Phase-B Expansion of Five New IITs (Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad)

Cabinet approved on 7 May 2025 the Phase-B expansion of five new IITs with Rs 11,828.79 crore for infrastructure from 2025-26 to 2028-29. Key Points: • Five IITs: Tirupati (AP), Palakkad (Kerala), Bhilai (CG), Jammu (J&K), Dharwad (Karnataka) • Total cost: Rs 11,828.79 crore over 4 years (2025-29) • Student capacity increase: 7,111 to 13,687 (additional 6,576 seats) • 130 Professor-level faculty posts (Level 14 & above) created • Five state-of-art research parks for industry-academia collaboration • Phased enrollment: 1,364 → 1,738 → 1,767 → 1,707 per year • Total IITs now: 23 (up from 16 in 2014)

कैबिनेट ने 7 मई 2025 को पांच नए IIT के चरण-बी विस्तार को ₹11,828.79 करोड़ के बुनियादी ढांचे के लिए 2025-26 से 2028-29 तक मंजूरी दी। मुख्य बिंदु: • पांच IIT: तिरुपति, पालक्काड, भिलाई, जम्मू, धारवाड़ • कुल लागत: ₹11,828.79 करोड़ (4 वर्ष) • छात्र क्षमता वृद्धि: 7,111 से 13,687 (6,576 अतिरिक्त सीटें) • 130 प्रोफेसर स्तरीय पद सृजित • उद्योग-शिक्षा सहयोग के लिए 5 अत्याधुनिक रिसर्च पार्क

• Cabinet approved Phase-B expansion of five new IITs on 7 May 2025 with Rs 11,828.79 crore for infrastructure from 2025-26 to 2028-29
• Five IITs: Tirupati (AP), Palakkad (Kerala), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Jammu (J&K), and Dharwad (Karnataka)
• Student capacity increase from 7,111 to 13,687 with additional 6,576 seats across the five institutions
• 130 Professor-level faculty posts at Level 14 and above created; five state-of-art research parks for industry-academia collaboration
• Phased enrollment increase: 1,364 to 1,738 to 1,767 to 1,707 per year over 4 years
• Total IITs in India now 23, up from 16 in 2014