Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
Parliament of India
  • 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.
CitationAct No. 59 of 1961
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted19 December 1961
Assented to19 December 1961
Commenced1 April 1962
Repeals
Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, 1956
Amended by
  • Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963 (Act 29 of 1963)
  • Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1985 (Act 4 of 1986)
  • Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act 35 of 1994)
  • Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 16 of 2002)
  • Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act 34 of 2012)
  • Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 41 of 2016)
Status: In force
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The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is a legislation in India giving legal status, including degree granting powers, to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). It was notified in the gazette as Act number 59 of 1961 on 20 December 1961 and came into effect on 1 April 1962. The Act also declares these institutes as Institutes of National Importance.

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