UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER

ADVANTAGE LEICESTER

The University was founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921. The site for the University was donated by a local businessman, Thomas Fielding Johnson, in order to create a living memorial for all local people who made sacrifices during the First World War. This is reflected in the University's motto Utvitamhabeant – 'so that they may have life'.

Students were first admitted to the college in 1921, sitting examinations for external degrees awarded of the University of London. In 1927 the institution became University College, Leicester; 30 years later the college was granted its Royal Charter. This gave it the status of a University with the right to award its own degrees.

The University of Leicester is a leading UK university committed to international excellence through the creation of world changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. Leicester is consistently one of the most socially inclusive of the UK’s leading universities with a long-standing commitment to providing fairer and equal access to higher education.

RANKINGS

OUR STANDING

• 22nd-28th in the UK and 201st-300th in the world in the Shanghai Ranking
• 41st in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020
• 44th in the Complete University Guide 2020
• 84th in the Guardian University Guide 2020
• Leicester was awarded Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
• Leicester was named runner-up University of the Year in the Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2014
• 76th in the Reuters Top 100 Most Innovative Universities in Europe
• Leicester is ranked 166th in the world and 24th in the UK by The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

• Leicester is placed 239th in the 2020 QS World University Rankings. This places us 31st in the list of UK universities included in the ranking.

• Leicester is ranked in the top 25 universities in the Times Higher Education REF Research Power rankings. The Power ranking takes into account both the quality of research and the number of research-active staff who made REF returns

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate Requirements

CBSE

If you have completed the standard XII awarded by the CISCE/CBSE, or another recognized state exam board, with at least 75% overall, you may be considered for admission to a first year Bachelors degree. For many courses at the University of Leicester, you will need 80% overall or higher, along with higher individual marks of 85% in relevant subjects.

If you have already completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university, you may be considered for entry to the first or second year of a Bachelor’s degree if you have studied relevant subjects and/or modules

International Boards

If you are studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree. Please see individual course pages for entry requirements.

UAE Board

The students who have completed the UAE board can apply for Foundation year. After successfully completing the Foundation, the students would be eligible for the 1^st year of the university.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

If you hold a Bachelors degree from an Indian University with a First class classification and an average of at least 60/75% (depending on the subject that you wish to study), you will be considered for entry to a Masters degree.

PHD

To apply for a PhD (or other postgraduate research qualification) you must have an undergraduate (Bachelors) degree, usually in a related subject area, with a First class classification and a minimum average of 60/75% (offers may vary depending on the intended subject of study) which is equivalent to a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree (also known as a 2:1) from a recognised Indian university.

You must also be able to demonstrate practical knowledge of appropriate research methodologies. Research degrees are demanding and intensive: to succeed at this level you must be highly motivated, be able to work independently, and have an appropriate familiarity with the discipline and its associated research techniques/methodologies.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

In order to study at the University of Leicester, your written and spoken English must be good enough for you to fully understand, and benefit from, your degree course. You can demonstrate your English language ability in any one of these ways:

• Education in English: You attended secondary (high) school or university in a country approved by the University as teaching in the medium of English.
• IELTS: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English language proficiency test for higher education. Every degree page on our website specifies a minimum IELTS score.
• Selected Indian degrees: An undergraduate degree from one of these Indian Universities:
  • Anna University
  • Mumbai University
  • Pune University
  • Bangalore University
  • University of Delhi
  • University of Madras
  • Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)
  • Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)

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