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What is MERITE Scheme (2025–30) | Understand MERITE Scheme in 2 Minutes

Published on August 23, 2025 by Kuldeep Lodhi
What is MERITE Scheme (2025–30) | Understand MERITE Scheme in 2 Minutes

The Union Cabinet approved the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) Scheme for 275 technical institutions (175 engineering + 100 polytechnics).

About the MERITE Scheme

  • Objective → Improve quality, equity & governance in technical education (aligned with NEP 2020).
  • Collaboration → With World Bank.
  • Nodal Ministry → Ministry of Education.
  • Type → Central Sector Scheme.
  • Budget → ₹4,200 crore (2025–30)
  • ₹2,100 crore external loan (World Bank).

Beneficiaries of MERITE Scheme

  • 275 Govt/Govt-aided institutions → NITs, State Engineering Institutes, Polytechnics, ATUs.
  • State/UT technical education departments were also supported.
  • ~7.5 lakh students to benefit.

Key Benefits & Features of MERITE Scheme:

  1. Digitalisation strategies for states/UTs.
  2. Guidelines for multidisciplinary technical programs.
  3. Enhanced learning & employability skills.
  4. Better transition rates across student groups.
  5. Strengthened research & innovation ecosystem.
  6. Improved quality assurance, accreditation & governance.
  7. Labour market-aligned curriculum + blended courses.
  8. Development of future academic administrators, esp. women faculty.