Three foreign universities approved for campuses in India

The Union Education Ministry issued letters of approval on June 9 to the University of Bristol, the University of York and the University of New South Wales for new campuses in India.

The letters were handed over by Vineet Joshi, Secretary of the Department of Higher Education and Chairman of the University Grants Commission, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Bristol and York will set up campuses in Mumbai. UNSW will open its Bengaluru campus at Manyata Business Park from August 2026. Pradhan said the move advances the internationalisation goals of the National Education Policy 2020. The campuses will offer programmes in fields such as finance, data science, computer science with artificial intelligence, and cyber security.

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Ministers from India and the UK launching the Critical Minerals Observatory during a diplomatic meeting.
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India and the United Kingdom launched the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory on Thursday during a meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. The ministers also advanced education and maritime security ties, including approvals for a UK university campus in Bengaluru.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level review of NIT Kurukshetra on Tuesday, urging urgent steps to enhance campus life and student engagement. Following recent student suicides, he emphasised campus vibrancy, mentoring systems and innovation. Broader reforms were outlined for all higher educational institutions.

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Delhi University's Academic Council has passed a proposal allowing students to earn 5% of their total credits through SWAYAM or other MOOC platforms, despite opposition from faculty members. Registrar Vikas Gupta stated that elected members dissented but it passed by majority. Faculty alleged the meeting was abruptly adjourned during their opposition.

Opposition parties in the INDIA bloc met in New Delhi on June 8, 2026, and agreed to write to the Chief Justice of India about electoral concerns while demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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The Karnataka high court has upheld the state government's cancellation of recognition for a private school that had operated for 20 years on a fake certificate. Authorities found the managing society ran multiple schools under one certificate, diverted fees to unregistered accounts, and illegally operated a madrasa on campus. The education department revoked recognition on May 30, 2025, with the appellate authority endorsing it in January 2026.

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