Overview
- The 13th NITSER Council and the 3rd IISER Standing Committee meetings in New Delhi agreed to form industry-led curriculum panels to align programs with AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, semiconductors, green hydrogen and advanced manufacturing.
- PhD reform proposals include industry-funded and industry-guided doctorates, product-focused research, and linking doctoral supervision to faculty performance.
- All NITs and IISERs committed to complete external peer reviews within one year and to participate in the NAAC accreditation framework.
- Innovation measures mandate setting up incubators in the 13 NITs that lack them, initiating research parks in at least 10 NITs, and hosting a national pitching conclave for NIT-incubated start-ups in July 2026.
- IISERs will roll out the iFLEX flexible learning model, establish research parks and incubators, create Section 8 companies, sign MoUs with BCIL, IIT Madras and IISc, and expand inclusivity through Indian languages and AI-enabled multilingual learning.