CCCIS Session

DAY 2
 Session Progress
• Day 1
– Abroad Admission and Education Overview – Session 1
– Application and Counseling process – Session 2
• Day 2
– Admission Process (Country specific) – Session 3
– Post Admission Services – Session 4
– Case Studies, Training Notes, Hand holding and Supervision

FAQ time will be available at the end of day after the sessions
Admission Process (Country specific)
USA
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- USA
• Has 2 major intakes (Fall and Spring)
• Requires IELTS / Toefl / GRE / GMAT / SAT
• Some universities require Evaluation
• Mostly accepts only 4 year degrees
• MBA without work exp also available
• All universities charge application fee
• Universities follow strict deadlines for applications
• 30 – 45 days is the TAT after submission
• Transcripts and LoRs required in sealed covers
• All applications documents need to be couriered to universities
USA
CANADA
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- CANADA
• Has 2 major intakes - Universities (Fall and Spring)
• 3 intakes for Community Colleges (Fall, Spring and May)
• SDS Entry scheme for Indian students
• 30 – 45 days is the TAT after submission
• LoRs not required for Community colleges
• All documents required to be NOTARISED
• Community colleges work on FCFS basis
• Universities follow deadlines
• Now IELTS/ToEFL/PTE are accepted
• Universities accept 4 yr degrees (3 yrs depending on the
programme)
• Canada also charges application fee
• Medicals required
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- CANADA – SDS Scheme
Eligibility requirements which must be fulfilled

- Must have a minimum IELTS/Toefl/PTE score of 6 bands

in each module for both UG & PG courses.
- Must pay full tuition fees for the first year of study.
- Must buy a Guaranteed Investment of Certificate (GIC) of
CAD$10,000.
- Institutions applied by the students must have a
registered Designated Learning Institutions (DLI) number.
- Must not have previous Visa rejections
- Must not have more than 4 backlogs
United Kingdom - UK
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- UK
• Has 2 major intakes (Fall and Spring)
• No application fee
• UG Applications are done thru UCAS (deadline Jan 13 every year)
• For medicine in UK (UCAT required, deadline Oct 15 every year)
• Only a few big business school charge application fee
• Only UKVI IELTS accepted for courses below degree level
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters are only for 1 year
• Students are accepted on the matured entry route also
• 15 – 20 days is the TAT after submission
• Medicals required
United Kingdom - UK
Australia
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- AUSTRALIA
• Has 3 intakes (July, Nov, Feb)
• No application fee
• IELTS / ToEFL / PTE accepted
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters are for 2 years
• 15 – 20 days is the TAT after submission
• Medicals required
• LoRs not required
• No laid down deadlines (but can apply 2 months before start date)
Australia
New Zealand
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- NEW ZEALAND
• Universities 2 intakes (Feb / Sep)
• Colleges / Polytechnics – Every 3 months
• No application fee
• IELTS / ToEFL / PTE accepted
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters are for 2 years
• 15 – 20 days is the TAT after submission
• Medicals required
• LoRs not required
• No laid down deadlines (but apply 2months before start date
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- NEW ZEALAND
Levels of Qualification Explained
Diploma Levels 5-6
Bachelor's Degree Level 7
Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma Level 7
Bachelor Honours Degree Level 8
Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate
Level 8
Diploma
Master's Degree Level 9
Doctoral Degree Level 10
New Zealand
SINGAPORE
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- SINGAPORE
• Universities 2 intakes (Feb / Sep)
• Colleges / Polytechnics – Every 3 months
• Charges application fee
• IELTS / ToEFL / PTE accepted or NO IELTS
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters are for 2 years
• 15 – 20 days is the TAT after submission
• No laid down deadlines (but apply 2months before start date
Germany
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- GERMANY
• Has 2 major intakes (Winter and Summer)
• Entry to Bachelors require 13 years of Education
• No application fee except if applied thru uni-assist
• All applications documents need to be couriered to universities
• ToEFL / IELTS accepted; German language also required
• Only 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters can be for 1 year / 1.5 yrs / 2 yrs
• Grades or percentage above 75% to 80% only considered
• 30 – 45 days is the TAT after submission
• Blocked account required
• Free Education
• Most of the Mgmt programs require Work Exp
Germany – Top 15 universities
• Technical University of Munich
• RWTH Aachen University
• Technical University of Berlin
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• University of Stuttgart
• University of Duisburg-Essen
• University of Hannover
• University of Freiburg
• Braunschweig University of Technology
• Technical University of Dresden
• Darmstadt University of Technology
• Ruhr University Bochum
• University of Erlangen Nuremberg
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Dortmund University of Technology
FRANCE
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- FRANCE
• Has 2 major intakes (Winter and Summer)
• No application fee except a few
• Public universities mainly cater to domestic students
• International students can look at Grand Ecoles to apply
• ToEFL / IELTS accepted or NO IELTS required
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters can be for 1 year / 1.5 yrs / 2 yrs
• Grades or percentage above 55% considered
• 10 – 15 days is the TAT after submission
• Skype / Video / Telephone interview is must
• Most of the Mgmt programs do not require Work Exp
• Fully English taught programs
FRANCE
IRELAND
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- IRELAND
• Has 2 major intakes (Winter and Summer)
• No application fee except a few
• ToEFL / IELTS / PTE accepted
• 3yr or 4 yr degrees accepted
• Masters can be for 1 year / 1.5 yrs / 2 yrs
• Grades or percentage above 65% considered
• 10 – 15 days is the TAT after submission
• Medicals required
• LoRs required
• Works on strict deadlines
• Fully English taught programs
IRELAND
EUROPE
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- EUROPE (Rest of UK, FRANCE & GERMANY)
• Poland / Spain / Lithuania / Latvia / Italy / Hungary
• Denmark / Belgium / Austria / Czech Republic
• The Netherlands / Portugal / Malta / Slovenia
• Slovakia / Sweden / Switzerland / Norway / Finland
• Ireland / Estonia
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- EUROPE (Except for GERMANY)
• Academic Documents need to be Apostilled
• Some of the documents need to be translated to the required
language for that country (transcripts, Medical Certificate etc)
• Police Clearance Certificate required
• Learning the language can be an advantage academically and for
social life
EUROPE
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- OTHER UPCOMING COUNTRIES
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Hongkong
• Malaysia

