Study Abroad

For many of the subjects at the University of Cambridge, it is important for Indian students to submit portfolios or written work right before the interview. 

The applicants can submit their application via the 'My Cambridge Application' portal before the UCAS deadline. 

The specific course requirements can be different as per the portfolios, some are given as follows -

For Architecture or Fine Arts, a portfolio is required. And written work for Humanities or Social Sciences.

The most recent NUS rankings are offered for the year 2026 under the QS World rankings. 

According to the QS Rankings, NUS has been ranked #8 in 2026. The NUS ranking is constant at #8 since 2024. The subject ranking for 2025 are not released by the QS.

As per the US News and World Report 2025, National University is ranked #20. The NUS ranking has improved by 2 places, where the ranking was #22 in 2024. There are multiple factors used for deriving the score by the US World and News like the graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, standardized tests and student-faculty ratio.

Yes, QS has ranked ETH Zurich in the year 2026 and it is known for is accuracy of rankings. According to QS Global rankings,  ETH Zurich ranks the same for all last years since 2024.

This is similar for all the years which is #7.

The QS criteria which is used is the Academic reputation, employer reputation, internationalization along with other factors.

The US World and News has ranked both the universities and actually ranked them really well. Nanyang Technological University is ranked better than ETH Zurich not very far though. For both of these universities, the rankings have dropped from what is was the last year. 

The table of comparison is given below, take a look -

The US World and News releases the rankings for the University of Hertfordshire. 

As per these rankings, in 2025, ETH Zurich ranks as one of the top universities around the world and also in Switzerland. In the Global Universities ranking category, this Swiss institution ranks #35.

Its ranking for the year 2024 was #33 and in 2023 it was #29. If we observe this trend carefully, the ETH Zurich rankings are declining over the years. 

The university is currently (2026) ranking at #48 which was ranked at #75 in 2025. The university also ranked well under categories like

• Architecture
• Economics
• Journalism
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

As per 'Guardian rankings' there is an improvement in the University of Hertfordshire as compared to the past years.

The US World and News rankings have ranked the University of Hertfordshire in the year 2025. 

As per the same, there is a huge improvement in the 'Global University Rankings' of the University of Hertfordshire. In 2025, the Global Ranking was #897, which has improved to #1101 in 2024. 

The University of Hertfordshire rankings are improving with each passing year since 2023. 

As per QS rankings in 2026, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been ranked #12 in the World University category. 

These rankings have been improving constantly since the year 2024. Other subjects like Accounting & Finance, Architecture, Art & Design, Biological Sciences, Global MBA, Law and Legal Studies and Mathematics are also ranked really well in the list. 

The US World and News is one of the most influential rankings of the world and is considered by students and universities around the world. 

US News & World Report is very well known for offering rankings to top universities around the world. The ranking authority evaluates a wide range of factors like -

• Global research reputation
• Conferences
• Total citations
• Highly cited papers in the top 1%, international collaboration