The IITs have been allocated an amount of Rs 11,349 crore in the union budget, up from a revised estimate of Rs 10,467 crore in the current financial year.

The budget has enabled the addition of 6,500 undergraduate seats at five IITs over five years, starting next academic session. Budgetary allocation for IITs has increased, supporting infrastructure ...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increased funding for the education sector, focusing on improving rural ...

The new seats at IIT Palakkad, Dharwad, Jammu, Bhilai, and Tirupati will be added in phases and would be mainly at the ...

Pradhan said this budget was a generational blueprint to cater to the wholesome requirements of children and youth ...

Experts say government’s announcement on expanding infrastructure in five new IITs and setting up of an AI centre of ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman boosts higher education with 10,000 medical seats and increased funding for IITs in budget.

"AI is transforming industries worldwide, and India needs to lead in both AI research and its practical applications," FM Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget in Parliament.

In addition to centres of excellence on Artificial Intelligence in agriculture, health and sustainable cities, this budget has proposed to set up an AI centre of excellence on education.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2025 announced a significant boost for the education sector, including a ...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that a centre of excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education and five national centres of excellence for skilling will be established i ...

The announcement is part of the Union Budget 2025-26, which emphasises digital transformation and skill development.