All these countries have requirements as follows: Language, SAT,

IELTS/ToEFL, GRE, GMAT
Session 3
Admission Process (Country specific)
- Pathway programs
• ELICOS – Australia
• ELP – USA
• Foundation program – Studienkolleg – Germany
• Associate Degree – USA
• Graduate Diploma – Australia (for Masters)
Session 3
Min. Cutoffs globally
- IELTS
o Bachelors – 6 overall no band less than 5.5
o Masters – 6.5 overall no band less than 6.0
o Nursing / Medical courses require higher scores
- SAT
o Min acceptable score : 1300+
- GRE
o Acceptable score : 300+
- GMAT
o Acceptable score : 550+ - 650+
Session 3
Elite Group of Academic Institutions
- IVY League - USA
• Brown University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Harvard University
• The University of Pennsylvania
• Princeton University and
• Yale University.

Ivy League is typically used to refer to those eight schools as a group

of elite colleges beyond the sports context and has connotations
of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism
Session 3
Elite Group of Academic Institutions
- Russell Group - UK • University of Leeds
• University of Birmingham
• University of Liverpool
• University of Bristol
• LSE (London School of Economics
• University of Cambridge
• University of Manchester
• Cardiff University
• Newcastle University
• Durham University
• University of Nottingham
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Oxford
• University of Exeter
• Queen Mary University of London
• University of Glasgow
• Queen's University Belfast
• Imperial College London
• University of Sheffield
• King's College London
• University of Southampton
• UCL (University College London)
• University of Warwick
• University of York

Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty four

public research universities in the United Kingdom.
Session 3
Elite Group of Academic Institutions
- TU9 - Germany
• RWTH Aachen
• TU Berlin
• TU Braunschweig
• TU Darmstadt
• TU Dresden
• Leibniz University Hannover
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• TU München
• University of Stuttgart
TU9 German Universities of Technology e. V. is the alliance of nine
leading Technical Universities in Germany.
 Session 3
Elite Group of Academic Institutions
- G8 - Australia
• University of Melbourne
• Australian National University
• University of Sydney
• The University of Queensland
• Monash University
• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Western Australia
• The University of Adelaide.
The Group of Eight (Go8) encompasses Australia's leading research-intensive
universities.
 Session 3
Elite Group of Academic Institutions
- C9 - China
• Peking University
• Tsinghua University
• Fudan University
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• University of Science and Technology of China
• Zhejiang University
• Nanjing University
• Xi'an Jiaotong University
• Harbin Institute of Technology
C9 League schools are allocated special resources, and have special arrangements for
sharing resources with one another. They have a higher fraction of elite academics
who have been awarded one of China's top academic honors
 Average Fees / annum
• Bachelors • Masters
– USA [$24,930] – USA [$25,620]
– Europe[6,000 to 12,000€] – Europe[8,000 to 20,000€]
– France[11,000€] – France[20,000€]
– Germany[Free] – Germany[Free]
– UK[£10,000] – UK[begins with £9,250]
– Aus[between 15,000 and 33,000 AUD] – Aus[AU$20,000+]
– NZ [NZ$17,000] – NZ [NZ$20,000]
– Canada [12,000$] – Canada [17,000$]
– Ireland [9,000€ and above] – Ireland [9,150 –37,000€]
– Singapore [ S$10,000 and above] – Singapore [S$15,000 and above]
Session 3
Scholarships
To study anywhere in the world
• Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships
To study in Asia:
• Aichi Scholarship Program for Asian Students in Japan
• DST A*STAR Call for Singapore-India Joint Research Grants
• Hinrich Full MA Scholarship in International Journalism at HKBU
• HM King’s and HM Queen’s Scholarships for Asian Students in Thailand
• Silk-Road Scholarship Program at Seoul National University
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Session 3
Scholarships…
To study in Australia:
• University of Adelaide Ashok Khurana Scholarship for Indian Students
• India Global Leaders Scholarship (University of Queensland)
• University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Future of Change India
Scholarship
• University of Queensland Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships

