All Indian students are welcome to study in Australia, but you must first obtain a student visa. Your visa requirements will be determined by your age, the type of study you intend to pursue, and the amount of time you plan to stay in Australia. As an international student, you will almost definitely require a student (subclass 500) visa regardless of your field of study.
Here is the eligibility checklist to study in Australian Universities.
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Student will only be eligible for a student visa if they acquire an admission from an Australian university for a full-time course. The student visa is valid for a maximum of five years.
Here are the required documents for Australian Student visa.
The admission tests are mandatory to study in Australia. Here is the list of tests that are accepted in Australian universities.
English Language Proficiency tests
And it is mandatory to take the GMAT test to study MBA in Australia.
A minimum of IELTS band 6.5 is accepted in most of the Australian universities to study post-graduation degrees with no band less than 6.0 for each section. And to apply for a bachelor's in Australian universities a minimum of IELTS band of 6.0 is required to be eligible.
Yes. For the students who are unable to score a satisfactory band in IELTS, there are other alternatives to study in Australia. Here are the alternative options to study in Australia without IELTS.
Consider taking an International Baccalaureate Program, which is like a diploma course with a duration of 2 years. There is no need of submitting an IELTS score if you have a history of completing this program to study in Australia.
The University of Queensland in particular allows the students to apply without IELTS if they have work experience of a minimum of 5 years at a recognized organization where the primary mode of communication is English.
Some other universities like the University of Southern Queensland allow the students to apply for admission without IELTS with some distinct paths.
There are some other alternative tests for IELTS that are accepted in most Australian Universities. They are,
A minimum of 42 points on the PTE test is required to get an Australia Student visa. And on the other hand, if you have done at least 10 weeks of English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), a minimum score of 36 in PTE is enough.
A minimum score of 550 in GMAT is required to study MBA in Australia in top business schools.
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