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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2009 	 [SAKA 1930 

PART III—Acts of the West Bengal Legislature. 

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 

LAW DEPARTMENT 

Legislative 

NOTIFICATION 

No. 3-L.-1st January, 2009.—The following Act of the West Bengal Legislature, having been assented to by the 
Governor, is hereby published for general information:— 

West Bengal Act XXX of 2008 

THE DHIRUBHAI AMBANI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND 
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008. 

[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] 

[Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, 
Extraordinary, of the 1st January, 2009.] 

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of 
Information and Communication Technology, West Bengal by law and to confer the 
status of a University thereon and for matters connected therewith or incidental 
thereto. 

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Dhirubhai Ambani 
Institute of Information and Communication Technology, West Bengal by law and 
to confer the status of a University thereon and for matters connected therewith or 
incidental thereto; 

It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India, by the 
Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:— 

Short title and 
commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information 

and Communication Technology Act, 2008. 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 2, 3.) 

Definitions. 

Establishment and 
incorporation of 
the University. 

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by 
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise req-dires,— 

(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the Institute con-
stituted under section 14; 

(b) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under 
section 10; 

(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board specified under 
section 10; 

(d) "Deans" means the Deans of the Institute appointed under section 21; 

(e) "Director" means the Director of the Institute appointed under section 
18; 

(f) "Executive Registrar" means Executive Registrar of the Institute ap-
pointed under section 20; 

(g) "Finance Committee" means Finance Committee of the Institute con-
stituted under section 16; 

(h) "Foundation" or "Trust" means the Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Trust, 
Mumbai; 

(i) "Institute" or "University" means the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of 
Information and Communication Technology, West Bengal, a Univer-
sity established under section 3; 

W "Patron Trustee" means the Patron Trustee of the Dhirubhai Ambani 
Memorial Trust, Mumbai; 

(k) "President" means the President of the Institute appointed under 
section 7; 

(1) "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations; 

(m) "regulations" means the regulations of the Institute made under this Act. 

3. (1) There shall be established a University by the name of "the Dhirubhai 
Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, West Bengal". 

(2) The President, the Board, the Academic Council, the Director, the Dean, the 
Executive Registrar and all other persons who may hereafter become officers or 
members so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute 
a body corporate by the name of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology, West Bengal. 

(3) The Institute shall function as a non-affiliatir ig University which shall not 
affiliate to itself any other college or institute. 

(4) The Institute shall not have any grant-in-aid or other financial assistance from 
the Central Government, any State Government, University Grants Commission, All 
India Council for Technical Education or any other authority or institutions of the 
Central Government or any State Government. 

(5) Five per centum of seats may be kept reserved for poor and meritorious 
students for admission in the Institute, to enable them to study in the institution without 
paying tuition fees and other charges subject to their qualifying for admission through 
All India Engineering Entrance Examination. 

(6) The Institute shall be a body corporate ty the name specified in sub-
section (2) having perpetual succession and common seal with power, subject to the 
provisions of this Act, to acquire and hold property, to contract and shall, by the said 
name, sue and be sued. 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 4-6.) 

Object of the 
Institute. 

Institute open to 
all irrespective of 
sex, religion, 
class, creed or 
opinion. 

Powers and 
functions of the 
Institute. 

(7) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the Institute, the pleadings 
shall be signed and verified by the Executive Registrar and all processes in such suits 
and proceedings shall be issued to, and served on the Executive Registrar. 

(8) The headquarter of the Institute shall be at Haringhata, post office Mohanpur 
in the district of Nadia or at such place as may be decided by the Board. 

