UK universities in India to offer early placement access to 250+ PG students, invite employers The India campuses of four UK universities are planning to organise a placement drive for students who are enrolled in their International Branch Campus (IBC). For this, the universities are offering employers an invitation-only, early access to recruit postgraduate talent graduating in 2027. The participating cohorts comprise students from the University of Bristol Mumbai Enterprise Campus, the University of York Mumbai, University of Liverpool Bengaluru, and the University of Aberdeen Mumbai. Employers can interview students and extend offer letters ahead of their graduation in 2027. A centralised placement committee will review each request and hold screening sessions to align it with the organisation’s talent requirements. The universities then screen their students’ profiles against the roles, after which shortlisted Employers join the Placement Week. Employers can visit the respective university campuses in Mumbai and Bengaluru to interview students in person (or online) and extend offer letters ahead of graduation. This placement week will be convened by Emeritus by the end of November 2026. This is for the first time that the Indian campuses of these four universities are coming together to engage with over 250 students from their founding postgraduate cohorts, representing disciplines such as Finance, Technology, AI, Management and Creative Industries. Main points about placement week with UK universities The cohorts include fresh graduates and professionals with prior work experience averaging between 2.4 and 3 years, giving CHROs, HR and talent acquisition teams, and business leaders an industry-aware talent pool with a stronger employability edge. Professional backgrounds span banking and financial services, IT and technology, consulting, finance, audit and accounting, sales, marketing and client roles, product and business analytics, and media and design. Academic backgrounds are equally varied, spanning engineering, computer science and technology, business and management, commerce and finance, and science. These IBCs are being run under the University Grants Commission’s regulations for foreign higher education institutions, introduced under India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the campuses are aligned with the India-UK Vision 2035. Each university follows curricula designed by its home campus, with the same academic assessment standards and degrees, so students earn the same qualifications as their peers in the UK. The campuses are also set up in close proximity to corporates and multinationals by design, so students tackle real-world challenges through live projects in corporate environments and practical assignments, strengthening their employability. Employers can submit their interest by mid-November through placements@emeritus.org. A centralised placement committee will review each request and hold screening sessions to align it with the organisation’s talent requirements. The universities then screen their students’ profiles against the roles, after which shortlisted Employers join the Placement Week to interview students across the 4 campuses (online or offline) and extend offer letters ahead of graduation. Deeksha Teri is currently working as an Assistant Editor at Times Now (Digital), and is primarily covering education and policy from New Delhi, which ... View More