Advice offered on Studying in the UK

[karthickkg]

Hi Everyone,
I am Karthick KG from the University of Bolton and am currently on my final year of PhD in Technical Textiles. I am here on behalf of Education UK to offering help and advice to students coming from abroad, especially India as I come from Chennai, TN.

Please feel free to ask any questions you might have with regards to studying in the UK and I will get back to you within a day with possible answers or some references.

One thing that I would like you all to know is that Education in the UK is so diverse, but highly focused. What I mean to say is that you need not continue your masters on the same subject that you hold your Bachelors degree in. You can choose any subject that you wish to study as long as you have keen interest and some relationship with your basic degree. I am mentioning this because I have come across many students who had joined a course and half way through the course saying 'I could have taken other course instead of this' etc. etc....

If you feel like studying any particular subject and even if you think that you are not eligible, PLEASE CHECK WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

Regards,
Karthick KG
Education UK Ambassador

[karthickkg]

one of the major concerns for people coming to study in the UK is the Visa process. I have heard that many are not able to enrol because of the delay in recieving the ATAS certificate. I want to inform everyone that even though the site says that it takes upto 10 days to obtain the ATAS certificate, ther are known incidences where it has even taken over 2 months. Therefore, anyone who is planning to come to UK need to start the process ASAP. Please do not wait until the last minute as there tends to be a bottleneck in Aug / Sep and considerable delay.

If you want to know the Visa proces in detail, i would recommend checking out the Education UK website at http://pea.to/01_visa

Regards,
Karthick KG

[sankz]

hey karthick i have a lot of questions as well as confusions regarding studying in the UK.My questions mite seem a little amusing n but i need answers brother..

1.how is the scenario for pursuing post graduation in engineering field?

2.is there enuf scope for securing a job after finishing education?

3.i have heard things are getting very difficult for Indian students to find part time jobs,and students eating in "gurudwaras",is it true?

4.how expensive can it be to live in UK for a year?

if u cud ans these questions i will be really thankful to u.....as i come from middle class family i have to think 10 times before taking a huge amount of loan.....please help me bro!
thanks in advance.............Sanket

[karthickkg]

Hi Sanket,

Can you be specific as to what do you mean by scenario? It is always good to study post graduate degrees in the UK. But if your coming in the UK is mainly to secure a job, I would advice not to. There are too many job cuts happening here and it is difficult to get a jobn, but not impossible.

It might take anywhere from 1-4 months to get a part-time job and therefore you are advised to have funds to support yourself for atleast 6 months. Failing which you might have to take some unneccessary measures.

Depending on which university you join, it can take anywhere from £350 - £650 per month to meet out your accomodation and food expenses.

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Karthick

[sankz]

Hey thanx for replying karthick.......
and by scenario i mean.......does the postgraduation course in engineering has enuf scope so that i can get a job after completion or u think that the job scenario is not good in the UK.this is critical cuz it helps in paying back the loan i wud take up for the education......

[karthickkg]

Hi Sanket,

the job scenario depends on how well you utilise your time here and how well you develop yourself personally. But, Generally...the job situation is very tough here.

[Junaidkokan]

Hi karthick, i am from chennai and would like to know what are the job opportunities( not Part time) after graduation in uk.

i am currently studying mechanical engineering so i want to know specifically the opportunities in engineering field and will i get a job surely.

please also give details about visa chances after graduation .

Awaiting your help
Junaid

[karthickkg]

Hi Junaid,

Unfortunately, no one can give you confirmation as to whether you will get a job here after complet8ing your education. It all depends on how you create your contacts and what you achieve while you are studying here in the UK.

All I can say is that it is very very difficult to get a job with just your degree in hand.

regards,
Karthick KG

[nuomasingh]

HI, just wanted to know, coz im planning to head there myself maybe next yr for a mba or masscomm course, do coll provide stay or do i have to fend for myself, coz i heard that the price for stay comes up to 10lakh! a year, is that true??? a friend on mine was headed there and he asked me to get lodging for a month before heading there just to look arnd and told me to check this http://bit.ly/studentspecial i guess it could be helpful right?....

[neelam puri]

Yes it is quite true that studying in UK is very expensive mainly due to cost of living.
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[aberdeen2203]

Hi Junaid,

Unfortunately, no one can give you confirmation as to whether you will get a job here after complet8ing your education. It all depends on how you create your contacts and what you achieve while you are studying here in the UK.

All I can say is that it is very very difficult to get a job with just your degree in hand.

regards,
Karthick KG

Hi Karthick,
I have an offer to study MSc in Renewable Energy from University of Aberdeen for September 2011.I have been trying to find some contact of students at University of Aberdeen ( From India ) who have studied or are planning to pursue this course but havent been successful. Though I have seen through the course content but havent got a good feedback from a current student pursuing a similar course( MSc Oil n Gas ) from there.Is it possible to get to know someone there through this network.

[neelam puri]

Hi Karthick,
I have an offer to study MSc in Renewable Energy from University of Aberdeen for September 2011.I have been trying to find some contact of students at University of Aberdeen ( From India ) who have studied or are planning to pursue this course but havent been successful. Though I have seen through the course content but havent got a good feedback from a current student pursuing a similar course( MSc Oil n Gas ) from there.Is it possible to get to know someone there through this network.

Yes Karthick is right u will need to network
Have you decided to go,
Should you need help with visa, I will be glad to help.