4. The object of the Institute shall be to develop a culture for, and bring about, 
an awareness of Information and Communication Technology and to actively partici-
irate-in_the formulation and implementation of a National Action Plan for Information 
Technology. The objects of the Institute shall be as follows, namely:— 

to create centres of excellence for imparting state-of-the-art education, 
training and research in the fields of information and communication 
technology; 

to create capabilities for development of multimedia content and its 
distribution; 

to create capabilities for upgrading information and communication 
technology infrastructure to the global standards; 

to develop patterns of teaching and training at various levels of edu-
cational accomplishment so as to set a high standard of information and 
communication technology education and its applications; 

to function as a learning resource centre for knowledge management and 
entrepreneurship development in the area of information and commu-
nication technology; 

to provide for inter-relationship for national and global participation in 
the field of information and communication technology and its allied 
fields; 

to establish close linkage with industry and to make teaching, training 
and research at the Institute relevant to the needs of the economy, at 
national and global level. 

5. (1) No person shall be excluded from any office of the University or from 
membership of any of its authorities or from admission to any degree, diploma or other 
academic distinction or course of study on the sole ground of sex, race, creed, caste, 
class, place of birth, religious belief or political or other opinion. 

(2) It shall not be lawful for the University to impose on any person any test 
whatsoever to sex, race, creed, caste, class, place of birth, religious belief or profession 
or political or other opinion in order to entitle him to be admitted as a teacher or a 
student or to hold any office or post in the Institute or to qualify for any degree, diploma 
or other academic distinction or to enjoy or exercise any privileges of the institute 
or any benefaction thereof. 

6. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the institute shall exercise the following 
powers and perform the following functions, namely:— 

(i) to administer and manage the institute and such centres for research, 
education and instruction as are necessary for the furtherance of the 
objects of the Institute; 

(ii) to provide for instruction, training and research in such branches of 
knowledge or learning pertaining to information and communication 
technology and allied areas and for the advancement and dissemination 
of information and communication technology and allied areas; 

(iii) to conduct innovative experiments in new methods and technologies in 
the field of information and communcation technology in order to 
achieve international standards of such education, training and research; 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Section 6.) 

(iv) to prescribe courses and curricula and provide for flexibility in the 
education system and delivery methodologies including electronic and 
distance learning; 

(v) to hold examinations through electronic mode also and confer degrees, 
diplomas or grant certificates, and other academic distinctions or titles 
on persons subjects to such conditions as the Institute may determine, 
and to withdraw or cancel any such degrees, diplomas, certificates, or 
other academic distinctions or titles in the manner prescribed by the 
regulations; 

(vi) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions in the manner prescribed 
by the regulations; 

(vii) to establish such special centres, specialized study centres or other units 
within the campus for research and instruction as are, in the opinion of 
the Institute, necessary for the furtherance of its objects; 

(viii) to provide printing, reproduction and publication of research and other 
works and to organize exhibitions; 

(ix) to sponsor and undertake research in all aspects of information and 
communication technology and allied areas; 

(x) to collaborate or associate with, advise, administer, control, develop, 
maintain, or take over by way of merger or otherwise, any educational 
institution with like or similar objects; 

(xi) to develop and maintain linkages with educational or other institutions 
in any part of the world having objects wholly or partially similar to 
those of the Institute through exchange of teachers and scholars, and 
generally in such manner as may be conducive to their common objects; 

(xii) to develop and maintain relationships with teachers, researchers, and 
domain experts in information and communication technology and allied 
areas in any part of the world for achieving the objects of the Institute; 

(xiii) to regulate the expenditure and to manage the finance and to maintain 
accounts of the Institute; 

(xiv) to receive funds from industry, national and international organizations 
or any other source other than Government as gifts, donations, bene-
factions, bequests and by transfer of movable and immovable properties, 
for the purposes and objects of the Institute; 

(xv) to establish, maintain and manage halls and hostels for the residence 
of students; 

(xvi) to supervise and control the residence and regulate the discipline of 
students of the Institute and to make arrangements for promoting their 
health and general welfare and cultural activities; 

(xvii) to fix, demand and receive or recover fees and such other charges as 
may be prescribed by the regulations; 

(xviii) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, prizes, medals and 
other awards; 

(xix) to purchase or to take on lease or accept as gifts or otherwise any land 
or building or works which may be necessary or convenient for the 
purpose of the Institute and on such terms and conditions as it may think 
fit and proper and to construct or alter and maintain any such building 
or works; 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Section 7.) 

