20 foreign campus listings from 4 countries, of which 9 are teaching now. Reviewed 11 October 2026 against official sources.
Campuses with confirmed teaching commencement.
GIFT City, Gujarat · IFSCA (GIFT IFSC)
India's first foreign branch campus; India-exclusive masters not offered onshore in Australia.
GIFT City, Gujarat · IFSCA (GIFT IFSC)
Widest programme range at GIFT City, including the cheapest graduate certificate of any India campus.
Gurugram, Haryana · UGC FHEI
First UGC-approved UK campus in India; Bloomberg Terminal finance lab on site.
Bengaluru (Embassy Manyata), Karnataka · UGC FHEI
Highest-ranked foreign campus in India — #19 in QS 2027.
Bengaluru (Alembic City, Whitefield), Karnataka · UGC FHEI
Cheapest UG among UGC campuses, with a semester-abroad option in the UK.
Gurugram, Haryana · UGC FHEI
Classes have commenced using the VU Block Model; eligible students can receive tuition waivers of up to ₹3 lakh each year.
Mumbai (Cignus Powai), Maharashtra · UGC FHEI
Mumbai Enterprise Campus opened in September 2026 at Cignus Powai, opposite IIT Bombay.
Mumbai (Powai Business District), Maharashtra · UGC FHEI
First cohort welcomed in September 2026; undergraduate and postgraduate study in technology, business and creative industries.
Mumbai (Andheri), Maharashtra · UGC FHEI
Group of Eight university; Mumbai campus now teaching its inaugural undergraduate and postgraduate cohort.
UGC Letter of Approval or IFSCA registration; opening not yet confirmed.
Mumbai (Powai), Maharashtra · UGC FHEI
Applications open for 2027; awaiting UGC commencement clearance. Teaching has not been confirmed.
Mumbai (Godrej Business District, Vikhroli), Maharashtra · UGC FHEI
First US university approved to award US degrees in India; located in Mumbai’s Vikhroli business district. Fall 2027 applications open.
GIFT City, Gujarat · IFSCA (GIFT IFSC)
100% Women-in-STEM tuition waivers for 20 postgraduate students.
GIFT City, Gujarat · IFSCA (GIFT IFSC)
In-principle IFSCA approval (Apr 2025); delivery partner Study World announced Oct 2025, admissions not yet open.
GIFT City, Gujarat · IFSCA (GIFT IFSC)
In-principle IFSCA approval granted 9 Oct 2025 during the UK PM's trade mission; first intake now officially Summer 2027, not 2026.
Bengaluru, Karnataka · UGC FHEI
UGC Letter of Approval received; Whitefield campus preparing to welcome undergraduate and postgraduate students in 2026/27.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu · UGC FHEI
Second UWA campus in India; October 2026 opening announced, with commencement still to be confirmed.
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh · UGC FHEI
Greater Noida campus planned to welcome students in 2027; the 2026 launch event does not establish teaching commencement.
Projects announced or holding a Letter of Intent. A planned intake does not mean teaching has started.
Bengaluru, Karnataka · UGC FHEI
Still at Letter of Intent/in-development stage as of late July 2026; no admissions or firm opening date yet confirmed.
Bengaluru, Karnataka · UGC FHEI
LOI issued 29 Jul 2025; location and launch details still pending as of late 2025 sourcing.
To be confirmed, — · UGC FHEI
First Italian institution to receive an Indian Ministry of Education Letter of Intent (14 Jun 2025); campus city still unconfirmed.
Degrees are awarded by the parent university and recognised as equivalent to Indian degrees (valid for UPSC, NET and PSU purposes). They do not carry post-study work rights abroad.
Medicine, nursing, dentistry, law, architecture, pure sciences and research PhDs are not available at any foreign India campus.
UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign HEIs in India) Regulations 2023; IFSCA Regulations 2022 for GIFT City campuses.
Applying from abroad? See the country guides.
