Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
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The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is an Indian law that grants Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) the status of Institutes of National Importance and defines their powers, governance, and framework.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 Context triple: [Indian Institute of Technology Madras, governedBy, Institutes of Technology Act, 1961]
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A.
AICTE Act, 1987
The AICTE Act, 1987 is an Indian parliamentary law that established and empowers the All India Council for Technical Education to plan, regulate, and ensure the quality of technical education across the country.
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B.
University Grants Commission Act, 1956
The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established the statutory framework empowering the University Grants Commission to coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of higher education across the country.
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C.
Technological Universities Act 2018
The Technological Universities Act 2018 is an Irish law that established the framework for creating technological universities by merging institutes of technology and setting out their governance and operational structures.
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D.
Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017
The Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 is a law enacted by the Indian Parliament that grants statutory status and greater autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management, recognizing them as institutions of national importance and empowering them to award degrees.
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E.
Azim Premji University Act
The Azim Premji University Act is the legislation enacted to establish and regulate Azim Premji University as a not-for-profit institution focused on education and social sector development in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 Target entity description: The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is an Indian law that grants Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) the status of Institutes of National Importance and defines their powers, governance, and framework.
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A.
AICTE Act, 1987
The AICTE Act, 1987 is an Indian parliamentary law that established and empowers the All India Council for Technical Education to plan, regulate, and ensure the quality of technical education across the country.
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B.
University Grants Commission Act, 1956
The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established the statutory framework empowering the University Grants Commission to coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of higher education across the country.
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C.
Technological Universities Act 2018
The Technological Universities Act 2018 is an Irish law that established the framework for creating technological universities by merging institutes of technology and setting out their governance and operational structures.
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D.
Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017
The Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 is a law enacted by the Indian Parliament that grants statutory status and greater autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management, recognizing them as institutions of national importance and empowering them to award degrees.
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E.
Azim Premji University Act
The Azim Premji University Act is the legislation enacted to establish and regulate Azim Premji University as a not-for-profit institution focused on education and social sector development in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
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Indian statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Education, Government of India ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011
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linked to:
Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 ⓘ Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2016 ⓘ |
| category |
1961 in Indian law
ⓘ
education law in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declaresAsInstitutionsOfNationalImportance | Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ |
| definesGovernanceFrameworkOf | Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ |
| definesPowersOf | Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ |
| definesStatusOf | Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ |
| establishesBody |
Council of the Indian Institutes of Technology
ⓘ
linked to:
IIT Council
|
| governs |
IIT Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
IIT Delhi ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
IIT Guwahati ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
IIT Kanpur ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
IIT Madras ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
IIT Roorkee ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
newer Indian Institutes of Technology ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Union of India
|
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to declare certain institutions of technology to be institutions of national importance and to provide for matters connected therewith ⓘ |
| originallyCovered |
IIT Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
IIT Delhi ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
IIT Kanpur ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
IIT Madras ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
| providesFor |
Board of Governors of each IIT
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Senate of each IIT ⓘ appointments of Director of each IIT ⓘ authorities of each IIT ⓘ establishment of Institutes of Technology ⓘ incorporation of Institutes of Technology ⓘ powers and functions of Institutes of Technology ⓘ role of Visitor of IITs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the powers, duties and functions of IIT authorities
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to recognize IITs as institutions of national importance ⓘ to regulate the administration of IITs ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | all States and Union Territories of India ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
governance of Indian Institutes of Technology
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higher education ⓘ technical education ⓘ |
| visitorIs | President of India ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1961 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 Description of subject: The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is an Indian law that grants Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) the status of Institutes of National Importance and defines their powers, governance, and framework.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) (through relevant bodies)
linked to: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
linked to: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur
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legalBasis
→
Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and its statutes
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linked to: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007
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relatedTo
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Indian Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
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linked to: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
linked to: Institutes of Technology Act, 1961