(xx) to sell, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the 
properties of the Institute, movable or immovale, on such terms as it 
may think fit and consistent with the interest, activities and object of 
the Institute; 

(xxi) to draw and accept, to make and endorse, to discount and negotiate, 
Government of India's promissory notes and other promissory notes, 
bills of exchange, cheques or other negotiable instruments; 

(xxii) to raise and borrow money on bond, mortgages, promissory notes or 
other obligations or securities founded or based upon all or any of the 
properties and assets of the Institute or without any securities and upon 
such terms and conditions as it may think fit and to pay out of the funds 
of the Institute, all expenses incidental to the raising of money, and to 
repay and redeem any money borrowed; 

(xxiii) to invest the funds of the Institute in or upon such securities and 
transpose any investment from time to time in such manner as it may 
deem fit in the interest of Institute; 

(xxiv) to execute conveyances regarding transfers, mortagages, leases, licenses, 
agreements and other conveyances in respect of property, movable or 
immovable including Government securities belonging to the Institute 
or to be acquired for the purpose of the Institute within the guidelines 
of the Central Government and the State Governments and the Reserve 
Bank of India; 

(xxv) to admit the students for the courses offered by the Institute in the 
manner prescribed by the regulations; 

(xxvi) to create academic, technical, administrative, ministerial and other posts 
and to make appointments thereto; 

(xxvii) to regulate and enforce discipline among the employees of the Institute 
and to provide for such disciplinary measures as may be prescribed by 
the regulations; 

(xxviii) to institute professorship, Associate professorship, Assistant professor-
ships, Readerships, lectureships, and any other teaching, academic or 
research posts and to prescribe qualifications for them; 

(xxix) to appoint persons as professors, Associate professors, Assistant pro-
fessors, readers, lecturers or otherwise as teachers and researchers of 
the Institute; 

(xxx) subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereun-
der, any officer or authority of the Institute may, by order, delegate his 
or its powers except the power to make regulations to any other officer 
or authority under his or its control and subject to the condition that the 
ultimate responsibility for the exercise of the power so delegated shall 
continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating them; 

(xxxi) to do all such other acts and things as the Institute may consider necessary, 
conducive or incidental to the attainment or enlargement of all or any 
of the objects of the Institute. 

President of the 
Institute. 7. (1) The Patron Trustee of the Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Trust shall be the 

President of the Institute for life at his pleasure. He may at his pleasure designate any 
other permanent Trustee of the Trust to be the President of the Institute. 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 8-12.) 

Authorities of the 
Institute. 

Officers of the 
Institute. 

Board of 
Governors. 

Powers and duties 
of the Chairman. 

Powers and 
functions of the 
Board. 

(2) The President shall have, subjects to the provisions of this Act, power to cause 
an inspection or review to be made by such person or persons as he may direct of 
the Institute, its buildings, libraries, equipment and systems and processes and of any 
institution or centre maintained by the Institute, and also of the examinations, teaching, 
research and other work conducted or done by the Institute and to cause an inquiry 
to be made in like manner in respect of any matter connected with the administration 
and finances of the Institute. 

8. The following shall be the authorities of the Institute, namely:— 

(a) the Board; 

(b) the Academic Council; 

(c) The Finance Committee; 

(d) such other authorities as may be declared by the regulations to be 
authorities of the Institute. 

9. The following shall be the officers of the Institute, namely:— 

(a) the Director; 

(b) the Deans; 

(c) the Executive Registrar; 

(d) such other persons as may be declared by the regulations to be officers 
of the Institute. 

