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The Odisha Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2192, CUTTACK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013 / KARTIKA 20, 1935

LAW DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 11th November, 2013

No.12273-I-Legis.34/11/L.,-The followingAct of the Odisha LegislativeAssembly having been assented to by the Governor on the 4th November, 2013 is hereby published for general information.

THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR ACT, 2012

TO ESTABLISHAND INCORPORATE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY AT BHUBANESWAR INTHE STATE OF ODISHA FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTALTHERETO.

Whereas the State Government in their Resolution No. 3692/lT dated the 30th of October, 2006, issued by the Information Technology Department, decided to establish a world-class institute on Information Technology by creating a society in the name and style as "International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar" registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the objects of which interalia, includes to carry out higher learning, research and development activities in the field of Information Technology discipline;

And whereas in furtherance of the above object, the said International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar has started imparting quality education in Information Technology and related areas of Computer Science and Engineering since 2007-08;

And whereas the said institute has been granted academic autonomy by Biju Patnaik University of Technology to run M.Tech programme in Computer Science and Engineering;

And whereas the International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar, Society has requested the State Government to establish International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar, University on the lines of rules framed by the said institute to enable it to carry out its objects and functions efficiently;

And whereas it is considered necessary to encourage the establishment of such a specialized institution of higher' learning on Information Technology at Bhubaneswar;

And whereas it is expedient to establish a non-affiliating International Institute of Information Technology University for the purposes;

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Odisha in the sixty-fourthYear of the Republic of India as follows:—

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