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Study in UK
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or simply Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state: the Republic of Ireland Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea in the east, the English Channel in the south and the Irish Sea in the west. The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and eighth-largest by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialized and the foremost power during country, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally
UK education is recognized and respected throughout the world. The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts, primary education, secondary education, further education and higher education. Children in the UK have to legally attend primary and secondary education which runs from about 5 years old until the student is 16 years old.
Most higher education begins at the age of 18 at colleges or universities. Most international students will enter directly into the UK higher education system, after completing their home country’s equivalent to the UK’s ‘further education’. It requires above the standard of GCE A-level. For pupil without A-level exam have to take additional 1-year program, especially international students undertake this course as training of university course in UK. Here credits will be awarded for them towards student’s degree.
Undergraduate:An undergraduate degree normally takes three years to complete but can take longer if they include an industrial placement, an additional subject or a year abroad. They are also specialised from Year One.
Types of undergraduate degree include::Postgraduate
Students who receive good grades in their undergraduate degrees may choose to take a Masters
degree,
which takes a minimum of one year to complete.
Types of Masters degree include:
In UK "O" level is equivalent to SSC (10th Std), "A" levels (2 years) is equivalent to HSC (12th Std), Bachelors is for 3 years, 4 Years are Sandwich program, Masters for 1 year and PHD for 3 years.
Intakes:The main intake offered by all Universities is September / October few universities offer January / February intake also. Few universities also offer admission 3 to 4 times in a year.
Requirements:Undergraduate
Postgraduate
English Language:
Note: Exemption is possible if student has scored above 70% in English language in the X and XII std. (English Medium) & if medium of instruction has been English throughout school & college.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students with strong academics, good performance on standardized exams & extra-curricular achievements could be eligible for scholarship awards. There is lot of universities offering scholarships/bursaries to potential students for both UG as well as PG courses.
VISA Requirements
To apply for a student visa you must submit your visa application at the nearest British High
Commission or
Embassy. Application with all the required documents and visa fee will be accepted and put up for
decision
to an Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) from the nearest visa issuing centre of the British High
Commission or
Embassy.
Documents Required for UK Student Visa
Visa
Application forms (VAF1 - Non-settlement) - fully completed and signed by applicant
-
Appropriate Visa fee of for multiple entries.
- Passport
valid for at least 6 months, with available 'visa' pages for stamping (additional pages are
not
acceptable).
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If available, the student's old passport.
- Reference
letter & copy of signed Declaration Form – from agent/recruitment organization.
- Receipt
for any deposit or prepayment of tuition fees paid to the University – if applicable.
- Evidence
of current studies, or current employment. If neither, evidence of current status.
- Valid
original acceptance letter from school/college in the UK stating:
i. Cost of course fees and receipt for any fees paid
ii. Details of accommodation and how much it costs
iii. The start date and duration of the proposed course
- All
educational certificates after/from schooling till date
- Evidence
of English Language qualifications..
- Sponsors
are normally parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters or relatives. From sponsors, a letter
of
sponsorship, photocopies of their passports showing their immigration status (if sponsor is
outside
student's country of origin), evidence of their financial status and available accommodation
in the UK
(if sponsoring for accommodation).
If you are going to the UK as a student for six months or less, you must ask the Entry Clearance Officer for permission to work.
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