Chapter II THE INSTITUTE

Incorporation.

1. (1) The members of the first Board and the first Academic Council of the Institute and all persons who may hereafter become such members, so long as they continue to hold such membership, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi".
2. (2) The Institute shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
3. (3) The Institute shall be competent to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act.
4. (4) The headquarters of the Institute shall be at Delhi.

Powers and objects of the Institute.

1. (1) The objects of the Institute shall be to establish, maintain and run a centre of excellence for information technology and allied areas of knowledge and to foster the advancement of education, research and innovation in such areas.
2. (2) In furtherance of the objects specified in sub-section (1), the Institute may exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:—
   • (a) to provide for instruction and research in such branches of engineering, technology, management, sciences and other areas of study as the Institute may think fit;
   • (b) to conduct courses for teachers, scholars and other personnel employed in the Institute or elsewhere;
   • (c) to hold examinations and to grant degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions or titles;
   • (d) to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions;
   • (e) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes and medals;
   • (f) to provide for the printing, publication and distribution of research papers, periodicals and books;
   • (g) to enter into agreements with any person, body or authority for the establishment and maintenance of endowments for research, including the provision for fellowships, scholarships, prizes and medals and for other purposes related to the advancement of knowledge;
   • (h) to establish and maintain halls and hostels for the residence of students and centres of health, sports and extra-curricular activities;
     • (i) to demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be specified by the Statutes;
   • (j) to exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Institute and to promote its objects;
   • (k) 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;
   • (l) to act as a mentor, catalyst or facilitator for other institutions and to provide training or consultancy in the areas of its competence;
   • (m) to accept, hold and manage any endowments, donations or funds which may become vested in it for the purposes of the Institute by grant, testamentary disposition or otherwise and to invest such funds in such manner as may be prescribed;
   • (n) to borrow money with the approval of the Board on the security of the property of the Institute or otherwise for the purposes of the Institute;
   • (o) to create academic, administrative and other posts and to make appointments thereto;
   • (p) to do all such other acts and things, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be required in order to further the objects of the Institute.

Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes:

1. (1) The Institute shall be open to persons of either sex and of whatever race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the Institute to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the Institute or to be admitted thereto or to graduate thereat or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof. (2) Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the Institute from making special provisions for the employment or admission of any category of persons, including, but not limited to, those belonging to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, or for women, or for the socially and educationally backward classes of citizens, or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.

Funding of the Institute:

1. (1) The Institute shall be funded by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and other sources as may be approved by the Board.
2. (2) The Institute may receive funds from the Government of India, the University Grants Commission, other state governments, international organizations, private foundations, or through income generated from its own research, consultancy, or other academic activities.
   • (a) All funds received shall be credited into the Institute’s fund, which shall be maintained in such manner as may be specified in the Statutes.
   • (b) Such funds shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the Institute, including the payment of charges for its salaries, allowances, and other expenditures in connection with its functioning, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Teaching at the Institute

1. (1) All teaching at the Institute shall be conducted by or in the name of the Institute in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf by the Senate.
2. (2) Panels of suitable persons possessing the requisite qualifications for appointment as teachers of the Institute shall be prepared by the Boards of Academic Departments in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes, and the panels so prepared shall be revised from time to time.
3. (3) The Director shall be responsible for the organization of teaching at the Institute.