Colleges in UK

Yes, the University of Leicester acceptas Indian students, infact, there is a huge community of Indian students in the university. However, Indian students need to meet the minimum admission requirements to get into. Check below Leicester University admission requirements for Indian students:

• The student must have completed the standard 12^th awarded by the CISCE or CBSE or any other recognised state exam board with atleast 75% overall
• The applicant must be studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB)
• If the student has already completed the first year of a UG degree at an Indian university, then they may be considered for entry to the 1^st or 2^nd year of a Bachelors Degree if they have studies relevant subjects or modules
• For a PG degree, the student must hold a Bachelors Degree from an Indian University with a First Class classification with an average of atleast 60-75%

The UK government offers Chevening Scholarships to international students who want to apply for one year Masters programmes. These scholarships are open to the applicants from more than 160 countries in the world and are looking to study in an eligible one year taught master’s degree at a UK institution. The eligibility criteria for the Chevening Scholarships is given as follows:

• The applicant must be a citizen of any country that is eligible for this scholarship.
• The applicant must return to their country of citizenship for a minimum of 2 years after their award has ended
• The applicant must have completed all the components of an undergraduate degree that will enable entry into a postgraduate degree at a UK university.
• The student should have atleast 2 years of work experience which must be equivalent to 2800 hours.
• The student must have applied to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by Jul 13, 2023.

Employees who have graduated from UWS have earned avg salary of USD 177k in a year. International students can plan to work while studying at UWS in some of the following ways-

• UKCISA website has provided students with information on work conditions that they will need to follow to get student visa. This will include the no. of hours at work and types of work that is allowed.
• Many of the courses at University of the West of Scotland will require the students to work through internships or work placements. International students can only take internships if it is a mandatory element for their studies. Student work restrictions will apply if the internship does not meet these requirements.
• University of the West of Scotland offers many career-development opportunities to international students such as a part-time job to fund the students, work placements to boost CV, and providing advice on first graduate job.

The average salary of a graduate student who gets employed at University of the West of Scotland is EUR 177,000. Graduate students advertise their vacancies for free through their online vacancies site through the following:

• Graduate vacancies and traineeships
• Work experience opportunities, including internships and placements
• Part-time, temporary and seasonal opportunities
• Volunteering opportunities

The students can raise the profile of their organisation in the following ways:

• Promote opportunities through their weekly student newsletter
• Introduce your organisation to students through presentations and events
• Deliver workshops on employability topics
• Have an employer stand to promote opportunities to students at busy times

The UWS offers limited number of Global Scholarships aimed at International students who have achieved academic excellence in their studies prior to UWS. UWS Global Scholarship is worth EUR 1,500 for every year of UG studies or single one-off EUR 1,500 for taught PG studies. Some important points to be noted are mentioned below:

• If student is eligible for scholarship, amount will be automatically deducted from their tuition fees before the CAS is issued
• The scholarship is only available to students applying to study at one of the Scottish campuses
• No scholarships will be awarded retrospectively
• The UWS international team will guide and support the students through the application process and the eligibility for the scholarship