Through a new initiative RISE (Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education), the government has planned to a total investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore (USD 14 Bil) in the next four years to step up investments in research related infrastructure in premier educational institutions. In order to boost the higher education system for meeting the requirements of ‘New India – 2022’, a comprehensive plan has been made for up gradation of the research.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced various benefits for students and education sector in India in his Budget 2018 speech.

In this article summarizing the Budget announcements with respect to Education Sector, the author makes some poignant observations about where the nation is going and how wide spread the impact could be.
Originally published here: https://www.stoodnt.com/blog/10-emerging-trends-in-education-sector-in-2018/