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Indian embassy in China holds a meeting with students affected by the post pandemic bans

Posted on: May 04, 2024

The Indian embassy in China for the very first time has held a meeting with international students from India who have been severely affected because of the post-pandemic visa bans. Around 80 students from 13 Chinese universities were a part of this meeting. Before the pandemic, approximately 23,000 students from India were studying in China in the field of medicine. Indian students were the second largest cohort of international students after Pakistani students in China. During the pandemic, all Indian students had to leave the country and couldn't return even after things got better because of the visa ban by the Chinese government. Students started returning back to China to continue their studies by the end of 2022. The meeting highlighted the problems faced by Indian students in China and how it could be tackled.

 

The University of Guelph is offering a welcome scholarship to all students

Posted on: May 04, 2024

The University of Guelph, which is a Canadian university, is offering a scholarship worth C$2000 to all international students who will be taking admission in the university. In addition, the university is also providi

ng a commitment to offer accommodation to all students in bachelors as well as masters degree. PhD students will have a guaranteed place of accommodation in their first year of degree. The university has been supporting international students from more than 140 countries for several years now. Students can study different types of courses, such as economics, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, bachelors of science, biomedical, engineering, and many more. For more information, students can visit the official website of the university to check more details regarding admissions and scholarships.

Canada to welcome over 35000 immigrants under the new super visa scheme

Posted on: May 04, 2024

Canada will be welcoming approximately 35,700 new immigrants under the new supervisor scheme. All the applicants who were left in the 2020 batch of supervisor will now have the opportunity to register for the same. Under the supervision scheme, parents and grandparents are given the permission to migrate to Canada. If one of the family members is already in the country and can sponsor them. Candidates getting a supervisor will be able to stay in the country for five years and even extend their stay once they start living in the country. The super visa allows a person to visit multiple times in a duration of 10 years. It is compulsory for the host who is a grandchild or a child to be a permanent resident of Canada. It is different from a visitor's visa as it allows a person to stay continuously in the country for 5 years and visit multiple times in a duration of 10 years.

 

Canada to welcome over 35000 immigrants under the new super visa scheme

Posted on: May 04, 2024

Canada will be welcoming approximately 35,700 new immigrants under the new supervisor scheme. All the applicants who were left in the 2020 batch of supervisor will now have the opportunity to register for the same. Under the supervision scheme, parents and grandparents are given the permission to migrate to Canada. If one of the family members is already in the country and can sponsor them. Candidates getting a supervisor will be able to stay in the country for five years and even extend their stay once they start living in the country. The super visa allows a person to visit multiple times in a duration of 10 years. It is compulsory for the host who is a grandchild or a child to be a permanent resident of Canada. It is different from a visitor's visa as it allows a person to stay continuously in the country for 5 years and visit multiple times in a duration of 10 years.

 

University of Sheffield is offering a new programme along with scholarships

Posted on: May 04, 2024

University of Sheffield is inviting candidates from around the world for its latest MSc in drug discovery science program. Along with this new program, candidates will also get the opportunity to avail different types of scholarships. This programme will be offered from the September intake of 2024. The curriculum of the programme will revolve around pharmacology, toxicology, optimisation of molecules, and many more. The program just doesn't consist of theoretical aspects but will also include 12 weeks of intense research training. Since it's a masters programme, it is compulsory for all candidates to have pursued at least a three-year long bachelor's degree. The annual fee for the program is £29,700. However, students who were selected for the postgraduate scholarship will get a discount of £5000 and the total tuition fee. 

 

Government releases new guidelines for pursuing PhD in India

Posted on: May 03, 2024

A PhD degree is given to an individual after they religiously carry out research in a particular domain for 3 to 4 years and submit the thesis. The master's degree is a testament of a candidate specialisation and a PhD furthers this specialisation as it allows the candidate to think more creatively. Previously candidates had to give different types of entrance exams in India to get into various institutes that offer PhD degrees. But from now on, UGC has made it compulsory for all candidates to appear for the NET which is going to be the standard entrance exam for PhD programmes. Since the aim of this degree is to make a candidate conceptually and methodologically clear, the entrance exam will be a standard way of analysing the basic level of awareness of the candidate, and whether they are the right fit for a research degree or not.

