New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a setup of new centre of excellence in artificial intelligence for education in the Union Budget 2025.

Speaking during her budget speech, Sitharaman said, "I had announced three centres of excellence in artificial intelligence for agriculture, health and sustainable cities in 2023. Now, a centre of excellence in artificial intelligence for education will be setup with a total outlay of Rs.500 crore."

FM Sitharaman also noted that the capacity of IITs has increased by 100% in the last 10 years and that an additional 6,500 students will be accommodated in IITs established after 2014 in the coming year.

"The capacity of IITs will be expanded. The total number of studen...