Entry requirements for India
Undergraduate
If you have already completed your A levels/ International Baccalaureate Diploma, you will be eligible for direct entry if you meet your chosen programme's entry requirements. These are shown at undergraduate courses and in the undergraduate prospectus. You can apply through UCAS.
Applicants taking the International Baccalaureate Career-related programme will be considered where this includes three individual Higher Level certificates or where applicants are undertaking two IB Higher Level certificates and a BTEC Diploma. More details at international academic qualifications.
We also accept the following Indian qualifications:
- ICSE/CBSE Board Standard XII
- West Bengal Board Standard XII
- Maharashtra Junior Year (Pune, Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nasik, Kolhapur, Amravati, Latur, Nagpur and Ratnagiri)
- State Boards* - West Bengal, Karnataka, Delhi Board of Senior Secondary Education, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Gujrat, Mizoram, Jammu & Kashmir
- National Institute of Open Schooling
For these we require minimum aggregate scores of 80%, or 70% for the West Bengal Board Standard XII. Other regional board standard XII exams can be considered on an individual basis, but we usually require an aggregate score of at least 85%.
Please contact our India office to know the exact requirement for your programmes or your agent representative with any further questions about your academic qualifications .
Foundation year entry
If you don't quite meet any of the above requirements, you will need to take a recognised Foundation Year programme, such as INTO International Foundation or International Year One courses, available on the University of Exeter Streatham campus.
See also:
Postgraduate
For direct entry onto our Masters programmes you will be required to hold a relevant Bachelors degree with a grade equivalent to a UK Second-class honours (2:1 or 2:2). Check Masters courses for the exact requirements to your course.
If you are interested in our Masters courses but do not quite meet our entry requirements, you may be able to gain entry by first attaining a Graduate Diploma via INTO.
Research courses
For entry onto postgraduate research programmes, you will need to hold a relevant Masters degree, supported by a strong research proposal. For more information, please see how to apply for a postgraduate programme.
English language requirements
We accept a range of English language tests as proof of proficiency. This includes Class XIIth English taken within 7 years of the course start date from an accepted board, grade requirements are listed below.
Please refer to the link below for English language requirements for all levels of study:
