De Montfort University

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• Address: De Montfort University The Gateway Leciester LE1 9BH
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: Jake Patidar (Reg Mgr South Asia - UK based) Adebowale Oriaifo (Reg Mgr SS Africa) Ayush Gupta (Country Manager)
• International Office Contact Email: ayush.gupta@dmu.ac.uk (South Asia) jake.patidar@dmu.ac.uk ssafrica@dmu.ac.uk (Sub Sahara enquiries) adebowale.oriaifo@dmu.ac.uk
• International Office Contact Telephone:
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: accommodation@dmu.ac.uk
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +234803154617 (Aderonke)
• Tuition Fee Range: £14,250 - £15,100. MBA = £16,500 MSc Cyber Security £17,780
• Scholarships:

  Thank you so much for the continued support for the ongoing September 2023 intake, we at DMU have decided to change the scholarship offerings for students. The changes are as below:-

   

  1. No less scholarships for popular courses - all these courses will have the standard scholarship as mentioned for other Level 7 courses. This means all popular courses will now have £500 more scholarships

   

  1. The deadlines for scholarship have been extended to 08/08/2023 for Level 6&7 and to 21/08/2023 for Level 4&5

   

  Please see table below for summary

   

  Scholarship Deadlines
  Level	50% - 21/08/23	100% - 21/08/23
  L4	£            2,000	£              2,500
  L5	£            2,000	£              2,500
  Scholarship Deadlines
  Level	50% - 08/08/23	100% - 08/08/23
  L6 & L7	£            1,000	£              1,500

   

  Additionally for Level 7 only (PGT Courses) only

   

  1. All students who pay the initial deposit of £2,000 until 30/06/2023 (Date as per TT copy) will get an additional £500 scholarship on top of the above irrespective of their choice of course.

   

   

  Please note - Our last date for Cas Issuance is 28/08/2023 & On campus registration is 02/10/2023, We will not be accepting any late registration or CAS requests under any circumstances, so please push students accordingly.

   

  Hope this helps, please let me know if you have any questions

   

  INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

  We have moved from first come first serve basis to deposit basis scholarships, deposit percentage to be applied on gross tuition fees basis, please refer to the link below to know the deadlines (No exceptions to be made on this)

  https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/fees-and-scholarships/dmu-international-scholarship/index.aspx

• Additional Info:

  NOTE THAT CRIZAC LTD OFFERS 15% COMMISSION COMPARED TO 12.5% DIRECTO TO THE UNIVERSITY

  Our contract is GLOBAL but not Gujarat in India.

  Target for the academic year 2022/23 is 5 students. No applications are to be submitted from students based in Gujarat. Students enquiring from Gujarat should be advised to contact Study Wise International.

  The Global MBA is for freshers, no work experience required.

  A lot of PG Technology and Engineering courses come with an optional paid placement of 12 months. This is not mentioned in the CAS letter. There is a placement fee of £750.

  For UG students there should not be a gap of more than 2 years after 12th

  For PG students there should not be a gap of more than 5 years after degree.

  All students will have a credibility interview. Before having a credibility interview students must pay the £4000 deposit, then they have the credibility interview. After clearing the interview they must pay 50% of the remainder of the fee at enrolment. There is no fee discount for full prepayment.

   

  JANUARY 24 DEADLINE DATES

  Deadline Dates
  Application Date	01/12/2023
  Unconditional Offer	04/12/2023
  50% Deposit	10/12/2023
  Credibility Interviews	05/01/2024
  CAS Issuance	10/01/2024
  Registration	10/02/2024

   

   

  HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATIONS FROM SOUTH ASIA)

  Mentioned below is the process of application for your ease. 

  1. Please try and have 2 separate PDF’s, 1 for the application form and 1 for the documents. Mails over 2GB don’t come through our systems so please try either compress the files, PDF or use low resolution images.

  2. Please email all India applications to rupal.didwania@dmu.ac.uk and copy in  ayush.gupta@dmu.ac.uk

      

  3. Please email all Sri Lanka applications to maluu.sasidharapanicker@dmu.ac.uk &rupal.didwania@dmu.ac.uk and copy in  ayush.gupta@dmu.ac.uk​​​​​​​

  COURSES

  Please see the link below for all Sept 2023 Courses. Please note that we have inducted a few more programs in UG and PG, respectively. 

