Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Capacity Expansion In IITs | Read
The Union Budget 2025 will have a focus on expansion of the Indian Institutes of Technology, promotion of education in Artificial Intelligence and Indian languages. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also noted that Budget 2025 focuses on the development of poor, youth, farmers and women.
The number of students have increased in 23 IITs by 100 per cent in the last 10 years. The Budget proposes to divert funds for creation of additional infrastructure in the five IITs established after 2014 for 6,500 students. The government also plans to expand IIT Patna in the country.
