India

Our general entry requirement is a UK Honours degree (minimum second class lower) or international equivalent. Our Admissions Office staff have extensive knowledge of a wide range of qualifications from all over the world and will assess your qualifications against our UK entry requirements. Applications are considered on an individual basis and the information provided here is intended as a general guide. Holding this level of qualification does not guarantee entry and some programmes may have higher entry requirements.

Requirements for individuals from India

• Bachelor degree with Honours or a Bachelor degree in a professional subject

Full entry requirements for individual courses can be found on the individual course pages. Please read them carefully as there can sometimes be additional requirements.

To study for a formal award at Cranfield you will need to demonstrate that you can communicate effectively in English in an academic environment. You can meet this requirement in the following ways:

• If you have previously obtained a higher education level qualification from a UK university and have been taught and assessed in English (note that international applicants applying for Master’s courses in Cranfield’s School of Management are required to have studied in the UK for the full duration of the course).
• If you are a national of or have a obtained a higher education level qualification from a country on the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) list of majority English speaking countries:
  

  Antigua and Barbuda	Ireland
  Australia	Jamaica
  The Bahamas	Malta
  Barbados	New Zealand
  Belize	St Kitts and Nevis
  Canada*	St Lucia
  Dominica	St Vincent and the Grenadines
  Grenada	Trinidad and Tobago
  Guyana	United States of America

  
  *You will usually be required take an English test if your studies were not taught and assessed in English.
• If you have been continuously employed in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to the start of the course, providing you are able to supply a reference from your current employer which explicitly confirms you are able to communicate effectively in English.
• By providing a satisfactory English test certificate that meets the requirement of the course you have applied for.

Approved English tests

The tests we accept and the University minimum requirements are detailed below. Some courses require a higher test score, please check the course page for details.

• IELTS Academic - 6.5 overall.
• TOEFL - 92 total.
• PTE Academic - 65 overall.
• Cambridge Assessment English tests - Cambridge English Scale score of 180.
• Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English III - Pass overall.

English test notes:

• We verify all test scores with the test providers.
• We are only able to accept tests taken within two years of the course start date.
• All elements of the test results must be demonstrated in one test, we are unable to accept a combination of scores across two or more tests.
• In extremely rare circumstances we may reject a test score if one element of the test has a very low score. This would only occur if we believed this would impact on your ability to study with us or if the score did not meet UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements to study in the UK.

What can I do if I don't meet the English language requirement for my chosen course?

If you have taken a test but not reached the required score you may be able to attend one of our Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses: 

• School of Management Pre-sessional EAP courses.
• Pre-sessional EAP for all other courses.

There are a number of funding opportunities available to students from India wishing to study at Cranfield including:

• Cranfield Postgraduate Loan Scheme 
• The Global Study Awards
• Postgraduate Solutions Bursary
• Commonwealth Scholarships (for Developing Countries)
• Chevening Scholarship
• Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
• JN Tata Endowment
• Cranfield Global Manufacturing Leadership Master's Scholarship
• Charles Wallace Trusts 
• Future Finance Student Loans

If you need assistance in identifying funding opportunities please contact us or one of our agents in India. You may also like to contact the British Council in India.

Representatives from Cranfield make regular visits to India. We attend education exhibitions, visit universities and talk to prospective students and their families

You can view our events calendar to find out more when we will next be visiting.

If you are already studying in the UK, our Open Days provide the ideal opportunity to visit the campus and meet staff and students.