IIT Madras is preparing to open its third international campus in Sri Lanka, know more
IIT Madras: India declared that starting with the 2017–18 academic year, deserving Sri Lankan students will have the chance to be admitted to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
It is expected that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will open its third international campus in Sri Lanka. Sources claim that in November, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that IIT would open as part of the country's 2024 budget. IIT Madras and the Sri Lankan government are collaborating on this large-scale project. A high-level delegation reportedly visited the Chennai campus recently to talk about the future roadmap, according to sources. conversing phrases. It is possible to establish this complex in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
India had announced that from the 2017-18 academic session, meritorious Sri Lankan students would be given opportunities for admission to IITs in India. The second international campus of IIT Madras would be located in Sri Lanka if the campus is constructed there. Last year, the institute opened an international campus in Tanzania's Zanzibar. Its chief director was named Preethi Aghalyam.
IIT Delhi has expressed interest in establishing a campus overseas as well. It has a contract with the UAE government to open an Abu Dhabi campus. However, Britain is also considering the setting up of an IIT campus there.