In Parliament: Parl paves way for Assam’s 1st IIM

Parliament on Wednesday passed the IIM (Amendment) Bill-2025, paving the way for the establishment of Assam’s first IIM in Guwahati and second in the North-East after IIM-Shillong.

It will be the country’s 22nd IIM, which will be established with an investment of Rs 555 crore. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote even as the Opposition staged a walkout soon after the Bill was introduced. PM Narendra Modi also congratulated people of Assam, saying establishment of the IIM would enhance education infrastructure and draw students as well as researchers from all over India to the state.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called the passage of the Bill a historic milestone in Assam’s ascent as an eminent educational hub.

Engg in Indian languages at 44 institutes

Forty-four institutions across nine states are offering AICTE-approved degree/diploma programmes in Indian languages in engineering and technology branches like computer science, AI and machine learning, electrical, civil and mechanical engineering, for the year 2025-26, Centre informed Parliament.

MoS in the Education Ministry Sukanta Majumdar further said, “The AICTE’s ‘Technical Book Writing Initiative’ has been introduced in 12 languages -- Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Malayalam and Urdu. The translated books are available for free download on e-KUMBH portal. AICTE has also developed 'Anuvadini' application to translate books, including technical books, in Indian languages.”