PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 5 -- The Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) has decided to offer the study of the Indian Constitution as a minor optional subject for its BTech students. Institute officials said the initiative will be introduced from the third semester and will apply to students enrolling from the academic session beginning in July 2025.

Under the initiative, courses on the Indian Constitution will be offered under the Humanities and Social Sciences category, enabling students to complement their technical education with a deeper understanding of constitutional values, rights, and duties. Officials said the proposal was approved at a recent meeting of the institute's Senate, the apex body for academic affairs a...