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Promote quality higher education — more IITs, IIMs, AIIMS and internships
Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
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Original manifesto wording
“We will elevate the quality of education by expanding top educational institutions and upgrading universities to global standards. We will introduce more IITs, IIMs, AIIMS and other such institutes. We will launch internship programmes to blend academic and practical skills.”
From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifesto
Our Assessment
The internship pledge is delivered as the PM Internship Scheme, announced in Budget 2024-25 (Rs 2,000 crore, targeting 5 crore youth over five years in two phases), with a live 2026 application cycle (23,000+ seats) and a March 2026 revamp adding higher stipends and new sectors. Institutional expansion is underway: Budget 2025 announced IIT seat expansion (including 6,500 new seats at newer IITs, phased over five years) plus other capacity additions. Partial: programmes launched and scaling, with multi-year targets still in progress.
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Promise Timeline
1 Feb 2025
Education Budget 2025 announces IIT seat expansion (e.g. 6,500 new seats at newer IITs, phased over five years) and other higher-education capacity additions.
View source23 Jul 2024
Union Budget 2024-25 announces the PM Internship Scheme (Rs 2,000 crore; 5 crore youth over five years in two phases) to blend academic and practical skills.
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