Higher Education Budget India: A lot of enthusiasm and expectations are being seen in the education sector of the country regarding the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27. Experts believe that increasing investment is very important to make India a global knowledge hub. Experts have shared many important suggestions with the government regarding the higher education budget of India. This budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will decide the direction of future education.

Demand for global hub

Experts clearly believe that the main objective of the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27 should be to establish India as a global innovation hub, which will promote research. For this, the government should immediately announce to increase the number of seats in major technical and management institutes like IIT and IIM, which will improve education. With the increase in seats, more deserving students will get a golden opportunity to get world class and high quality education within the country and migration will reduce.

modern infrastructure

Modernizing the basic structure of educational institutions has become the biggest demand and essential need of today’s time, on which it is very important to pay attention. Experts have suggested that 10 percent of the CSR funds of companies should be mandatorily provided to state private and deemed universities without subsidy. This investment can significantly improve and accelerate the adoption of advanced features like smart classrooms, digital libraries and AI-enabled learning platforms.

GDP and budget

In the developed countries of the world, about 10 percent of the total GDP is spent on education, which has been a mainstay of the progress and strength of those nations. In contrast, the level of expenditure on education in India still remains only between 4 to 5 percent of the GDP, which is very important to increase. According to experts, considering India’s huge youth population and demographic advantage, a huge increase in the upcoming education budget is the need of the hour for the development of the nation.

Skills and Digital Development

To completely eliminate the digital divide present in the country, the current education system will have to be linked to the practical needs of the market and new skills. This important step will not only underpin sustainable economic growth but will also ensure a new, competitive and effective global identity for India at the international level. This synergy between education and modern skill development will be helpful in creating new employment opportunities for the youth in future and reducing unemployment.

historical date of budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to officially present the country’s important Union Budget to the nation on February 1 at 11 am in the Parliament. This will be the first time since 2000 that the Union Budget will be presented in Parliament on a Sunday, which will create a new chapter in parliamentary history. Earlier in the year 2025, the budget was presented on Saturday and in 2015, Arun Jaitley also presented the budget on Saturday, whereas it was presented on 28 February 2015.

education and future

Education sector experts say that quality education plays a very important role in the overall development of the country and it is very important to increase expenditure on it. If the government increases the budget on higher education and research, the country will develop as an innovation hub and sustainable economic growth will get a major boost. To take India in the right direction, increasing expenditure on education and adopting modern technology should be a priority in the times to come.