  1. Sept 2023 Courses: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/International/en/Courses/Courses.aspx                                                     

   ENGLISH WAIVER

  • Standard English language waiver of Standard 12 at 65% (2014 or after) across all boards except Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh regions. We no longer accept MOI as English waiver. 
  • Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh must take IELTS only including Uttarakhand on case-to-case basis.
  • DMU Academic Test of English (DATE)- DMU has its own English exam for all international students with conditional offers.

    Please see below link for students to book onto DATE Tests. Any questions let me know.

    https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/english-language-learning/date.aspx

    Kindly Note: DATE is not applicable for Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

   

  INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

  South Asia

  Thank you so much for the continued support for the ongoing September 2023 intake, we at DMU have decided to change the scholarship offerings for students. The changes are as below:-

  1. No less scholarships for popular courses - all these courses will have the standard scholarship as mentioned for other Level 7 courses. This means all popular courses will now have £500 more scholarships
  2. The deadlines for scholarship have been extended to 08/08/2023 for Level 6&7 and to 21/08/2023 for Level 4&5

  Please see table below for summary

  Scholarship Deadlines
  Level	50% - 21/08/23	100% - 21/08/23
  L4	£            2,000	£              2,500
  L5	£            2,000	£              2,500
  Scholarship Deadlines
  Level	50% - 08/08/23	100% - 08/08/23
  L6 & L7	£            1,000	£              1,500

  Additionally for Level 7 only (PGT Courses) only

  1. All students who pay the initial deposit of £2,000 until 30/06/2023 (Date as per TT copy) will get an additional £500 scholarship on top of the above irrespective of their choice of course.

  Please note - Our last date for Cas Issuance is 28/08/2023 & On campus registration is 02/10/2023, We will not be accepting any late registration or CAS requests under any circumstances, so please push students accordingly.

   

   

  ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

  Bachelors Course 

           - Minimum 65% average in the best 4 subjects. 

           - 2 years education gap

   Masters Course

             - Minimum 55% over in bachelor's degree

             -  Acceptable 5 years education gap (Enhanced SOP Required - Format attached) . A gap of more than 5 years will be assessed through stringent credibility interviews.

  DEPOSIT PAYMENT 

           Deposit required for Credibility Interview would be £4000 and minimum 50% for CAS

  Fom 22nd Dec 23 DMU will require 75% deposit  from students from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh before issuing the CAS. The 75% calculation should be on the gross fee before deduction of any scholarship.

  Please ensure the payment is made via flywire, please refer to the link below:

  Flywire - Powering the future of global payments

   

  FOR THE APPLICATION FORM 

  
     KINDLY NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT HAND-FILLED APPLICATION FORMS. 
  
  • A duly filled digital application form. 

  • All the fields, even the ones with criminal convictions and other minor details, need to be marked.
  
  • No signature is needed on the form, only the name of the student and the date suffice.
  
  • Name and details as per passport.
  
  • Agent details need to be put in on the form with the correct email id and contact details.
  
  • The course name should be same mentioned as per the DMU website
  
  • Please mention the email id and mobile number of the student so in case of queries we can get in touch with them.
  
  
  SUBJECT OF THE MAIL
  Please make sure that the subject mentions the NAME / DOB / COURSE of the student.
  
  • E.g., MANISH RASHMIKANT VORA / 01-01-1999 / MBA (GLOBAL)
  
  BODY OF THE MAIL
  Every Mail should have the following details of the student
  
  • NAME –
  • DOB –
  • COURSE –
  • INTAKE –
  • LAST COURSE COMPLETED –
  • PENDING DOCUMENTS –
  
  We will accept applications and process the same only with all the below mentioned documents. It becomes very tedious to add one document after the other for one application. The only pending documents that we can wait for are letters of recommendation, final marksheets, IELTS / PTE results and degree.
  
  
  1. Duly completed Application form (digitally filled only)
  
  2. 10th / 12th Marksheets (A levels-O levels) with Online Academic Verification Copy/Link
  
  3. Relevant Marksheets with Online Academic Verification Copy/Link
  
  4. Provisional / Final degree
  
  5. Passport copy 1st and last page
  
  6. Statement of Purpose
  
  7. 2 x letters of recommendation.
  
  8. IELTS / PTE / TOEFL (If applicable)
  
  9. For Design Courses, Digital/PDF Portfolio is mandatory. We cannot process the application without the Portfolio.
   

  OFFER CHASER

  Please send any pending offers in an excel list with the following details every week Tuesday before 4.00 PM IST to annapushpam@dmu.ac.uk; and cc ashish.didwania@dmu.ac.uk ​any offer chasers received after the time will be chased in the following week.