10. (1) The Board of Governors of the Institute shall consist of the following 
members, namely:— 

(i) the President shall be the Chairman of the Board; 

(ii) two representatives of the trust; 

(iii) Director of the Institute; 

(iv) two Deans of the Institute, by rotation, to be nominated by the Director; 

(v) Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Higher Education 
Department, or his nominee; 

(vi) three expert academicians to be nominated by the President; 

(vii) three experts representing other disciplines such as finance, legal, 
management, humanities to be nominated by the President; 

(viii) two representatives of the Industries to be nominated by the President. 

(2) The Executive Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board. 

11. (1) The Chairman shall preside over at the meetings of the Board and at the 
convocations of the Institute. 

(2) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties 
as may be assigned to him by this Act or the regulations. 

12. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall be responsible for 
the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the Institute and 
shall exercise all the powers of the Institute and shall have the power to review of 
the acts of the Academic Council and the Finance Committee. 

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board shall have 
the following powers and functions, namely:— 

(i) to take decisions on question of policy relating to the administration and 
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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 13, 14.) 

(ii) to institute Courses of study at the Institue; 

(iii) to make regulations; 

(iv) to consider and approve the annual report and annual accounts of the 
Institute for every financial year; 

(v) to invest moneys and funds of the Institute and take decisions on the 
recommendations of the Finance Committee; 

(vi) to publish or finance the publication of studies, treaties, books, periodicals, 
reports and other literature and to sell or arrange for the sell as it may 
deem fit from time to time; 

(vii) to create or abolish posts of teachers and other employees of the Institute; 

(viii) to appoint such committees, bodies, as it considers necessary for the 
exercise of its powers and performance of its duties under this Act; 

(ix) to delegate any of its powers to the Director, Deans, Executive Registrar, 
or any other officer, employee or authority of the Institute or to a 
committee appointed by it; and 

(x) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may 
be conferred or imposed upon it by this Act or the regulations made 
thereunder, and all such other powers for achieving the objects of the 
Institute. 

Term of office of 
member of the 
Board. 

Academic 
Council. 

13. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of nominated members 
of the Board shall be three years from the date of nominations. 

(2) An ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 
of which he is such member. 

(3) Any vacancy in the Board occurring before the next reconstitution or before 
the expiry of the prescribed period shall be filled by nomination of another person 
by the President. 

(4) A member nominated under sub-section (3) shall continue for the remainder 
of the term of a member in whose place he is nominated. 

(5) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the next term. 

(6) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the 
President but he shall continue in office until his resignation has been accepted by 
the President. 

14. (1) The Academic Council of the Institute shall consist of the following 
members, namely:— 

(i) the Director of the Institute, ex officio, who shall be the Chairman of 
the Academic Council; 

(ii) two academicians or professionals to be nominated by the Board; 

(iii) two external academicians or professionals in the area of information 
and communication technology, to be nominated by the Director; 

(iv) two Deans of the Institute, by rotation to be nominated by the Director; 

(v) one Professor from each discipline of the Institute, by rotation to be 
nominated by the Director; 

(vi) the Executive Registrar who shall be the non-member Secretary of the 
council. 

(2) The term of office of the members other than the ex officio member shall be 
three years. 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 15-17.) 

Powers of the 
Academic 
Council. 

Finance 
Committee. 

Powers and 
functions of 
Finance 
Committee. 

15. Subject to the provisions of this Act, and the regulations made thereunder, 
the Academic Council of the Institute shall have the following powers, namely:— 

(i) to exercise control and general regulation over the academic policies 
of the Institute and be responsible for the maintenance and improvement 
of standards of instruction, education and evaluation in the Institute; 

(ii) to consider matters of general academic interest either on its own initiative 
or on a reference from the Faculty of the Institute or the Board or the 
State Government and to take appropriate action thereon; 

(iii) to recommend to the Board such regulations as are consistent with this 
Act regarding the academic functioning of the Institute including 
discipline of students; 

(iv) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be 
conferred or imposed upon it by the regulations. 

