right to appeal within such time as may be prescribed by the Statutes, to the Board of Governors against 
the  decision  of  any  officer  or  authority  of  the  Institute  as  the  case  may  be  and  thereupon  the  Board of 
Governors may confirm, modify or reverse the decision appealed against. 

38.  Annual  report  of  Director.—(1)  There  shall  be  attached  to  every  statement  of  accounts  laid 

before the Board of each Institute, a report by its Director, with respect to— 

(a) the state of affairs of such Institute; 

(b) the amounts, if any, which it proposes to carry to any surplus reserves in its balance sheet; 

(c)  the  extent  to  which  understatement  or  overstatement  of  any  surplus  of  income  over 
expenditure or any shortfall of expenditure over income has been indicated in the auditor’s report and 
the reasons for such understatement or overstatement; 

(d) the productivity of research projects undertaken by the Institute measured in accordance with 

such norms as may be specified by any statutory regulatory authority; 

(e) appointments of the officers and teachers of the Institute; 

(f)  benchmark  and internal  standards  set  by  the  Institute, including  the  nature of  innovations  in 

teaching, research and application of knowledge. 

(2) The Director shall also be bound to give the complete information and explanations in its report 

aforesaid on every reservation, qualification or adverse remark contained in the auditors’ report. 

39. Annual report of each Institute.—(1) The annual report of each Institute shall be prepared under 
the  direction  of  the  Board,  which  shall  include,  among  other  matters,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Institute 
towards the fulfilment of its objects and an outcome based assessment of the research being undertaken in 
such Institute, and be submitted to the Board on or before such date as may be specified and the Board 
shall consider the report in its annual meeting. 

(2) The annual report on its approval by the Board shall be published on the website of the Institute. 

(3) The annual  report  of each  Institute  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Central  Government  who  shall,  as 

soon as may be, cause the same to be laid before both Houses of Parliament. 

CHAPTER V 

THE COUNCIL 

40. Council of Institutes.—(1) In order that there may be better coordination between the Institutes, 
the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish, with effect from such date 
as may be specified in the notification, there shall be established for all the Institutes specified in column 
(5) of the Schedule, a central body to be called the Council. 

(2) The Council shall consist of the following, namely:— 

(i)  the  Minister  of  the  Central  Government  in  charge  of  technical  education,  who  shall  be  the 

Chairperson of the Council, ex officio; 

(ii) two members of Parliament of India (one member to be nominated by Speaker of Lok Sabha 

and one member to be nominated by Chairperson of Rajya Sabha), ex officio; 

(iii) Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of 

Higher Education; 

(iv) the Chairpersons of each of the Institutes, ex officio; 

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(v) the Directors of each of the Institutes, ex officio; 

(vi) the Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, ex officio; 

(vii) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government, one each to represent the Ministry 

concerned with Finance, Science and Technology and Information Technology; 

(viii) three persons to be nominated by Visitor, who shall be persons having special knowledge or 
practical experience in respect of industry, academia, engineering, alumni and social sciences to be 
nominated by the Council from a panel comprised of two names recommended by each Institute; 

(ix) one representative of University Grants Commission; 

(x) one representative of All India Council of Technical Education; and 

(xi) Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education. 

(3) An officer of the Department of Higher Education, Government of India, concerned with technical 

education shall be nominated by that Government to act as the Secretary of the Council. 

(4)  The  Council  may,  at  its  discretion,  constitute  a  Standing  Committee  of  the  Indian  Institute  of 

Information Technology Council to assist the Council in discharge of its duties and responsibilities. 

(5) The expenditure on the Council shall be met by the Central Government. 

41.  Term  of  office  and  allowances  payable  to  members  of  Council.—(1)  Save  as  otherwise 
provided in this section, the term of office of a member of the Council, other than an  ex officio member, 
shall be for a period of three years from the date of nomination. 

(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is a member. 

(3)  The term of office of a  member  1[nominated] under clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 40 

shall expire as soon as he ceases to be a member of the House which 1[nominated] him. 

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an outgoing member shall, unless the Council 

directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member in his place. 

(5)  Members  of  the  Council  shall  be  entitled  to  travelling  and  such  other  allowances,  as  may  be 

prescribed, for attending meetings of the Council or its Committees thereof. 

42. Functions and duties of Council.—(1) The Council shall work to coordinate the activities of all 

the Institutes. 

(2)  Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1),  the  Council  shall  perform  the  following 

functions, namely:— 

(a) to advise on matters relating to the duration of the courses, the degrees and other academic 

distinctions to be conferred by the Institutes, admission standards and other academic matters; 

(b)  to  lay  down  policy  regarding  cadres,  methods  of  recruitment  and  conditions  of  service  of 
employees,  institution  of  scholarships and  free-ships,  levying  of  fees  and  other matters  of  common 
interest; 

(c)  to  examine  the  development  plans  of  each  Institute  and  to  approve  such  of  them  as  are 

considered necessary and also to indicate broadly the financial implications of such approved plans; 

(d)  to  examine  the  annual  budget  estimates  of  each  Institute  and  to  recommend  to  the  Central 

Government the allocation of funds for that purpose; 

(e) to recommend  to  the  Central  Government, the institution  of  scholarships  including  research 
and  for  the  benefit  of  students  belonging  to  the  Scheduled  Castes,  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other 
Backward Classes of citizens; 

1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2020, s. 2, for the word ―elected‖ (w.e.f. 10-10-2020).   

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(f)  to  recommend  to  the  Central  Government,  proposals  for  establishment  of  new  Institutes  of 

Information Technology; 

(g) to advise the Visitor, if so required, in respect of any function to be performed by him under 

this Act; and 

(h) to perform such other functions as may be referred to it by the Central Government: 

Provided  that  nothing  in  this  section  shall  derogate  the  powers  and  functions  vested  by  law  in  the 

Board or Senate or other authorities of each Institute. 

(3) The Chairperson of the Council shall ordinarily preside at the meetings of the Council and in his 
or  her  absence,  any  other  member,  chosen  by  the  Members  present  from  amongst  themselves  at  the 
meeting, shall preside at the meeting. 

(4) The Council shall meet once in every year and follow such procedure in its meetings as may be 

prescribed. 

43. Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.—(1) The Central Government may, 

after previous publication, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the travelling and other allowances payable to members of the Council under sub-section (5) 

of section 41; 

(b)  the  procedure  to  be  followed  in  the  meetings  of  the  Council  under  sub-section  (4)  of                 

section 42. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

44. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.—No act of the Council, or any 
Institute, Board or Senate or any other body set-up under this Act or the Statutes, shall be invalid merely 
by reason of— 

(a) any vacancy in or defect in the constitution thereof; 

(b) any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case; 

(c) any defect in the selection, nomination or appointment of a person acting as a member thereof. 

45.  Returns  and  information  to  be  provided  to  Central  Government.—Every  Institute  shall 
furnish  to  the  Central  Government  such  returns  or  other  information  with  respect  to  its  policies  or 
activities as the Central Government may, for the purpose of reporting to Parliament or for the making of 
policy, from time to time require. 

46. Power of Central Government to issue directions.—The Institute shall carry out such directions 
as may be issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this 
Act. 

47. Institute to be public authority under Right to Information Act.—The provisions of the Right 
to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) shall apply to each Institute, defined in clause (h) of section 2 of 
the Right to Information Act, 2005. 

48. Transitional provisions.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act— 

(a)  the  Board  of  Governors  of  an  Institute  functioning  as  such  immediately  before  the 
commencement  of  this  Act  shall  continue  to  so  function  until  a  new  Board  is  constituted  for  that 
Institute under this Act, but on the constitution of a new Board under this Act, the members of the 
Board holding office before the commencement of this Act shall cease to hold office; 

(b) every Senate constituted in relation to every  Institute before the commencement of this Act 
shall be deemed to be the Senate constituted under this Act until a Senate is constituted under this Act 

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for the Institute, but on the constitution of the new Senate under this Act, the members of the Senate 
holding office before the commencement of this Act shall cease to hold office; 

(c) the Statutes, Ordinances, rules, regulations and bye-laws of each existing Institute as in force, 
immediately  before  the  commencement  of  this  Act,  shall  continue  to  apply  to  the  corresponding 
institute in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act until the first Statutes and 
the Ordinances are made under this Act; 

(d)  any  student  who  joined  classes  of  the  existing  Institute  on  or  after  the  academic  year                  

2007-2008 or completed the course on or after the academic year 2010-2011 shall for the purpose of 
clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 7, be deemed to have pursued a course of study in the existing 
Institute  located  at  Kancheepuram  only  if  such  student  has  not  already  been  awarded  degree  or 
diploma for the same course of study. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  may,  without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1),  if  it 
considers necessary and expedient to do so, by notification, take such measures which may be necessary 
for  the  transfer  of  the  existing  Institute  mentioned  in  column  (3)  of  the  Schedule  to  the  corresponding 
Institute mentioned under column (5) of the Schedule. 

49. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act the Central Government, may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions 
not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  as  may  appear  to  it  to  be  necessary  or  expedient  for 
removing the difficulty: 

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of three years from the date of 

commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be, after it is made, be laid before each 

House of Parliament. 

50. Laying of rules and notification.—Every rule made and every notification issued by the Central 
Government under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each House 
of  Parliament,  while  it  is  in  session,  for  a  total  period  of  thirty  days  which  may  be  comprised  in  one 
session  or  in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule or notification or both Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be made or issued, 
the rule or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the 
case  may  be;  so,  however,  that  any  such  modification  or  annulment  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the 
validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification. 

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Name of the Institute 
under this Act 

(5) 

Indian Institute of 
Information 
Technology, 
Allahabad. 

Atal Bihari Vajpayee 
Indian Institute of 
Information 
Technology and 
Management, 
Gwalior. 

Pandit Dwarka Prasad 
Mishra Indian Institute 
of Information 
Technology, Design 
and Manufacturing, 
Jabalpur. 

Indian Institute of 
Information 
Technology, Design 
and Manufacturing, 
Kancheepuram.  

THESCHEDULE 

[See section 4(1)] 

the 

Name of the existing Institute   Location 

(3) 

Indian Institute of 
Information Technology, 
Allahabad 

(4) 

Allahabad 

Sl. 
No. 

(1) 

1. 

Name  of 
State 

(2) 

Uttar Pradesh 

2.  Madhya Pradesh 

Indian Institute of 
Information Technology, 
Gwalior 

Gwalior 

3.  Madhya Pradesh 

Indian Institute of 
Information Technology, 
Design and Manufacturing 

Jabalpur 

4. 

Tamil Nadu 

Indian Institute of 
Information Technology, 
Design and Manufacturing 

Kancheepuram 

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