KCL London Admissions 2026: Requirements, Application Deadlines & Fees

The tuition cost to study UG programme is between INR 9L and INR 67L, and INR 11L and INR 71 L for PG. The advanced master cost between INR 25L and INR 35L. Students can check the King's College London cost for Indian students below:

In terms of rankings, KCL ranks a bit lower than Oxbridge in THE and QS, but it is in the top 50 in the world on multiple rankings. Besides, this, the “Golden-Triangle Universities” namely Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, UCL, and KCL, are the same schools that are mostly chosen by the American Marshall Scholars to attend on their academic sojourn in Britain.

KCL ranks high in the global rankings because of its high research output. In subjects like Medicine, Law, Nursing, Dentistry, Philosophy and International Studies, KCL ranks very high in the respective subject matter.

According to reviews over an unofficial source by students who studied at KCL, it was the most enriching experience they had in their lives.

• UG studies at KCL is very well-designed and student oriented. Moreover, there are counsellors and personal tutors to help students in every aspect of university life
• Situated in the heart of London, KCL has many libraries, very vibrant students’ union, and student facilities
• Furthermore, while studying at KCL, students will have ample of networking opportunities as they will meet many world-leading individuals from different fields.

King’s College London does not publish data on acceptance rate officially. However, as per an unofficial source, King’s College London acceptance rate is 13%. The acceptance rate mentioned is from an unofficial source and hence subject to vary. The college is very selective for admission with an acceptance rate of just 13%. It is very difficult to get into King’s College London. To get into KCL, the applicants are required to have the following: 

• Academic Excellence
• Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement
• Program-Specific requirements
• English language proficiency

In order to increase the chance of getting into KCL, focus on the following: 

• Show passion for the chosen field
• Personal Statement precision
• Letters of Recommendation

King’s College London admission requirements for Postgraduate courses for Indian students are given below:

• The applicants must have a 3-year bachelor’s degree or Bachelor’s (Special degree) from a recognised university
• The applicants must have achieved good grades in the subject related to what that they will be studying at KCL. Exact grade requirements will vary from course to course
• Applicants from highly prestigious Indian universities should have a bachelor’s degree with an average different as per the degree received by the Indian universities. 

Refer to the entry requirements for postgraduate courses of KCL to know the exact requirements.

KCL is one of the UK’s the oldest and most prestigious universities. In global rankings, KCL is ranked among the UK’s top 6 and world’s top 40 universities. Located in the heart of London KCL is widely regarded as part of the UK’s ‘Golden Triangle’, which consists of the country’s elite research-intensive universities like Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics, Imperial College London and UCL. In the context of USA, KCL is considered to be at par with the universities like Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown. A wide a variety of academic programs, with its departments in Law, Medicine, History, Nursing, Dentistry are well regarded.

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The MS in International Management is a full-time one year program. Also, the tuition fee for international students and domestic students may differ since King’s College is a public university. The estimated tuition fee for Indian students for MS in International Management is around INR 34 L per year. This is just an estimated tuition fee and therefore it is subject to vary.

LLB-Law at the King’s College London is a single honours course. To get into this course international students are required to meet the admission requirements. King's College London admission requirements are given below: 

• National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)
• Indian High School Leaving Certificate from CBSE and CISCE boards in class 12 with 90% overall marks
• Proficiency in the English Language
• Personal statement

The duration of King’s College London LLM is one year. For full-time LLM, international students are required to pay the tuition fees of £33,450 per year (Around INR 36 lakh) for 2024/25. In addition to the tuition fees, students are also required to pay for books, clothing, library fees and fines, stationery, personal expenses, etc. Once students have been made an offer to the LLM program, then they will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure the place. The deposit for international students is £2,000 (Around INR 2 lakh).

King’s College London MBBS admission requirements for Indian students are given below:

• The accepted qualification for MBBS is Indian High School Leaving Certificate
• The applicants are required to have an Indian High School Leaving Certificate (from CBSE and CISCE boards only) from Class 12 with an overall of 90%
• If the college’s online prospectus asks for a specific subject grade at A level, then it would require the following: A* - Achieve 90% in the required subject; A- Achieve 85% in the required subject; B – Achieve 80% in the required subject
• The college is unable to accept Applied Maths to meet an A-level Math subject requirement. Also, KCL does not accept Biotechnology to meet an A-level Biology subject requirement
• English language proficiency requirement: B band is required

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