Budget 2025 Boost for Science and Technology

IITs are set to get an infrastructure push

IITs are set to get an infrastructure push. SitharamanFM announced that additional infrastructure will be created in five IITs that were started after 2014 to facilitate education for 6500 more students.

10,000 medical undergraduate and postgraduate seats will be added over the next year

The union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that 10,000 medical undergraduate and postgraduate seats will be added over the next year. This, she said, would be towards the goal of expanding the number of medical seats by 75,000 over five years.

Centre of Excellence for AI

The government will set up a new centre of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) for education with an outlay of Rs 500 crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her budget speech 2025.

50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in Schools in next five yearts

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the establishment of 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) over the next five years to foster scientific thinking among students. ATLs will be established in government schools to nurture curiosity in science and foster innovation among students

PM Research Fellowship Scheme

In a move to boost technological innovation, the government plans to provide 10,000 fellowships under the PM Research Fellowship Scheme over the next five years, targeting technological research in IITs and IISc.