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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Act, 2003

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This Act establishes and incorporates the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology as a non-affiliating, self-financed university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It governs the institute's administration, academic operations, financial management, and organizational structure, establishing key bodies like the Board of Governors, Academic Council, and Finance Committee. The law applies to the university's officers, faculty, staff, students, and governing bodies, guaranteeing open admission regardless of race, gender, religion, or background. It matters because it grants the institute legal autonomy to confer recognized degrees and design specialized curricula in information technology, fostering high-quality technical education, research, and industry linkage without relying on government grants.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Establishment and incorporation of University.
  5. 4. Objects of the Institute.
  6. 5. Institute open to all irrespective of sex, religion, class, creed or opinion.
  7. 6. Powers and functions of the Institute.
  8. 7. President
  9. 8. Authorities of Institute.
  10. 9. Officers of Institute.
  11. 10. Board of Governors. 9
  12. 11. Chairman of the Board.
  13. 12. Powers and functions of the Board.
  14. 13. Terms of office and vacancies among members of the Board.
  15. 14. Academic Council.
  16. 15. Powers and functions of Academic Council.
  17. 16. Finance Committee.
  18. 17. Powers and functions of Finance Committee.
  19. 18. Director.
  20. 19. Powers and duties of the Director.
  21. 20. Executive Registrar.
  22. 21. The Deans.
  23. 22. Permanent Endowment Fund of the institute.
  24. 23. Payment to Institute.
  25. 24. Funds of Institute.
  26. 25. Accounts and audit.
  27. 26. Pension and provident funds
  28. 27. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies.
  29. 28. Conferment of degrees, diplomas and grant of certificates by the Institute.
  30. 29. Returns and information.
  31. 30. Management of the Institute on dissolution of the Trust.
  32. 31. Powers of the State Government.
  33. 32. Regulations.
  34. 33. Removal of difficulties at the commencement.
  35. 34. Transitory provisions.
  36. 35. Indemnity.

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