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Instagram ReelPolitics1 source
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This holds up. The reel accurately highlights new IITs and education reforms under Modi.

Why we say that

Modi government established six new IITs and upgraded one since 2014.

Six new IITs were established and ISM Dhanbad upgraded to IIT status after 2014. The NEP 2020 is a major reform under his leadership. The positive framing matches the verified achievements without leaps or false footage.

Reported 1 Aug 2026

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    The Modi government established six new IITs and upgraded ISM Dhanbad to IIT status.

    What's actually true

    Six new IITs opened in Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Goa and Dharwad. ISM Dhanbad was converted to an IIT.

The full story, from the sources

Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India has taken several significant steps in the past years to improve the education sector. ... The National Education Policy 2020 is central to these reforms. - PIB.gov.in This National Education Policy 2020 is the first education policy of the 21st century and aims to address the many growing developmental imperatives of our country. ... envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India... into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. - Ministry of Education (via PIB PDF) (2020) 16 IITs were functioning in the country prior to the year 2014. ... 6 (six) new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have been established in the States/ UT of Andhra Pradesh (IIT Tirupati), Kerala (IIT Palakkad), Chhattisgarh (IIT Bhilai), Jammu & Kashmir (IIT Jammu), Goa (IIT Goa) and Karnataka (IIT Dharwad). - PIB India (via Sansad.in) (2023-12-06) Since 2014, the central government established six new IIT institutes and upgraded the Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad to an IIT. - factchecker.in (2020-10-24) In 2015 and 2016, six new IITs were established in Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwad, Bhilai, Goa, and Jammu, as approved by a 2016 bill amendment, along with the conversion of Indian School of Mines Dhanbad into IIT, Dhanbad. - en.wikipedia.org (2003-01-09)

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How it's framed (2)
Positive association - The graphic shows Modi smiling among happy students with education icons, framing him as a positive, engaging leader in education and youth development.
Branding - Title "THE POLITICS MODI DID – EDUCATION EDITION" presents the content as a series highlighting substantive positive policy achievements rather than mere politics.
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Notes on this check (3)
  • No audio track or speech transcript; analysis rests on on-screen text, visuals and sourced claims.
  • The transcript is degraded (repeated or garbled speech), so claims taken from audio may be misread.
  • Dropped 2 support citation(s) for "The Modi government established six new IITs and upgraded…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.

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