Overview
- MTech changes include mandatory industry internships, a dual industry–research track, and institute-specific curriculum redesigns targeted within a year.
- PhD programmes will move to a project-first model with structured timelines, outcome metrics such as patents and startups, and proposals for Doctoral Academies and networked PhDs.
- An expert committee led by the Joint Admission Board with IIT Kanpur will evaluate adaptive testing for JEE Advanced, with a pilot mock test and a phased roadmap to be drafted in six months.
- Governance steps approved include external peer reviews, 10-year visioning cycles linked to funding decisions, and a central MIS led by IIT Kanpur for real-time academic and research dashboards.
- The Council directed IITs to build AI/ML core competencies across curricula and to create dedicated mental-health cadres, with the reforms responding to persistent vacancies in MTech and PhD seats.