Lucknow University Admission 2022: LU receives applications from 50 countries

NEW DELHI: University of Lucknow received record applications from international students for the academic session 2022-23. Foreign students from 50 countries have submitted more than 800 applications at Lucknow University till May 31, 2022.

A total of 766 foreign students have applied for various courses through ICCR. The admission window through Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was closed on May 31, however, the direct admissions are underway.

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Lucknow University Vice Chancellor Alok Kumar Rai said, “The record applications of international students is indicative of high standards of education and research imparted by the university, besides offering various facilities.”

As per reports, most of the applicants are from African countries. Students from Ghana, Cambodia, Nigeria, Angola, Trinidad and Tobago, Mozambique, Mauritius, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have applied for LU admission 2022.

The university also received applications for the first time from countries like Turkmenistan, Lithuania, Guinea, Comoros, Uzbekistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Angola and others.

“The record applications of international students is indicative of high standards of education and research imparted by the university, besides offering various facilities.” - Prof.Alok Kumar Rai, Vice Chancellor @anandibenpatel @GovernorofUp @dpradhanbjp @MLAYogendraBJP pic.twitter.com/Zf6JHF8Vkl

— University of Lucknow (@lkouniv) June 8, 2022

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The Lucknow University spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava told the Hindustan Times that around 35 students have themselves applied for various courses in the self-finance category. “In the past years the number of self-funded applications remained far too less,” the spokesperson said. Foreign students are still applying to the self-finance category and this number is likely to increase.