TRAVEL
Pre-requisite before travelling to UK:
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Passport
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Airline tickets
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Travel insurance certificate
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Letter of Acceptance by the educational institution
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Key addresses and phone numbers
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A bank statement showing proof of funds
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Prescriptions for any medication you are carrying
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Traveler's cheques - if applicable
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Medical and immunization records
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Academic history and university transcripts
SCHOLARSHIP
UK Government Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme which offers awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK. The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master's degree, in any subject and at any UK university.
Commonwealth Scholarships
The Commonwealth Scholarships are intended for students from developing Commonwealth countries who wants to pursue Master's and PhD study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Each Scholarship provides airfare to and from United Kingdom, tuition and examination fees, personal maintaining allowance, thesis grant (if applicable), initial arrival allowance, among others.
Reach Oxford Undergraduate Scholarships
A number of Oxford Colleges offer Reach Oxford Undergraduate Scholarships for Developing Country Students to students from developing countries for political and financial reasons. All undergraduate students can study all the subjects except medicine.
The scholarship includes university/ college fee, full grant of living in U.K , also provided the return flight to the U.K at the start and end of the course.
Brendish Family Foundation Scholarships
This Masters scholarship represent outstanding opportunities for Indian Students with a keen interest in health, education or clinical practice. To apply in this scheme you must be a national of India who has not previously studied or resided for more than one year in the UK, you must also meet the entry requirements to study a masters programme at the IOE.
LIFE IN THE COUNTRY
Time Difference: India is 4:30 hours ahead of the UK.
Phone Code: To dial any number in the UK, you need to follow this format: Local Country Access Code + Destination International Code + Local number. This means you dial India access code then dial 44 (which is UK calling code), then the area code (2 – 5 digits) and then the phone number.
Capital City: London is the capital of UK and England.
Languages Spoken: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic. There is a huge Indian population in England. So a noticable amount of Hindi is also spoken. There are regional communities (from all over India), so you will also find Punjabi speaking, Bengali speaking and other South Indian language speaking communities there.
Climate: UK primarily is a cold country with perennial rains. It snows during the winter months (some degrees below zero). Summer months hover around 25 degrees.
