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 school at Sattva Tech Park, a significant innovation center in Bengaluru.
The school will provide programs in organization 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 scheduled for July.
Understood in the UK for its part-time and evening courses dealing with working professionals and interns, Birkbeck will embrace a more full-time technique for its India programs, making “high-quality, transformative education more accessible to students in India”, according to vice-chancellor Sally Wheeler.
“Birkbeck is well known in the UK for the quality of education it provides and for the transformational effect this has on its trainees’ lives, as well as the benefits this gives the London, UK and larger global economy,” said Wheeler in a declaration.
According to reports, the university– the 15th international organization to receive an LoI to establish a campus in India– will provide degrees at 60% lower expense than its home campus, supporting India’s goal of raising its college GER to 50% by 2030.
According to India Today, Wheeler stated merit-based scholarships are being prepared for the India campus to guarantee monetary constraints do not hinder access, with information still being worked out.
“The 200-year-old @BirkbeckUoL, which would offer courses in company management and analytics, is anticipated to increase @StudyInIndiaGov, more declaring education as a crucial bilateral pillar in the India-UK relationship as envisioned in the Leaders’ Statement provided in October 2025, and thus contribute to the vision of #ViksitBharat,” checked out a statement on the X account of India’s education ministry.
The entry of leading international organizations like Birkbeck, University of London shows India’s broader aspiration to end up being a favored destination for international education by 2030, creating opportunities for students, reinforcing research cooperation, and developing a worldwide competitive knowledge economy
Vineet Joshi, UGC
Vineet Joshi, chairperson of the UGC and secretary of the department of college, Lindy Cameron, British high commissioner to India, and Alison Barrett, director India at the British Council, were amongst the authorities present at the LoI handover event.
Birkbeck is now the tenth university to have opened or received approval to open a campus in India under the UGC guidelines for foreign higher universities, with the University of Southampton and Queen’s University Belfast already running teaching campuses in Gurgaon and GIFT City respectively.
As India seeks to host 1.1 million international students by 2047 and decrease the outflow of students going abroad, global branch campuses are significantly being considered as a key path to reinforcing the nation’s international higher education appeal.
“The entry of leading worldwide organizations like Birkbeck, University of London shows India’s more comprehensive aspiration to become a preferred destination for international education by 2030, creating opportunities for students, strengthening research study collaboration, and constructing an internationally competitive knowledge economy,” stated Joshi.
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