University of Liverpool gets Letter of Intent to set up campus in Bengaluru
The University of Liverpool received a Letter of Intent on 26 May 2025 to open a campus in Bengaluru, becoming the second foreign university issued an LoI under the UGC regulations of 2023 for foreign higher education campuses.
Summary
The University of Liverpool was handed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to set up a campus in Bengaluru at a ceremony presided over by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on 26 May 2025. It is the second foreign university to be issued an LoI under the UGC (Setting Up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023. The Bengaluru campus is scheduled to welcome its first undergraduate and postgraduate students in August 2026, initially offering Business Management, Accounting and Finance, Computer Science and Biomedical Sciences.
Key facts
- Date
- 26 May 2025, New Delhi
- University
- University of Liverpool (UK)
- Campus
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Status
- Second foreign university issued LoI under UGC Regulations, 2023
- First intake
- August 2026
- Initial programmes
- Business Management, Accounting & Finance, Computer Science, Biomedical Sciences
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city will the University of Liverpool set up its Indian campus, for which it received a Letter of Intent in May 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Bengaluru
The University of Liverpool will open its campus in Bengaluru.
Consider the following statements about the University of Liverpool's India campus: 1. It is the first foreign university to be issued a Letter of Intent under the UGC Regulations, 2023. 2. The campus is scheduled to take in its first students in August 2026. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: it is the second foreign university issued an LoI under the 2023 regulations. Statement 2 is correct.