16. (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

(i) the Director of the Institute ex officio shall be the Chairman of the 
Committee; 

(ii) one member of the Board to be nominated by the President; 

(iii) one Dean of the Institute by rotation to be nominated by the Director; 

(iv) one expert to be nominated by the President; 

(v) the Executive Registrar shall be the non-member Secretary of the 
Committee. 

(2) The term of office of the members other than the ex officio member shall be 
three years. 

17. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Finance Committee shall 
exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:— 

(i) to examine the annual accounts and annual budget estimates of the 
Institute and advise the Board thereon; 

(ii) to review the financial position of the Institute from time to time; 

(iii) to make recommendations to the Board on all financial policy matters 
of the Institute; 

(iv) to make recommendations to the Board on all proposals involving 
raising of funds receipts and expenditure; 

(v) to provide guidelines consistent with the objectives and development 
plans of Institute; 

(vi) to make recommendations to the Board on all proposals involving 
expenditure for which no provision has been made in the budget or for 
which expenditure in excess of the amount provided in the budget has 
been incurred; 

(vii) to examine all proposals relating to revision of scale, upgradation of the 
scale and those items which are not included in the budget, before they 
are placed before the Board; 

(viii) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may 
be conferred or imposed upon it by the regulations. 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 18, 19.) 

Appointment, 
term of office and 
other conditions 
of service of 
Director. 

Power and duties 
of the Director. 

18. (1) The Director shall be appointed by the Board out of the panel of names 
recommended from time to time by the Committee consisting of the following members, 
namely:— 

(i) an eminent technologist to be nominated by the President; 

(ii) an eminent educationist to be nominated by the President; 

(iii) one member of the Board to be nominated by the President. 

(2) The President shall designate one member as the Chairman of the 
Committee. 

(3) The term of office of the Director shall be determined by the Board for the 
period not exceeding five years. 

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (3), the Director 
of the Institute holding the office at the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed 
to have been appointed as the first Director. 

(5) Where a vacancy in the office of Director occurs and it cannot be conveniently 
and expeditiously filled up in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and 
(3) and if there is any emergency, the President, in consultation with the Board, may 
appoint any suitable person to be the Director and may, from time to time, extend 
the term for a period not exceeding one year. 

(6) The conditions of service of the Director, including salary, allowances, leave, 
pension and provident fund shall be such as may be prescribed by the Board and until 
so prescribed shall be determined by the President. 

19. (1) The Director shall be the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the 
Institute and shall preside over at the meetings of the Academic Council and Finance 
Council. 

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in 
sub-section (1), the Director shall— 

(i) exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the 
Institute; 

(ii) ensure implementation of the decisions of the authorities of the 
Institute; 

(iii) be responsible for imparting of instruction and maintenance of 
discipline in the Institute; 

(iv) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be 
assigned to him under this Act or the regulations made thereunder or 
as may be delegated to him by the Board or the President, as the case 
may be. 

(3) Where any matter is of urgent nature requiring immediate action and the same 
cannot be immediately dealt with by the Chairman or authority or body of the Institute 
empowered under this Act to deal with it, the Director may take such action as he 
may deem fit and shall forthwith report the action taken by him to the Chairman or 
authority or body of the Institute who or which, in the ordinary course, would have 
dealt with the matter: 

Provided that if such authority or other body is of the option that such action ought 
not have been taken by the Director, it may refer the matter to the Chairman who may 
either conform the action taken by the Director or annul the same or modify it in such 
manner as he thinks fit, and thereupon it shall cease to have effect or as the case may 
be, shall take effect in such modified form; so however such modification or annulment 
shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done by or under the 

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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 20-24.) 

Appointment, 
other terms and 
conditions of 
service of 
Executive 
Registrar and its 
power and duties. 

The Dean. 

Permanent 
Endowment Fund 
of the Institute. 

Payment to 
Institute. 

Funds of the 
Institute. 

