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For Nepalese students a UK degree and UK experience make huge difference in academic, career, professional and personal life. Nepalese students who do not have scope to use their academic potential in Nepal due to lack or absence of quality education there, can flourish at world-stage by studying in the UK.
Total Student Care (TSC) have streamlined the university admission and student visa application process for Nepalese students with few easy steps. Take your first step here by submitting your initial application in less than 2 minutes.
Academic level
Level 3 to Level 8
Qualification type
Foundation, Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Doctorate
Study mode
Full-time, part-time or on-line
Duration
0.5 year to 4 years*
Intakes
Throughout the year*
Scholarship
Yes*
Total Student Care is an award winning education agent and UK university admission expert. We take your stress to make you happy and we are widely known for providing total student care.
The cost breakdowns below are average figures of expenses that a typical Nepalese student will spend on commonly studied subjects at commonly chosen universities in the UK while living a UK life like other international students. However, these costs may vary for certain courses at top universities.
For living and maintenance costs, students are in control and can choose to spend more or less as per their financial ability or necessity. This is a general guideline for Nepalese students to prepare for their budget to study in the UK.
Tuition Fee| Course Level | Average Cost (GBP) | Average Cost (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation courses (Full fees) | 10000 to 15000 | 1582400 to 2373600 |
| Undergraduate courses (per year) | 11000 to 15000 | 1740640 to 2373600 |
| Postgraduate courses (Full fees) | 11000 to 16000 | 1740640 to 2531840 |
| Doctorate courses (per year) | 14000 to 16000 | 2215360 to 2531840 |
Most of the universities offer some scholarship ranging from GBP 500 to GBP 5000 which will reduce tuition fee cost.
| Details | Average Cost (GBP) | Average Cost (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 400 to 500 | 63296 to 79120 |
| Utility bills | 30 to 40 | 4747 to 6330 |
| Travel | 100 to 150 | 15824 to 23736 |
| Food | 140 to 180 | 22154 to 28483 |
| Mobile phone | 10 to 30 | 1582 to 4747 |
| Entertainment | 40 to 100 | 6330 to 15824 |
| Other casual irregular costs | 20 to 50 | 3165 to 7912 |
Students get 30% discount on travel card and different types of discount on shopping.
| Details | Cost (GBP) | Cost (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Student visa application (One-off) | 348 | 55068 |
| IHS (per year) | 470 | 74373 |
Visa application and IHS (International Health Surcharge) fee may change per year by Home Office. Please check visa application fees calculator & IHS fees calculator to find out how much you will have to pay for your application.
For up-to-date currency rate, please check oanda.com
Nepalese students will have the right to work while continuing their studies in the UK i.e. 10 hours per week if they are studying foundation course, 20 hours per week studying a bachelor, masters or PhD course. Students will be able to work full time per week during holiday period in between your course.
Student earning in the UK per month
| Details | Average earning from student job (GBP) | Average earning student job (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time work | 460 to 800 | 72790 to 126592 |
| Full-time work | 1600 to 2000 | 253184 to 316480 |
The most popular subjects Nepalese students choose to study at UK universities include:
In general, initially students are required to provide the following documents for university admission applications:
Universities may ask for further documents and information. Certain type of courses may require additional documents. All documents must be in English.
From UK higher study, Nepalese students can reap many benefits including:
Gaining world-class degree to stand out from the crowd
Yes, as a Nepalese student you will need IELTS or other UKVI approved English test to meet university admission entry criteria.
If you are going to study a postgraduate degree course in the UK, your eligible dependents will be able to apply at the same time of your student visa application or at a later date after your successful student visa.
If you are coming to study at a University campus inside London for course of 9 months or more duration, you need to have £12006 + any outstanding tuition fees for the 1st year of your course.
If you are coming to study at a University campus outside London for course of 9 months or more duration, you need to have £9207 + any outstanding tuition fees for the 1st year of your course.
If you pay a deposit for student accommodation to the university, then up to £1334 can be offset from the living costs required funds if the campus is inside London or up to £1023 can be offset from the living costs required funds if the campus is outside London.
Any dependent who will apply for entry clearance visa with you will require maintaining £7605 per dependent for University campus inside London for course of 9 months or more duration or £6120 per month for University campus outside London for course of 9 months or more duration.
All funds must be maintained for at least 28 consecutive days at a UKVI approved bank.
There are many reasons for visa refusals but here are a few of the common reasons –
- Failure to submit correct and/or required documents with the visa application
- Submission of false documents or information on the application
- Not being able to give appropriate information about course, university, study target, future career plan in the visa interview
You will have the following options available –
- Switching to student visa again
- Switching to skilled work visa
- Switching to dependent visa of another migrant
- Going back to home country
If you are not sure about your admission needs and want to consult us before making your decision, get in touch with our student counsellors –
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