10,000 new seats in medical, revamp of IITs and E2E masterplan for government jobs:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today Education Budget 2026-27 While presenting this, he has made a series of announcements for crores of youth and students of the country. Keeping education at the center of the roadmap for ‘Developed India’, the government has allocated the largest ever fund for higher education, medical infrastructure and job creation. Main focus of this budget ‘fresh blood’ To be equipped with technology and skills.

Big news for medical students: 10,000 seats will increase

This budget has brought a lifesaver for the youth who are dreaming of becoming doctors. The Finance Minister has announced that in the next one year, various medical colleges and hospitals in the country will 10,000 new medical seats Will be added. This is part of the government’s broader goal to achieve a total of Rs. 75,000 seats To be increased. Apart from this, the capacity of emergency and trauma care centers in every district hospital will be increased by 50%.

IITs and the ‘digital’ transformation of higher education

The government has opened the coffers for the premium institutes (IITs) of the country.

6,500 new seats in IIT: Infrastructure will be upgraded in the 5 new IITs established after 2014 and 6,500 additional seats will be added.

Development of IIT Patna: Provision of special funds has been made to develop this institute as per global standards.

Research Fellowship: 10,000 scholars from IITs and IISc will now get increased financial assistance under ‘PM Research Fellowship’.

Government Jobs and Employment: Formation of ‘E2E’ Standard Committee

To deal with the problem of unemployment, the government ‘Education to Employment and Enterprises’ (E2E) It has been proposed to form a high-powered committee named. This committee will work to bridge the gap between education and industry. Other than this:

Content Creator Lab: State-of-the-art labs will be created in 15,000 secondary schools and 500 colleges.

University Township: 5 new ‘University Townships’ will be established near industrial and logistics corridors.

Hostels for Girls: To promote women’s education, a target has been set to build a ‘Girls Hostel’ in every district.

₹500 crore bet on AI and new technology

In view of future needs in education Artificial Intelligence (AI) With an investment of ₹500 crore for the use of ‘Center of Excellence’ Will be made. Also, 50,000 new ‘Atal Tinkering Labs’ will be started in government schools so that children can learn coding and robotics right from the school level.

New budgetary allocation: Education budget in figures