{"id":20995,"date":"2026-08-26T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/?p=20995"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:15:55","slug":"iit-campuses-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-campuses-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"IIT Campuses Abroad in 2026: Zanzibar, Abu Dhabi, and Now Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>QUICK ANSWER:\u00a0Two IIT campuses abroad are operational in 2026: IIT Madras Zanzibar, open since October 2023, and IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi, open since January 2024. A third, in Suleja, Nigeria, was announced in October 2025 but is not yet running. Degrees are issued by the parent IIT, and Indian undergraduate applicants mainly route through JEE Advanced. Campus-by-campus details, fees, admission routes,<em> and the pipeline of future campuses are below.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Takeaways at a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two running, one announced. <\/strong>Zanzibar and Abu Dhabi are operational; Nigeria is a confirmed plan, not an institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The degree comes from the parent IIT. <\/strong>These are extensions of specific IITs created through government agreements, not franchises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Admission routes differ by campus. <\/strong>JEE Advanced covers Indian undergraduate applicants; Abu Dhabi uses a separate CAET exam for international students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both campuses opened small and scaled. <\/strong>Zanzibar reached roughly 105 students by year two; Abu Dhabi grew about fourfold, from around 20 to 80.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The pipeline is active. <\/strong>Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand and the UK are in discussion, with proposals from Bhutan and Morocco.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Has Actually Changed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades, &#8220;IIT&#8221; meant one thing: a prestigious engineering campus somewhere in India. That is no longer the case. The IIT system has now expanded overseas \u2014 IIT Zanzibar has been running since 2023, IIT Abu Dhabi since 2024, and Nigeria was announced in late 2025 as the next one in line. Here is what is actually operating, what is still on paper, and where the IIT foreign campuses might head next. It is part of a wider shift that also runs in the opposite direction, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/ugc-approves-foreign-universities-in-india\/\">UGC approving foreign universities in India<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Are IIT&#8217;s International Campuses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are not franchises or deals where you get a license. They are extensions of IITs, created through agreements between governments. This is part of the National Education Policy 2020, and the goal is to make Indian higher education more global \u2014 an ambition discussed further in <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/beyond-iits-indias-next-global-institution\/\">India&#8217;s next global institution beyond the IITs<\/a> and in the debate over whether <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/does-india-need-more-iits\/\">India needs more IITs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main institute provides the teachers, the lessons, and the academic support. The country where it is located usually pays for the buildings and the physical spaces. This is the thing most people want to know: the degrees come from the IIT, not from the host institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Infographic: How the Model Splits Responsibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Who provides what<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Parent IIT (India)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Host country<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Contribution<\/strong><\/td><td>Faculty, curriculum, academic support<\/td><td>Buildings, physical spaces, local logistics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Degree issued by<\/strong><\/td><td>The parent IIT<\/td><td>Not the host institution<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Basis of the arrangement<\/strong><\/td><td>Government-to-government agreement under NEP 2020<\/td><td>Government-to-government agreement under NEP 2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IIT Madras Zanzibar: Where Did It Start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar, in East Africa beside the Indian Ocean, opened in October 2023. It was the first IIT campus to be opened abroad. The campus started with 50 undergraduate students and 20 master\u2019s students, offering courses in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Preeti Aghalayam is in charge of the IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar, making her the first woman to head an IIT campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Has the Zanzibar Campus Grown?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few concrete data points on how it has grown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Data point<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Detail<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Undergraduate programmes<\/strong><\/td><td>BS in Chemical Process Engineering; BS in Data Science &amp; Artificial Intelligence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Postgraduate programmes<\/strong><\/td><td>Select PG programmes including MTech in Data Science &amp; AI and MTech in Ocean Structures<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Enrolment by year two<\/strong><\/td><td>Roughly 105 students, about 30% of them women, with more than 50 courses delivered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Student mix<\/strong><\/td><td>Mid-2025 reporting noted over half the inaugural batch were Indian students<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tuition (BS)<\/strong><\/td><td>Around USD 12,000 a year (roughly 11.4 lakh rupees at mid-2026 rates); accommodation and dining billed separately<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Milestones<\/strong><\/td><td>First convocation held, graduating 16 MTech students; exchange tie-ups with