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Today’s edition18 Oct 2026

Campus tracker

IIT Delhi, Abu Dhabi

Began teaching in January 2024 at an interim site in Zayed University's Khalifa City B campus; inaugurated on 2 September 2024 with 52 BTech students.

Stage
Open
Stage reached
Jan 2024
First intake
January 2024 (MTech); September 2024 (BTech)

Campus details

InstitutionIndian Institute of Technology Delhi
Home countryIndia
Host city and countryAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ProgrammesBTech Computer Science and Engineering, Energy Engineering and (from December 2025) Electrical Engineering; MTech Energy Transition and Sustainability; PhD Energy and Sustainability

Sources

Stages, dates and programmes are as stated in the sources below and can change before a campus opens. Entry reviewed 17 October 2026.

  1. IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi: About us (undated)
  2. Business Standard: IIT Delhi opens first int'l campus with batch of 52 students in Abu Dhabi (4 September 2024)
  3. University World News: A second IIT branch opens overseas, this time in Abu Dhabi (12 September 2024)

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