Facts

• UK welcomes more than 4,50,000 international students every year.
• UK holds a significant number of world-class universities offering high-quality education.
• UK universities are the leading provider of remarkable research opportunities.
• Most of the international students that choose UK to pursue studies are from Asia.
• Taking an English language proficiency test is not mandatory to study in UK.
• UK providers employment permissions to the international students studying in UK.

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Important :

• The visa can be applied at most three months prior to the commencement of your desired study program.
• The arrival to the UK is permitted at most 1 month before the start date of the program (if the course length exceeds six months).
• The visa permits you to join employment in the country.
• The visa can be extended (if required).

UK Qualification Framework

UK’s education system can be divided into four parts namely primary education, secondary education, undergraduate degree, and post-graduate degree. The different study levels are designed for the students belonging to particular age groups. For example, the primary education of a student starts at the age of five and continues up to 11. Similarly, secondary education starts from the age of 11 and goes up to 16 years. To start with an undergraduate or bachelor’s degree, the age of a student must be atleast 16 years.

Scholarship Options To Study In UK

Pursuing studies from UK is costly. It required huge sums of money to study in UK. This huge funding requirement is an obstacle for many international students in their way to study in UK. To eliminate this hurdle from the path of deserving talents, UK presents several great scholarship options. These scholarships are sponsored by the UK government, universities and other public and private organizations. A few prominent names in the list are British Chevening Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme at UK Universities, CastleSmart Scholarship, The Royal Society Grants, and Eupraxies UK. 

Post-study work options in the UK

The UK provides many excellent options to the international students interested to stay back and gain some valuable work experience post their studies. However, you may need to acquire a separate visa to fulfill the purpose.

Education system of UK

• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Undergraduate/Bachelor degree
• Postgraduate degrees

Student life in the UK

Moving to a new country may be exciting but it is challenging too. The language, food, and cultural differences can be annoying. Also, the completely new academic and social life can put you in a state of distress at first. Of course, it’s not possible to take up all the differences instantly, however, as time passes, you will become familiar with the new environment and life will become easier for you.

Here are some tips that will help you in the easy transition to your new home country.

• Mingle with the other international students. Remember, they are also facing the same situation
• Interact with people even if you are nervous. Communicating with people will boost your confidence and help you to adjust easily
• Associate with the student clubs and societies. This will help you to come across more people like you and you will be able to make new friends more conveniently

INTAKES

• There are two major intakes in most of the universities of UK.
• January and September is the main intake.
• March, April and November is provided by only few universities.

Upcoming intakes in the UK

The UK’s academic year starts in the month of September and ends in July. Generally, there are three intakes available in the UK’s universities and colleges. The three intakes are –

• Intake 1 – starts in Sept/Oct. It is the major of all three
• Intake 2 – starts in Jan/Feb
• Intake 3 – starts in May/June (open only for certain courses)