Country Comparisions

Admission Tests:

	USA	UK	AUSTRALIA	CANADA	NEW ZEALAND
Courses / Programs Admitted in	For Bachelor’s and Master’s programs	For Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral (PhD) degrees	For Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and PhD programs	For Certificate, Diploma, Bachelors, Masters and PhD programs	For Certificate, Diploma, Bachelors, Masters and PhD programs
Mandatory Tests	TOEFL or IELTS for English proficiency	IELTS or TOEFL. Universities can waive the English requirement for admission if the student has scores of 65% and above in English in their 10th and 12th standard.	For admission, score requirement if flexible. IELTS. 5.5 bands (overall) is mandatory for applying for Visa.	TOEFL or IELTS for English proficiency	IELTS for English proficiency
Entry criteria	Minimum second class	Minimum high second class and IELTS 5.5 bands and above	Second class and above with minimum 6 bands. For diplomas 5.5 bands overall. Minimum 5.0 bands if student wants to go for ELICOS program	Minimum second class and IELTS 6.0 bands and above	Minimum second class and IELTS 5.0 bands and above
How early can I apply	Students need to apply nine months to one year before for financial aid and Six months before, for admission.	Students may apply at least 3 to 6 months before starting date.	Students may apply 3 to 6 months early.	Students may apply at least 3 to 6 months before starting date.	For Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate: at least 3 months before course commencement date. For Diplomas and Certificates: At any point of time.

Cost of Education:

	USA [USD $]	UK [Pounds £]	Australia [AUD $]	Canada [CAD $]	New Zealand [NZ $]
‘Master’s per Year’	$18,000 to $40,000	£6500 to £11,000	AUD 13,000 to AUD 20,000	$6,000 to $30,000	$18,000 to $22,000
Bachelors per year	$12,000 to $40,000	£6000 to £11,000	Diploma $12,000 to $13,000	$10,000 to $28,000	$13,500 to $17,500
No of years	2 years for masters ( 4 semesters) 4 years for bachelors ( 8 semester)	I year for masters ( two semesters)	2 years Masters 3 years Bachelor’s 2 years diploma	2 years for masters 3 to 4 years for Bachelors	1.5 to 2 years for masters 3 years for Bachelors
Part time work	20 hrs per week only [On Campus only in first year] Full time during vacations.	20 hr per week during studies. Fulltime during vacations	20 hr per week during studies. Fulltime during vacations	20 hr per week during studies. Fulltime during vacations	20 hr per week during studies. Fulltime during vacations
Pay for part-time work	8 to 14 $ per hour	6 £-8 £ Per hour	$ 16 to $22 Per hour	$ 8 to $12 Per hour	$ 10 to $14 Per hour
Shared Accommodation weekly cost	Most common is shared accommodation $120 to $150	London 200-250 £ Rest of UK 150-200 £	Most common is shared accommodation $120 to $150	Most common is shared accommodation $250 – $550	Most common is shared accommodation $250 – $400
Deposit payable for admission confirmation	Some universities ask for an 1-20 deposit (for issuing the same)- $ 200 to 1 semester fee.	Normally 50% amount of first year tuition fee	First semester fees + Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)	First semester fees	1 year tuition fee payable after Visa Approval in Principal.

Visa Information:

	USA	UK	Australia	CANADA	New Zealand
Visa Application Fee	$ 140	£ 289	AUS$ 535	$150	USD $150 AED 810
Interview	Mandatory	In some Rare Cases	In random cases through Telephone	In some Rare Cases	In some Rare Cases
Time taken for grant of Visa	After Interview	Between 7-15 Days	2-3 weeks for SVP, 4-8 weeks for non-SVP	6-10 weeks	Positive Profile Category A: 15 days; Positive Profile Category B: 30 days; Other Student Visa Applications: 15 to 18 weeks approximately
Documents Required	I-20, Sevis Fee Receipt, HDFC Bar Code, Academics, Financial Documents, Passport, Mandatory Visa forms [DS Forms], Any other relevant Documents	Unconditional Offer Letter, Fee receipt, Academics, Financial Documents, Passport, Mandatory Visa Application form , Any other relevant Documents	CoE, Academics, Financial Documents, Passport, Mandatory Visa forms, Any other relevant Documents	Acceptance Letter, Fee Receipt, Academics, Financial Documents, Passport, Application forms, Supplementary forms, Any other relevant documents	Covering Letter with Hand written SOP, Offer of Place and Accommodation Guarantee Letter, Medical Certificate, Police Clearance Certificate, Academics, Financial Documents, Passport, Application forms, Supplementary forms, Any other relevant documents
Visa Chances	Depends on the interview	Depends on the Interview and if student follows the visa Rules & Regulations	Pretty good if student applying under Streamline visa process	Pretty good if student follows the visa Rules & Regulations	Pretty good if student applying under Streamline visa process

After Studies:

	USA	UK	Australia	CANADA	New Zealand
Default work-permit	1 Year [OPT] or 29 Months STEM Program	No PSW	1.5 Years	Post-Graduation Work Permit from 8 month up to 3 years	Post-Graduation Work Permit from one year up to 2 years
Permanent Residency	By getting Green Card [around 5 years]	3-4 Years of Working Status	Immediately after studies under General Skilled Migration, Skilled- Independent Overseas Student Visa[Subclass 880] through seeking Permanent Residence (PR)	1 year after working in Canada	After receiving full-time employment offer
Citizenship Eligibility	4-5 years after Green Card as a permanent resident	After 1 year of Stay in UK as a permanent resident	Total of 4 years of presence in Australia out of which 2 years on permanent residence.	After 2 years of Stay in Canada as a permanent resident	After 5 years of stay in New Zealand as a Permanent Resident
Career Opportunities	Really Good in IT, Biotech, Civil & other engineering areas. There is a shortage of skilled manpower in all the above mentioned areas.	Areas in Demand are Information Technology, Hospitality, and Engineering etc.	Very good but limited to certain occupations in demand.	Areas in demand are Engineering, Management, Health Care, Finance, Biological Sciences, Hospitality & Tourism	Engineering, Health Care, Architecture, Finance, Agriculture, Biological Sciences
Rules to bring dependants	Allowed	Dependants are only allowed to join if going for postgraduate qualification in a university	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
Economy	The Largest Economy in the World [Although going through a bit of Recession as of now]	Fifth Largest in the world & second largest in Europe.	Sixth largest economy in the world	One of the world’s wealthiest nations. It is one of the world’s top ten trading nations.	Rated as Most Business friendly country by World Bank. Ranked 5th on HDI among English Speaking Nations World-wide.