Delhi: In another significant step towards making India a global education hub, the central government has given permission to two prestigious universities from Britain and one from Australia to set up their campuses in the country.

This approval given under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is being considered a major achievement for the Indian higher education sector.

According to the Ministry of Education, Britain's University of Bristol and University of York will set up their campuses in Mumbai, while Australia's University of New South Wales (UNSW) will start its teaching campus in Bengaluru.

These universities were given formal approval to operate in India in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

On this occasion, Higher Education Secretary and University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Vineet Joshi handed over the acceptance letters to the representatives of the concerned universities.

Senior officials from the British and Australian High Commissions in India also attended the event.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the arrival of these universities in India will give global recognition to the country's higher education system.

He said that these campuses, to be set up in major cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru, will provide international level education and will play an important role in making India a global knowledge hub.

Notably, this will be the University of York's first international campus outside the UK. It will offer advanced courses in finance, computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, business, economics, creative industries and management.

Experts believe that with the arrival of foreign universities in India, international quality education will be available to the students within the country itself.

This will reduce the need to study abroad, reduce expenditure on education and also give a new impetus to research and innovation.