New Delhi: The Hon’ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Nireka Amarasuriya, visited IIT Delhi on October 17, 2025. The visit focused on strengthening bilateral collaboration in research, innovation, and higher education.

The Prime Minister interacted with Prof. Arvind Nema, Deputy Director (Operations), IIT Delhi; Prof. Anil Verma, Dean of International Programmes; faculty members; international students; and startups.

FITT-IIT Delhi incubated startup CYRAN AI briefed the PM about the BUDDHI AI DIY kit they developed, whereas Cluix briefed her about their technology on the portable water quality analyzer. With the help of BUDDHI, a STEM education kit, one can learn AI, experience AI and build AI. The PM also witnessed various other technologies being developed at IIT Delhi during her visit to the Institute’s Research and Innovation Park.

The Hon’ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Nireka Amarasuriya, said, "IIT Delhi is a prestigious engineering and research institute in our neighbourhood. I believe there is significant potential for academic and research collaboration between our institutes and IIT Delhi. We are already collaborating with IIT Madras, and we look forward to exploring the ways in which our institutions can collaborate with IIT Delhi as well.”

Prof. Arvind Nema, Deputy Director (Operations), IIT Delhi, said that the Institute was honoured to host the PM of Sri Lanka, Dr. Amarasuriya, and her delegation and is looking forward to strengthening the academic and research collaboration with the Sri Lankan institutions.   

“The Institute already has a few students from Sri Lanka. We would like to further strengthen the collaborative efforts for capacity building. Sri Lankan students are welcome to pursue Master's and PhD degrees at IIT Delhi and B.Tech. at our international campus in Abu Dhabi. A few dedicated scholarships funded by the Sri Lankan governmentfor their students aspiring to pursue Master's and PhD degrees at IIT Delhi would be a catalyst in furthering the capacity building,” said Prof. Arvind Nema, Deputy Director (Operations).

During the meeting, Prof. Anil Verma, Dean of International Programmes, presented an overview of the IIT Delhi’s international initiatives to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister. He proposed the possibility of forming a "Sri Lanka Academic and Research Hub at IIT Delhi". The proposed hub may strengthen academic & research cooperation and capacity building by connecting higher education institutions in India and Sri Lanka.

Prof. Verma also briefed the Prime Minister about the Institute's state-of-the-art academic and research infrastructure, the cutting-edge research conducted by IIT Delhi, and its remarkable achievements in national and international rankings.

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