Ireland

Please Note- Indian students may not apply for a long stay study visa for Ireland until any outstanding academic conditions of their offer have been met, and a minimum of EUR 6000 of fees have been paid.

• Indian students must apply for Ireland Students Visa around 6-8 weeks before your date of travel to Ireland.
• Students must visit the official website of the Irish Immigration Service to create their online student visa application via AVATS.
• Complete the application form.
• Make appointment with VFS and pay Ireland Student Visa Application fee.
• If visa gets approved, students can travel to SETU Carlow.

The National College of Ireland (NCI) campus is based directly inside Dublin's Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Mayor Square, just walking distance from company headquarters like JPMorgan, Citibank, Google, Meta, and LinkedIn.

This allows easy commute for local internships, networking events, and graduate employment opportunities.

If your Ireland student visa gets rejected, NCI refunds the tuition fee in full, after a minor admin fee deduction (EUR 1,000-4,000 or INR 1.1 Lakhs-INR 4.4 Lakhs).

The refund's processed within 20 business days after the college receives a refund request form.

Check ncirl.ie to know more.

Not tuition fee or cost of living, there are some other costs that Indian students must incur before or while studying at University College Dublin. These cosrs are considered one-time costs as students need to spend once for them. Some of these one-time costs are mentioned below-

The University of Galway is very famous in Ireland due to its global top 2% ranking, strong MedTech career link and lower living costs compared to a major city like Dublin. 

Galway University is named Irish University of the Year by the Sunday Times University Guide. And, under the rankings, Galway QS rankings 2027 are #275, which is an improvement from last year. 

Yes, several Business and Computing courses at NCI Ireland come with work placements. These allow students to gain industry experience (3 to 12 months) between the second and third year of their course at companies like Microsoft, JP Morgan, and CitiBank.

Popular National College of Ireland courses that come with work placement include:

• MSc in Artificial Intelligence
• BA (Hons) in Business
• MSc in Data Analytics
• BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance
• MSc in AI for Business

For September intake in Ireland, application deadlines generally fall between April and June of the same year. However as admissions operate on a rolling basis - popular programmes can close as early as February or March.

For September intake in Ireland, application deadlines generally fall between April and June of the same year. However as admissions operate on a rolling basis - popular programmes can close as early as February or March.

To secure your spot and maximise scholarship options for the September intake in Ireland - you should ideally start applying between October and December of the previous year.

Both the UK and Ireland are counted among the top countries for getting higher education abroad. Both of these destinations host some of the top universities in the world. However, as per the Education Rankings by Country 2026 released by the World Population Review in 2026, Ireland is ranked in the 10th position and the UK in the 16th position.