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The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Board of Governors

In force From 01 Apr 1962 Act 59 of 1961 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 59 of 1961 Ministry Education Enacted 19 Dec 1961 In force 01 Apr 1962 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 6

Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 deals with board of Governors. The Board of an Institute shall consist of the following persons, namely:-- (a) the Chairman, to be nominated by the Visitor; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1962.

The Board of an Institute shall consist of the following persons, namely:--

(a) the Chairman, to be nominated by the Visitor;

(b) the Director, ex officio;

(c) one person to be nominated by the Government of each of the States comprising the zone in which the Institute is situated, from among persons who, in the opinion of that Government, are technologists or industrialists of repute;

(d) four persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science, to be nominated by the Council; and

(e) two professors of the Institute, to be nominated by the Senate:

1[Provided that in the case of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi,--

(a) the Board of such Institute shall consist of Vice-Chairman to be nominated, after a period of three years from the commencement of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 (34 of 2012), by the Executive Council referred to in clause (d) of section 2 of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (16 of 1915), from amongst its members including its Vice-Chancellor;"

(b) four persons to be nominated under clause (d), out of which two persons to be nominated by the Executive Council referred to in clause (d) of section 2 of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (16 of 1915), from amongst its members including its Vice-Chancellor.]

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Section 11, The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 (Act 59 of 1961).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Banaras Hindu University Act s. 2 Definitions

Referred to by 1

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

Made under this section, and citing it

6 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 11

What does Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act deal with?

Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act is headed "Board of Governors". The Board of an Institute shall consist of the following persons, namely:-- (a) the Chairman, to be nominated by the Visitor;

How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Institutes of 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: Institutes of Technology Act 11, section 11 Institutes of Technology Act, section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Banaras Hindu University Act 2 (Definitions), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 6 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (2018), then Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (2017).

When did Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act come into force?

Section 11 of the Institutes of Technology Act, cited as Institutes of Technology Act 11, came into force on 01 Apr 1962, having been enacted on 19 Dec 1961. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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