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 (64 undergraduates and 201 postgraduates in 2010-11). About half (111 out of 241 in 2009-10) 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 2009-10, the Trust made awards to 48 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 60 Gates Cambridge Scholars from India, 4 new Indian Gates Cambridge Scholars have started in 2011.
- 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 was awarded to students from India who began their studies at Cambridge in 2010. The scholarships are aimed at outstanding candidates not able to fund studies at Cambridge themselves; they cover full tuition fees plus a means-tested contribution towards stipend and travel expenses; candidates are interviewed in Delhi.
Find out more about studying at Cambridge
- Read our student profiles to find out about the experiences of students.
- 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.