Interview Questions


1. Courses are shorter
2. High quality and innovative methods of teaching
3. Degrees are recognised all over the world
4. Work while study

a. UK higher education degrees and qualifications are globally recognised by employers and academics world wide
b. Can access to world leading research
c. World class support and guidance.
d. 3 of the top 10 universities in the world are based in UK
e. UK courses are generally shorter than other countries helping to reduce overall tuition fee and accommodation costs.
f. Government guaranteed quality teaching excellence framework (TEF)

For e.g.
Comparison can be made based on
• Couse fees, duration of course , ranking , course content , cost of living, climate, Distance from India ,entry examinations ,socio-economic zones

Well I have done some research about the education system in USA through the online and I found that studying in UK has some advantages compared to USA. The list of parameters are:
a. The teaching Quality is way better in the UK is because it has the universal approved Curriculum
b. The tuition fee is too low when compared to other countries like USA and Australia.
c. The cost of living also bit less.
d. The environmental factors like temperature is also good as it is range between 18 to 25º

The general answer will be comparing the specific modules which are specific to the university and are related to your previous study or experience or future career,
(Note: if you are changing the field then you need to give the strong reason).

Hints:
1. Course Fee
2. Scholarship
3. Location (course modules)
4. Ranking
5. Family and family positive experience

a. Students from over 100 countries study with Ulster.
b. Placed in the top 150 young universities (Times Higher Education 2018).
c. Shortlisted for the University of the year (Times Higher Education 2019).
d. Degree programmes developed in collaboration with industry and professional bodies.

Note: As a genuine student, you are required to evaluate all of your options and make a rational decision backed by evidence and facts.

1. No, I have not applied to any other university but yes I did look at University of Hertfordshire, Coventry University and also the University of Sunderland.
2. The faculties at Hertfordshire and Sunderland are not up to the mark as per the Alumni/student reviews received from my friends and also online.
3. The reason why I chose Ulster University over other universities was that one the location is in London and secondly as per my research, Sunderland, Coventry and Hertfordshire do not provide good placements after 1year.
4. Coventry does not provide internship as well.

Example: I have always wanted to start my own business, but it is something where we need a lot of practice and proper guidance.

MSc International Business with Advanced Practice will help me to move forward with my dreams. As I have small-scale experience in business, since many of my friends are into business, this course will help me to begin my future towards Management MSc International Business with Advanced Practice is a perfect blend for me as the course presents the unique challenges we face.

Hint: (Link between Course/Subject/Modules/Topic to the chose course).

This course will lead me towards the best opportunities of my life I mean to achieve my goals in life. Yes this course is exactly related to my previous studies.

I chose International Business with Advanced Practice because I have great opportunities in future this course Will provide me with breadth and depth of practical skills, knowledge and expertise to become a confident and successful business entrepreneur.

Hint: (Link between Course/Subject/Modules/Topic to the chose course).

On successful completion of MSc International Business with Advanced Practice from Ulster university I will be back to my home country and I want to establish my own business in the field of FMCG.

To fulfil this goal I definitely need an international master’s degree with the real time management practice.

Link the course modules and what you are going to learn. For example,
I will learn …acquire these skills…
I will learn about … (theories, concepts, ideas)
These skills are important for either to work in this…. role OR to become an entrepreneur.

In this course I will learn specific management practices and techniques and acquire managerial skills to analyze, evaluate, and inquire and application to the management

A) In addition to this, during the course of the study, in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team environment, I will also improve on communication, presentation, report writing and analytical skills which will be a value addition to employers.
B) By the end of the course, I expect that I could plan and prioritize organizational resources effectively, estimate the milestones accurately, understand the budget part, identify cross functional stakeholders and be able to construct strategies for each of them.

Give full course name as in Uni website.

Give full modules list in the same order as in the uni website

Note: If you could not find the credit hours or semester information in the website, it is your responsibility as a genuine student to email the university or programme leader and get the information

Example:-1. International Finance – 15 credits
2. International HRM – 15 credits
3. International Business research skills – 15 credits.
4. International entrepreneurship – 15 credits.
5. Global Marketing & Sales Development – 15 credits
6. Global strategy development & Implementation – 15 credits.
7. The digital Landscape – 15 credits

Note: this information is available in the website of the university under the course description. If you didn’t find the information, please email the course leader or university.

