Section 11(6) in The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017
(6)The industry partner shall-(a)actively participate in the governance of the Institute within the overall framework;(b)support and facilitate joint research projects with the Indian Institutes of Information Technology either through funding, collaboration or in any other manner;(c)depute experienced individuals as adjunct faculty;(d)encourage, enable, support and mentor students to do research project as a part of their course curriculum, within their enterprise;(e)accept faculty members of the the Indian Institutes of Information Technology on a sabbatical to work for short period with the industry;(f)co-create programs as per the requirements of the industry with the Institution;(g)provide internship to students from the the Indian Institutes of Information Technology;(h)facilitate for placement of students from the Indian Institutes of Information Technology;(i)sponsor their eligible employees for doctorate studies in the Indian Institutes of Information Technology; and(j)fund and mentor the startups in the Institution.