To study in Europe:
• ERASMUS MUNDUS
Session 3
Scholarships…
To study in Ireland:
• UCD Global Graduate Scholarships
To study in The Netherlands:
• Orange Tulip Scholarship
To study in France:
• Campus France Charpak Scholarship
To study in Germany:
• DAAD Scholarships
To study in The UK:
• British Council GREAT scholarships for Indian Students
• Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships
• Heriot Watt SML International Merit Scholarships
Session 3
Scholarships…
To study in The UK:
• LSE Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS)
• Ms. Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship at St. Antony’s College
• Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (OCSI) Scholarships
• Saltire Scholarships Scotland
• Sir Ratan Tata Fellowships for South Asian Students at LSE
• Sussex India Scholarships
• University of Bournemouth Business School Dean’s Scholarships for
Masters Students
• University of Lincoln India Scholarship
• University of Oxford Felix Scholarships for Indian Students
• University of Sheffield
Session 3
Scholarships…
To study in The UK:
• University of Southampton LLM International Scholarships
• UWE International Scholarships
• British Chevening Scholarships
• Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme at UK Universities
• Euraxess UK
• CastleSmart Scholarship
• The Royal Society Grants
• Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships
• Saltire Scholarships
Session 3
Scholarships…
To study in The USA:
• Asian Women in Business Scholarship Fund
• Chicago Booth School of Business
• Cornell University Tata Scholarship .
• Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowships
• S.N. Bose Scholars Student Exchange Program
• Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowships for Indian students
• Fulbright Foreign Student Program
• The Next Gen Scholarship Fund (Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia)
• Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship
• David P. Shapiro Autism Scholarship
• AAUW International Fellowships (for women only)
Post Admission Services
Session 4
Post Admission Services
• Procedures after receiving offer letter
• Fee Payment
• Approach Banks for Loans
• Arrange funds for fee and living expenses
• Follow mails sent from universities to set up student
accounts
• Send further documents if asked for
• Plan for your visa process
Session 4
Fees payment, Flight ticket, VISA Process and Forex
assistance
- We will assist with fee payment process
- Will assist with visa guidance
- Will assist for Financial assistance
- FOREX, Travel Medical Insurance, Ticketing will be
assisted by us.
Session 3 – Visa Requirements
Part Time Jobs
USA – Not Legally allowed
Australia – 48 hrs/fortnight
New Zealand – 20 hrs / week
UK – 20 hrs / week
Canada – 20 hrs / week
Singapore – Not Legally allowed
Germany – 120 full days or 240 half days annually
France – 20 hrs / week
Europe Others – 20/25 hrs / week
Ireland – 20 hrs / week
Session 3 – Visa Requirements
Living Expenses / annum (approx)
USA – 13,000US$ (can vary accoding to univs)
Australia – AUD24,505
New Zealand – 20,000NZ$
UK – 12,006£(inside London), 9297£(outside London)
Canada – 10,000 CAD
Singapore – 10,000SG$
Germany – 11,208€
France – 10,200€
Europe Others – 12,000€
Ireland – 7,000€
Session 4
Acceptable source of Funds

- Savings Bank Account

- Education Loans
- Fixed Deposits (select countries)
- Third party Sponsors (immediate kin within the family –
mother, father, brothers, sisters, grand parents)
- Relatives/Citizens in the country of Travel
Session 4
Funds
- Savings Bank Account – must be 6 months old or 3 months old
(depends on country)
- Education Loans – no conditions, but has to be a fully sanctioned
loan
- Fixed Deposits – must be 6 months old or 3 months old (depends
on country)
- Fixed Assets (USA)
Session 4
Funds – General Requirements
- Annual Income of Sponsors must be 7 to 8 lakhs/
annum
- ITRs of last 3 years required
- Business people – IT Returns, Company incorporation
documents and other details
- Bank Statements authenticated by Bank
- Source of funds (if immediate funds)
- Some countries require you to transfer funds before
visa
Session 4
Funds – General Requirements

- Germany - Blocked Account (Sperrkonto)

