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Studying abroad in 2024 can be expensive. Many countries have changed their minimum financial requirements due to rising rents and tuition fees. Let's have a look at some top scholarships that Indian students can look out for in 2024 to study abroad.
If you are planning to pursue your research degree from the UK, then here are some scholarships that you can apply for as an Indian or international student to minimise your total cost or expenses.
Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship
This is one of the most popular scholarships among international students who choose to pursue PhD from the UK. The students must be in the age group of 25 to 28 to be able to register for the scholarship. Also scholarship is given only to the students who have not received any kind of scholarship in the past five years.
Commonwealth PhD Scholarship For Developing Countries
Commonwealth scholarship is available for students who want to pursue their masters as well as research degree from the UK. This is only open to the developing countries of the world.
The Newton Bhabha Fund
This is a scholarship that is specifically meant for Indian students. The purpose of the scholarship is to bring together India and the UK and solve global problems by fostering better education.
The United Kingdom is making a significant change in the tourist visa category by allowing people on tourist visas to work in the country. People having a tourist visa for the UK will be allowed to work with clients and also work distantly. This will help in boosting business and tourism in the country. These new changes will be effective from 31st January, 2024 onwards.
Visitors will be allowed to work remotely while staying in the UK. But the condition is that the primary reason behind this stay should not be related to business. People practicing and professions like law can also provide legal advice as a service during their stay in the country.
France has implemented a new deposit requirement for Non-EU students who wish to study in the country. This is a new requirement that has been introduced by France. Students will now be required to pay a deposit amount to get a student visa. This amount has not been specified by the country yet. It is a refundable amount that will be given back to students once they come to the country for higher education.
Many countries have similar deposit requirements for students. Although it is refundable, it poses serious problems for students initially as they have to arrange for a large amount of money to get the student visa. France is yet to reveal the exact amount of money that has to be deposited by students under this new deposit requirement.
Now that the results for CAT 2023 are out, the top management colleges of the country will start shortlisting students on the basis of their resume and CAT scores. The consideration given to CAT percentile while selecting a student depends from college to college. Most premium management institutes of the country accept students with high CAT percentile. Let's take a look at some management colleges in India that are great in terms of education and also accept students with low CAT percentile.
Canada is one of the most preferred study abroad destinations for Indian students. 39.5% of the total international students studying in Canada are from India. The students are pouring C$10 billion into the economy of Canada. Now from 1st January, 2024 onwards, Canada is all set to increase the minimum financial requirement for cost of living in Canada. This was previously C$10,000 and has now been raised to C$20,635.
All the students who will be coming to the country from 2024 onwards will have to show this amount to the immigration department to get a student visa. The minimum cost of living has been raised keeping in mind the higher trends in Canada. The government has said that most of the students coming to Canada end up spending more than what they have planned due to which they have to work for long hours as part-time workers. This distracts them from the actual purpose of studying. Raising the minimum financial requirement will help in making sure that students are able to put all their attention towards studying.
As per the latest guidelines of UGC, MPhil degree will not be recognised in India anymore. UGC has also directed all the affiliated universities to stop enrolling students for the MPhil programme, as the degree is no longer valid in the country. UGC released a lot of new guidelines regarding the PhD program in 2022. It was during that time that UGC announced that an MPhil programme will become invalid in the country.
UGC has also released a caution notice for students, warning them against taking admission in MPhil courses that are being offered by many universities. UGC has said that students must refrain from taking admission in such courses offered by a university and not waste their time. The new changes regarding MPhil degree will not be applicable to students who have completed or enrolled in their MPhil before the release of the notification. Their degree will still be considered valid.
Students appearing for class 10th and 12th practical board exams must know that it is compulsory for everyone to be present as per their allotted date sheets for the practical exams. CBSE will not be giving any second chances to students who would not be able to make it to the practical exams. The practical exams will be conducted by an external examiner in the respective schools of students. An examiner from a different school will come and check the preparation of students on the basis of which they will be given marks.
The marks for practical exams are counted during your overall calculation of percentage for board exams. All the students must be prepared with the syllabus of the respective subject. The examiner assesses the students on the basis of their preparation of the subject syllabus. It is the responsibility of the school to make sure that all the necessary arrangements are made for the successful conduction of practical exams.
2023 was a very important year for education in India. A lot of new strategies have been implemented by the central government to align the education system of the country with the contemporary global education scenario. CBSE has also announced a number of changes in 2023. Let's have a look at all these changes that have been announced in the year so far.
All of these suggestions have been made by CBSE in 2023. Some of them have been already implemented whereas the others might take some time. None of these changes are permanent and may change with time.
UGC has drafted new guidelines regarding the recognition of colleges in India. All of these guidelines will be applicable to the existing colleges as well as the new colleges that are yet to be established in the country. To be recognised as a college in the country, a college must arrange for the establishment documents, affiliation certificate by the university and approval of the regulatory body stating that the college is complying with the regulations of UGC.
Any college that doesn't already have a recognition by the UGC must get one within three years of the initial notice. If UGC finds that a college is operating without proper documents despite several notices, then it can remove the name of the institute from the recognised education institute list of the country.
