IITD team to visit Abu Dhabi to discuss plan for first campus in UAE
The team’s visit was finalised on the sidelines of a two-day event of all 23 IITs in India to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence.
A high-level team of faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) is all set to visit Abu Dhabi this month to discuss plan for first IIT campus in United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the team’s visit was finalised on the sidelines of a two-day event of all 23 IITs in India to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence.
Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan, spoke about future plans for IITs at the event. “Technology will drive the next phase of growth and development with information technology and communications technology among the front-runners. Our IITs should seize this opportunity,” he said.
As part of the India-UAE trade deal signed on February 18, 2022, India announced to set up the first IIT in the UAE. Since then, the two sides have been in contact to come up with measures to follow up on the proposal. IIT Delhi has a small team stationed in the Abu Dhabi map to implement the proposal.
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Yes, IIT Delhi offers a four-year full-time BTech course at the undergraduate level. IIT Delhi BTech admission is completely entrance-based. The selection is based on JEE Advanced score obtained by JEE Main-qualified candidates. The centralised counselling process for all the IITs is managed and regulated by the JoSAA, based on which seat allotment is carried out for all the JEE Advanced-qualified candidates.
The Department of Management Studies (DMS), IIT Delhi, also known as DMS IIT Delhi offers a two-year MBA course at undergraduate courses in a full-time mode. IIT Delhi is a decent option to pursue an MBA degree. IIT Delhi ranked 4 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the Management category in 2025. Talking about DMS IIT Delhi MBA placements 2026, the highest package stood at INR 43.5 LPA. A placement percentage of 98% was achieved. Thus, it is a good institute for an MBA.
Yes, IIT Delhi is a good institute for MSc aspirants. The institute has got a good overall rank from NIRF. It has been ranked at the third spot among top colleges in the country. Moreover, IIT Delhi also provide placements support. As per its 2025 placement report, the median package offered to PG (2-year) candidates of 2023-24 batch was INR 18.82 LPA. Some of the top companies that participate in its placements drive are Microsoft, Cisco, Accenture, etc.
First IIT to be established out of India
This will be the first time an IIT will be established outside of the country. Teams from the UAE were in New Delhi this month to study the model followed by IIT Delhi while also holding talks with teachers and students. IIT Madras Director Prof V Kamakoti said overseas expansion of IITs has been put on the “fast track” and hopes to open the Abu Dhabi campus along with the ones in Malaysia and Tanzania within one year.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has been ranked by NIRF over past years under Engineering, Management, Overall and Research Institutions categories. Check below past-year trend for IIT Delhi in Overall category:
| Category | IIT Delhi NIRF Ranking 2023 | IIT Delhi NIRF Ranking 2024 | IIT Delhi NIRF Ranking 2025 |
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| Overall | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Yes, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has been ranked at 4 under 'Management' category in NIRF 2025 rankings. Previously, it was ranked at 4 in 2024 and 3 in 2023.
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Both IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are top choices for students wishing to pursue BTech. The NIRF rank of both the colleges are neck to neck. In NIRF 2025 rankings, IIT Delhi was ranked 2 whereas IIT Bombay was at 3 under Engineering category. BTech cutoffs of both the institutes are equally competitive.
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IIT Delhi offers a total of approximately 1,239 to 1,249 seats across its B.Tech, B.S., and dual degree programs.
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Answered a month ago
According to me, CS is the safest and most flexible choice, but Artificial Intelligence and Data Science offers faster growth in specialised sectors. Automation and Robotics engineering has fewer mass-recruitment IT jobs compared to standard CS as it is heavily tied to core industrial sectors and h
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Answered 2 months ago
General AI category students need to secure a rank of at least 22, or preferably lower for admission to MSc in Economics programme. For other categories, the highest acceptable rank is given below for the same course.
| Category | IIT Delhi MSc cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 22 |
| OBC | 202 |
| SC | 391 |
| ST | 475 |
| EWS | 51 |
| PWD | 497 |
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An IIT JAM rank of at least 175 is required in the General AI category in the last round to gain admission to the MSc in Physics course. Check the list below to know the highest acceptable rank for other categories for the aforementioned programme.
- General: 175
- OBC: 485
- SC: 859
- ST: 1846
- EWS: 441
- PWD: 264
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Yes, 20 might be an excellent rank for gaining admission to the IIT Delhi BDes course if you belong to the General or OBC AI category. For both these categories, the last round closing ranks were 28 and 32, respectively.
Students can check the table below to know the highest rank accepted by differe
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What is the NIRF ranking trend for IIT Delhi?