Full-time - daytime, or evening and weekend

Note: information available in the website of the university

Example:-Coursework only (may include class tests)

Example:-Programme start date: 25-May-2021

Programme end date: 27-Jan-2023

Example:-Yes I have 10+ years of study gap and the reason why I wish to study after this much gap is that when return back from UK.

I want to establish my own business. So to achieve this I definitely required a international master’s degree like MSc International Business with Advanced Practice with the great amount of international business management exposure

House No./Name
Street Name:
Post Code:

Nearest train, tube or bus stations
(Complete address should be remembered)

Example:-St James House, 10 Roseberry Ave, Holborn, London EC1R 4TF, UK
Technology Ave, Blantyre, Glasgow G72 0LH, United Kingdom

Example: 15000 GBP?

If working
Job Title=
Salary =
Company name (website link) =
How many years are you working? =
Why you want to leave this job? =

Currently I am working as a research associate in GVK Biosciences pvt ltd, Hyderabad.
Salary: 7.0 lacks/annual.
I have been associated with the company since 2018.
Would like to leave the job for the sake of career growth.

Parents (Father and Mother)
Type of Jobs/Business =
How much is yearly/monthly Salary=
How much is yearly income=
Savings =
Other incomes =

For example, Agriculture
What kind of vegetable?
How much do your sale in a year?
Can you show the evidence if required?

Total Income =
[Note: Although income certificates are not necessary for UK VISA but Franklin Education can ask for an evidence]
Total income should be 3 or 4 times higher than the total expenses you will incur during your study period.

I am financing myself for my studies. I have been working from the past 10 years so. I have decent amount of savings at our end which can be liquidate at any time without any delays in the procedure.

How old are they?
Do they depend upon your parent’s income?

Example: I had one younger sister but she died in 2018 as she met with an accident.

If your university in Inner London=£1334*9 months = £ 12006
If your university is outside London=£1023*9 months = £ 9207

Total tuition fee of first year = £
Deposit paid = £
Remaining fee = X
Living cost for 9 months = Y
Total Bank Balance amount = X+Y

If money is in the Bank, then required amount should be held in the account for consecutive 28 days. The fund should not drop below the required level until the visa outcome is received.
The bank should be A grade bank from Nepal and approved bank by UKVI for other countries.

General answer is No,
If yes, and you have applied and got rejected to other countries, then we need to see the REFUSAL LETTER. Also, you need to mention in your Pre-CAS interview about your first choice and second choice country as UK.

No

No

Complete address including POSTCODE of the place (hotel/private accommodation)
What type of accommodation will you choose?
Why did you choose this area?
How long does it take to reach university?
How will you travel? (Tube, train, bus or walking)?
How much does it cost (Per month/Per week)?
What is it included? (Bills)
How do people travel around in the UK?
Do you know about student travel discounts?

Note: for the PRE-CAS interview you have to be able answer the above question but for the UKVI application, we will book the accommodation once the visa is confirmed.

Websites for choosing accomodation :--Gumtree,amberstudent,spareroom.co.uk,casita,unilodgers

I may go with the university accommodation.

* Bills not included rent means you have to pay the electricity, council tax, and water separately. If 3 students have rented the whole building, no need to pay tax. If one student lives there, 25% off of total council tax. But check with local authority

If your university in Inner London=£1334*9 months = £ 12006
If your university is outside London=£1023*9 months = £ 9207

Which airport are you going to land?
How you are going to travel to the university or your accommodation?
How much is going to the cost of plane ticket?

Through the Air India flight.
University is providing the pickup facility from airport.
Depends on the flight but approx. 50 Thousand Indian Rupees.

Check this link for all the visa documents list How much is the application fee? : Click here for latest information about fees
How much Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fee you have to pay? : Calculate your immigration health surcharge
How many months is your course? : Check Conditional/UnConditional/CAS letter
How many month visas will you get? : Course Duration + 4 months wrap up period

Check with us as it depends on the university, some universities take 50% like Royal Holloway, some take 65% like ARU, some take 90% like UEL etc..

I would like to work during my study as per the visa guidelines, 20 hrs per week

Yes, I do aware about all the responsibilities which are needed to abide after the approval of visa.
Flight booking
Sorting out accommodation
Enrol to the university etc..

a. How does the standard of education compare to the UK?
b. What advantages does the UK have that your home country cannot provide?

a. What will be your short-term job goals?
b. What is your long-term ambition?
c. Why did you choose this career path over any other options?

