Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 4 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
In the last ten years, we have developed a robust skill development ecosystem. In line with the objectives of NEP, we will further enhance it and integrate it with our education system. We will continue to work with industry to expand skilling opportunities that lead to employment and self-employment.
We will achieve 100% implementation of ‘One Nation, One Student ID’ through the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) to store academic qualifications, credit scores and certificates, among others for students from pre-primary to higher education.
We will make our youth future ready by adopting a dynamic learning curriculum at school level as mandated by NEP and by incorporating industry-aligned curriculum and skill development in emerging technologies in higher education.
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