The Indian Institutes of Technology Act was amended to reflect the addition of new IITs.

The Institutes of Technology Act 2006 will further amend the law with respect to the institutions.

The institute also operates under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act,1999 and the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.

The University was established by the Botswana International University of Science and Technology Act of 2005.

Other supporters include the Library Services and Technology Act, the Packard Humanities Institute, and individual donors.

The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 is an Act which was passed by the Parliament of India.

Tourism College Killybegs is a school of the institute in accordance with the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.

Under the constitution of the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007, the President of India is the Visitor to the institute.

The enabling legislation is the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002.

Parliament passed enabling legislation, the National Institutes of Technology Act in 2007 and took effect on 15 August of that year.