IITs Madras, Delhi and KGP to Speed Up their Global Expansion: Read More

New Delhi: According to senior officials, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has prioritised the establishment of campuses in Malaysia, Tanzania, and Abu Dhabi with a year as the planned completion date.

The coordination task for creating the institution's proposed campus in Tanzania, which would mainly provide courses in mining, metallurgy, and data science, has been handed to a team led by the institution's dean of global engagement, according to IIT Madras director Prof. V. Kamakoti.

Teams from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lately visited New Delhi, according to an official from IIT Delhi, which also will establish a campus in Abu Dhabi to examine the methodology used by IIT-D and hold discussions with educators and students in this city. The official stated that "a committed team based in Abu Dhabi is working on it."

Soon, two IIT-D professors will also travel to Abu Dhabi. In addition to IIT-M and IIT-D, IIT Kharagpur will establish a campus in Malaysia.

The idea, according to Kamakoti, is in a "nebulous stage." He responded, "We are aiming at about a year," when asked if the institute has established a timeline for the project.

Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister, has often emphasised the IIT abroad expansion project.

Speaking at opening a two-day event at IIT Delhi, where all 23 IITs have gathered to display their R&D initiatives to commemorate India's 75th anniversary of independence, he remarked on Friday:

"Our IITs have to transcend beyond being only engineering colleges. We must cease comparing IITs based on their placement perks. IITs should reevaluate the metrics and set benchmarks for how many inventions are commercialized, how many are made into products, and how many innovations result in new jobs.

The entirely residential campus concept is being considered for the potential offshore campuses, which would include staff and students from both the host country and India. The IITs adhere to rules created by the Ministry of Education committee, which is chaired by Dr. K Radhakrishnan, chair of the IIT Council standing committee. But we are going above and beyond," a representative stated.

Undergraduate and graduate-level courses are probably provided, especially in developing fields.

"The host nation will have some demands. They will check to see if we are providing courses pertinent to their country. They will assess our level of dedication or interest as well. At some point, we also need to make sure that it develops a reputation as a brand," Kamakoti said.

The title "Indian International Institute of Technology at (country name)," suggested by the Radhakrishnan committee for the new institutions, has also been approved.

"The recommended name is substantially similar to IIT with the addition of global to highlight or clarify that the institute is situated outside India. The newly created institutes would be able to develop their own identity and ethos while relying on the strengths of the current IITs, thanks to the name difference (with enough similarities), according to the research.

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