Bhutan, Morocco Seek IIT Campuses Abroad as India Weighs New Requests
The proposals are being assessed under a government framework created after NEP 2020.
Overview
- India’s Education Ministry says it has received interest from Bhutan and Morocco to host offshore IIT campuses, with decisions pending.
- IIT Madras–Zanzibar and IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi are the two overseas campuses currently operating, with Abu Dhabi running from a transit site at Zayed University.
- An agreement reported in October outlines a proposed IIT campus at the Federal Government Academy in Suleja, Nigeria, with the first student intake expected in 2026.
- A 17-member panel chaired by Dr K Radhakrishnan submitted 2022 recommendations that guide approvals and operations for IITs abroad.
- IIT Madras–Zanzibar began classes in November 2023 under director-in-charge Preeti Aghalyam, the first woman to lead an IIT.