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Undergraduate

INDIA

English language requirements:

All students are required to meet our standard English Language requirements, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE), except for students who have studied in English medium throughout their studies and achieved one of the following results in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

All India Senior School Certificate
Indian School Certificate
Intermediate Pass Certificate
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Standard 12
All India Senior School Certificate
Indian School Certificate
Intermediate Pass Certificate

ALL INDIA SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

(including English Core, English Comm, or Functional English)

60 per cent or above

NATIONAL EDUCATION BOARDS (CBSE/CICSE):

60 per cent or above

STATE BOARDS:

(Maharashtra/West Bengal/Karnataka/Delhi/Tamil Nadu/Sikkim/Rajasthan/Madhya Pradesh/ Seven Sisters of India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland/Tripura):

60 per cent or above

Kerala State Board:

65 per cent or above (from 2nd year, i.e. Year 12)

ALL OTHER BOARDS / STATE BOARDS:

70 per cent or above Level 2 Maths (if required):
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) Mathematics (Year 12) with 50% or Higher.
If Mathematics has not been taken in Year 12, then strong Year 10 Maths results will be acceptable (80 per cent+). Year 12 Statistics and Accountancy will be accepted for RDBS courses with 60 per cent+

LEVEL 3 SUBJECT SPECIFIC (IF REQUIRED):

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) with a grade B or 70 per cent in a subject-specific course.

First year of a degree or diploma in a relevant subject / with relevant modules. Foundation Year / International Foundation Programme

An aggregate score of over 50 per cent / C1 in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 / All India Senior School Certificate / Indian School Certificate / Intermediate Pass Certificate, and a score of 50 per cent in Mathematics. 3 or 4-year Diploma (from a State Board of Technical Education or in an Allied Health subject) with 55 per cent or above

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Students must have completed one of the following:

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 / All India Senior School Certificate / Indian School Certificate / Intermediate Pass Certificate with an overall average of 60 per cent
3 or 4-year Diploma (from a State Board of Technical Education or in an Allied Health subject) with 55 per cent or above. Note: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) includes AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate), which is a year 12 award conferred by the CBE/CBSE exam board

PAKISTAN

Intermediate/ Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) with 60 per cent or above
A Levels with the equivalent UCAS tariff points. A significant number of students in Pakistan take A levels from a UK awarding body
A 1-year Diploma or Advanced Diploma from a recognised institution, including DAE (Diploma of Associate Engineer) with 55 per cent or above
The first year of a 2 or 4-year degree with a CGPA of 2.50 or 50 per cent above
A recognised International Foundation course

NEPAL

English language requirements:

All students are required to meet our standard English Language Requirements, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE), except for those who have studied in English medium throughout their studies and achieved 70 per cent or above in English Language in the Higher Secondary School Certificate.

LEVEL 2 MATHS (IF REQUIRED):

Higher Secondary School Certificate with 60 per cent in maths

FOUNDATION YEAR / INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PROGRAMME:

Students must have completed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Year 12) with an aggregate score of 50 per cent or above.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Students must have completed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Year 12) with a GPA of 2.8 or 60 per cent or above.
Students with lower grades must have passed a recognised International Foundation course.

SRI LANKA

Three Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced level) with a minimum Grade CCS
Monash College Diploma Part 1 with 80 per cent or Part 2 with 60 per cent

BANGLADESH

English language requirements:

All students are required to meet our standard English Language Requirements, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE)

LEVEL 2 MATHS (IF REQUIRED):

Higher Secondary Certificate or Alim (awarded by Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board) Maths with 3.0 / 50 per cent / BHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and a recognised International Foundation course or equivalent.

Exceptional students with a GPA of 4.5 in HSC / Intermediate Certificate (or First Class under the previous grading system) and high grades in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) can be considered.

Diploma (from the Bangladesh Technical Education Board) with an overall CGPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.) or 65 per cent+.

LEVEL 3 SUBJECT SPECIFIC (IF REQUIRED):

Foundation programme in a relevant subject / with relevant modules
First year of a degree or Diploma in a relevant subject / with relevant modules.

Note: Cannot accept Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) even if the applicant has good subject-specific grades.

FOUNDATION YEAR / INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PROGRAMME:
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate with GPA 3.0 / 50 per cent / Grade B

Exceptional students with 4.5 in Alim (awarded by Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board) and high grades in Dhakil can be considered.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Students must have passed one of the following:

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and a recognised International Foundation course or equivalent.
Exceptional students with a GPA of 4.5 in HSC / Intermediate Certificate (or First Class under the previous grading system) and high grades in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) can be considered
Diploma (from the Bangladesh Technical Education Board) with an overall CGPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.) or 65 per cent +.

Bhutan

English language requirements:

All students are required to meet our standard English Language Requirements, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE)

LEVEL 2 MATHS (IF REQUIRED):

Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) with 60 per cent overall (from 2007)

Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) with 70 per cent overall (from 2007)

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Students must have passed one of the following:
Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) with 70 per cent overall (from 2007)
Royal Bhutan Polytechnic Certificate or Diploma
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 / Indian School Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate with an overall average of 60 per cent (see INDIA)

Maldives

English language requirements:

All students are required to meet our standard English Language Requirements e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE) e.g. IELTS, TOEFL IBT or Pearson Test of English (PTE) except students with Grade C or above in English Language at UCLES O Level / Secondary School Certificate (SSC).

