The University Grants Commission (UGC) under the Ministry of Education, Government of India formally presented a Letter of Approval (LoA) to the University of Liverpool on June 5, 2026, enabling the prestigious UK institution to establish its India campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka from August 2026. This marks India’s latest and most significant milestone in the internationalisation of higher education under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The letter was handed over by Dr Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education and Chairman, UGC, to Professor Richard Grose, Provost of University of Liverpool Bengaluru, in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, and UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Yvette Cooper, during the first ministerial review meeting of the India-UK Vision 2035.
University of Liverpool Bengaluru Campus Key Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Campus Location | Alembic City, Whitefield, Bengaluru |
| First Batch | August to September 2026 |
| UGC Approval Date | June 5, 2026 |
| Planned Student Strength | 10,000 students within a decade |
| University Global Ranking | Top 150 globally (Times Higher Education 2026) |
| First India Campus Type | Fully independent branch campus |
Programmes Offered at Launch
- Business Management
- Computer Science
- Accounting and Finance
- Biomedical Sciences
- Game Design
Both undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) programmes will be offered. Fees are expected to be under half of UK campus costs, making a Liverpool degree far more accessible to Indian students.
Unique Study Feature
UK students can experience life in India at the Bengaluru campus. Indian students enrolled at the Bengaluru campus may spend a semester at the Liverpool UK home campus — included within their India tuition fees — or transfer seamlessly for their final year to complete their degree in the UK.
India’s Expanding Foreign University Presence
The University of Liverpool joins Southampton University, Wollongong University, Deakin University, and Illinois Institute of Technology among foreign universities now establishing campuses in India under the UGC’s 2023 Foreign Higher Educational Institutions Regulations.