The JEE mains January slot is just around the corner. All the students preparing for the exam will be overwhelmed especially if they're also giving their board exams this year. Here are some revision tips for the students appearing for the JEE mains 2024 January slot.
If you want to study a finance degree from the UK and are skeptical about the university you want to choose, then here is a list of the top most universities in the UK to study a finance degree.
The Central South University of China is offering a fully funded scholarship to international students for undergraduate, post graduate and PhD programmes. The last date to apply for the scholarships is 15th February, 2024. The registration process has already started. So interested students can start submitting their applications for the same. The scholarship will cover the monthly tuition fees, accommodation, travelling expenses, medical insurance, and also offer a monthly stipend to the selected students. This means that the cost of studying abroad for an international student selected under the scholarship programme will be totally free. The bachelor's program at the university is four years long whereas the masters program is three years long. To complete their doctorate programme at the university, students will have to devote four years at least. Students applying at the university must have the minimum proficiency in Chinese language as told by the university. It is also compulsory to have a certification of one year preparatory course in Chinese language.
University of Melbourne is one of the oldest universities in Australia and is also a top ranked institute. The university is offering a number of scholarships to international students who want to study in the university. First is the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth scholarship that has a deadline of 15th January, 2024. This scholarship will be given to students who want to pursue a masters degree from the university and will cover most of the expenses of the students. The other scholarship is the Jacobs Foundation Research Scholarship. The scholarship will grant an amount of AU$225,000 to AU$600,000 to the selected students to carry out the research activities. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is also 15th January, 2024. The last scholarship that is being offered by the university is Brancho Weiss Fellowship At ETH Zurich. This scholarship will also support the research activities of the selected students and will span for over five years. An amount of AU$750,000 will be granted to the selected students.
The US citizenship and Immigration Services has revealed that F1 student visa holders in the US will now be allowed to work in start-ups. This is a significant decision that will positively affect the lives of international students studying in the US. A decision like this has been taken for the first time and it will give the opportunity of learning and working together to international students. F1 student visa holders who want to work on start-ups must show a pending, permanent labour, certification or be the recipient of an immigration visa petition.
Now international students studying in the US will be able to work in start-ups that will offer them better wages and also a great learning experience.
The Central Board of Secondary Education will be starting the practical exams for classes, 10th and 12th from 1st January, 2024. CBSE has recently released guidelines for students and parents regarding the conduction of practical exams. The guidelines are as follows.
The University of Bath has officially started registration for undergraduate programmes in politics for the academic year 2024 to 2025. All the students interested in taking admission in the university can start registering themselves on the official website of the university. Students also have the opportunity to pursue the course from an international relations track where they will learn about global politics. The last date to fill the application form is 31st January, 2024. The program is BA honours in political science and modern languages.
Students can choose to study a language along with their regular degree. This can be French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, or Russian. This program will commence in September, 2024. Interested students must apply for the programme by 31st January, 2024 through the UCAS portal. It is necessary for the candidate to have scored at least 80% in their four academic subjects and 85% in at least one of the subjects opted. In addition, the candidate must have studied standard A maths in atleast class 8th and class 10th.
The National Medical Commission has recently announced that 972 students from India went to study abroad to pursue an MBBS degree without getting an eligibility certificate from India. NMC has given a deadline of 10 days to such candidates so that they can submit the documents and get an approval from NMC. If the candidates are not able to carry out the required steps, their applications will be cancelled as soon as possible.
As per the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 it is compulsory for all the candidates who want to study a medicine degree abroad to obtain an eligibility certificate from India. If a candidate fails to do so, then he or she will further not be allowed to go through a screening test in India to be able to pursue medicine.
The University of British Columbia is offering an undergraduate scholarship to international students who want to study in the university in the academic year 2024 to 2025. One of the scholarships is the Outstanding International Student Scholarship (OIS) and the other is International Major Entrance Scholarship (IMES). The application process for these two scholarships have already been started by the university. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is January 15, 2024. $20 million have been allocated to the university funds to provide scholarships to deserving students.
This scholarship is specifically meant for undergraduate students who want to study in the university. OIS is a one-time scholarship that will be given to the first-year international students. On the other hand IMES is a renewable scholarship that will be initially given to only first year undergraduate students, but can be renewed in the next year upon the completion of some requirements. The scholarship amount given in the next years might be subject to change as per the availability of funds.
The United States of America welcomed a record breaking number of international students in 2023. Around 1.2 million people from India visited the US in 2023 making it one of the most visited destinations by Indians. To streamline the process of immigration, the United States of America introduced a lot of new changes in the policy. Some of them have already been introduced whereas the others will be implemented from 2024 onwards. One significant step made by the US government is the announcement of the H1B visa pilot program.
This will allow 20,000 H1B visa holders to apply for the renewal of their visa by staying in the US and following some simple steps. The United States of America has also pushed the extension limit of the employment authorisation documents to 5 years at maximum. Also candidates applying for an F, M and J visa, can now submit their own details and schedule their interviews by themselves without any middlemen. The Biden government is also planning to introduce a paperless visa scheme very soon which will make the US visa obviously expensive. But the process of applying for the US Visa will become a lot easier.
