Birkbeck Bengaluru Campus: UGC Nod Under 2023 Foreign Rules
Why in the news
The University Grants Commission cleared Birkbeck, University of London to set up a campus in Bengaluru, adding to foreign-university presence in India.
Key facts
- Institution: Birkbeck, University of London; city: Bengaluru.
- Approving body: UGC.
- Legal basis: the 2023 Foreign Higher Educational Institutions regulations.
- Courses: undergraduate and postgraduate, first in business-related areas.
- Degree-awarding body: the University of London, under Birkbeck’s academic oversight.
Significance
- Supports the aims of NEP 2020.
- Strengthens India-UK cooperation in higher education.
Exam angle
- Regulator that approved: UGC.
- Policy link: NEP 2020.
- Country of the university: United Kingdom.
- Keyword: foreign higher educational institutions (2023 rules).