Oxford: The University of Oxford has expressed its keenness to enroll more Indian students on its campuses where the likes of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have studied.

India, currently figuring as the world's sixth largest source of students at the university, has 257 students at the Oxford University.

"We are keen to increase the number of students from India on our campus," said Chris Patten, Chancellor of the Oxford University at the 'Globalisation and Developing Economies: Concerns of Inclusion' conference jointly organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Said Business School.

The Chancellor also informed that the university has recently added a new Master's programme and a business centre within the Said Business School with a Professorial Chair.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General FICCI, said, "Oxford programmes are known to offer the best possible global exposure to Indian students and hence there is a need to carry on the relationship further."

According to sources at the University, the most sought after subjects by Indian students include Business Administration, Civil Law, Development Studies, Financial Economics, Bio-Chemistry and Engineering Science.

The university has started a new postgraduate programme in Modern South Asian Studies including language studies and M.Sc. in Contemporary India.

Building on its annual Oxford-India Business Forum, the Said Business School is in the process of establishing the University of Oxford India Business Centre, co-located in India and in Oxford.