the University of Birmingham<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme mix is worth noting: both undergraduate degrees sit in exactly the areas driving demand across <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/btech-ai-data-science-colleges-india-jee-josaa-cutoffs\/\">AI and Data Science admissions<\/a> more broadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi: What Does the Second Campus Look Like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIT Delhi\u2013Abu Dhabi followed in January 2024, after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in July 2023 between IIT Delhi, India&#8217;s Ministry of Education, and Abu Dhabi&#8217;s Department of Education and Knowledge. Professor Shantanu Roy coordinates the campus, which currently sits in Khalifa City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is notable here is how candid the institute has been about its own limitations. Roy has described the current site as a &#8220;transit campus&#8221; \u2014 good infrastructure, but not the permanent one, which he has said is still some years away. Academically, though, the line is firm: students get &#8220;more or less the same training&#8221; as Delhi, with some local contextualisation for UAE-mandated courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Does the Abu Dhabi Campus Offer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Detail<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Position<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Undergraduate courses<\/strong><\/td><td>B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science &amp; Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Delivery partners<\/strong><\/td><td>Run partly in collaboration with Khalifa University and the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Enrolment growth<\/strong><\/td><td>Roughly 4x between the first and second academic year \u2014 from about 20 students to around 80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Student mix<\/strong><\/td><td>A growing number of Emirati nationals in both bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s programmes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indian applicant route<\/strong><\/td><td>JEE Advanced, the same exam used for admission in India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>International applicant route<\/strong><\/td><td>CAET, a separate entrance test held across the UAE, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Nepal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian applicants planning around this route should confirm the current <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/jee-advanced-eligibility-criteria\/\">JEE Advanced eligibility criteria<\/a> before assuming their attempt status carries across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IIT Nigeria: How Far Along Is It Really?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the one still mostly on paper, and it is worth being precise about that. In October 2025, India&#8217;s High Commissioner to Nigeria and Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, confirmed plans for West Africa&#8217;s first IIT campus, to be hosted at the Federal Government Academy in Suleja, Niger State. This facility will reportedly be upgraded into a &#8220;centre of excellence&#8221; with Indian support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlike Zanzibar and Abu Dhabi, no single parent IIT has been publicly named for the Nigeria campus. Officials describe it as modelled on the IIT Madras\u2013Zanzibar approach, coordinated through a joint Indo-Nigerian planning team rather than one parent campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The stated division of labour is familiar by now: India handles faculty, curriculum design and training; Nigeria handles infrastructure and local logistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>STATUS CHECK:&nbsp;<\/strong>Announced is not the same as operational. As of now, the Nigeria campus is a confirmed plan with no defined admissions route \u2014 wait for an official admissions notification before planning around it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Do the Three IIT Campuses Abroad Compare in 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><strong>IIT Madras, Zanzibar<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>IIT Delhi, Abu Dhabi<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>IIT Nigeria<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td><td>Operational since 2023<\/td><td>Operational since 2024<\/td><td>Announced 2025, not yet confirmed operational<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Host country<\/strong><\/td><td>Tanzania<\/td><td>UAE<\/td><td>Nigeria<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lead IIT<\/strong><\/td><td>IIT Madras<\/td><td>IIT Delhi<\/td><td>Not publicly named<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Programmes<\/strong><\/td><td>BS in Chemical Process Engg., BS in Data Science &amp; AI, select PG<\/td><td>B.Tech in Chemical, CS&amp;E, Electrical, Energy Engineering<\/td><td>Engineering, technology, research (planned)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indian applicant route<\/strong><\/td><td>Same admissions track as parent campus<\/td><td>JEE Advanced<\/td><td>Not yet defined<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beyond These Three: What&#8217;s Next for IIT Foreign Campuses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigeria announcement is not the end of the list. A 17-member committee under the IIT Council has been working on this since 2022, and the pipeline looks fairly active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Which Countries Are in Discussion?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Country \/ partner<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Stage<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Detail<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand, UK<\/strong><\/td><td>In discussion<\/td><td>India reportedly in talks for further IIT campuses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bhutan, Morocco<\/strong><\/td><td>Proposals received<\/td><td>Central government confirmed fresh proposals in late 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SUNY Old Westbury, New York<\/strong><\/td><td>Letter of Intent, June 2026<\/td><td>IIT Bombay joint venture \u2014 a sub-campus within SUNY\u2019s Long Island campus, not an independent IIT-owned site<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York arrangement is structured differently from the others. Certificate programmes in AI, sustainability and clean technology are expected from 2027, with full degree programmes to follow \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/india-tech-institute-new-york\/\">India tech institute in New York<\/a> story covers how that model works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is This Only Happening With IITs?