New Delhi, May 08: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the expansion of academic and infrastructure facilities at five new Indian Institutes of Technology.
These IITs are located in Andhra Pradesh (IIT Tirupati), Kerala (IIT Palakkad), Chhattisgarh (IIT Bhilai), Jammu & Kashmir (IIT Jammu), and Karnataka (IIT Dharwad).
The total cost of this expansion will be ₹11,828.79 crore and will be spent over four years, from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
As part of this project, 130 new faculty posts will be created. In addition, five advanced research parks will be built to strengthen partnerships between industry and academia.
This expansion will increase student capacity at these IITs by more than 6,500.
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