UG Requirements

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Countries	Canada	New Zealand	Australia	UK	Singapore	Ireland	USA
Can a student go after 10th?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Course Duration	2 years – Diploma ; 4years – Degree	2 years – Diploma ; 3 years – Degree	3-4 years (Engineering is 4 years and rest are 3 years)	3 years but some colleges offer fast track degree of BBA in 2years	Private Colleges take 2 years and Government Universities take 3 years	3-4 years	4 years
IELTS Requirement	6.0 (5.5 in each)	6.0 (5.5)	6.0 (5.5)	6.0 (5.5)	If a letter shows medium of instruction was english then IELTS not required	5.5(5.0 in each)	70 (TOEFL)
IELTS waiver	No	Yes only if the student has studied from an English speaking country. Not for the students whose last degree was from India.	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Is National Institute of Open Learning recognized? Time Studies Acceptable?	Only few colleges accept.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Is Pre-Sessional recommended for low IELTS?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Is SAT exam required?	Majority of universities do not need SAT	No	No	No	No. Except SMU.	No	Yes
Living expense	5-6 lakhs p.a	7-8 lakhs p.a	12-13 lakhs p.a	10-12 lakhs p.a	8-10 lakhs p.a	5-6 lakhs	8-10 lakhs
Minimum %	50%	45-50%	60-75%	50%	60%	50%	60%
Part Time work	20 hrs per week (during studies) ; 40 hrs per week (during vacations)	20 hrs per week (during studies) ; 40 hrs per week (during vacations)	40 hrs per fortnight (during studies) ; 40 hrs per week (during vacations)	20 hrs per week (during studies) ; 40 hrs per week (during vacations)	Not Allowed in Pvt but Govt Unis allow 16 hours per week	20 hrs per week (during studies) ; 40 hrs per week (during vacations)	20 hrs per week (on- campus)
Qualification for UG	Year 12 or equivalent	Year 12 or equivalent	Year 12 or equivalent	Year 12 or equivalent	Year 11 or 12th	Year 12 or equivalent	Year 12 or equivalent
Recent fund acceptable?	6 Months old	Recent funds under FTS OR 6 months old	1 month old with source	28 days old	1 day old	6 months old	6 months old
Sponsors	Blood Relations	Blood Relations & Third Party	Blood Relations & Third Party	Self or Parents. Can have joint account with Third Party	Anyone	Blood Relatives and Third Party	Blood related
Spouse Visa	No	Yes (only if the Level 7 course is in skill shortage area)	2-4 Years	No	No	No	No
Stay Back duration (guaranteed)	1-3 Years	1 Year	2-4 Years	4 months	1 month	2 years	1 Year
Time required for PR after studies	1-2 years	1-2 years	2- 4 years	5 years	1-2 years	2- 4 years	5 years
Total Expense	11-20 lakhs p.a	11-20 lakhs p.a	18-24 lakhs p.a	13-20 lakhs p.a	17- 20 lakhs p.a	12-19 lakhs	17-24 lakhs
Tuition fee	6-10 lakhs p.a (Colleges) ; 12- 15 lakhs p.a. (Universities)	6-10 lakhs p.a (Colleges) ; 12- 15 lakhs p.a. (Universities)	10-14 lakhs p.a	8-15 lakhs p.a.	11-13 lakhs p.a	8-14 lakhs p.a	10-15 lakhs p.a