Cranfield University has a vibrant international community and is historically a popular destination for students from India
We have been warmly welcoming students from India since the 1940’s. Cranfield University also has a long history of partnering with the Indian defence industry. For over 70 years, we have educated Indian students both from Government and industry. We forged new partnerships with Manipal University, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Aadyah Aerospace Private Limited and the Government of Telangana among others to provide education and research.
As an exclusively postgraduate university with a student to staff ratio - 7:1 that is one of the best for any university in the UK and the world, Cranfield represents a unique offering for Indian students thinking of studying in the UK.
We currently have 219 students from India studying with us.
Indian students at Cranfield benefit from excellent teaching delivered by our world-renowned academics, state-of-the art facilities, industrial-scale research and real-life industry projects with leading global organisations.
96% of our graduates are employed or in further study.
Cranfield provides a professional working environment but our Indian students also enjoy campus life and get involved in a wide variety of clubs, societies and associations including the Cranfield Indian Society.
Have a look at our new South Asia Facebook page.
Academic requirements
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.
English language 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:
Funding overview
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.
Agent representatives
Agent | Address | Contact information |
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Adventus Education | 2nd Floor, Technopolis Golf Course Road, Sector 54 Gurugram – 122002 Delhi NCR, India Additional Offices in: Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai |
T+91 98115 67673 E: info@adventus.io W: www.adventuseducation.lk |
AEC Abroad Education Consultants Pte Ltd |
1304, Ansal Tower 38, Nehru Place New Delhi - 110 019 India. Additional offices in: Hyderabad, Chandigargh, Kanpur and Raipur |
T: +91-11-4333-4444 E: p.agrawal@aecoverseas.com or enquiry@aecoverseas.com W: www.aecoverseas.com |
AZENT Overseas Education |
Unit no 301, Prime Plaza, 38 – A, S.V. Road, Santacruz West, Mumbai 400054 Additional Offices in: Chennai, Bangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thane |
P: +912261054588 E: santacruz@azent.com W: www.azent.com |
Career Track | 1104, building 6, Powai Lake Heights, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India. |
T: + 91-22- 25708422 - 23 E: careers@shivanimanchanda.com careertrack@gmail.com W: www.careertrackinternational.com |
Crizac Ltd T/A Gateway Abroad |
Gateway Abroad India Ground Floor, Constantia Bldg. 11, Dr.U.N.Bramachari Road, Kolkata‐700 017 Gateway Abroad UK 67 Hazelhurst Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6AB Additional offices in: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bangalore, Bokaro, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mumbai, Nasik, Lucknow, Udaipur, Pune, Rourkela |
T: +91 33‐40572700 E: kolkata@gatewayabroad.com W: www.gatewayabroad.com E: uk@gatewayabroad.com |
Eduabroad | Head Office 92 C Mittal Towers, Opt. Vidhan Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021 India Santacruz Office 602, Business Suites 9, S.V Road, Next to Dynasty, Santacruz (W), Mumbai 400054 India Jaihind College Campus Office A Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400020 India |
T: +91 022 40021206 / 40021207 E: kavita.eduabroad@gmail.com W: www.eduabroad.org T: +91 2261274735 / 2600 7681 T: +91 022 66301205 / 8850912544 |
Edwise International |
2 Jer Mahal, Ground Floor, Dhobi Talao, Opp Mtro Cinema, Mumbai - 40002, India. Additional offices in: Ahmedabad, Bangalore,Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, FC,Indore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune,Surat, Thane, Trivandrum, Vadodara, Vashi, Vizag |
T:+91 022 4081 3333/ 022 2200 3338 E: ho@edwiseinternational.com W: www.edwiseinternational.com |
Envision Overseas Education Consultants LLP |
Marathon Icon, 405-06, 4th Floor, Veer Santaji Lane, Off Ganapatrao Kadam Marg, Opp. Peninsula Corporate Park, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai - 400013 Additional offices in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Chandigarh and Bangalore |
T:+912241793333/+917506790404 E:enquiry@envisionoverseas.in info@envisionoverseas.in W:www.envisionoverseas.in |
GeeBee Education Pvt Ltd |
27 Vaswani Mansions 5th Floor Dinshaw Vachha Road Oppo. K.C.College Churchgate Mumbai - 400020 India. Additional offices in: Goa, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Surat, Thane. |
T: +91-022-4322 2333 / 2282 6667 E: info@geebeeworld.com W: www.geebeeworld.com |
