King's College London

King's College London acceptance rate is around 13%. This means that KCL is less selective at the time of admission. Indian students who want to get into KCL should have an outstanding academic record. For admission to PG courses, Indian students should have passed a Bachelor's degree. To take admission to UG courses of KCL, students must have completed their school education. 

More than 42,000 students are there at KCL. It is one of the top university for research as it ranks #6 in the world for research power, as per REF 2021. It is one of the top 10 universities in the UK, as per the Times Higher Education rankings 2026. It also ranks at #9 in QS Europe Rankings for 2026. 

While studying from King's Business School, students will study in the iconic Bush House in Central London. The Business School of KCL ranks among the Top 1% of the Business schools globally as its a triple accredited business school (ACCSB, EQUIS, and AMBA). At the Business school, students hail from 80+ countries. Also, scholarships for MSc programs are avaialble, covering 50% of the tuition fee and others worth up GBP 10,000. 

Indian students are eligible for Vice Chancellor's Award of KCL. The scholarship amount is GBP 5,000 (Around INR 6.14 lakh) applied as a tuition fee reduction for students enrolled in PG courses. Eligible students can apply for this award when they are given admission offer from KCL for their chosen course. 

UG students will receive a decision by 19 May by the latest once they apply before UCAS deadline for your course of choice (mid oct or 26 jan). Although waiting times can vary for some courses at KCL 

No for most courses work experience is not mandatory and it will not be considered in place of the typical entry requirements. Although it is beneficial to have co curricular experience

A personal statement to be submitted to KCL that needs to be of 4k characters or 47 lines of text also make sure you answer questions mentioned below-  

• Why you want to study course of choice
• How qualifications/studies helped you prepare for subject
• What exactly you did to prepare outside education (cocurricular activities) 

Students can apply for more than one course at KCL via UCAS but the university advises students to only apply to similar courses as the personal statement written by you will need a mention of all the courses you're applying to. Also cross check your eligibility 

King's doesn't charge any additional fees for application although UCAS may charge a small fee to apply. Moreover students should be prepared to incur other costs like deposits for international students, payment for visa applications, payment for enhanced criminal conviction checks if required and travel costs for on site interview