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Five new IITs to expand

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Five new IITs to expand (GS2 · Education, 7 May 2025)

What happened

  • Cabinet approved Phase-B expansion of IIT Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu and Dharwad at ₹11,828.79 crore [PIB].

Background

  • 130 professor-level posts were created [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Faculty is the bottleneck.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Development and management of education and human resources

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-07): cabinet approved Phase-B expansion of IIT Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu and Dharwad at ₹11,828.79 crore.
  2. Faculty is the bottleneck.
Quotable data point

Cabinet approved Phase-B expansion of IIT Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu and Dharwad at ₹11,828.79 crore.

PIB: Cabinet: IIT expansion, 7 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Not among the five IITs

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerNational Education Policy 2020: 5+3+3+4 Structure, Language, Higher Education Reforms, Implementation and Concerns (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Cabinet: IIT expansion, 7 May 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending