Birkbeck, a member institution of the University of London, has actually received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to open its first abroad campus at Sattva Tech Park, a major innovation center in Bengaluru.
The school will offer programs in service management and analytics, with yearly costs set at INR 700,000 (₤ 5,500) for undergraduate courses and INR 1,230,000 (₤ 9,700) for one-year postgraduate programs. The very first intake is set up for July.
Known in the UK for its part-time and evening courses dealing with working professionals and interns, Birkbeck will adopt a more full-time technique for its India programs, making “high-quality, transformative education more available to students in India”, according to vice-chancellor Sally Wheeler.
“Birkbeck is popular in the UK for the quality of education it provides and for the transformational impact this has on its students’ lives, in addition to the advantages this gives the London, UK and broader global economy,” said Wheeler in a statement.
As per reports, the university– the 15th worldwide institution to receive an LoI to develop a campus in India– will provide degrees at 60% lower expense than its home school, supporting India’s objective of raising its higher education GER to 50% by 2030.
According to India Today, Wheeler stated merit-based scholarships are being planned for the India school to ensure monetary restraints do not impede gain access to, with details still being exercised.
“The 200-year-old @BirkbeckUoL, which would offer courses in business management and analytics, is anticipated to boost @StudyInIndiaGov, additional reaffirming education as an essential bilateral pillar in the India-UK relationship as imagined in the Leaders’ Declaration provided in October 2025, and thereby contribute to the vision of #ViksitBharat,” checked out a declaration on the X account of India’s education ministry.
The entry of leading global organizations like Birkbeck, University of London reflects India’s more comprehensive ambition to become a favored destination for international education by 2030, developing chances for trainees, enhancing research study partnership, and building a globally competitive knowledge economy
Vineet Joshi, UGC
Vineet Joshi, chairperson of the UGC and secretary of the department of higher education, Lindy Cameron, British high commissioner to India, and Alison Barrett, director India at the British Council, were among the officials present at the LoI handover event.
Birkbeck is now the tenth UK university to have actually opened or received approval to open a campus in India under the UGC guidelines for foreign higher educational institutions, with the University of Southampton and Queen’s University Belfast currently running teaching campuses in Gurgaon and GIFT City respectively.
As India looks to host 1.1 million international students by 2047 and decrease the outflow of trainees going abroad, global branch schools are increasingly being viewed as a key path to enhancing the nation’s global higher education appeal.
“The entry of leading global organizations like Birkbeck, University of London reflects India’s broader ambition to become a favored destination for worldwide education by 2030, producing opportunities for trainees, strengthening research partnership, and constructing an internationally competitive knowledge economy,” mentioned Joshi.
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