How to apply

Applications for study at our new UNSW Bengaluru campus in the August 2026 intake are open.

UNSW Bengaluru accepts predicted grades for the International Baccalaureate (IB) and A Levels. For all other qualifications, your application must be complete and include all required supporting documents.

Submitting an incomplete application may result in significant processing delays and could affect your chances of being considered in the first intake. It is your responsibility to ensure all required materials are submitted by the final deadline to be considered.

UNSW Bengaluru accepts predicted grades for offers for the following qualifications:

• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• A-Levels

Key considerations:

• A buffer of two points above the standard entry requirement is required for an offer based on predicted grades. Offers will only be issued where this is met or exceeded and all other requirements have been met.
• Students must provide final results when available, and no later than Friday, 7 August 2026.
• If you do not provide your final results by the required date, or your final results do not meet the academic and/or English entry requirements, your offer will be withdrawn and your enrolment will be cancelled.

Required documentation:

Forecast results must be presented in the following format:

• Be printed on official school letterhead and include the institution stamp and signature of the Principal, Registrar, School Director, Deputy School Director or Academic Director.
• Be dated after 1 November of the previous year for the August 2026 intake.
• For IB Forecast only: IB Forecast results have the total predicted score as well as the individual scores for each subject.
• The total predicted aggregate must be the equivalent of two points higher than the total final aggregate required for admission.

UNSW Bengaluru accepts SAT results pending receipt of your official final Secondary School results (or other final qualification results where applicable). However, if you are seeking entry based on AP or ACT results, you must provide proof that you have completed your high school studies to be considered for the offer rounds. 

Follow the steps below to have your CBSE results digitally verified:

1. Go to the DigiLocker portal or open the DigiLocker app.
2. Log in using your registered mobile number.
3. If you don’t have an account, register using your mobile number and your school issued access code.
4. Complete the OTP verification.
5. Navigate to the CBSE Results or Issued Documents section.
6. Select 'CBSE Class 12 Result 2026'.
7. Enter your roll number and school number.
8. Your digital marksheet will appear on the screen.
9. Download and save the verified result, then send it to UNSW Bengaluru for entry assessment by replying to all from your application acknowledgement email.

As part of the application, you will be required to upload documents to prove your identity, citizenship and right to study in India.

Applications should be completed within 45 minutes and incomplete applications cannot be saved. We recommend that you have all the required documents ready for upload and complete your application in one go.

You must personally complete the application to study at UNSW Bengaluru unless you are under 18 years of age at the time of applying, in which case your parent or legal guardian may apply on your behalf.

No, there is no fee to apply to UNSW Bengaluru.

Recognition of prior learning is not available for students commencing their programs at UNSW Bengaluru.

All Resident Indian citizens will be considered for a scholarship as part of the application process. Learn more about UNSW Bengaluru scholarships and the full eligibility, visit UNSW Bengaluru Scholarships.

Please get in touch with us by submitting an enquiry form at the end of this page.

You can reply directly to the application submission confirmation email from us to ensure your enquiry is linked to your existing application. 

If you cannot locate that email, please submit an enquiry form at the end of this page.

If an application is incomplete by the submission cut-off date for that term, it will not meet the requirements and will not be considered for an offer. 

To be considered for an offer, applicants must meet the minimum entry requirements as listed on the degree page for the program.

Please note that the published requirements are a guide only, and meeting these requirements does not guarantee an offer will be made. Offers are made to the top-ranked applicants based solely on academic merit, and the number of offers made in each round reflects program capacity.

Upon assessment within each offer round, candidates with complete applications will fall into different categories: 

1. The top percentile of applicants will receive an offer of study as part of the offer round, where capacity allows.
2. Applicants deemed to score outside of the top percentile may remain waitlisted for future offer rounds. Once capacity is reached for a program, all waitlisted applicants will receive either an offer for any alternative program preference that they have included in their UNSW Bengaluru application (if eligible and within the top percentile for such program with capacity) or notification of an unsuccessful application if not eligible for any other preferred program, allowing clarity in their decision-making process.

UNSW Bengaluru is unable to provide estimated top percentile scores as these will be based on the quality of applicants within each offer round. 

The number of offers made during each round will be determined by program capacity. UNSW Bengaluru is unable to share this information with applicants.

UNSW Bengaluru reserves the right to make out-of-round offers to exceptional applicants outside of the weekly offer rounds.

Additional offers for UNSW Bengaluru programs may be released after the final offer round for a given term, subject to available capacity and in accordance with key dates leading to the semester's commencement.

UNSW Bengaluru offers issued in the first few offer rounds will be conditional upon obtaining the Letter of Commencement (LOC). Conditional offers will also be released based on the confirmation of academic results if your application relied on predicted results, and the receipt of official final Secondary School results (or other final qualification results where applicable) by Friday, 7 August 2026.

UNSW has applied for a Letter of Commencement (LOC) from the University Grants Commission of India. Our first few offer rounds will be conditional upon UNSW obtaining the LOC.

Deposits are payable only upon UNSW having received the LOC. Once UNSW receives the LOC, successful applicants will be sent an email with instructions on how to pay the deposit. In the event the LOC is not obtained, offers will be withdrawn, and offer-holders will have no financial liability to UNSW.

Once you receive an offer from us, you will need to accept or decline your UNSW Bengaluru offer before it lapses.

To fully accept your offer, the required tuition deposit must also be paid. Please make sure you complete all the offer acceptance steps before 12pm (noon, IST) on Wednesday, 5 August 2026. 

NOTE: UNSW has applied for a Letter of Commencement (LOC) from the University Grants Commission of India. Our first few offer rounds will be conditional upon UNSW obtaining the LOC. Deposits are payable only upon UNSW having received the LOC. Once UNSW receives the LOC, successful applicants will be sent an email with instructions on how to pay the deposit. In the event the LOC is not obtained, offers will be withdrawn, and offer-holders will have no financial liability to UNSW.

Your personalised offer expiry date will be stated on your offer letter. 

You will need to submit a new application to study at UNSW Bengaluru before applications close for your preferred intake.

If you have an extenuating circumstance, please reply to the email containing your offer letter. UNSW Bengaluru recognises you may experience illness or circumstances beyond your control which adversely affects your assessment performance. These situations are assessed on a case-by-case basis and you might be required to provide supporting documentation.

UNSW Bengaluru may, in its absolute discretion, approve an extension on an offer in extenuating circumstances.

The following reasons are generally not accepted as extenuating circumstances: 

• You are waiting on an outcome from another institution  
• You did not see your offer expiry date 
• You just missed your offer expiry 

Please note that once program capacity has been reached, UNSW Bengaluru will be unable to make further offers or extensions on offers.

You will be issued another offer letter. Your new offer will have an offer expiry date that aligns with the next offer round schedule.

Deferrals are not permitted. Offers that remain unaccepted by the acceptance deadline will lapse and you will be required to submit a new application for future intakes once they become available.