Not the Eiffel tower nor the fashion houses of Paris; neither wines and sophisticated cuisine nor Lascaux’s ancient cave drawings what attracts you the students to come to France is the higher education abroad at France. Some of the most renowned Universities of the world are based in France with atleast 35 of them appearing in the top universities of the world’s list by QS World Ranking.
Through this article let us learn how to study in France and the visa procedure to study in France.
The application process and admission procedure for Undergraduates and Postgraduates differ in France, although there are a lot of common requirements as well. This article will put light on such common factors.
The requirements to be fulfilled by the international students are as follows:
- Language Proficiency:
Some standardized exams and language proficiency test are mandatory for seeking admissions at Universities in France for international students. The basic entrance tests to be given are:
- GRE
- GMAT
- English proficiency tests – TOEFL, IELTS, TCF
- Transcripts:
Transcripts from standard 9th to standard 12th are to present for the admission process if you are going for Graduation. And transcripts of all the semesters of your graduation degree are necessary if you are going for postgraduate.
- Campus France
The above requirements were the general ones, now let us go through Campus France - CEF Procedure is a centralized system created by the association of the application process for Undergraduates.
- Registration:
Register yourself on Campus France website by creating your account.
- Select the Colleges/ Courses:
Select your preference of Course and College by taking the next step of researching the available courses and universities.
- Provide transcripts:
Upload the transcripts – Marksheets, Essays while filling up the application form.
- Visa:
As we all know that a Visa is required to study to abroad, Campus France will guide you for entire visa procedure. Once your transcripts and other documents are verified, and the France student visa requirements are fulfilled, there will be an interview scheduled for each applicant. This interview is the deciding factor for your visa grant as a recorded copy of the interview would be sent to the VFS for evaluation.
Now let’s see the application process for Postgraduates step by step.
There is no centralized organization responsible for the application of postgraduate as you need to directly apply to your desired university.
- Check and select for the most suitable course and university
- Get acquainted with the admission criteria for that university as it differs from institute to institute
- Apply and get registered to that university portal
- Submit GMAT/GRE scores as well as IELTS, TOEFL scores for language proficiency
- Submit LOR - Letter of Recommendation, Transcripts, Sponsor details etc
The university schedules for an interview once all the steps are completed. The interview is the deciding factor for admission in the university.
This is how the admission process for UG and PG is done in France.
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