University of Portsmouth

• Rank: 72/131 in Sunday Times 2021 league table
• Address: University of Portsmouth Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: Anamika Saxena, RM South Asia) Angita Vikram (Recruit Advisor) Rajesh Ravichandran Chinelo Konwea (RM West Africa)
• International Office Contact Email: anamika.saxena@port.ac.uk angita.vikram@port.ac.uk india-office@port.ac.uk rajesh.ravichandran@port.ac.uk chinelo.konwea@port.ac.uk
• International Office Contact Telephone: +234 807 680 1798 (Chinelo) +91 11 42124172 (Delhi office) Rajesh +91 96500 26834, +919667766095 (Angita) +919560396004 (Bableet)
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: accommodation@port.ac.uk
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +91 11 42124172 (Delhi office)
• Tuition Fee Range: £15,500 - £17,600
• Scholarships:

  September 2024 Scholarships: (message from University)

  The University has revised our scholarship offering to be able to offer a more affordable course fee level for students who qualify for the scholarships.

  1. Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship increased from £3,000 to £5,000

  2. Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship increased from a £1,600 automatic fee reduction to £2,500. 

  3. 50% scholarships for PG courses in the School fo Geography and Environmental Sciences

  Please note, that the above applies to courses delivered on the Portsmouth campus only and is applicable for self-funded, international fee-paying students

  By the end of January, we will be sending all existing 2024/25 offer holders an updated Offer Letter showing their new fees. 

   

• Additional Info:

  CONTRACT IS GLOBAL

  Counsellors in South Asia should liaise with Bableet Kaur who is is the C2C liaison staff member

  Counsellors in Sub saharan Africa should liaise with Chinelo Konwea

   

  WEBIINAR FOR C2C COUNSELLORS

  Please watch this webinar held by Bableet Kaur in March 2024 for C2C Counsellors.  It will give you a good overview of the university and it its key selling points.

  Webinar recording

   

  HOW TO APPLY

  Applications for both UG and PG can be made online. We must select "C2C" in the drop down menu for agents. Please list your own C2C email address for correspondence. The university has an "Agent and Partner View" portal which can be found by copying the link below. This gives a summary update of all applications and decisions made by the university.

  https://student-system.port.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_lgn

  Now scroll down and log in via "External Affiliates" section at the bottom of the screen:

  The log in is: applications@connect2counsellors.com

  Password is: C2c2022$

  KEY POINTS FROM A UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION IN NEW DELHI IN OCTOBER 24

  1.⁠ ⁠The international tuition fees to remain same for the next two intakes as well i.e September 24 fees will apply for Jan25 and Sep25 intake. 
  2.⁠ ⁠The previous scholarship of 1600GBP has now been increased to 2500GBP for the first year of study. 
  3.⁠ ⁠Other merit based scholarships also available ranging from 3000GBP to 5000GBP. Total 60 in number.
  4.⁠ ⁠16 professors of University of Portsmouth are included in top 2% researchers of the world. 
  5.⁠ ⁠Very strong for courses in Physics, Astrophysics and Sports sciences. 
   

  UPDATE RECEIVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE JANUARY 25 INTAKE

  List of courses available in January 25 January Course List - https://www.port.ac.uk/study/international-students/courses/courses-starting-in-january-and-february

   

  Reference Letters

  • We have reduced the need from two references to one, and as appropriate the admissions team can waive the requirement at the time of application assessment
  • The exception will be for Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) courses where the references are required but clarity will be sought as to whether one or two are needed on a course-by-course basis.

   

  English Language Requirements for PGT and MOI

  • English requirements are now adjusted to IELTS 6.5 with a minimum 5.5 in each component. The exception will be for Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) courses. For example, MSc IBM now requires 6.5 with 5.5 in each section and all computing and engineering courses require IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each section. 

  • There will be some flexibility for admissions teams where this is borderline and will apply to IELTS and its equivalences. This will go through formal approval in line with our English Language policy. 
  • MOI Letters are now accepted from "Anna University, University of Madras, and Sathyabama University in addition to previously accepted MOIs from JNTU (including all affiliated colleges, Andhra Univ, GITAM (all campuses), SRM (all campuses) and any university based in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Kerala and West Bengal" To be eligible for English language waiver basis MOI, the applicant must have completed/obtained the degree completion certificate in the last 5 years i.e 2020 onwards.

   

  Flexible Payment Plan

  Students can pay their tuition fees in full or in installments. Any tuition fee payments made in advance, such as the deposit, will be deducted from their tuition fees. 

