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IIT Delhi Launches Solar Diploma at Sonipat Campus
IIT Delhi has started a new course at its Sonipat campus.
The course teaches students about solar energy systems and how to manage them.
It lasts for one year and leads to a postgraduate diploma.
The first class started on September 3, 2026.
Nine students from eight countries joined the first class.
The International Solar Alliance and a French solar-energy institute helped create the programme.
IIT Delhi teachers and experts from industry will train the students.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization is paying for the programme.
IIT Delhi has also launched a five-day certificate course, although the article gives no further details about it.
IIT Delhi launched its first academic programme at its Sonipat campus.
The one-year Postgraduate Diploma focuses on Solar Systems and Management.
The programme is offered with the International Solar Alliance and France’s INES.
The inaugural class began on September 3, 2026, with nine fellows from eight countries.
UNIDO sponsors the programme, which includes training from faculty, industry experts and specialists.
- Who
- IIT Delhi, the International Solar Alliance, INES and UNIDO; the first class has nine international fellows from eight countries.
- What
- A one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Solar Systems and Management, along with a five-day certificate course.
- Where
- IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus.
- When
- The inaugural diploma class began on September 3, 2026.
- Why
- To provide ISA-nominated fellows with practical expertise in solar technology and its applications.
Key facts
- Programme
- One-year Postgraduate Diploma in Solar Systems and Management
- Campus
- IIT Delhi’s Sonipat campus
- Inaugural class
- Started September 3, 2026
- First cohort
- Nine international fellows from eight countries
- Collaborators
- International Solar Alliance and Institut National de l’Énergie Solaire, France
- Sponsor
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Training providers
- IIT Delhi faculty, industry experts and other specialists
Quotes
Prof. Ramesh Narayanan
Head of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi
“With this initiative, IIT Delhi has moved to the global forefront of energy education and management. The programme will train international participants from over 120 ISA countries as trainers in Solar Technology and Application Resource Centres (STAR-C) in ISA member countries.”
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