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As per the QS World Ranking 2026, HEC Paris ranked #1 for MS in Marketing, MS in Strategic Management,  #2 for MSc in Data Science, and AI for Business. It also ranked #2 in Europe for Business School, and #2 in the world for MS in Management, as per the Financial Times Ranking 2025. This shows the HEC Paris is the best option for Indian students looking for MS education.

No, student who want to study at HEC Paris can not apply for programs without GMAT score. They should score atleast 690 for MBA and over 700 for MIM. Also, students should have a UG degree from a university, and submit transcripts, a reference, recommendations, essay, English language requirements, and more.

As per an unofficial source, HEC Paris acceptance rate is 11%. The low percentage shows that the university is tough to enter. Students have to perform well in their degree to provide good records, have related work experience, and prove English language proficiency to study at HEC Paris.

HEC Paris offers various PG programs to international students. Students who want to take MBA admission can apply in January or September intake. The application for September intake is available till Jan 18, 2026. Students can check the HEC Paris admission dates for MS programme below:

Indian students can work 20 hrs/week during the semester in the UK. They can work 40 hrs/week (or full-time) during semester breaks. To be eligible to work part-time in the UK, students would need to meet the conditions given below.

• Should be enrolled in a full-time, degree-level or higher course at a UKVI licnesed college or university
• Can only work 10 hrs/week for below-degree courses
• Must have a UK student visa with work conditions clearly mentioned on the BRP
• The college or university should have a track record of compliance

The US News & World Report considers several factors while providing rankings to the universities. Some of the very important factors are graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, student-faculty ratio, standardized tests and more. So, these rankings offered by US world is quite accurate. 

As per the US News and World Report National Rankings 2025, the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich is ranked #57. The university's ranking has been declined by 4 spots, so the position from #53 in 2024.

Yes, the college runs multiple student clubs and societities for Indian students. Some popular ones are mentioned below.

• Indian - Available, only to members of the Imperial College Union, it is one of the largest Indian student societies in the UK. The society takes part in several popular social and cultural events. These include Just Bollywood, Utsav, and the East Meets West, among others.
• Indian National Student Association - Similar to Indian, it provides a platform for Indian students to come together. It welcomes students from more than 35 UK universities, that also includes Cambridge, Imperial, and Oxford.

Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of billionaire Sunil Mittal, who founded the Bharti Airtel, one of India's the largest telecom giants, pursued his studies at ICL London. Kavin pursued a Master's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Management at the college. Mittal pursued his UG studies in the same field at the University of York. He then went on to build the Hike messenger, and the Rush Gaming Universe.

Conrad Sangma, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya since 2018, also pursued his studies at the Imperial College. Conrad pursued an MBA at the college. Before that, he also completed an BBA in Entrepreneurial Management at the Wharton School of the University of the Pennsylvania, in the US.

He started his political career in the late 90s, as the campaign manager for his father, PA Sangma, of the Nationalist Congress Party.

Yes, Imperial College UK is generally considered safe for Indian students. The college gets 4.1 stars out of 5, for safety, per the reviews posted by students on Shiksha Study Abroad.

As for the security measures, the university has security guards that patrol the campus day and night, emergency assistance via the SafeZone app, quick incident response teams, ID card-access control, CCTVs and body-worn cameras by staff around the campus.