 

UK sees a significant decrease in the number of student visa applications because of stricter policies

Posted on: May 03, 2024

Recently, a report showed that the number of dependent visa applications submitted to the immigration department of the UK have decreased drastically because of the recent changes made by the government. Now in a similar report, it has been revealed that the number of student visa applications received by the government of the UK have also decreased as compared to the previous years. Student visa applications have decreased by 79.5% in the first quarter of 2024. In order to tackle the problem of over immigration in the UK, the government introduced a lot of new policies, such as not giving dependent visas to family members of students studying in the UK. In 2023, a total of 175,338 student visas were granted to international students. This was a 700% increase as compared to 2019.

IIT Madras is inviting candidates for Mtech programme in Emobility

Posted on: May 03, 2024

IIT Madras, which is one of the top technical institutes of the country is inviting candidates to apply for its masters in technology program being offered in e-mobility specialisation. The deadline to apply for the same is 26th May, 2024. It is a very unique course that is extremely relevant for students who want to pursue a career in the computing industry. The Department of Engineering and Design of the institute will be looking after the proper knowledge dissemination. The programme will be divided into three different terms and the syllabus will revolve around computational physics and mathematics. interested students can directly visit the official website of IIT Madras to register themselves and to know more details about eligibility criteria.

 

NEET UG to be held on 5th May tips to remember

Posted on: May 03, 2024

The NEET UG is going to be organised on 5th May, 2024 and this year 24,00,000 students have registered for the same. Through this exam, students are able to get into the top medical universities of the country. The examination is going to be three hours and twenty minutes long. Here are some important tips that all students must remember.

  • Students are advised not to indulge in any kind of malpractices such as copying answers from someone else, or carrying any electronic gadgets into the examination hall. This will lead to immediate suspension of the exam.
  • Before the examination, each and every student must have a proper meal so that they do not feel hungry during the examination as it's going to be quite lengthy.
  • All students must make sure that they reach the examination centre 30 minutes before the reaching time so that there is no chances of delay.
  • Candidates should not write anything on that question paper and only right on the answer sheets.

Indian students made for the largest student community at German universities

Posted on: May 02, 2024

Currently, there are approximately 42,578 international students from India studying in Germany. The German embassy in New Delhi recently revealed this data. This makes Indian students the largest community of international students and German campuses. The number is likely to surpass the 45,000 marks in the upcoming month. Previously Chinese students were the largest group of international students in Germany but now Indian students have overtaken them. The number of international students studying in Germany from India has doubled in the last five years. The major attraction for students to study in Germany is based on the fact that the tuition fees are really low or negligible and the quality of education is quite high. 

 

Indian students made for the largest student community at German universities

Posted on: May 02, 2024

Currently, there are approximately 42,578 international students from India studying in Germany. The German embassy in New Delhi recently revealed this data. This makes Indian students the largest community of international students and German campuses. The number is likely to surpass the 45,000 marks in the upcoming month. Previously Chinese students were the largest group of international students in Germany but now Indian students have overtaken them. The number of international students studying in Germany from India has doubled in the last five years. The major attraction for students to study in Germany is based on the fact that the tuition fees are really low or negligible and the quality of education is quite high. 

 

University of Strathclyde is offering a 50 percent scholarship for humanities and social sciences courses

Posted on: May 02, 2024

The faculty of humanities and social sciences of the University of Strathclyde international students under which 50% of the total tuition fees will be covered. However, students who have already received a full-time offer from the university for September intake have the eligibility to apply for the scholarship. The deadline for the university is 31st July, 2024. The scholarship is going to pay the tuition fee for one year. Students exhibiting an exceptional academic performance will be selected for the scholarship. Another requirement for selection is the ability to contribute something substantial to the Strathclyde community during their years at the university. For more information, candidates can check the website of University of Strathclyde.

More than 13 lakh students from Delhi register for the CUET UG

Posted on: May 02, 2024

This year 13.5 lakh students out of the total applicants are from Delhi. This is a little less than previous year where more than 15 lakh students from Delhi registered for CUET UG. However, Delhi is still on the top of the list in terms of most number of candidates registered for the exam. Followed by Delhi is Noida and Greater Noida. The CUET UG will be conducted between 15th May to 31st May. This is going to be the third edition of the exam and it is currently the second largest entrance exam in India. Other than these cities, city's like Ranchi in Jharkhand, Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, and Gurugram in Haryana are also among the top cities from where candidates have registered in substantial numbers.

