Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2026-27

Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2026-27 | Panel Discussion | February 8 | 10:30 am IST | #EducationDialogue

As part of IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27

#IMPRI Center for ICT for Development (CICTD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites you to the #WebPolicyTalk series on:

The State of Education – #EducationDialogue

A Panel Discussion on

Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2026-27

Live Video: https://youtube.com/live/Rg_TOBW33kE
HQ Video: https://youtu.be/UhFjTGRWWYA
Podcast: Spotify | YouTube Music

Details of the #WebPolicyTalk:
Date: February 8, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. IST
Platforms: Zoom | YouTube Live @ YouTube.com/@impriindia | Spotify 
Certificate of participation will be provided. Terms and conditions apply.

Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Q6YmCdtTtKsCu_BiUxmgg

Experts

Chair & Moderator: 
Prof Sachidanand Sinha, Visiting Professor, IMPRI; Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

Panelists: 

Prof Saumen Chattopadhyay, Professor, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies (ZHCES), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Dr Protiva Kundu, Thematic Lead, Social Sectors at the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA)
Prof Binod Khadria, President, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT); Co-convener of Metropolis Asia-Pacific
Prof Rupamanjari Ghosh, Expert, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India committees in Physical Sciences; Former Vice Chancellor of Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR; Former Professor of Physics & Dean of School of Physical Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Prof Nalin Bharti, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna and Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Mona Khare, Professor & Head, Department of Educational Finance; Director of University Grants Commission (UGC)– Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India

IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27 | Feb 3 – 7, 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk

Previous Year Similar Deliberation:

Education and Union Budget 2022-23 | February 2022
Education and Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
Education and Interim Union Budget 2024-25 | February 2024
Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2024-25 | July 2024
Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2025-26 | February 2025
IMPRI’s 3rd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 | February 2023
IMPRI’s 4th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25 | February 2024
IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Budget 2024-25
IMPRI 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26 | Feb 2025

IMPRI Budget Deliberation Books

IMPRI 1st and 2nd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2021-22 & 2022-23 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 3rd Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 4th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2023-24 – Event Outcome Report
IMPRI 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26: Event Outcome Report

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IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk Series –
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IMPRI Union Budget Deliberations & Analysis | YouTube Playlist