(4) Where the exercise of the power by the Director under sub-section (3) 
involves the appointment of any person, such appointment shall be confirmed by the 
competent authority empowered to approve such appointment, in accordance with 
the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, not later than six 
months from the date of order of the Director, otherwise the same shall cease to 
have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date of order of 
Director. 

20. (1) The Executive Registrar shall be appointed by the Institute in such manner 
and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations. 

(2) The Executive Registrar shall exercise the following powers and perform 
following duties, namely:— 

he shall be responsible for the custody of records, common seal, the 
funds of the Institute and such other property of the Institute; 

he shall place before the Board and other authorities of the Institute, 
all such information as may be necessary for transaction of its business; 

he shall be responsible to the Director for the proper discharge of his 
functions; 

he shall, subject to the control of the Director, be responsible for the 
administration and services of the Institute and conduct the examinations 
and make all other arrangements necessary therefor and be responsible 
for the execution of all processes connected therewith; 

he shall attest and execute all documents on behalf of the Institute; 

he shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as 
may be assigned to him under this Act and the regulations made thereunder 
or as may be delegated to him by the Board or the Director. 

21. (1) The Deans of the Institute shall be appointed by the Director, with 
the approval of the Chairman of the Board, from amongst the Faculty of the 
Institute. 

(2) The Deans shall assist the Director in managing the academic and other affairs 
of the Institute and shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may 
be prescribed by the regulations or be entrusted to them by the Director. 

22. (1) The Trust shall place funds at the disposal of the Institute to be called 
the Permanent Endowment Fund of a sum of five crores rupees or a sum required 
for meeting the full operational expenditure of the institute for three years, in long 
term interest bearing securities issued on or guaranteed by the Central or State 
Government. 

(2) On the termination of the involvement of the Trust and after meeting the 
operational expenditure for three years out of the Permanent Endowment Fund, if there 
is any unused balance that shall be paid back to the Trust. 

23. The Trust may pay to the Institute from time to time such sums of money 
and in such manner as may be considered necessary for the exercise of its powers 
and discharge of its functions under this Act. 

24. (1) The Institute shall have its own funds consisting of— 

(a) all moneys provided by the Trust; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute; 

(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, loans, gifts, 
donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers; 



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The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 25-28.) 

Accounts and 
audit. 

Pension and 
provident fund 
scheme. 

Acts and 
proceedings not to 
be invalidated by 
vacancies. 

Conferment of 
degrees, diplomas 
and grant of 
certificates by the 
Institute. 

(d) all moneys received by the Institute from the collaborating Industry in 
terms of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between 
the Institute and the Industry, for establishment of sponsored chairs, 
fellowships and infrastructure facilities to the Institute; 

(e) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any 
other source. 

(2) All funds of the Institute shall be deposited in such banks or invested in 
such manner as the Board may decide on recommendation of the Finance Committee. 

(3) The funds of the Institute shall be applied towards the expenses of the 
Institute including expenses incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of 
its functions. 

25. (1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records, 
and prepare an annual statement of accounts including the income and expenditure 
account and balance sheet, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed 
by the regulations. 

(2) The Institute shall adopt a proper system of internal checks and balances and 
controls in the discharge of its finance, accounting and auditing functions as may be 
prescribed by the regulations. 

(3) The Accounts of the Institute shall be audited not less than once per year by 
a statutory auditor who shall be a Chartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered 
Accountants as defined in the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, who or which 
shall be appointed by the Board. 

(4) The Accounts of the Institute certified by the person or firm so appointed 
or any other person authorized in this behalf together with the audit report thereon 
shall be placed before the Board and the Board may issue such instructions to the 
Institute in respect thereof as it deems fit and the Institute shall comply with such 
instructions. 

(5) The Accounts of the Institute shall be audited by an internal auditor who shall 
be a Chartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Board, 
to ensure concurrent audit of all books of accounts, and such internal audit reports 
shall be placed before the Board for review. 

(6) The Institute shall prepare each year a report of its activities during the 
previous year and submit it in the form of an annual report to the Board for review 
and approval. 

