Cambridge-India Partnership
Studying in Cambridge
The University's student population is drawn from the brightest school and university leavers. The education and research opportunities our students receive are first class: students learn from world-leaders in their subject; the collegiate structure creates a strong sense of community; the 'supervision' system provides undergraduates with personal tuition and postgraduates with the guidance they need to make the most of the superb research facilities available.
Around 10% of successful undergraduate applicants are from outside the UK. At the graduate level, 60% of students are from outside the UK and 40% are from outside the EU. Many overseas students, including those from India, are supported by bursaries from the Cambridge Trusts.
Indian students at Cambridge
In recent years, at any one time there have been over 200 students from India studying at Cambridge (75 undergraduates and 161 postgraduates in 2008-09). Almost two thirds (144 out of 236 in 2008-09) of them are supported by scholarship and bursary schemes administered by the Cambridge Trusts.
- Since 1982, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust has enabled more than 1,000 students from India to study at Cambridge. In 2008-09, the Trust made awards to 69 Indian scholars. The Cambridge Trusts administer many schemes of awards for overseas applicants from specific countries, including India. They also offer Rajiv Gandhi Travelling Scholarships to the University of Cambridge students wishing to visit India.
- In addition, a programme of Gates Cambridge Scholarships was established in 2000 and the first cohort of scholars took up their places at Cambridge in October 2001. Since then, there have been 59 Gates Cambridge Scholars from India.
- In 2007 St John's College, Cambridge, launched the Dr Manmohan Singh Graduate Scholarships for outstanding Indian postgraduate students. The scholarships are administered by the British Council in Delhi.
- In 2009 the University of Cambridge announced the establishment of the Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships, the first of which will be awarded to students from India who begin their studies at Cambridge in 2010.
Find out more about studying at Cambridge
- Read our student profiles to find out about the experiences of three students from India.
- Find out more about undergraduate and graduate courses and admissions from the Study Opportunities page of the University website.
- Specific information is available for prospective international undergraduates, including a detailed document for affiliated students from the Indian subcontinent.
- For funding of undergraduate and graduate studies, please visit the University's information page on Funding for Students.