- Canada – Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC)
- New Zealand – Fund Transfer Scheme (FTS)
- Ireland – Euro bonds
- Norway, Finland, USA – Bank statements with funds
(only savings account allowed)
Session 4 - Visa Requirements
Post Study Work Permits
• USA – 3 years*
• Australia – 4/6 years*
• New Zealand – 2 years / 3 years*
• France – 5 years*
• Germany – 18 months*
• Canada – 1 year and 3 years*
• Ireland – 2 years*(for Masters)
• UK – 2 years*
• Denmark – 3 years*
• Others – 3 months to 1 year*
* Conditions apply
Session 4
Post landing services in select countries

- Accommodation Assistance
- UniAcco, Casita, Amber
- Airport pickup
Session 4
Do’s and Don'ts in post arrival services
Dont’s
- Do not speak about immigration
- Do not promise part time jobs
- Do not promise employment after study
- Do not guarantee PSW
Do’s
- Encourage students to attend orientation
- Ask them to look for internships
- Ask them to attend class regularly
- Ask them to abide by the law of the land
CASE Studies, Training notes
Case study 1

Question?
A student is looking for low budget options without IELTS/GMAT and also
for post study work VISA. Which country can we suggest him?

• France can be a good option, as institutions in France offer 1 yr MBA/MS

without GMAT, they also have an IELTS waiver. Students will have to take a
Skype / Video interview.
• France also offers 2 years of PSW
• The budget will also be suitable as the fee starts from 8500€
CASE Studies, Training notes, Hand holding
and Supervision
Case study 2
Question?
What will you suggest this profile?
B.E. in IT - 71%, GRE 288, Toefl 61, Wants USA with less Toefl

• NYIT for MS Computer Science with ESL (admit)

• LTU with ESL (admit)
• National University with ESL (admit)

• Finalized NYIT as the student recd a scholarship of 3000$ based on GPA

The student has finished his 10th and
12th & had taken a 3 year diploma in
automobile and discontinued his
bachelors? wants to go for a
bachelors again. Is it possible and
which country can you suggest?
• Germany – thru a University
pathway program – and then onto
bachelors course.
The student has 63% percent in
Engg. In ECE, has an IELTS of 6.5 –
The preferred location is with
more stay back and a course in
Embedded systems / VLSI
• France could be option, because it
gives you 2 yrs of stay back and can
get into Ecoles with the percentage
the student has.
Has an UG degree with 69%, has
around 6 years of work exp and he
doesn’t want to attempt IELTS, he
wants a country which can give him
some stay back and must be affordable.
He is 37 yrs old? Please suggest
• Option 1 would be to take a GMAT and then
target business school with an Executive MBA,
but requires IELTS too
• If he is looking for an easy entry – Not possible
bcos of age – limit is 32 for Masters
Has just finished his 12th and is
looking for medicine – with
easy entry and cheap cost

• Affordable cost wise – China /

Ukraine / Phillipines
• Others – Poland / Latvia / Russia /
Georgia etc
Has finished his 12th and is
looking for a course in
hospitality or business course
which is affordable

• You can suggest Singapore, Latvia,

Spain, Portugal
Has a UG degree in IT, have IELTS
of 6.5, is currently working in
Singapore for 2 years and he wants
an English speaking country which
gives him longer stayback

• New Zealand, Aus, UK, Canada, USA

This student works as a lab
assistant, has a UG degree in
Biochemistry – has not taken
IELTS, and has around 6 years of
Exp, wants spouse to accompany.

• Europe – Healthcare mgmt program

can be suggested
Has 80% in his UG and 7.5 IELTS.
He is a fresher and wants to study
Astrophysics / Mathematical
Physics / Physics, Suggest him a
country.
• Germany and USA could be
suggested
Have studied Law, wants to
pursue Masters in Law, pls
suggest course and country

• LLM in the USA / UK

Training notes
Common terminologies that you might come across
I-20 – Admit letter(USA) SDS-Canada
CAS Letter – Admit letter(UK) Sperrkonto - Germany
Offer Letter – all others Level 7 / 8 – New Zealand
CoE- for Australia A1/B1/C1 - Language
LOA- Europe CEFR - Language
CRICOS- Australia Co-OP - Canada
WES – USA/CAN SCHENGEN - Europe
NZQA- NZ PSW – All countries
AQF- Australia UKVI - UK
NQF-UK VFS – Visa Service
Training notes
Essential websites and links
• BachelorsPortal - https://www.bachelorsportal.com/
• MastersPortal - https://www.mastersportal.com/
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - DAAD -
https://www.daad.de/en/
• Hotcourses Abroad - https://www.hotcoursesabroad.com/
• Hotcourses - https://www.hotcourses.com/
• Study in Australia - https://www.studiesinaustralia.com/courses-in-australia
• Study in New Zealand - https://www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz/in/search/
• Study in Canada - https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en
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