NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet has approved the expansion of academic and infrastructure capacity of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati, Chhattisgarh's Bhilai, J&K's Jammu, Karnataka's Dharwad and Kerala's Palakkad.
The expansion is aimed at facilitating education of more than 6,500 additional students in these institutions. Five new state-of-the-art research parks are also planned to enhance industry-academia collaboration.
The cabinet has cleared Phase-B construction for these IITs, with a total estimated cost of Rs 11,828.7 crore over four years - 2025-26 to 2028-29. The initiative will enable these institutions to nearly double their capacity from the current 7,111 students to 13,687 across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
As part of the approved plan, 130 new faculty positions at the professor level (level 14 and above) will be created. The phased expansion in student intake will be implemented over the four years -1,364 in the first year, 1,738 in the second, 1,767 in the third, and 1,707 in the fourth - across various academic programmes.
The infrastructure expansion aligns with the nationwide increase in IIT student capacity from 65,000 to 1.35 lakh over the past decade, according to the 2025-26 Union budget.
The project is also expected to generate direct employment through recruitment of faculty, research staff and administrative personnel. Indirect employment is anticipated through construction activities and increased demand for local services, accommodation, and transport in and around the campus locations.
The expansion is aimed at facilitating education of more than 6,500 additional students in these institutions. Five new state-of-the-art research parks are also planned to enhance industry-academia collaboration.
The cabinet has cleared Phase-B construction for these IITs, with a total estimated cost of Rs 11,828.7 crore over four years - 2025-26 to 2028-29. The initiative will enable these institutions to nearly double their capacity from the current 7,111 students to 13,687 across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
As part of the approved plan, 130 new faculty positions at the professor level (level 14 and above) will be created. The phased expansion in student intake will be implemented over the four years -1,364 in the first year, 1,738 in the second, 1,767 in the third, and 1,707 in the fourth - across various academic programmes.
The infrastructure expansion aligns with the nationwide increase in IIT student capacity from 65,000 to 1.35 lakh over the past decade, according to the 2025-26 Union budget.
The project is also expected to generate direct employment through recruitment of faculty, research staff and administrative personnel. Indirect employment is anticipated through construction activities and increased demand for local services, accommodation, and transport in and around the campus locations.
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