 

Jawaharlal Nehru University starts its PG admissions

Posted on: May 02, 2024

Jawaharlal Nehru University has started the process of admissions in postgraduate courses. The admission process started on 1st May and will conclude on 27th May. Candidates are going to be selected on the basis of their marks in CUET. The university offers various specialisations like Masters in computer science, Masters in arts, and many other degrees. It is compulsory for the candidate who has scored at least 50% in their bachelors degree. The CUET school should also be valid. To register themselves, candidates can visit the official website of JNU and fill in all the essential information. The application process will be finalised only after a candidate has successfully paid their registration fee.

 

Government of Romania is offering scholarships to Indian students

Posted on: May 01, 2024

The Ministry of Education in India has issued a latest notification for Indian students who want to study abroad. The notification says that the government of Romania is offering a lot of scholarships to Indian students who would like to study in Romania for their higher education. The scholarship will be given to students in their bachelors, masters and research degree programmes. The deadline to submit the application form for the same is 26th May, 2024. The only condition for the same is the fact that students applying for the scholarship will have to study their degrees in Romanian language. The scholarship is going to cover the tuition fee, the accommodation fee and the enrolment fee as well. For more information, students can check the official website of the Ministry of Education.

 

The Canadian government to remove the compulsion of IELTS for both student visas and PR applications under the SDS and non express category

Posted on: May 01, 2024

Last year in August, the Canadian government made a significant change when it removed the mandate for international students to submit the scores of IELTS when they were applying in the SDS category. Students would submit results from any other alternative. English exams prove their proficiency. This included the PTE , TOEFL as well as CAEL. Now the Canadian government has announced a similar rule for PR applications being submitted under the non- express entry process. Candidates applying for a PR through the non-express system will not have to submit any proof of their English proficiency. The non-express entry under the provincial nominee program has been started by the Canadian government to give control to provinces over the immigration policies. It allows different provinces of Canada to decide who the correct immigrant is and whether they should be given a PR or not.

 

IIT Madras is inviting candidates for a four year BS programme in data sciences

Posted on: May 01, 2024

IIT Madras, which is one of the top institutes in the country is inviting candidates for a four year, bachelors of science degree of food in data science specialisation. Candidates can register for the same till 26th May, 2024. Till now the course has helped more than 2500 students secure jobs in different fields. To take admission in the programme, a candidate must have passed their 12th in science stream. It is compulsory for all the applicants to have studied mathematics in English at least till class 10th. The program doesn't have any age restriction. For female students having an annual income below five lakh, there is no tuition fee. For male students having an annual income below one lakh, there is no tuition fee as well. 

 

IISc Banglore makes it to the top hundred list of the best universities in the world as per Times Higher Education

Posted on: May 01, 2024

Recently, the Times higher education has released its Asian University rankings and just one Institute from India, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru has made it to the top hundred list. Last year there were four universities from India, in the same list. In the top 10 universities, four universities are from China. None of the IITs have been able to secure even a place in the top 150 universities of Asia. IIT Dhanbad has been given the top ranking among all IITs,  getting the 152nd position. Anna University has got 119th ranking while Mahatma Gandhi University has got 134th ranking. Jamia Millia Islamia has got 148th ranking. 

Canada sets new weekly working hours limit for Indian students

Posted on: April 30, 2024

Amidst the current international student cap that Canada has imposed, a new decision has been introduced by the Immigration Department of Canada. Indian students will now face a weekly working out limit. All international students will be allowed to work only 24 hours a week. Any student found working beyond the legal working hours will have to face legal ramifications, which may even include deportation. Previously students were allowed to work more than 20 hours every week but this policy has now come to an end. 

This has been done to make sure that all international students who come to Canada on a student visa focus primarily on studying and not earning money. The quality of education in Canadian universities is severely impacted as a lot of international students come to the country with the purpose of working part time while on a student visa.

 

The UK government experiences a significant decline in the number of dependent visas

Posted on: April 30, 2024

After the latest crackdown policy introduced by the government of the UK, there has been a significant decline in the number of dependent visas granted by the country. The number has fallen down by 80% with less than 26,000 applicants applying for a dependent visa. A few days ago, the government of the UK introduced a new policy where international students could no longer bring family members while they were studying on a student visa in the country themselves. 

The number of dependents coming to the UK every year was too high and was causing shortage of accommodation and even part-time jobs. This was leading to an unrealistic hike in the rent rates which was causing problems, not just for international students but for natives as well. Currently all students except students pursuing a research degree or some specific courses are not allowed to bring dependents.

 

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