National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Srinagar/Jammu (NIELIT)

Memorandum of Association.

1. Name
   1. The name of the Centre shall be "DOEACC Centre Srinagar/Jammu".
   2. The Centre shall function under the administrative control of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India or the Ministry / Department that may be notified by the Government from time to time.
   
   
2. Registered Office
   1. The Registered Office of the Centre shall be at
      • SIDCO Electronics Complex, Old Airport Road Rangreth, Srinagar-190007.
      • New Campus University of Jammu, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Road,Jammu-180004
   
   
3. Objectives
   1. To generate quality manpower and develop skilled professionals in the area of Information, Electronics and Communications Technology (IECT) and allied, by providing world class education & training and accreditation services.
   2. To provide continuing support to learners and trainers through active design & development of innovative curricula and acquisition of content, aligned with the dynamically changing IECT scenario.
   3. To establish a quality system of examination and certification that is globally recognized providing a fair assessment of the competency of students.
   4. To continue to implement the DOEACC Scheme for computer courses, jointly developed by AICTE and DIT in the Non-formal Sector of IT Education and Training.
   5. To establish standards in the areas of IECT and to develop markets in the emerging areas.
   6. To impart continuing Education for up-gradation of knowledge and skills, in view of high obsolescence in the area of IECT.
   7. To provide entrepreneurship development programme in the area of IECT.
   8. To develop and promote the culture of a market to encourage and nurture industry oriented design and development.
   9. To purchase, lease, hire, exchange or otherwise acquire any movable or immovable property and the sell, lease, dispose off, exchange, invest and deal with bonds, moneys, Securities and all kinds of movable or immovable properties for all or any of the objectives for which the Society is established.
   10. To levy and receive moneys in connection with the activities of the Centre including grants/loans as and when received from the Government or from any other sources.
   11. All the income, earnings, movable, immovable properties of the Centre shall be solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of its aims and objectives only as set forth in the Memorandum of Association and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividends, bonus, profits, or in any manner whatsoever to the present Members of the Society or to any person claiming through any one or more of the present Members. No member of the Society shall have any personal claim on any movable or immovable properties of the Society or make any profit, whatsoever, by virtue of his membership.
   12. The Centre will be a non-profit making Centre & any excess of income or expenditure would form a Corpus fund, which would be utilized in furtherance of the objectives of the Society.
   13. To do all such activities which are incidental/ancillary for achieving the objectives of the Centre.
   
   
4. Management
   1. The Centre shall function under the administrative control of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India or the Ministry / Department that may be notified by the Government from time to time. The Centre will have an institutional framework with the Governing Council as an apex body to evolve corporate policies and provide necessary guidelines for fulfillment of the aims and objectives set forth for the centre. The Council is vested with the all the powers and responsibility for all the affairs of the Centre and its Centres. The Council will be assisted by Management Board for the technical, academic, financial and administrative management of the Centre. The Centre as well its Centres would be under the overall control and guidance of the Council. The individual Centres will be conferred necessary flexibility for freedom of operation through appropriate delegation of authority and responsibility to enable them to function effectively. The Council will periodically review and monitor the activities of the Society and take such remedial measures as may be deemed necessary, to meet the aims and objectives of the Centre.
   2. The Centre will be funded by the administrative ministry as per the allocation by the Planning Commission and shall generate revenue through its various activities. The Centre shall also obtain sponsored projects from Government Departments, State Governments, industries both in the public and private sector and over a period of time the various Centres of the Society shall endeavor to become self-sustaining, so that the grant-in-aid from Government is reduced gradually.
   3. The administrative ministry may issue such directions to the Centre, as it may consider necessary, for furtherance of the aims and objectives of the Centre and for ensuring its proper and effective functioning and the Centre will carry out such directions.
   4. The Centre would be managed within an institutional framework with independent and autonomous authority, responsibility, and flexibility, for dynamic operation to achieve the objectives set for the Centre.