New Delhi

Several countries, including Bhutan and Morocco, have expressed interest in hosting overseas campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), but the government has not taken any decision yet, sources told ANI.

Currently, two international IIT campuses are operational: IIT Madras – Zanzibar in Tanzania and IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 encourages the expansion of Indian higher education abroad, allowing top Indian universities to set up campuses overseas while also permitting leading foreign institutions to establish campuses in India.

Sources in the Education Ministry confirmed, “We have received requests from a few countries for setting up IIT campuses. However, no decision has been taken so far. We have received requests from Bhutan and Morocco; these include formal and informal requests.”

IIT Madras-Zanzibar, inaugurated on November 6, 2023, was the first overseas IIT campus. IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi was officially inaugurated on September 2, 2024, and is currently operating from a transit campus at Zayed University, with a permanent facility under development.

India is actively exploring further expansion into other regions. In October 2025, an agreement was reached to establish a campus in Suleja, West Africa, with the first batch of undergraduate and postgraduate students expected to commence studies in 2026.

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The government continues to evaluate proposals from interested countries as part of its broader strategy to internationalize Indian higher education and strengthen the global presence of its premier institutions.