indian standard 10th and 12th qualifications

The sites of universities says 80-85% overall is minimum entry requirement but is it sufficient also????? Also in india mechanics is taught in 11th itself. So if i'm applying fot mechanical engineering will they make an unconditional offer from my 11th % .

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Reply 1

urji21

Why don't you email the admissions office to clarify? I did ICSE and most medical schools were alright with my grades.

The best bet would be to email admissions office
-ask them the standard entry requirements saying you've done mechanics already stating what board you're currently studying i.e ISC/CBSE etc.
-In most cases, the 80-85% requirement is the overall average they expect you to obtain in your 12th board exams

Reply 2

hummingbird28

Original post by urji21

i dont know wether they are aware of indian curriculum in 10th,11th and 12th. but 12th definitely doesn't have any mechanics!!!! 12th is electronics and optics. but since i'm applying for mech eng i dont think 12th is that important except for 12th maths.

Reply 3

aankhi

What's the point? If you had your exams this year, the results will be out in two weeks anyway :-/

Besides that, for those who don't have their results yet, they give conditional offers based on class 10 results, any additional results (I had SATs), personal statement and reference. Once you have obtained an offer, all you need to do is get the required 80-85% overall+in the specified subjects. I don't think UCAS has scope to add non-accredited results, especially because it is not centralized, so they would not know how the student compares with the others as different schools have different standards.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 4

urji21

Original post by hummingbird28

Precisely why you should email them asking them the same. Or even better, call the admissions office up and ask them. Have you already applied or are you going to apply this september?

Reply 5

hummingbird28

Applied.but i was just wondering about what kind of offers do indians get??

Reply 6

hummingbird28

Original post by aankhi

i don't think SATs matter in uk universities, except for americans .moreover they are equivalent to uk AS levels not A levels.

Reply 7

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

i don't think SATs matter in uk universities, except for americans .moreover they are equivalent to uk AS levels not A levels.

Well, I took the tests, scored well in them and I got through everywhere I applied. So, no harm done in sending them, right?

I don't know what they are equivalent to, because I don't know what is the A/AS level syllabus. However, most of it was my class 11 and 12 syllabus, only a lot (and ridiculously so) easier.

Reply 8

hummingbird28

Original post by aankhi

i would say u got in because of your 10th and 12th standard results and personal statement more so

Reply 9

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

Applied.but i was just wondering about what kind of offers do indians get??

I don't see a signature so I don't know where you're applying. UCL and perhaps some others do not accept Indian results, they require IB or A-levels for international students. For Computer Science, Bristol offer requires me to score 85% overall, Manchester, Sheffield and Southampton asked for 80% overall, English - 75-80%, Mathematics - 80-85%, Physics or Computer Science - 80%.

Reply 10

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

i would say u got in because of your 10th and 12th standard results and personal statement more so

You could be right, but who knows what brews in their minds :rolleyes:

Where are you applying, btw? :smile:

Reply 11

hummingbird28

Original post by aankhi

Thanks thats helpful. I'm not applying to ucl though.heard it mechanical dep. Is really bad!!

Reply 12

hummingbird28

Bristol sheffield nottingham southampton surrey

Reply 13

hummingbird28

Manchester too has few stories about its mech dept. So no chance there

Reply 14

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

Manchester too has few stories about its mech dept. So no chance there

"Stories" -- please elaborate :smile:

I was more drawn by international rep+what you learn is 20-30% university and rest how much we decide to care about what is going on in class, anyway. :smile:

However, I'm still a little iffy about turning down Bristol :colondollar:

- I just feel mad to be doing it.

Reply 15

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

Bristol sheffield nottingham southampton surrey

That suspiciously looks like it's straight out of top 10 Mech Engg from Complete University Guide :tongue:

(my choices are straight out of QS world ranking :redface:

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Reply 16

hummingbird28

Original post by aankhi

"Stories" -- please elaborate :smile:

I was more drawn by international rep+what you learn is 20-30% university and rest how much we decide to care about what is going on in class, anyway. :smile:

However, I'm still a little iffy about turning down Bristol :colondollar:

- I just feel mad to be doing it.

There's a threads in mech eng which say that manchester mech eng students are dropping out cause they get no help from any one, teachers are not good and a lot more.
Check it in eng forum as " planning to study eng at manchester" or so.

Reply 17

hummingbird28

Original post by aankhi

Initially it was, then i considered bath, manchester, .... But then learned a lot about their pros and cons and decided on 5 listed

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Reply 18

aankhi

Original post by hummingbird28

Ouch

Well, I was seeing their NSS results, not doing too well for student satisfaction either. My department's doing well minus the "graduate prospects"...but since I don't plan to be anywhere near the bottom of class+want to pursue PG studies afterwards, I'm not too bothered.

I presume your first choice is Bristol. Take a look at the city through Google Maps, using the Street view feature - it's unbelievably pretty! :smile:

Reply 19

hummingbird28