THE INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY ACT, 1961

ACT NO. 59 OF 1961 · Enacted [19th December, 1961.] · 41 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Declaration of certain institutions as institutions of national importance.

Section 3.Definitions.

THE INSTITUTES

Section 4.Incorporation of institutes.

Section 5.Effect of incorporation of institutes.

Section 5A.Effect of incorporation of Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Section 5B.Effect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.

Section 6.Powers of Institutes.

Section 7.Institutes to be open to all races, creeds and classes.

Section 8.Teaching at Institute.

Section 9.Visitor.

Section 10.Authorities of Institutes.

Section 11.Board of Governors.

Section 12.Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Board.

Section 13.Functions of Board.

Section 14.Senate.

Section 15.Functions of Senate.

Section 16.Chairman of Board.

Section 17.Director.

Section 18.Deputy Director.

Section 19.Registrar.

Section 20.Other authorities and officers.

Section 21.Grants by Central Government.

Section 22.Fund of the Institute.

Section 23.Accounts and audit.

Section 24.Pension and provident fund.

Section 25.Appointments.

Section 26.Statutes.

Section 27.Statutes how made.

Section 28.Ordinances.

Section 29.Ordinances how made.

Section 30.Tribunal of Arbitration.

THE COUNCIL

Section 31.Establishment of Council.

Section 32.Term of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to, members of Council.

Section 33.Functions of Council.

Section 34.Chairman of Council.

Section 35.Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 36.Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies.

Section 37.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 38.Transitional provisions.

Section 39.Repeal and savings.