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THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2014
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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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.
CHAPTER III
AUTHORITIES OF CENTRALLY FUNDED INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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.
CHAPTER IV
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
28. Grants by Central Government.
29. Fund of Institute.
30. 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 date
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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.
CHAPTER III
AUTHORITIES OF CENTRALLY FUNDED INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
12. Authorities of Institute.—The following shall be the authorities of an Institute, namely:—
(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;