The Indian Institutes of Technology have decided to admit more women from the 2018 session.

The decision is taken to address the slump in number of female students entering IITs, also been decided that seats vacated by women will be filled by other women.

In order to address the decline of women candidates at the premier engineering institutions of the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology have decided to admit more women from the 2018 academic session. The decision was taken at the Joint Admission Board (JAB) of the IITs on Saturday. The board approved a quota of supernumerary (over and above the actual intake) seats for women in a phased manner, reaching up to 20% by 2026.

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