Example:- Working on various platforms of the Banking Sector, I believe I gained enough knowledge on the technical content and this confidence made me think that I should return to studies. With the international certificate I will get more job opportunities like Finance manager, Financial analyst, Admin and finance manager and Finance and accounting with high Package.

➢ Kindly find out the unique modules that UEL is providing and is not being provided at the other 2-3 Universities that you will mention during the comparison. Then explain those unique modules in 2 to 3 lines and link them with your future plans job title.
➢ Provide other supplementary reasons (Not the main reason) of why not choosing any other University like assessment criteria, teaching pedagogy, location, fees structure, scholarship, et cetera.
Do a thorough research on the other universities and do a course comparison.

Please explain what your potential roles, employers, and expected salary is after you graduate

➢ Intention to come back to your home country.
➢ Mention any one single job title.
➢ Mention the name of 2 to 3 companies where you would like to work at the above job title.
➢ Mention the expected salary at that job title.

This is your chance to show your ambitions. Talk enthusiastically about your realistic short and longterm targets, basing your answers around the course, university, skills and knowledge you are expecting to gain and how it will benefit you to achieve your goals?
Outline the various steps to your ideal job, in relation to the course you have applied for and how the university will foster your development

➢ Explain the mentioned job title’s job description in 2 to 3 lines.
➢ Please link the modules with job description that is the knowledge or skill set that you will gain from these modules which will help you build your candidature for that mention job title.

Just listing your goals will not make a strong case for you, you need to explain in detail how you meet them. You need to explain what skill and knowledge you will gain that are specific to your course will benefit you towards achieving your goals.

➢ Good reasoning for same level study that is how this course will help you in addition to the previous course in achieving your future plans.
If you’re going for same level education, provide a well-researched explanation for the same.

Importance of doing a placement from academic perspective that is how it will benefit you academically

** Need to Answer **

- Have you had chance to do some research about the University?
- Take a look at our website or perhaps contact the International Office team via Facebook or Weibo to find out more.
www.facebook.com/coventryuniversityinternational www.weibo.com/coventryuniversity

Have a look at our website: www.coventry.ac.uk/international
- What attracted you to the city of Coventry and the University?

The Home Office would not expect this to be the main reason that you come to Coventry University to study, but your friends or family may well have told you more about the city and the University, making your choice easier

Are you studying a Bachelors (BA or BSc), Masters (MA or MSc) or PhD?
- They could also be referring to the NQF level of your course. NQF stands for National Qualifications Framework and is a way of defining the level of a course; the higher the level, the more advanced the course.b
- If you will be studying at Bachelors level this would be level 6. - If you will be studying at Masters Level this would be level 7. - If you will be studying at PhD level this would be level 8.

same as : What are your plans for the future?
- Do you think you might want to progress to complete a postgraduate course or even a PhD

If there have been periods of time in which you have been working?
Why are you now looking to come back to study?
Would this study benefit your current profession or enhance your future prospects?
- Also if there has been a gap between now and your previous course of study, what were you doing in this time and why are you now ready to return to study

Yes. Have a look on our website. If the link doesn't work, please search in the uni website.

Take a look at our website:
- Take a look at the UKCISA website at the guidance that tells you more about protecting your Tier 4 status here ..

If you are a mature student you may be required to explain why you are choosing to continue your studies at this point. - Will the further study benefit your current employment?
- Or is this something that you have been saving up for and wanting to do for a long time?

If the Home Office contact the school, college or bank that produced the documentation submitted would the school, college or bank confirm that they are genuine?
- Do you foresee any issues in the Home Office contacting the institution? If so have a covering letter ready that provides contact details for the institution involved

If not what arrangements have you made to ensure that you can pay at the appropriate times?

This may be asked and you can obtain a copy of the refund policy from our Finance department or online here ..

Answer full website URL, check if there is any specific URL for location based campus.
Eg: www.uws.ac.uk (main campus), www.uwslondon.ac.uk (London campus)

Compare the modules with your previous qualification mpdules and explain how it is related.

Say you have applied for one or two other universities and explain why this university is your first priority. Check previous question answers for more information on why this university.

Research online and give the transport facilities to the University, search accommodation inside the uni hostel or near by 20 min private accommodation and give the transport details like Bus, Train services etc.. to reach to the university.