First international IIT to be established in Dubai

A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was signed after a bilateral meeting between the two countries.

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal tweeted, "Signed the pathbreaking #IndiaUAECEPA along with the UAE Minister of Economy H.E Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri." Image via Twitter

India has announced to establish the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Dubai as a part of India-UAE trade deal. This will be the first time when an IIT will be set up abroad. 

On February 18, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the UAE delegation led by Minister of Economy, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri and Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. The deal was signed after a bilateral meeting between the representatives of the two countries.  

There are a total of 23 IITs in India, which are located in various regions of the country offering undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and doctorate (PhD) level programmes. IITs are autonomous public institutes of higher education and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, which has declared them as institutions of national importance. They are considered as the premier engineering colleges in India,  

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