Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Nine leading universities from the United Kingdom have now received approvals to open campuses in India, under the National Education Policy (NEP), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Wednesday.

While adressing the special briefing on the UK PM's official visit to India, Misri stated, "there are nine leading UK universities that have now received approvals for opening their campuses in India."

"This is literally a silent revolution in the field of education that is taking place under the NEP. And you might be aware that some months ago, in July, Southampton University became the first university to actually open a physical campus in India and has already taken in its first cohort of students," he added.

Misri also ...