Cambridge

Rooting back to the 1200s, the University of Cambridge holds the baton of being the fourth the oldest university in the world. It was founded by a group of scholars in the city of Cambridge in the year 1209. In 1284, the Bishop of fly founded Peterhouse - the first college in Cambridge University. It was followed by the St. Catherine's College in 1473, which was established with the help of Robert Woodlark. In 1546, Henry VIII founded Trinity College, which is one of the most famous colleges of the Cambridge University. Interestingly, India's first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru entered the Trinity College of the university in 1907.

Yes you will have to be an all rounder. International students to stand out in Cambridge University admissions,  applicants should strictly focus on presenting a postive view of themseleves, beyond just academic A Levels. Students should highlight their unique experiences, interests, and perspectives which will help the examiner or the interviewer understand the potential of the applicant. Students must talk about experiences and challenges that they have overcome as that shows how the candidate takes tasks during tough times. But again, students must not over do things and boast about themselves in the mode of explaining themselves. As that gives total a negative impact on the student if done so. 

University of Cambridge needs no introduction. It has produced some of the most brilliant minds to have graced academia, scientific community, politics, and almost every other field. As per the Graduate Outcome Survey, about 91% of the students were either working or pursuing further academics within 15 months of graduation. As per the Graduate Market, University of Cambridge is one of the top ten universities most often targeted by Britain’s leading graduate employers. Average base salary of Cambridge MBA graduates is GBP 96,429 (INR 1 Cr) and students are employed in leading companies such as Deloitte, Oxford University, EY, Google, UCL, McKinsey & Company, and more.

Conversion Used: 1 GBP = INR 104.16

Cambridge University and IIT are very well-known institutions worldwide and have their own strengths as well as weaknesses. According to the QS World University Rankings 2024, the University of Cambridge has claimed the spot #2 in Best Global Universities. Whereas, IIT Bombay ranks #149 in the same category. On the basis of world workings, Cambridge University has an upper hand.

Mentioned below is a comprehensive comparison between both the universities:

*the acceptance rate of IIT is much lower than that of Cambridge since the number of applicants applying to IIT is much larger.

Students at Cambridge can choose their major according to their preference. However, IIT's majors are allotted according to the candidate's score/percentile. Also, the University of Cambridge accepts applicants on the basis of their overall profile. Whereas, IITs accepts candidates solely on the basis of their score/percentile.

(Conversion Used: 1 GBP = INR 104.16)

Cambridge University and MIT are both a part of the top 10 universities in the world as well as in the world. Both the institutes are recognised for their academic excellence. Massachusetts Institute of Technology focuses mainly on the STEM courses like Science, Math, and Technology. Whereas, the University of Cambridge offers a wide variety of Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Technology programs. It is difficult to get into both Camridge University and MIT University as the acceptance rate of both colleges is quite low. For the class of 2027, the MIT acceptance rate stands at 4.8%. Whereas, Cambridge University acceptance rate is around 21%.

Cambridge University possesses more than 80 university sports clubs, which offers exceptional sports facilities, including gyms, studios, and sports fields. Some of the athletics and recreation facilities offered to students include gym, strength & conditioning room, multi-purpose room, sports hall, squash courts, team training room, fives courts, athletics track, hockey ground, indoor cricket school, pavilion & conferencing facilities, cricket ground, tennis ground, and more.

Students get to participate in sports such as Archery, Basketball, Badminton, Cricket, Cycling, Dance, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Ice Hockey, Judo, Karate, Martial Arts, Polo, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Tennis, Trampoline, Volleyball, Waterball, Yachting, and many more.

Over 3,000 students participate in the sports leagues hosted by the university each year. University of Cambridge also organizes Sports Fairs and Annual Sports Awards every year to celebrate the achievements over the academic year.