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A transcript is the marks list, originally issued by the university or institution. A transcript contains your academic grades, the marks you have obtained, the maximum marks along with an explanation of the grading system (if any) that your college follows. Please note that photocopies of the student’s marks sheet is not treated as a transcript.
Most of the universities offer scholarships to international students. The basic criterion of availing a scholarship is your good test scores and fair academics. Scholarships (when granted) generally start from $500 to full fee waiver and even a stipend to cover living expenses. It depends upon the university to provide you with the same.
Unconditional Offer: If the university is offering an Unconditional Offer to the applicant, he will not have to meet any further academic or English language requirements.
Conditional Offer: If the University is offering a Conditional Offer to the applicant, any conditions applying to your offer would be stated in your offer letter. These are usually a requirement for completion of studies at a particular level, e.g. obtaining your First Class in your graduation, or English Language requirements, e.g. IELTS or TOEFL. When you have met the conditions at a level described in your original offer, applicants are required to provide transcripts and other official documentation so, that the University is able to issue applicant an Unconditional Offer Letter.
Because of world-class technology that’s being taught there and also because of the flexibility in enrolling, transferring and continuing in different programs at various levels.
There are community colleges (also known as two-year colleges), four-year colleges and universities.
The second year of the four-year Bachelor’s degree is called the ‘Sophomore Year’
Community colleges
Not necessarily, since universities may offer admission even without aid too, based on the interest and financial situation of the department concerned.
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Fall (Aug./Sept) – 31st March
Spring (Jan.) – 30th September
Summer (April) – 30th November
Winter (November) – end May
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Brexit is the popular term for the United Kingdom’s intended withdrawal from the European Union.
In a UK referendum on 23 June 2016, 51.9% voted to leave the EU. On 29 March 2017, the British government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union; although revoking this might be legally possible, the UK is thus on course to leave the EU in March 2019.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the UK would not seek permanent membership of the single market or the customs union after leaving the EU and promised to repeal the European Communities Act of 1972 and incorporate existing European Union law into UK domestic law. Negotiations with the EU officially started in June 2017.
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NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS (AS AT AUGUST 2006)
Country | No. of Universities | HE Institutions | HE Colleges | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | 72 | 09 | 41 | 133 |
Scotland | 13 | 13 | 07 | 20 |
Wales | 03 | 12 | 00 | 12 |
Northern Ireland | 02 | 02 | 02 | 04 |
United Kingdom | 89 | 114 | 54 | 168 |
This table includes the University of Buckingham.
Visa FAQs
The UK student visa is commonly termed as a student friendly visa. The major criteria for the issuance of Student Visa are:
Financial credibility of the student or his sponsor in supporting UK education
Overall Academic record of the student
English Proficiency
Post study plans of the student
Admission FAQs
The Applicant should fulfill the following criteria’s:-
Minimum 2- 3 year’s Full Time work experience after graduation.
First class degree in graduation.
Age of Boys should be minimum 25 years and that for Girls should be minimum 24 years.
For Fresher’s, there are some universities which would give the admissions. For MBA who are from different stream, admission into MS programs is possible.
Most of the departments offer scholarships for postgraduate programme that depends on Universities.
Eligible Criteria for getting scholarships is that, “the applicant should have 65% marks in his graduation and IELTS-6.5 / TOEFL -230 & above”.
British banks, in common with their counterparts across the globe, have introduced the regulations about opening new bank accounts. Security procedures have been implemented which can lead to delays for overseas students who try to open an account on arrival. It is almost impossible to open a UK bank account whilst you are overseas.
As it is very difficult to open a bank account in the UK, its recommended that students have bank account in their home country that has a UK branch or keep their existing accounts at home until they are able to open a bank account here. This way you will still have access to funds.
To open a bank account you will need to show the following identification:
Passport
College acceptance/offer letter
Proof of your home address
Proof of your UK address, usually in the form of a utility bill or hall of residence receipt
Independent and privately-funded colleges and institutions must accredit themselves to the British Accreditation Council www.the-bac.org. Till end 2008, visas were granted to those students who obtained admission in properly accredited universities. Quality Assessment Authority (QAA) – Checks, controls and plans the academic standards and quality of universities in UK.
In the UK, universities are subject to strict quality control. As such, there are no ‘official’ rankings given either by the Government or private bodies, since all the universities are considered ‘good’ for education.
However, rankings are given by publications like the Times Education Supplement, The Guardian etc. subjective and are neither endorsed by the university or Government. If you wish to know more about the ranks, please see the following links:
Most or all of the UK Universities offer admission to students on a first-come-first-serve, provided the student fulfill the entry requirements, hence there is no official closing date for application filing with most of the Universities. As the student is required to get his visa, which might add some more time to the process it is recommended that the student file his application at the earliest by February or at the latest by early July for the September intake and by November for the February intake.
An early application apart from enhancing the student chances of getting a successful offer would also give the student the added advantage of applying for scholarships and ensuring the best of accommodation.
Apart from self savings and family sponsorship from India & Abroad the student could also avail the following options to finance his studies in the UK Scholarships-University Scholarships, International Scholarships, regional awards and other scholarships.
Bank Loans-many nationalized banks are offering student loans for students undertaking studies in foreign countries. These have low interest rates and flexible repayment options and are mostly sanctioned with a few days on producing convincing collateral properties.
Part-time Work- As an international student studying in the UK you are entitled to work part-time for 20 hours in a week and full-time that is 40hrs in a week during vacation. With salaries ranging from £4-£6. Thus, enabling the student to cover a considerable amount of his living expenses through this.
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The charges for the GRE General Test are $205 as on 1st July 2009, payable to “ETS-GRE” in US dollars.
Cost of each GRE Subject Test is US $ 150.
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The fee for IELTS test varies from time to time. Currently the fee is Rs 7200, if paid at The British Council offices and Rs. 7,400 if the fee is paid with a credit card at IDP Education Australia offices throughout the country.
If you register for IELTS at any of the Impel offices, you will get a discount of Rs. 100.
From 1 January 2007, the policy on candidates re-taking IELTS has been amended. The restriction on re-taking IELTS within 90 days has been removed and candidates will be able to repeat the test whenever they wish.
It should be noted however that IELTS scores are not substantially improved merely by taking the test on multiple occasions. To significantly improve a score it is necessary to engage in further study of a serious nature. Gain score studies carried out under the IELTS funded research programme indicate that scores are unlikely to improve dramatically without extensive English language tuition in the interim.
The test has four parts:
Listening – 30 minutes
Reading – 1 hour
Writing – 1 hour
Speaking – 13 – 15 minutes
The Listening, Reading and Writing tests are all taken on the same day. The Speaking test can take place up to seven days before or after the other papers. It is usually within one day of the Listening, Reading and Writing tests at British Council India.
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Some colleges/universities may waive the GMAT requirement if the applicant meets the following criteria:
Hold an undergraduate degree in business administration, engineering or science from an appropriately accredited institution.
Have earned an upper division (last 60 credits) undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Have at least 4 years of managerial experience.
GMAT test measures the basic verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills in the test takers, which are developed in their education and work.
Verbal section measures the competence of understanding and assessing the topic and also the competence of identifying the fundamental conventions of standard written English.
Quantitative section measures basic mathematical skills, elementary concepts, and quantitative reasoning skills.
Writing section measures your ability to think critically and communicate complex ideas in writing.