Global opportunities | HS-27, 2nd Floor, Kailash Colony Market, New Delhi 110048, India. Additional offices in: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Batala, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Mumbai, Nepal, Pune, Visakhapatnam. |
T: +91 11-47141414 E:info@global-opportunities.net W: www.global-opportunities.net |
IEC Abroad | IEC Abroad, No.3 Bhavani Mansion, Nungambakkam High Road (GAA 4th Lane), Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, India |
T: +91 (044) 4229880049 E: chennai@iecabroad.com |
International Learning Warehouse |
21 Pitruchhaya Building NS Road 2 Vile Parle (W) JVPD Scheme Mumbai - 400056 India. |
T: +91 22 26185575 / +91 22 26185579 E: mumbai@ilwindia.com W: www.ilwindia.com |
Krishna Consultants | Plot no. 10/2,I.T. Park, Opp. V.N.I.T., Parsodi, Nagpur 440022, Maharashtra, India Additional offices in: Raipur, Pune, Nashik, Bengaluru, Delhi (2 offices), Jammu, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara and an overseas office in Kathmandu, Nepal |
T:+91-712-2222061/62/63 E:kcsupport@studies-overseas.com W: www.studies-overseas.com |
Oberoi's Education Link | Head Office 503, 5th Floor, 88-Skipper Corner, Nehru Place, New Delhi Pin-110019 India Additional offices in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Vizag, Indore, Amritsar, Coimbatore and Chennai |
T: 91-11-45304530 E: info@educationlinkhouse.com W: www.educationlinkhouse.com |
Overseas Education Center(OEC) |
2nd Floor,Prestige Building, Beside Axis Bank Race Course Circle Vadodara Gujarat 390007 India Additional Offices in: Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune |
M: +91 9099244851 E: oecindia@live.com W: www.oecindia.com |
Planet Education LLP | Planet Education LLP 3 Sripalnagar Society, Opp. Hotel Fortune Landmark, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380013 India Additional offices in Baroda, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Vnagar, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Manipal, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Gurugram, Jalandhar. |
T: +91 9663 842271 E: contact@planeteducation.info W: www.planeteducation.info |
Santamonica Study Abroad Pvt. Ltd |
Bio Arcade Building, Additional offices in: |
T: +4844150963 E: susyphilip@santamonicaedu.in W: www.santamonicaedu.in |
Shiksha | Delhi NCR B-8, Sector 132, Noida, UP, India 201301. Additional offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru Chandigarh, Chennai Hyderabad, Kolkata Jaipur, Mumbai Pune, Indore |
T: 0120-3082 E: studyabroad@shiksha.com W: www.shiksha.com< /> |
SIUK | SI-UK Delhi, Suite 8-13, 1st Floor, Indira Palace, H Block Middle Circle, Connaught Place New Delhi India 110001 Additional offices in: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune. |
T: +91-11-4202-8200/+91-99-9963-8282 E: delhi@studyin-uk.com W: www.studyin-uk.in |
TC Global | 1006 Chiranjiv Towers 43 Nehru Place New Delhi 110019 India Additional offices in: Ahmedebad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, West & North Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum Vijayawada |
T: +91 - 8800884851 / (0)11 - 43810000 E: delhi@tcglobal.com W: www.tcglobal.com |
The Combine Company | c/o 35A Prithviraj Road, New Delhi 110011 India Additional offices in: Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi. |
T: +91-11-24602683, 91-11-24634183, T: +91-9818240808, T: +91-9810111169, E: info@combineco.com W: www.combineco.com |
The Education Group | SPS Chambers Road no 4, Banjara Hills Opposite Delhi school of excellence Telangana 503808 India Additional offices at: Nagpur, Kolkata, Bhopal. |
T: +91-9700500087 E: pritpal@theeducationgroup.net W: theeducationgroup.net |
UniAbroad | UniAbroad 165/1, SahukarChannaiah Road, TK Layout, Saraswathipuram Mysore Karnataka, INDIA-570009 Additional offices in Warangal, Ashok Nagar, Malappuram, Navi Mumbai, Shivajinagar, Solapur, Chrompet, Trichy, UK & Canada |
T: 91- 7483092924 E: info@uniabroad.co.in W: www.uniabroad.co.in |
Unitek Associates Ltd | 497-498, First Floor, Sector 35-C, Chandigarh, India Additional offices in UK and Ghana |
T: + 44 (0) 1487800000 E: harish@unitekassociates.co.uk W: www.unitekassociates.co.uk |
Country visits
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.
UK visa application from India
Indian students applying to study at Cranfield receive special assistance from our Visas and Immigration Office to support them through their visa application process.
The International Students Council, UK universities have launched a new film aimed at helping the most talented Indian students better understand the process of applying to the UK.
The project is a unique collaboration between UK universities, the British Council in Delhi and the Home Office to follow current students as they embark on their journey to study in the UK.