IITs to increase number of seats to 1 lakh
In a meeting on Tuesday, the IIT Council gave “in principle” approval to increase the student strength in IITs to 1 lakh over the next 3 years. An official said that the premier institutes aim to add 4,000 BTech and 6,000 MTech and research seats each year for the next 3 years. Currently, around 72,000 students study in 23 IITs.