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Strengthen and increase institutions of higher learning

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

What does this status mean?

Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 AIIMS, 315 Medical Colleges and 390 universities have been set-up in the past decade. We are committed to strengthening these institutes and further increasing the number of institutions of higher learning. We will continue to upgrade the existing institutions through focused funding, capacity building, infrastructure upgradation and dedicated research grants.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.59

Our Assessment

The network of higher-education institutions has expanded substantially over the past decade (additional IITs, IIITs, IIMs, AIIMS, medical colleges and universities), and strengthening continues through schemes such as PM-USHA (for state universities/colleges), the Institutions of Eminence framework, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) for research funding, and infrastructure upgrades. As an open-ended commitment to further increase and upgrade institutions, it is in ongoing delivery. Partial.