Victoria University (VU), Australia, started academic operations at its Delhi NCR campus in Gurugram in late August 2026, with its first undergraduate cohort beginning classes on 26 August. It marks VU’s entry into India’s higher education market and the country’s first campus built entirely around the university’s Block Model teaching format, according to Victoria University’s official statement.
The key Facts
- The Gurugram campus received approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to operationalize in India, clearing the way for VU’s first academic presence in the country.
- The inaugural UG batch is enrolled in programs across business and data science.
- The postgraduate cohort starts separately, on 28 September 2026.
- Over 30 students in the inaugural UG batch received the VU Block Model® Scholarship, a tuition fee waiver of up to ₹3 lakh per year, applicable across UG and PG programs at the Delhi NCR campus.
- Teaching follows VU’s signature Block Model, where students study one subject at a time in focused, intensive blocks rather than juggling multiple subjects each semester.
Professor Karen Dodd, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University India, said in the release that the Block Model has shown strong outcomes globally and has been particularly effective for first-in-family and disadvantaged students internationally.
Chief Operating Officer Abhishek Sharma added that the campus is now fully staffed and operational, with students getting access to clubs, societies, industry engagement, and global mobility options from day one.
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Why It Matters for Indian Students
This program is a live, degree-granting option for Indian students who want an Australian qualification without relocating overseas. VU confirms the Delhi NCR campus runs the same curriculum taught on its Melbourne campuses. For a student comparing this to studying in Australia directly, the immediate difference is cost: local tuition is priced well below an equivalent Australian-campus fee, and the university is layering scholarships (up to ₹3 lakh/year waiver) on top of that for high-performing applicants.
The Block Model itself is also a structural difference from how most Indian degrees are taught. Instead of five or six subjects running in parallel across a semester, students take one subject at a time in an intensive block before moving to the next. That's a meaningfully different rhythm from India's typical semester system and worth understanding before enrolling, as it suits some learning styles better than others.
Students don't have to choose between "study in India" and "study in Australia" as a one-time decision either. VU's Global Mobility Program gives Delhi NCR students three routes to Melbourne: a semester exchange, a full undergraduate transfer, or progression from an Indian UG degree into a Melbourne postgraduate program, each subject to academic eligibility and seat availability.
What to Do Now
The postgraduate cohort begins classes on 28 September 2026. Students considering VU India's MBA (Global) or Master of Applied Information Technology should check current admission status and scholarship eligibility directly with the university, since the UG scholarship round (30+ recipients) has already been allocated and PG eligibility criteria may differ.
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