Delhi University looks at raising foreign students intake by 20% this academic year

New Delhi: The Delhi University is aiming to increase the intake of international students in the upcoming academic cycle by 20 per cent from the previous year, with officials reaching out to diplomatic missions to invite more applications, a varsity official said on Tuesday.

In 2022 23, a total of 637 foreign students were admitted across undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD courses at the varsity, he said.

Till now, the university has received around 2,000 applications, including those from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).