The Ministry of Education has issued Letters of Approval to the University of Bristol, University of York and University of New South Wales to set up campuses in India, marking another step in the internationalisation of higher education under the National Education Policy 2020.
The approvals were handed over in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday, 8 June, according to a statement by the Ministry of Education.
The Letters of Approval were received by University of Bristol Executive Dean and Director Michelle Jones, University of York Vice-Chancellor Charlie Jeffery and University of New South Wales Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, Sarah Maddison.
The latest approvals come days after the University of Liverpool received a Letter of Approval to establish its branch campus in Bengaluru.
Liverpool had earlier received a Letter of Intent on 26 May 2025 and was granted the LoA after completing academic, infrastructure and regulatory preparations under the UGC framework.
With the latest handover, five Letters of Approval have now been issued under the UGC Regulations for Foreign Higher Educational Institutions, including the University of Southampton and the University of Liverpool.
The University of Bristol will establish its Mumbai Enterprise Campus, with proposed programmes in areas including Immersive Arts, Finance, Data Science, Economics, Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The University of York will establish its first overseas campus in Mumbai, with proposed programmes in Finance, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Business, Economics, Creative Industries and Management.
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The University of New South Wales will establish UNSW Bengaluru at Manyata Business Park in Bengaluru.
The campus is scheduled to open from August 2026 and will offer programmes in Business, Computer Science and Cyber Security, while also enabling deeper engagement with India in areas such as renewable energy, health, transport and education.
Pradhan said the setting up of campuses by Bristol, York and UNSW in India marks another important step in advancing the internationalisation vision of NEP 2020.
He said the institutions will strengthen quality education, global learning partnerships and research collaboration in India.
The ministry said the UGC regulations provide a transparent, streamlined and time-bound framework for globally reputed foreign higher education institutions to establish campuses in India while maintaining institutional autonomy and global standards.
The University of Southampton has already started academic operations from the 2025-26 session.
The UGC has also issued 10 Letters of Intent to other foreign higher education institutions from the UK, US, Australia and Italy for establishing campuses across India.
Deakin University, University of Wollongong and Queen’s University Belfast have already started operations in GIFT City.
