IT Engineering Diploma Course is a two-year residential program. Meth Bo Sewana International Meditation Center provides food and accommodation to all the students. All costs related to food, accommodation, tuition fees and exam expenses are borne by the Nalanda Foundation. All students receive education completely free of charge for the entire duration of the diploma course.

A typical student day starts at 4.30 am with a yoga session. From 6.30 am to 8.30 am, students attend to daily cleaning tasks and breakfast. From 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, the students participate in academic programs and lectures. From 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm students have time to engage in many extracurricular activities like media unit, music circle, gavel club, various sports, etc. After 6.30 pm, students will break out and go to their hostels, where they take dinner and attend late hours of individual studies. There are many music events, sports events and skill development workshops organized by the IUHS – Nalanda campus for students to improve their skills and spend leisure time effectively. In addition, students also get 10 days of semester break every 3 months to visit home and return to the campus. The program spans two years and 4 semesters.

The academic program was developed by a panel of renowned academics and facilitators from relevant industries, spearheaded by Prof Samantha Thelijjagoda who is a professor in Information Systems Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe Sri Lanka who is currently serving as the Dean, SLIIT Business School.