Language Requirements

All universities have the right to set their own entry requirements for language proficiency. Always check the the course description page at the university's website to find out exactly what the requirement is.

However, most adhere to the general standard (summarized below and available on the following link)

• IELTS Academic/IELTS UKVI: an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5
• TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90
• Pearson PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online: Score of 62 (writing 61)
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)
  
  • C1 Advanced (CAE), minimum overall score 180 (points awarded since 2015), or
    
  • Cambridge English certificate level C1, minimum score 180, or
    
  • Cambridge English: Advanced

It is possible that an English test is not required - see specific information for people with degrees from India are available on:

Also, an English test might not be required if you have a previous degree where English was the main subject or if you have studied in certain countries and the language of instruction of the credit courses was English, see information on :