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. IIM Ahmedabad opened a Dubai campus in 2025, offering postgraduate and executive education only, and IIM Bangalore announced plans for a campus in Malang, Indonesia in July 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Are People Actually Asking About These Campuses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage of these campuses, and comments from the institutes&#8217; own leadership, keep circling back to the same handful of questions rather than settling them once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is the Degree Really Equivalent?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials at both Zanzibar and Abu Dhabi have been consistent on this: yes, the degree is issued by the parent IIT, not a separate credential. Abu Dhabi\u2019s coordinator has been explicit that training is &#8220;more or less the same,&#8221; with only minor local additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is This Diluting the IIT Brand, or Expanding It?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIT Madras\u2019s leadership has framed the expansion explicitly as brand-building \u2014 turning a respected Indian institution into what one senior professor called a &#8220;global cult&#8221; of alumni. Critics of rapid expansion, meanwhile, point to an existing shortage of quality faculty even within India\u2019s own IIT system, a tension the institutes themselves have acknowledged rather than dismissed. It is the same argument running through proposals for a <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/one-iit-system-national-iit-university-india\/\">single national IIT system<\/a> and through India\u2019s standing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/top-5-iits-du-iisc-among-top-100-institutes-in-asia\/\">Asia top-100 institution rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are These Campuses for International Students, or Indian Students Studying Abroad?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data cuts both ways so far \u2014 Zanzibar&#8217;s inaugural batch was majority-Indian, while Abu Dhabi has seen faster growth in genuinely local (Emirati) and international enrolment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Which Misconceptions Should You Avoid?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>The misconception<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>The actual position<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>A Zanzibar or Abu Dhabi degree is &#8220;lesser&#8221; than one from the India campus<\/strong><\/td><td>Officially, it is not \u2014 the degree is issued by the parent IIT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The Abu Dhabi campus is permanent<\/strong><\/td><td>By the coordinator\u2019s own description, it is currently a transit site<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nigeria\u2019s campus is already open for admissions<\/strong><\/td><td>As of now, it is a confirmed plan, not a running institution<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The IIT Bombay\u2013SUNY partnership belongs with the other three<\/strong><\/td><td>It is a sub-campus arrangement, not an independent overseas IIT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>All these campuses use JEE Advanced identically<\/strong><\/td><td>Abu Dhabi\u2019s international-student route (CAET) is a separate exam entirely<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Should You Check Before Considering One of These Campuses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the current admission route directly on the specific campus\u2019s official site \u2014 JEE Advanced applies differently depending on the campus and category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Zanzibar or Abu Dhabi, budget separately for tuition versus accommodation and dining, since they are billed apart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Nigeria is on your radar, wait for an official admissions notification before planning around it \u2014 announcements and operational status are not the same thing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare course lists carefully; each campus currently offers a narrower slate of programmes than the India campuses do \u2014 worth weighing against the full <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-list\/\">list of IITs<\/a> at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion: How Should You Read the Headlines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three years in, the pattern is fairly consistent: announce, sign a government agreement, open small, then scale enrolment year over year \u2014 Zanzibar and Abu Dhabi both followed that arc. Nigeria is at the &#8220;announced&#8221; stage of that same pattern, not the &#8220;operational&#8221; one, and it is worth keeping that distinction straight rather than treating every headline as a finished campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are tracking this space, the safest habit is simple: check the specific campus\u2019s own admissions page before assuming a headline from months ago still reflects where things stand today. For aspirants weighing an overseas IIT against the domestic route, it is also worth reading how <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-tag-vs-branch-best-iit-picks-under-air-5k\/\">the IIT tag compares with branch choice<\/a>, how <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-placements-skills-vs-college-tag\/\">placements track skills versus the college tag<\/a>, and what <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/life-at-iit-bombay\/\">life at an IIT campus<\/a> actually looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>PLANNING FOR AN IIT SEAT, IN INDIA OR ABROAD?