Indian Institutes of Technology

Public technical universities in India

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a network of autonomous public engineering, technology and research universities in India. Established in 1950, they are under the purview of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. The Act designates them as Institutes of National Importance and lays down their powers, duties, and governance framework as the country's premier institutions in the field of technology.

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