1. (1) This Act may be called the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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and commencement.
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PART II — Section 1
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2. 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. 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.