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Govt Announces Four AI Centres of Excellence – ₹2,000 Cr across IITs & IISc

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The Ministry of Education has set up four Centres of Excellence in AI. These centres aim to "Make AI in India and Make AI work for India" and cover Education, Agriculture, Sustainable Cities and Healthcare.

Key Developments

Three AI‑CoEs launched after the Union Budget 2023‑24 with a total outlay of ₹990 crore. They are led by IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur and IISc Bangalore.
The Union Budget 2025‑26 announced a fourth AI‑CoE for Education at IIT Madras with a dedicated outlay of ₹500 crore.
Financial releases: ₹27.00 crore in FY 2023‑24/25 to consortiums; FY 2025‑26/27 saw ₹74.39 crore to IIT Kanpur, ₹62.64 crore to IIT Ropar, ₹69.07 crore to IISc Bengaluru and ₹43.00 crore to IIT Madras.

Important Facts

The AI‑CoEs have produced domain‑specific models:

Education CoE: Automatic Speech Recognition, Optical Character Recognition, Machine Translation and Text‑to‑Speech for Indian languages.
Agriculture CoE: Crop, pest and disease identification models.
Sustainable Cities CoE: Air‑pollution attribution and urban‑flood prediction tools.
Healthcare CoE: (details not enumerated in the source but part of the overall mandate).

Governance is layered: an

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AI Centres of Excellence launched to drive sectoral growth and digital self‑reliance.

Key Facts

Ministry of Education ने शिक्षा, कृषि, सतत शहर और स्वास्थ्य देखभाल में चार AI Centres of Excellence (CoEs) स्थापित किए।
Union Budget 2023‑24 के बाद तीन CoEs लॉन्च किए गए, कुल बजट ₹990 crore; इन्हें IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur और IISc Bangalore द्वारा नेतृत्व किया गया।
Union Budget 2025‑26 में शिक्षा के लिए चौथा CoE घोषित किया गया, जिसका समर्पित बजट ₹500 crore है और यह IIT Madras में स्थित है।
वित्तीय रिलीज़: FY 2023‑24/25 में consortiums को ₹27.00 crore; FY 2025‑26/27 में IIT Kanpur को ₹74.39 crore, IIT Ropar को ₹62.64 crore, IISc Bengaluru को ₹69.07 crore और IIT Madras को ₹43.00 crore वितरित किए गए।
AI मॉडल में speech‑to‑text, OCR, मशीन अनुवाद और भारतीय भाषाओं के लिए text‑to‑speech; फसल‑कीट‑रोग पहचान; air‑pollution attribution; और urban‑flood prediction टूल्स शामिल हैं।
शासन स्तरित है: एक Apex Committee कार्यक्रम की निगरानी करती है, एक Project Monitoring and Review Committee (PMRC) प्रत्येक CoE को ट्रैक करता है, और एक Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) विशेषज्ञ समीक्षाएँ करता है और वित्तीय अनुपालन सुनिश्चित करता है।

Background & Context

India’s post‑2020 Digital India drive has placed artificial intelligence at the centre of national development. By allocating nearly ₹2,000 crore through successive Union Budgets, the government is using premier institutions (IITs, IISc) to create sector‑specific AI solutions, linking technology policy with economic growth, education reform and sustainable urban planning.

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Prelims_GSNational Current AffairsEssayEconomy, Development and InequalityPrelims_GSScience and Technology ApplicationsGS3IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and IPREssayEducation, Knowledge and CultureEssayScience, Technology and SocietyGS2Functions and responsibilities of Union and StatesGS3Government BudgetingGS2Government policies and interventions for developmentGS3Environmental Impact Assessment

Mains Answer Angle

GS 2 (Polity) – discuss the role of the Ministry of Education, Apex Committee and other bodies in implementing AI policy; GS 3 (Economy) – analyse the budgetary impact and expected economic benefits of the AI CoEs.

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Key Insight

AI Centres of Excellence launched to drive sectoral growth and digital self‑reliance.