<\/strong>The undergraduate route to most of these campuses still runs through JEE Advanced. Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/iit-jee\/\">IIT-JEE coaching at Vidyamandir Classes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/iit-jee\/online-coaching.html\">online JEE coaching programmes<\/a>, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/jee-advanced-2027-preparation-guide\/\">JEE Advanced 2027 preparation guide<\/a>, or browse more analyses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/\">VMC StudyHub<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions on IIT Campuses Abroad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q1. Are IIT campuses outside India considered real IITs?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. They are set up by specific IITs, such as Madras and Delhi, through formal government agreements rather than franchise or licensing deals. The degree is issued by the parent institute, not by the host institution or a separate overseas body, which is the point officials keep emphasising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q2. Which IIT international campuses are actually running classes right now?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only IIT Madras Zanzibar, running since October 2023, and IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi, running since January 2024, are confirmed operational as of the latest reporting. The Nigeria campus was announced in October 2025 but has not been confirmed open, so it remains a plan rather than an institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q3. How do Indian students apply to IIT campuses abroad in 2026?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mainly through the same national entrance exams used for the India campuses, with JEE Advanced covering undergraduate seats. The exact process varies by campus and category, so checking the specific campus official page is essential rather than assuming one route applies everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q4. What is CAET and who needs to take it?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAET is a separate entrance test used by international applicants to IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi. It is held across the UAE, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Nepal. Indian applicants to that campus go through JEE Advanced instead, so the two routes should not be treated as interchangeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q5. What does IIT Madras Zanzibar cost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuition for the BS programme runs at around USD 12,000 a year, roughly 11.4 lakh rupees at mid-2026 exchange rates. Accommodation and dining are billed separately from tuition, so applicants budgeting for the campus should treat those as additional costs rather than assuming an all-inclusive figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q6. Which programmes does IIT Madras Zanzibar offer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the undergraduate level, the campus offers a BS in Chemical Process Engineering and a BS in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Select postgraduate programmes are also available, including an MTech in Data Science and AI and an MTech in Ocean Structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q7. Which programmes does IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi offer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undergraduate courses include B.Tech degrees in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Energy Engineering. These are run partly in collaboration with Khalifa University and the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, alongside master\u2019s programmes at the campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q8. Is the Abu Dhabi campus a permanent site?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not yet. Professor Shantanu Roy, who coordinates the campus, has described the current Khalifa City site as a transit campus with good infrastructure but not the permanent one. He has said the permanent campus is still some years away, so the present location should not be assumed final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q9. Has IIT Nigeria opened for admissions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. In October 2025, India\u2019s High Commissioner and Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Education confirmed plans for West Africa\u2019s first IIT campus at the Federal Government Academy in Suleja, Niger State. It remains a confirmed plan rather than a running institution, and no admissions route has been defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q10. Which IIT is the parent institute for the Nigeria campus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No single parent IIT has been publicly named, unlike Zanzibar under IIT Madras and Abu Dhabi under IIT Delhi. Officials describe the project as modelled on the IIT Madras Zanzibar approach and coordinated through a joint Indo-Nigerian planning team rather than one parent campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q11. Is the IIT Bombay partnership in New York the same kind of campus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. In June 2026, IIT Bombay signed a Letter of Intent with SUNY Old Westbury for a joint venture structured as a sub-campus hosted within SUNY\u2019s own Long Island campus, not an independent IIT-owned site. Certificate programmes are expected from 2027, with degrees to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q12. Will there be more IIT foreign campuses after Nigeria?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likely. Talks are reportedly underway for Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand and the UK, and the central government confirmed in late 2025 that Bhutan and Morocco had separately proposed hosting campuses. A 17-member committee under the IIT Council has been working on the pipeline since 2022.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUICK ANSWER:\u00a0Two IIT campuses abroad are operational in 2026: IIT Madras Zanzibar, open since October 2023, and IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi, open since January 2024. A third, in Suleja, Nigeria, was announced in October 2025 but is not yet running. 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