CBSE Schools To Expand In Australia; UNSW Announces Bengaluru Campus
The UNSW campus in Bengaluru will offer UG and PG courses in business, media, computer science and data science, and cyber security, says Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
NEW DELHI: The University of New South Wales, Australia, will set up a campus in Bengaluru. The university has received a letter of intent from the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the sidelines of the third Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) meeting.
The university is ranked 20 in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
The campus in Bengaluru will offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business, media, computer science and data science, and cyber security, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at a press conference after the AIESC meeting.
Australia’s Minister for Education Jason Clare said of the 19 international universities that have been given letters of intent to set up campuses in India, seven are Australian.
“That is a sign, or evidence if you need any, of the strength, and the depth, and the seriousness of our relationship, and the trust between our two nations,” he said.
From Australia, La Trobe University, Victoria University, Western Sydney University, and the University of Western Australia have been given letters of intent to set up campuses in India so far. Deakin University and the University of Wollongong have already begun functioning in GIFT city.
Pradhan announced other outcomes of the AIESC meeting, including collaborations in early childhood care and education and sports curriculum, and opportunities to set up more CBSE-affiliated schools in Australia.
One of Australia’s premier universities and an academic institution ranked top-20 globally in the QS World University Rankings is set to establish a campus in India.
Together with Minister @JasonClareMP handed over the LOI to University of New South Wales on the sidelines of… pic.twitter.com/eQtkwkiMDs
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 8, 2025
“There will be collaboration in early childhood care and education between CBSE and the Australian Qualifications Framework in the area of teachers for early childhood education,” Pradhan said, adding that there was also an agreement between the National Council for Teacher Education and the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.
Australian MP Jason Clare, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, hands over LOI to Prof Atilla Brungs of UNSW Sydney.
“We are also exploring the opportunity of setting up a few more CBSE-affiliated schools in Australia, catering to a growing Indian diaspora and demand for the CBSE syllabus in the school system due to STEM education. Nowadays, CBSE is getting traction due to its STEM education in all parts of the globe,” Pradhan said.
“We’ve decided to collaborate in the area of sports curriculum from school to higher education. We have a common aspiration – Australia is going to host the 2032 Olympics, and India is pitching for the 2036 Olympics,” he said.
AIESC guides partnerships between India and Australia in education, skilling, training, and research. The meeting involved officials from Australia and India, besides academics and Vice Chancellors.
Collaborations with Australian institutions will also include research projects in areas like artificial intelligence, biodiversity, and smart mobility. Deakin University and IIT Roorkee will collaborate in setting up a Centre of Excellence in Disaster Resilience, while the University of Western Australia, IIM Mumbai, and IIT(ISM) Dhanbad will collaborate in the fields of mining and sustainability.