IITs setting up offshore campuses likely to get royalty from institute abroad

The panel has also emphasised safeguards for saving the IIT brand in the long run and in cases where the institute established abroad does not do well due to any reason.

IITs setting up offshore campuses likely to get royalty from institute abroad

Amid the report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi mulling to set up a campus in UAE, the government set panel has recommended that offshore campuses may get a royalty from the institute established abroad for using the brand name. 

"Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) setting up their offshore campuses may get a royalty from the institute established abroad for using the brand name," a Centre government panel has recommended.

The panel has also emphasised safeguards for saving the IIT brand in the long run and in cases where the institute established abroad does not do well due to any reason.

The 17-member panel in its recommendations stated that "The establishing IIT should get something back from the institute abroad. For example, there could be royalty for using the IIT brand. There should be safeguards for saving the IIT brand in long run. Every effort should be made to ensure that the IIT brand is not diluted in any manner, in case one of the institutes established abroad does not do well for whatever reason."

The panel further suggested that the best governance system from anywhere in the world including governance structure of IITs be adopted for these institutes, as reported by NDTV.

"The governance structure should be such that while the connection with the mentoring IITs is maintained, any approval from the mentoring IIT or Indian government should not be required," it said.

"Innovative, integrated dual degree programmes combining technical courses with science, humanities, finance, arts etc. should be allowed. It is expected that such innovative courses will be in high demand and can give an edge to the newly established institute over the existing ones," it said.

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