26. (1) The Institute shall, with the approval of the Board, constitute for the 
benefit of its officers, teachers, and other employees, in such manner and subject to 
such conditions, as may be prescribed by the regulations, such schemes of pension, 
provident funds and insurance as it may deem fit, and also aid in establishment of 
the associations, institutions, funds, trusts and conveyance calculated to benefit the 
staff and the students of the Institute. 

(2) Where any such provident fund has been so constituted, the provisions of the 
Provident Funds Act, 1925, shall apply to such fund as if it were a Government 
Provident Fund. 

27. No act or proceeding of the Board or any authority of the Institute or any 
committee constituted under this Act or by the regulations shall be questioned on the 
ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in or defect in the constitution of the 
Board, Authority or Committee of the Institute. 

28. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in 
force, the Institute shall have powers to confer degrees, diplomas and grant certificates, 
and confer degrees and honorary degrees and other distinctions and titles, as approved 
by the Board. 

38 of 1949. 

19 of 1925. 



12 	 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 1, 2009 	[PART III 

The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 29-32.) 

Returns and 
informations. 

Management of 
the Institute on 
dissolution of the 
Trust. 

Power of State 
Government to 
issue direction. 

Power to make 
regulations. 

29. The Institute shall furnish to the State Government, University Grants 
Commission and other statutory authorities such reports, returns, statements, and other 
information as may be required by them from time to time. 

30. (1) The Trust shall give a notice of not less than six months period to the 
State Government of its intention to dissolve the Trust. 

(2) Upon receipt of any notice from the Trust, the State Government shall make 
arrangements for administration of the Institute from the date of dissolution of the 
Trust and until the last batch of students in regular courses of the Institute complete 
their courses. 

(3) The expenditure for administration of the Institute during taken over period 
of its management shall be met out of the Permanent Endowment Fund of the Institute. 

(4) On dissolution of the Trust, the Permanent Endowment Fund of the Institute 
shall be in the form of a corpus fund. 

31. The State Government shall have powers to issue directions from time to time 
as may be required to be followed by the Institute under the provisions of this Act 
and the regulations made thereunder and under any other law for the time being in 
force. 

32. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall have, in addition 
to all other powers vested in it, the power to make regulations to provide for the 
administration and management of the affairs of the Institute. 

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality and foregoing powers, 
such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(i) the summoning and holding of meetings of the authorities of the Institute 
other than the first Meeting of the Board, and quorum and conduct of 
business at such meetings; 

(ii) the power and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President 
of the Board of the Institute; 

(iii) the constitution, powers and duties of the other authorities, bodies and 
committees of the Institute established under this Act, the qualifications 
and disqualifications for membership of such authorities, bodies and 
committees, term of office of the membership, appointment and removal 
of members thereof and other matters connected therewith, and removal 
of members of the Board, the Academic Council and the Finance 
Committee; 

(iv) the procedure to be followed by the Board and any Committee or other 
body constituted under this Act and by the regulations made thereunder 
in the conduct of the business, exercise of the powers and discharge of 
the functions; 

(v) the procedure and criteria to be followed in established courses of study 
and admission of students; 

(vi) the procedure to be followed by enforcing discipline in the Institute; 

(vii) the management of the properties of the Institute; 

(viii) the degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions and 
titles which may be conferred or granted by the Institute and withdrawal 
or cancellation of any such degrees, diplomas, certificates and other 
academic distinctions and titles and the requirements thereof; 

(ix) the conduct of examinations including the term of office and appointment 
of examiners; 



PART III] 	 THE KOLKATA GAZE 11'E, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 1, 2009 	 13 

The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Sections 33, 34.) 

