Match List I (Institutions of National Importance (INI) Acts) with List II (Year of Enactment).

List I

i.National Institute of Technology Act

ii.Indian Institute of Management Act

iii.Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act

iv.Institutes of Technology Act

List II

a.2017

b.1961

c.2007

d.2014

Ai-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b ✓ Correct

Bi-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

Ci-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c

Di-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

Correct answer: (A) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

Explanation

The National Institute of Technology Act was enacted in 2007.

The Indian Institute of Management Act came in 2017, granting the IIMs greater autonomy and degree-granting power.

The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act was passed in 2014.

The Institutes of Technology Act, covering the IITs, dates to 1961.

All these Acts declare their institutions to be of national importance.

Such status is conferred by Parliament and places the institutions above ordinary university regulation.

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