India, Jan. 31 -- The construction of the Indian campus of the University of Southampton in Gurugram at par with facilities in the varsity's UK campus, will be completed by the end of April and classes for the first batch of students will begin in August, Professor Andrew Atherton, vice-president international and engagement, University of Southampton said on Thursday.

After becoming the first international university to receive approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) in August 2024, to set up a campus in India, the University of Southampton in October 2024 invited applications from Indian students for admission to four undergraduate and two postgraduate programmes at its Indian campus.

"We started inviting applications for...