(x) the creation of posts of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant 
Professors, Readers, Lecturers of equivalent academic designations or 
posts, officers and employees of the Institute, and the appointment of 
persons to such posts including the qualifications requisite therefore; 

(xi) the fees and other charges which may be paid to the Institute for the 
courses, training, facilities and services provided by it; 

(xii) the manner and conditions for constitution of insurance, pension and 
provident funds and such other schemes for the benefit of officers, 
teachers, and other employees of the Institute; 

(xiii) the terms and conditions applicable for association of the Institute with 
other institutions; 

(xiv) the preparation of budget estimates and maintenance of accounts; 
(xv) the mode of execution of contracts or agreement by or on behalf of the 

Institute; 
(xvi) the method of recruitment, classification and procedure for appointment 

of officers and staff of the Institute; 
(xvii) the terms and tenure of appointments, salaries and allowances, contractual 

services, rules of discipline and other conditions of service of the Director, 
other officers, teachers and employees of the Institute; 

(xviii) the terms and conditions governing deputation of officers and staff of 
the Institute; 

(xix) the powers and duties of the Director and other officers, teachers and 
employees of the Institute; 

(xx) the terms and conditions governing fellowship, scholarship, stipends, 
medals and prizes; 

(xxi) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the Board; 
(xxii) the matters relating to hostels and halls of residence including disciplinary 

control therein; 
(xxiii) all matters which, by this Act, are to be or may be prescribed by the 

regulations. 

Removal of 
difficulties. 

Transitory 
provisions. 

33. If any difficulty arises with respect to the establishment of the Institute or in 
connection with the first meeting of any authority of the Institute or otherwise in first 
given effect to the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, the 
President of the Institute may, at any time, before all authorities of the Institute have 
been constituted, by order, make any appointment or do anything consistent, so far 
as may be, with the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder, which 
appear to him necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty and 
every such order shall have effect as if such appointment or action had been made 
or taken in the manner provided in this Act and regulations made thereunder: 

Provided that before making any such order the President may ascertain and 
consider the opinion of the Director and of such appropriate authority of the Institute 
as may have been constituted. 

34. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,— 

(a) the Director may, with the prior approval of the President and subject 
of availability of funds, discharge all or any of the functions of the 
Institute for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and 
the regulations made thereunder and for that purpose may exercise any 
power or perform any duties which by this Act and regulations made 
thereunder are to be exercised or performed by any authority of the 
Institute until such authority comes into existence as provided by this 
Act and regulation made thereunder; 



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THE KOLKATA GAZE11E, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 1, 2009 	[PART III 

The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and 
Communication Technology Act, 2008. 

(Section 35.) 

(b) the Board of the Institute functioning as such immediately before the 
commencement of this Act shall continue to so function until the Board 
is constituted for the Institute under this Act, but on the constitution of 
the Board under this Act, the members of the Board holding office 
before such constitution shall cease to hold office; 

(c) the Academic Council of the Institute functioning as such immediately 
before the commencement of this Act shall continue to so function until 
the Academic Council is constituted for the institute under this Act, but 
on the constitution of the Academic Council under this Act, the members 
of the Academic Council holding office before such constitution shall 
cease to hold office; 

(d) the Finance Committee of the Institute functioning as such immediately 
before the commencement of this Act shall continue to so function until 
the Finance Committee is constituted for the Institute under this Act, 
but on the constitution of the Finance Committee under this Act, the 
members of the Finance Committee holding office before such 
constitution shall cease to hold office; 

(e) until the first regulations of the Institute are made under this Act, the 
existing rules and regulations of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of 
Information and Communication Technology, as approved by the Board 
as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall 
continue to apply to the Institute, in so far as they are not inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act. 

Indemnity. 35. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against, and no 
damages shall be claimed from the Institute, the Director, the authorities, officers, any 
member of Board of Governors and the Committee Members of the Institute or any 
other person in respect of anything which is done in good faith or purporting to be 
done in pursuance of this Act or any regulation made thereunder. 

   

By order of the Governor, 

ANINDYA BHATTACHARYYA, 
Secy.-in-charge to the Govt. of West Bengal, 

Law Department. 


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