A glamorous new University of York campus is being completed on the shores of Powai Lake in Mumbai, a rare area of peace in the busy metropolis of almost 20 million people. Operations are scheduled to start in the next months, and the institute has started accepting students for the 2026–2027 academic year.Lindsay Oades, provost of the University of York in Mumbai, told the BBC, “We’re looking at an intake of about 270 students in the first year… and that should go up to 3,000-4,000 students each year over the coming years.”
Following announcements made during Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to India last year, York is one of nine UK institutions establishing campuses there. The University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, University of Liverpool, Queen’s University Belfast, and Coventry University are a few more.
The University of Southampton has previously established a campus in Delhi, the nation’s capital. Business, management, and engineering programs are anticipated to be the main focus of the majority of these planned campuses.
India’s National Education Policy declared in 2020 that international universities will be permitted in the nation, and regulations were published in 2023, establishing a legal framework for these establishments.
On the surface, the proposal seems to benefit both Indian students who lack access to high-quality education locally and UK colleges that are under extreme financial strain at home. It will be more difficult to expand on the ground, though.
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