Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes
Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 deals with institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes. Every Institute shall be open to all persons irrespective of gender, caste, creed, disability, domicile, ethnicity, social or economic background. The Act came into force on 05 Jan 2015.
(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.
(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).
Section 8, The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014 (Act 30 of 2014).
Questions about Section 8
What does Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act is headed "Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes". Every Institute shall be open to all persons irrespective of gender, caste, creed, disability, domicile, ethnicity, social or economic background.
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act 8, section 8 Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, cited as Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act 8, came into force on 05 Jan 2015, having been enacted on 08 Dec 2014. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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