Cabinet Approves ₹11,828 Cr for Expansion of Five New IITs

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the expansion of academic and infrastructure capacity—Phase 'B' construction—at five new IITs located in Andhra Pradesh (IIT Tirupati), Kerala (IIT Palakkad), Chhattisgarh (IIT Bhilai), Jammu & Kashmir (IIT Jammu), and Karnataka (IIT Dharwad).
The expansion will be carried out over four years from 2025-26 to 2028-29, with a total investment of ₹11,828.79 crore. As part of this initiative, five state-of-the-art research parks will also be developed to bolster industry-academia collaboration.