The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) is expanding its campus in Haryana's Jhajjar and Sonepat. In a written response in the Parliament's winter session, Subhas Sarkar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education said that the project is being implemented in phases. At the IIT Delhi (Sonipat) campus, presently, two facilities viz IIT Delhi Technopark (I-TEC) and Central Research Facility (CRF) are fully functional. Also, a High Capacity Computing (HPC) facility for Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a data centre is being established with the help of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), Sarkar added. In addition to this, to strengthen and augment the existing research-relevant infrastructure, a new building under ‘Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)’ scheme is being built adjacent to the CRF building, he said. ALSO READ | IIT-Delhi will put together the admission criteria for Abu Dhabi campus: Official "The project is being implemented in phases keeping in view availability of faculty, sponsorship of research projects, etc," Sarkar said. IIT Delhi’s director Rangan Banerjee announced in August that the institute is opening two new campuses in Haryana’s Jhajjar and Sonipat. The total cost of the Sonipat project is Rs 59.73 crore. The Jhajjar campus will be the country’s first-of-its kind institute for Patient-Specific Drug Development for Cancer Treatment, Banerjee had said. Meanwhile, IIT Delhi is also setting up a campus in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to become functional in 2024.
