A South Asian Association Regional Corporation (SAARC) university will be set-up in Delhi by 2009, as a result of the Indian PM Manmohan Singh's recommendation at the previous SAARC summit. This university will be dedicated to the students from the eight member countries.

The university with complete residential facility is looking at an intake of 5,000 students in the first year which is expected to grow to 15,000 by 2011. It will offer both undergraduate as well as post graduate courses. A project office for the university is likely to come up by this month end.