IIT Delhi expected to have two new campuses in Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is expected to establish two new campuses at Jhajjar and Sonipat in Haryana, as announced by Professor Shevgaonkar, Director of IIT Delhi. Students will be offered programmes in Master of Business Administration and Chemical Engineering at these new campuses.

As per Professor Shevgaonkar, programmes such as Faculty Development and Executive MBA will be offered at IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus. The institute is also expected to establish a Science and Technology Park at the Sonipat campus along with a Centre for Cyber Security at the Delhi campus.  On the other hand the Jhajjar campus will be located near AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) and the two institutes would collaborate in fields such as Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering and Pharmacology.

These announcements were made by senior IIT Delhi officials at the recently held Alumini Day of this premiere institution.

This scientific and technical research education institution has also constituted a committee to coordinate with global ranking agencies and help them with relevant data. This initiative has been undertaken in the wake of the position of IITs sliding down in global rankings such as the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2013-14. IIT Delhi’s position fell from 212 in 2012 to 222 as per the QS rankings 2013. As per the Asia-wise QS rankings of 2013, IIT Delhi is at 38, down from 36 in 2012. As per ‘THE’ rankings, IIT Delhi is among the group of institutes ranking between 351 and 400.