Queen's University Belfast, GIFT City
A$29,600
£15,800Total PG tuition, 1 year
Indicative conversions at US$1 = Rs. 95.2, A$1 = Rs. 68.1, £1 = Rs. 128 (July 2026), rounded to the nearest 100. Fees are charged in rupees.
Milestones
IFSCA approvals and first intake
- In-principle approval (IFSCA)January 2025*
- Registration (IFSCA)February 2026
- Inaugural Cohort StartJanuary 2026
* The in-principle approval date has not been published; Times Higher Education reported on 23 January 2025 that it had been received. The first intake began in January 2026, before the IFSCA registration dated 6 February 2026.
DrEducation 2026 UniGrid™ position
QS 2027 rank × total fee, 2026 edition
Queen's Belfast GIFT City offers postgraduate programmes only and sits in the PREMIER segment: a stronger QS ranking than most campuses in the peer group, at a higher total fee. Other PREMIER campuses at postgraduate level: Bristol Mumbai, UWA Mumbai and Chennai.
Peer group: the 13 international campuses actively admitting students in India for 2026–27.
See all campuses in an interactive dashboard of DrEducation UniGrid™ →Cost against studying in the home campus
Same degree, flagship programme, tuition only. UK international fees for 2026/27 entry. £1 = Rs. 128 (Jul 2026)
PG: MSc Artificial Intelligence, total tuition
UK international fee: £27,600 (Rs. 35.3 lakh). GIFT City tuition is 57% of the UK fee.
Programmes and fees
2026–27 entry · domestic (Indian student) rates
| Programme | Field | Duration | Annual fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc Artificial Intelligence | STEM | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
| MSc AI in Business | STEM | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
| MSc Business Analytics | STEM | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
| MSc Financial Analytics | STEM | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
| MSc Finance | Business | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
| MSc Construction & Project Management | STEM | 1 yr | Rs. 20.2 lakh | Rs. 20.2 lakh |
Fees are tuition only and exclude housing and living costs.
Select News
Registered as the third international branch campus in GIFT IFSC
IFSCA registers Queen's University Belfast GIFT City Campus, registration no. FUI2026IBC0003.
IFSCA directoryInaugural intake of 132 students
Queen's 2026 GIFT City brochure reports 132 students in the first intake, across the MSc Business Analytics, MSc Financial Analytics and MSc Finance.
Queen's University BelfastStudent newspaper links the campus to budget pressures
The Gown reports the campus is expected to cost £5–7 million, announced months after Queen's said it would cut 270 jobs.
The GownQueen's to launch campus in GIFT City
The first Russell Group campus in GIFT City will start with five postgraduate programmes in finance, technology and business analytics, with the first cohort expected in January 2026.
Queen's University BelfastQueen's India campus approved by regulators
IFSCA's chair says Queen's aims to recruit 800 students initially. It is the university's first offshore campus.
Times Higher Education
How to cite
Cite as: Rahul Choudaha (2026). The Landscape of International University Campuses in India. DrEducation Research. DrEducation.com