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Today’s edition18 Oct 2026

Campus tracker

Lancaster University, Bengaluru

Lancaster announced on 9 October 2025 that it had a UGC letter of intent for a branch campus in Bengaluru, which it called the first step.

Stage
Letter of intent
Stage reached
9 Oct 2025
Regulator
University Grants Commission (UGC)

Campus details

InstitutionLancaster University
Home countryUnited Kingdom
Host city and countryBengaluru, India
ProgrammesInitially likely business, management and computing
RegulatorUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)

Sources

Stages, dates and programmes are as stated in the sources below and can change before a campus opens. Entry reviewed 17 October 2026.

  1. Lancaster University: New India branch campus on the horizon for Lancaster University (9 October 2025)
  2. Times Higher Education: Starmer backs UK university boom in India as more campuses launch (9 October 2025)

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