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The UK department has received numerous visa applications from India for the new UK skilled visa. There is a massive increase in the number of applicants under this visa category. The new rules for the UK skilled Visa will be applicable from next year. Also a lot of people are applying for a visa under the new healthcare scheme. There has been a 103% rise in the number of Indians granted a visa under the healthcare scheme in 2022 to 2023. The UK has said that they have prepared themselves for a mass immigration from outside of Europe, which is why they're making arrangements for the same.
As per records, the high school graduating class of 2023 in the US has faced the most competitive and an all-time low acceptance rate when it comes to applying for universities, especially the Ivy League schools. The acceptance rates of Ivy League schools have been declining over the past few years. At the same time it has jumped since 2019 to 20 20 by 20%. This means that the admission process is getting extremely competitive with less acceptance rate and at the same time higher number of students. This is the reason why a lot of international students are now hesitant towards studying in the US.
Cambridge assessment admission will be with drawing a number of admission exams from the session 2024 to 2025. These admission exams include BMAT (medicine), ENGAA (engineering), NSAA (natural sciences) and TMUA (mathematical skills) tests. The decision has been taken by the officials because of the sustainability and high complexity level of these examinations. There are seven medical schools in the UK that use these admission exams for entrance purposes. These institutions include Brighton and Sussex, Imperial, Lancaster, UCL, Cambridge, Leeds and Oxford. Other than this, many other universities and colleges also use these admission exams for the purpose of giving seats to students. From 2024 onwards, alternative arrangements will be made by these universities. Students applying for the session 2023 to 2024 will not face any kind of changes in the admission process as it will remain the same for this year.
The CUET exams for postgraduate courses were to be held between 5th to 8th June. But now the examinations for around 60 forces have been postponed by NTA due to shortage of examination centres. These examinations will be held on a different day during a different shift. The examination will be held from 5th June to 17th June. All the students who have not got their admit cards will be getting their admit card soon and will be provided with an alternative date and examination centre. The courses that have been postponed include English, mathematics, science, bachelors in education, and many more.
NEET has released the OMR sheets for the undergraduate exam of 2023. Candidates can download these OMR sheets from the official website of NEET and check their answers. In case a student has any kind of a grievance, they can raise an objection till 6th June, 2023. After 6th June, NTA will no longer accept any kind of objections. The OMR sheet is the final answer key that is used to prepare results. Students can easily calculate their marks and estimate that percentile through the OMR sheet. This year more than 20,87,497 candidates appeared for the NEET UG exam in more than 499 cities.
This year, students have shown exceptional participation in the JEE advance exam. More than 1,89,000 students registered for the JEE advance exam. Around 95% of the students who registered for the exam have given the exam. The result in the answer key or expected to be out by 18th June. The attendance read was extremely high in the Kanpur zone where most of the students who registered for the examination actually gave the examination. Overall the students rated the exam as moderate whereas some students found the mathematics section to be difficult.
The admit card for CUET PG exam will be out anytime soon. The first shift will be conducted from 5th June to 8th June, 2023. Students who are a part of the ship have already been given their exam city slips. These exams city's lips can be downloaded from the official website of CUET PG. Students are desperately waiting for their admit cards To get an idea of their examination centres. Currently the CUET UG exams are going on. After the completion of the undergraduate exam, NTA will start with the post-graduation exams. A special CUET admission portal will be released by mid June for the purpose of admission.
Around 38 medical colleges in India have lost their recognition in the recent scrutiny conducted by the Apex medical regulatory body of the country. These colleges have lost their recognition for issues, including infrastructure, no attendance, absence of biometrics for staff, unsatisfactory labs, and many more. The National Medical Commission has said that these numbers will keep changing as more inspections will be conducted in the coming two months. The counselling for the NEET exam will likely start in July. Before the counselling, the National Medical Commission wants to make sure that all the colleges and universities related to the field are filtered.
There are a lot of countries in the world that offer affordable international education. Affordable education doesn't necessarily mean that the quality of education is low. It simply means that the country is generous enough to understand the financial problems of international students, which is why it chooses to offer education at a sustainable tuition fee. Here are some of the best options for Indian students who want to study internationally at an affordable or negligible tuition fee.
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay that is ranked at number three in the country in terms of engineering colleges has recorded the highest JEE advanced cut-off for CSE Btech programmes. Although the cut-offs have not been officially released as students are yet to give the JEE advance exam, it is expected that this year IIT Bombay will release the highest cut-off ever. Generally also, the cut-off of IIT Bombay for computer science and electrical engineering is higher than the other universities. After giving the JEE advance exam, students will have to set for the JOSA counselling to get admissions into IITs, and NITs.