Key Facts

Ministry of Education ने शिक्षा, कृषि, सतत शहर और स्वास्थ्य देखभाल में चार AI Centres of Excellence (CoEs) स्थापित किए।
Union Budget 2023‑24 के बाद तीन CoEs लॉन्च किए गए, कुल बजट ₹990 crore; इन्हें IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur और IISc Bangalore द्वारा नेतृत्व किया गया।
Union Budget 2025‑26 में शिक्षा के लिए चौथा CoE घोषित किया गया, जिसका समर्पित बजट ₹500 crore है और यह IIT Madras में स्थित है।
वित्तीय रिलीज़: FY 2023‑24/25 में consortiums को ₹27.00 crore; FY 2025‑26/27 में IIT Kanpur को ₹74.39 crore, IIT Ropar को ₹62.64 crore, IISc Bengaluru को ₹69.07 crore और IIT Madras को ₹43.00 crore वितरित किए गए।
AI मॉडल में speech‑to‑text, OCR, मशीन अनुवाद और भारतीय भाषाओं के लिए text‑to‑speech; फसल‑कीट‑रोग पहचान; air‑pollution attribution; और urban‑flood prediction टूल्स शामिल हैं।
शासन स्तरित है: एक Apex Committee कार्यक्रम की निगरानी करती है, एक Project Monitoring and Review Committee (PMRC) प्रत्येक CoE को ट्रैक करता है, और एक Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) विशेषज्ञ समीक्षाएँ करता है और वित्तीय अनुपालन सुनिश्चित करता है।

Background

UPSC Syllabus

Prelims_GS — National Current Affairs
Essay — Economy, Development and Inequality
Prelims_GS — Science and Technology Applications
GS3 — IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and IPR
Essay — Education, Knowledge and Culture
Essay — Science, Technology and Society
GS2 — Functions and responsibilities of Union and States
GS3 — Government Budgeting
GS2 — Government policies and interventions for development

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Overview

Key Developments

Three AI‑CoEs launched after the Union Budget 2023‑24 with a total outlay of ₹990 crore. They are led by IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur and IISc Bangalore.
The Union Budget 2025‑26 announced a fourth AI‑CoE for Education at IIT Madras with a dedicated outlay of ₹500 crore.
Financial releases: ₹27.00 crore in FY 2023‑24/25 to consortiums; FY 2025‑26/27 saw ₹74.39 crore to IIT Kanpur, ₹62.64 crore to IIT Ropar, ₹69.07 crore to IISc Bengaluru and ₹43.00 crore to IIT Madras.

Important Facts

The AI‑CoEs have produced domain‑specific models:

Education CoE: Automatic Speech Recognition, Optical Character Recognition, Machine Translation and Text‑to‑Speech for Indian languages.
Agriculture CoE: Crop, pest and disease identification models.
Sustainable Cities CoE: Air‑pollution attribution and urban‑flood prediction tools.
Healthcare CoE: (details not enumerated in the source but part of the overall mandate).

Governance is layered: an

Read Original on pib

AI Centres of Excellence launched to drive sectoral growth and digital self‑reliance.

Key Facts

Ministry of Education ने शिक्षा, कृषि, सतत शहर और स्वास्थ्य देखभाल में चार AI Centres of Excellence (CoEs) स्थापित किए।
Union Budget 2023‑24 के बाद तीन CoEs लॉन्च किए गए, कुल बजट ₹990 crore; इन्हें IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur और IISc Bangalore द्वारा नेतृत्व किया गया।
Union Budget 2025‑26 में शिक्षा के लिए चौथा CoE घोषित किया गया, जिसका समर्पित बजट ₹500 crore है और यह IIT Madras में स्थित है।
वित्तीय रिलीज़: FY 2023‑24/25 में consortiums को ₹27.00 crore; FY 2025‑26/27 में IIT Kanpur को ₹74.39 crore, IIT Ropar को ₹62.64 crore, IISc Bengaluru को ₹69.07 crore और IIT Madras को ₹43.00 crore वितरित किए गए।
AI मॉडल में speech‑to‑text, OCR, मशीन अनुवाद और भारतीय भाषाओं के लिए text‑to‑speech; फसल‑कीट‑रोग पहचान; air‑pollution attribution; और urban‑flood prediction टूल्स शामिल हैं।
शासन स्तरित है: एक Apex Committee कार्यक्रम की निगरानी करती है, एक Project Monitoring and Review Committee (PMRC) प्रत्येक CoE को ट्रैक करता है, और एक Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) विशेषज्ञ समीक्षाएँ करता है और वित्तीय अनुपालन सुनिश्चित करता है।

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Prelims MCQ

Institutions & Policy Implementation

1 marks

3 keywords

GS2

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Mains Short Answer

Governance & Institutional Framework

10 marks

5 keywords

GS3

Hard

Mains Essay

Science & Technology Impact on Economy and Environment

250 marks

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Govt Announces Four AI Centres of Excellence – ₹2,000 Cr across IITs & IISc

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