LEVEL 2 MATHS:

UCLES O-level / Secondary School Certificate (SSC) maths Grade C or Maldives National Qualifications Framework (MNQF) Level 4 Certificate IV with a minimum of 50 per cent.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Students must have passed one of the following:-

ULCES with the equivalent UCAS tariff points / Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) grade C or above in 5 subjects
Maldives National Qualifications Framework (MNQF) Level 5 Diploma
Maldives National University Foundation Studies Level II
A recognised International Foundation course

Postgraduate

India

ADVANCED STANDING: If students have completed 1 or 2 years of a degree or an Edexcel HND, or another recognised qualification, they may be considered (at the School's discretion) for advanced entry.

PRE-MASTERS: Students must have passed an aggregate score of 40 per cent (Third Class) degree from a recognised educational body.

POST-GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS: Students must have at least a 3-year Second Division Honours Bachelor of Arts, Science or Commerce (minimum length 3 years), or BEng, BAgriculture, B Laws, B Medicine, B Dentistry (3 years Bachelor of Arts, Science or Commerce, BTech etc - i.e. not Honours also acceptable) and have scored an average of 50 per cent or above from the following Universities: Delhi; Mumbai; Pune; Kolkata; Chennai; Anna; Bharatiyar; MSU Baroda; Bangalore 55 per cent or above from all other recognised institutions Universities we are aware of with different grading scales and required score:

Gujarat Technological University: CGPA 5.8
Amity University: CGPA 5.5
Kannur University: B or above. (A = 75 to 89, B+ = 60 to 74, B =50 to 59)
Postgraduate awards such as master's, D.Pharm, and MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) would permit entry to suitable programmes.

Notes:

MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) programmes do not give a final classification, so a 'pass' would be acceptable.

On some degree certificates, the classification mentions two (or three parts). Part I (or Parts I and II) usually refer to compulsory language studies such as English and Hindi, or a regional language, while Part II (or Part III) refers to the major areas of study.

The standard pattern for a bachelor's degree used to be two years of full-time study following 10 years of schooling and two years of intermediate study.

The two-year bachelor's degree was offered at some universities in West Bengal up to 1999/2000, but it was gradually phased out in the other states starting in the 1960s. The present system is commonly referred to as the 10+2+3 pattern, requiring three years of study for a bachelor's degree in arts, science and commerce. (Source: Nokut)

Provisional degree certificates can be accepted; however, they must be accompanied by final/official transcripts.

Pakistan

Students must hold one of the following from a recognised institution (Public or Private):

A 4-year BBA, BSc, BCS, BEng or BEd (for relevant programmes) with a second division or CGPA 2.50 or 50 per cent above
A 3-year (Hons) BBA, BSc, BCS, BEng or BEd (for relevant programmes) with a first division or CGPA of 2.75 or 60 per cent
A Master's degree (taken following a 2 or 3-year bachelor's degree) with a CGPA of 2.50 or above, or 50 per cent

Nepal

PRE-MASTERS: Students must have a pass with lower grades than required for entry into a postgraduate degree from a recognised institution.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES: Students must have at least a Second Division Honours bachelor's degree (minimum length 4 years) and have scored an average of 55 per cent from a recognised university.

Sri Lanka

4-year Bachelor's Special or Professional Degree second class honours (usually an overall average of 55 per cent or CGPA 3.0 - check transcripts).

Bangladesh

PRE-MASTERS: Students must have a pass with lower grades than required for entry into a postgraduate degree from a recognised institution.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES: Students must hold one of the following:

A 3-year or 4-year bachelor's (Hons) degree with at least a second division/class or CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.0
A master's degree with a minimum second class/division or CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.0

Note:

The grading system for North South University, Daffodil University, American International University, BRAC and East-West University varies.

Students with a 2-year BA/BSc will not qualify for entry to any postgraduate degree or pre-master's. A 3-year or 4-year bachelor's (Hons) degree with at least a second division/class or CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.0

A master's degree with a minimum second class/division or CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.0

Bhutan

ADVANCED STANDING: If students have completed a bachelor's degree from the University of Bhutan with at least 50 per cent, they may be considered (at the School's discretion) for advanced entry (year 2 maximum).

PRE-MASTERS: Students must have a pass with lower grades than required for entry onto a postgraduate degree, from a recognised institution

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES: Students must have passed one of the following:

A bachelor's degree with a minimum Second Division (minimum length 3 years) awarded by the University of Delhi in Bhutan with 50 per cent or above
Satisfactory degree from another recognised Indian university (see INDIA)

Maldives

PRE-MASTERS: Students must have a pass with lower grades than required for entry into a postgraduate degree from a recognised institution.

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES: Students must hold a bachelor's degree from Maldives National University with 65 per cent or above.

Accepted English Language Qualifications

We do not accept:

IELTS General
TOEIC
IGCSE / GCE O Levels in English Literature. Only English Language is accepted.

Learn more about accepted English language qualifications.

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