ETS has announced that from the session 2023, a new GRE test will be introduced for students. The test will now be shorter than the previous one and will only take two hours. This is roughly half the time that the test used to take before the changes. The changes have been implemented for the sake of efficiency and accessibility. The test will serve as the perfect medium to get admissions into business and law schools. All the shorter, the reliability and credibility of the test is going to remain the same and it will continue to serve as the medium of getting admission into the top universities. The registration for the GRE test in September, 2023 is now open. To shorten the exam, many sections from the test like analytical writing have been removed.
The State Department of the US has said that streamlining the process of providing visas and offering seamless immigration facilities to international students has now become the top priority of the US government. The Biden government understands the impact of international education and students on the economy of the USA. The USA's secretary of state Antony Blinken said in an interview, that after the pandemic, the country has been relentlessly working to provide international students with seamless transfer facilities. The consular team at the visa facilities has been expanded to make the visa selection process even faster. In 2022, the USA offered more than 580,000 visas to international students which is a record breaking number.
The first overseas campus of the Indian Institute of technology will be opening in Tanzania in October, 2023. The two countries had been in a delegation for a very long period of time. Special team members from IIT Delhi and IIT Madras were sent to Tanzania to conduct a research and offer substantial suggestions. After much contemplation, both the countries came to a mutual decision of opening the first international campus of IIT in Tanzania. The education minister of Tanzania has said that the IIT Tanzania will become the educational hub for innovation in the country and will attract students from all across Africa.
Now that the summer session for 2023 has already begun students who want to apply to an international university in the spring of 2024 should start preparing for their application early on. The Sycracuse university has opened its study abroad program applications for 2024. A lot of new programmes will be introduced by the university in 2024. This is a very unique study abroad program in which students get to study in different parts of Latin America and Europe throughout their education. Students get to study in Argentina, Chile, Spain and London. One can say that the programs are constantly revolving around the world and students learn while exploring.
The West Bengal government has decided to introduce a four year undergraduate course from the academic year 2023 to 2024, despite the announcement of the national education policy. The state education minister of West Bengal has said that the new curriculum has been introduced for students to help them avoid any kind of future problems if they decide to move abroad. Most of the foreign countries have a four year undergraduate course and for masters degree students might face some problems if they have pursued a three year undergraduate degree. As per officials, Mamata Banerjee has decided to introduce the course keeping in mind the future of the youth.
The Union Minister of India, Dharmendra Pradhan is on a three day visit to Singapore. During his three days visit, Pradhan has met important officials from the government of Singapore. Both the parties have talked about the importance of learning, skill development, and Education. They have promised to help each other and strengthen their ties in the same field for the benefit of both the countries. Pradhan had meetings with the deputy prime minister and the finance minister of Singapore. During these meetings, both parties agreed to work together and strengthen the education system in both countries. In future, we can expect university collaborations and exchange programmes with Singapore.
Now that the cost of foreign education has been on a constant rise, it is better to arrange your finances through an education loan and not to put a pressure on your parents or guardians. But most students have very little knowledge about taking loans. Generally you have two main options while taking education loans. One is your private sector bank and the other is your public sector bank. There are pros and cons to both the options. Public sector banks will offer you low interest rates but you will have to do a lot of work to get your loan approved. On the other hand, private sector banks charge slightly higher interest rates but the services are seamless and your loan approval process is quite brief. First of all you need to get approved by a university abroad. Now, after getting approved, you will have to first check if the university is featured among the list of approved educational institutions from the bank that you want to take loan. It's generally more complicated to get loans for art and literature courses. A student pursuing a degree in STEM is more likely to get an education loan.
A DAAD survey was conducted in Germany among international students in which it was found that 8 out of 10 students said that Germany was their first priority. This survey was conducted among 117,000 students studying in German higher education institutions in 2020-21. In a recent DAAD survey, 76% of the students said that Germany was their first choice while coming abroad. The 2021 to 2022 survey was conducted between 350,000 students who are studying in Germany. 47% of the students are studying their masters degree and 35% of the students are studying bachelors degree. The rest of the students are pursuing their doctorate degree.
As per the latest study, the reason why so many students are attracted to the UK every year is because of their post study, work visa opportunities. The UK has extended its post study, work visa time period for all degrees. This means that the country allows you to stay back after completing your education to find a suitable job for yourself. In an interview, the University of Birmingham has said that the majority of international students come to the country to find a suitable job after completing their education. The country gives admission to at least 1500 Indian students every year. Most of the students have plans of staying back in the country after completing their education.
It is important to know the local dialect of a country to fit in more properly and enjoy the whole process. Sometimes it takes a very long time for us to master a particular language. But at times we see that some individuals are able to adapt very easily. Here are some of the best tips for international students who want to learn the local language Fast.
