University of New South Wales gets Letter of Approval from UGC to operate its first campus in Bengaluru

University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, received the Letter of Approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to found and run its archetypal planetary field successful Bengaluru, connected Thursday.

The Letter of Approval confirms that the UNSW Bengaluru field meets the regulatory and prime standards prescribed by the UGC for overseas higher acquisition institutions operating successful India.

Attila Brungs, Vice-Chancellor and president, UNSW Sydney, said, “We are acceptable to commence classes successful August 2026 astatine Embassy Manyata Business Park, the UNSW Bengaluru campus. We volition initially connection undergraduate degrees successful Business, Computer Science and Data Science, on with a postgraduate grade successful Cyber Security.  The assemblage besides plans to present different programmes successful the adjacent world year.”

“Our globally recognised acquisition exemplary volition beryllium brought person to Indian students portion contributing to deeper world and probe collaboration betwixt Australia and India,” helium said.

Prof. Brungs highlighted that Bengaluru’s presumption arsenic a planetary exertion and innovation hub makes it an perfect determination for the UNSW’s archetypal field successful India.

Emphasising connected occupation acceptable skills among students, Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner to India, said, “ Because our field is located wrong the Embassy Manyata Business Park successful North Bengaluru which houses much than 60 multinational and Fortune 500 companies, the determination is anticipated to thrust beardown opportunities for internships, manufacture engagement, networking and experiential learning.”