      

  S.L. No

  Student Id

  Name

  Email Id

  DOB

  Course

  Date of application

   

  72 hours for decisions for applications from South Asia.

  For courses other than in the Faculty of Art & Designs you can expect to receive a decision within 72 hours. However the application must be complete with all the necessary information for a decision to be made. Note that this 72 hours is just for applications received from South Asia as the decisions will be made by the DMU India team.

  MEETING WITH ANNAPUSHPAM ON 19 JANUARY 23

  Please note the following points mentioned by Annapushpam during a zoom meeting on 19 January 23

  1. Turnaround time for fully completed applications is 3 days!  
  2. A gap of up to 10 years can be considered for PG students but remember to get them to complete an SOP following the “enhanced SOP  guidelines” a copy of which is in the client database
  3. If there is a gap of over 10 years do not submit an application to DMU
  4. If a student needs proof of the cost of living to assist with their application for an education loan Annapushpam can send them a “Living Expense Letter”
  5. There will be credibility training for Counsellors who have students who have accepted offers and paid their deposit prior to the Credibility Interview.  This cannot be recorded so you MUST attend.
  6. There are generous fee discount scholarships for students of £1000 - £3000.  The amount awarded will depend on the date they pay their deposit and increases if they pay the full tuition fee.  Full details can be found on the website https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/fees-and-scholarships/dmu-international-scholarship/index.aspx
  7. If you have a UG student who has applied through UCAS for 5 universities they can still submit a 6th application to DMU.  The University has confirmed they are happy with this and would prefer a direct application.  Remember not all universities will allow this.
  8. Annapushpam is here to support C2C with any queries you have so please contact her by email or directly on +91 97910 40662
  9. The India team starting processing applications for September 23 this week and already they have received 250 applications!
  10. I have indicated to Annapushpam that we will try to send around 5 students in September 23.   Lets try our best!

   

  HOW TO APPLY (SUB SAHARAN AFRICA)

  Please complete the DMU internaitonal applicaiton form (attached) along with the consent for agent representation and send to ssafrica@dmu.ac.uk along with ALL supporting documents. 

   

  DROP IN SESSIONS TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS

  Please note we are now open for students to book a drop-in session before they attend an actual CI(Credibility Interview).

  Requesting you to circulate this amongst your agents/ students.

  Details are as follows:

  We have now launched the booking link for the drop in sessions, the booking link will be on the invitation email so students may book a drop in either before booking their interview or they can attend a drop in whilst they wait for their interview date. 

  Some things to note for communicating this to students:

  • The drop in sessions are not mandatory, it is an option for students who wish to prepare or gain some confidence/experience talking with a DMU UK based rep
  • The session will be 15 minutes and taken on Microsoft Teams (a Teams account isn’t needed they will be able to join with the joining link provided)
  • If there are any queries / issues with booking, please direct them to dmuinternational@dmu.ac.uk
  • Students need to have made an application with DMU and be in the credibility interview process, this session is not for admissions/application advice or guidance, it is purely for CI guidance and preparation advice.
  • Please make it clear this is NOT a mock interview.

   

  Here is the booking link which you may use in your comms - https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/DMUCredibilityInterviewIntroductionSession@DeMontfortUniversity.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

   

  As a reminder of the link to the dedicated CI page on the website where students can find lots of information on the CI process along with the preparational video, please include this in your comms if it isn’t already – https://www.dmu.ac.uk/International/en/visa/Credibility-interview.aspx

   

  If you require any further information, feel free to contact me.

  Thanks

  Annapushpam

  Country Manager - India and Sri Lanka

   

  HOW TO APPLY (REST OF THE WORLD)

  All other applications have to be sent to the University in the UK for decision making so will take longer.

   

• Commission(%): 12.5% - 20%
• Commission(Additional Information):

  1 - 9 students = 12.5%

  10 - 14 students = 15% for all students

  15 - 19 students = 17.5% for all students

  > 20 students = 20% for all students

  Please use 12.5% commission when entering your student. UK office will advise if we have crossed to a higher commission tier.

  VAT can NOT be added to the commission amount and must be deducted from total.

  Commission becomes payable by DMU when the student has paid 50% of the first year's tuition fee either in full or via the University's phased payments.

  C2C has to provide an invoice to the University within 60 days of the end of the University's student enrolment period.

  Payment will be made no later than the end of the period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded by the University as valid and undisputed.