UAE

Dubai is close to India and has tax-free income which is huge plus. You can study in top UK or Australia university branch for low tuition cost. Because you don't pay any tax on salary, your Return on Investment is very fast. You save all money you earn!

Dubai campus of Heriot-Watt University is in Knowledge Park, UAE. The campus is a short distance from Dubai Marina, Dubai city centre, and Palm Jumeirah. Dubai Knowledge Park is adjacent to Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media city, which holds 500 businesses and is a centre of excellence for professional development and higher education. 

For admission to Heriot-Watt Dubai MSc in Artificial Intelligence course, Indian students should submut a good relevant Honors degree with components of IT or Computing, which includes study of databases and programming. Students with Engineering or Mathematics background are also considered. Minimum IELTS score with 6.0 with no score lower than 5.5 is also required. 

The application fee for Heriot-Watt University Dubai campus is AED 300 (Not applicable to MBA courses). This is around INR 7,300. Students can apply to this universit by accessing the direct online application. There is no application deadline to apply to this university and the admission are granted as per rolling policy. But, students must apply 6-10 months in advance as per their preferred admission intake. 

Indian students who want to study at Heriot-Watt University Dubai are required to submit an IELTS score. Other equivalent test scores like TOEFL / PTE scores can also be submitted too. The minimum scores required in these tests at different study levels are given below: 

Heriot-Watt Dubai Uni has received many accolades. In 2019, Heriot-Watt Uni Dubai was named one of the top universities in Dubai and was awarded 5-stars as per KHDA. It was one of the just three universities to be awarded five stars. Also, in the same year, Heriot Watt Dubai was crowned the 'Best University' in the first ever Forbes Middle East Higher Education Awards. 

Heriot-Watt University acceptance rate is around 60%. This acceptance rate justifies that it is a very selective university. So, to take admission to this university, students have a relative good academic background. For admission to UG course, students must have completed high-school education with the minimum scores specified. Students who want to take admission to PG courses, a Bachelor's degree is required. 

For full-time students of Heriot-Watt Dubai in MSc in AI course, the tuition fee as per the admission intakes are given below: 

• Jan 2026 intake: AED 103,350
• Sep 2026 intake: AED 113,685

The duration of this course is one-year. To take admission to this course, a relevant Honors degree (first or second class) with academic component in IT or Computing must be submitted. 

The tuition fees to study at Heriot-Watt Dubai is between INR 2.3 Lacs - INR 40 lakh. The accommodation cost in Dubai is around INR 3,000 - INR 11,500. Course-wise fees are given below: 

MSc Petroleum Engineering course of Heriot University Dubai is one-year. This course allows students to study specific-courses and take a field development project (with fellow students) and an individual research project. Also, this course is accredited by the QAA in the UK and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE. For Sep 2026 intake, the fees for this course is AED 172,484 (Around INR 42.4 lakh).