   

  Instalment options

  Students can now choose one of the following options:

   

  Option A -  Two installments: 50% of the tuition fee is paid during registration, and the second 50% is paid at the start of the second term

   

  Option B - Three installments: 50% of their tuition fee during registration. The remaining 50% is to be paid in three equal installments every two months after that.

   

  Option C -   Six installments: 50% of their tuition fee during registration. The remaining 50% is to be paid in six equal installments every month after that.

   

  These installments will be applicable for each year of their course. More information including payment dates can be found on our Tuition Fees for International Students webpage.

   

  TUITION FEES & SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024/5 INTAKE

  Deadline dates for Sept 24 intake

  Application deadline - 26 July

  £1000 deposit deadline - 14 August

  CAS deposit 50% - 30 August

  orientation week - 16 September

  Class Start - 23 September

   

  Deadline dates for January 25

  
  Application Deadline 15th November 

  1000GBP Deposit Deadline 29th November 

  CAS Interview Completion Deadline 10th December

  CAS Deposit Deadline (remaining 50%) 20th December

  Orientation Week 20th January

  Class Start Date 27th January

   

  Message from University 8 January 24

  We know that 2024 presents some challenges for international students outside of their control. Increased living costs and exchange rate issues have made studying abroad much harder. We want to make our University more accessible so I have some exciting news about our fees and scholarships.

  September 2024 and January 2025 fees:

  1. All International Tuition Fees are now frozen at the 2023/24 levels and will not increase for 2024/2025. Course fees range from £16,200 to £19,200 and can be viewed on our website course web pages.

  2. Fees for our most popular Masters courses have been realigned to the fee level for the courses in that faculty so that there is a consistent fee level for all students in that faculty

  • MSc Business Management - now £17,900
  • MSc International Business Management - now £17,900
  • MSc Project Management - now £17,900
  • MSc Financial Technology - now £17,900
  • MSc Biotechnology - now £19,200
    These fees will be shown on our website in February.

  3. Our full-time on-campus One-Year Bachelors Top-Up Courses fees have been realigned to £16,200. The courses they apply to are as follows:

  • BA (Hons) International Trade And Business Communication
  • BA (Hons) International Business Communication (Top Up)
  • BA (Hons) International Trade And Business Communication (Top Up)
  • BA (Hons) International Business Communication
  • BA (Hons) International Trade, Logistics And Business Communication (Top-Up)
  • BA (Hons) Finance With Business Communication (Top-Up)
  • BA (Hons) Business With Business Communication (Top-Up)

  Instalments

  From September 2024, students can pay their tuition fees in full or in instalments. Any tuition fee payments made in advance, such as the deposit, will be deducted from their tuition fees. 

  Students can now choose one of the following options:

  Option A -  Two instalments: 50% of the tuition fee is paid during registration, and the second 50% is paid at the start of the second term

  Option B - Three instalments: 50% of their tuition fee during registration. The remaining 50% is to be paid in three equal instalments every two months after that.

  Option C -   Six instalments: 50% of their tuition fee during registration. The remaining 50% is to be paid in six equal instalments every month after that.

  These instalments will be applicable for each year of their course. More information including payment dates can be found on at Tuition Fees for International Studentswebpage.

  Refundable Deposits 

  With the potential risk of the MAC review and its effect on the Graduate Immigration Route (GIR), we appreciate students are nervous about committing to paying their deposits.

  We are pleased to let you know that Tuition Fee deposits of 1000 GBP are now refundable for the 2024/25 academic year provided the GIR is withdrawn before the start of their programme. The refund request must be made within 30 calendar days after the UK government's announcement (expected 14 May 2024) and the student must not have started any element of the course.
  
  We are in the process of amending our fees policy to reflect this.

   

  September 2024 Scholarships:

  In line with the above, we have also revised our scholarship offering to be able to offer a more affordable course fee level for students who qualify for the scholarships.

  1. Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship increased from £3,000 to £5,000

  2. Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship increased from a £1,600 automatic fee reduction to £2,500. 

  Please note, that the above applies to courses delivered on the Portsmouth campus only and is applicable for self-funded, international fee-paying students

  By the end of January, we will be sending all existing 2024/25 offer holders an updated Offer Letter showing their new fees. 

  New courses 

  We have some exciting new courses being launched this year and an announcement will be due out by the end of this month. So do keep an eye out for these courses which we believe will appeal to your students. 

  We hope these improved fees and scholarships will help you grow your business and meet your recruitment goals this year. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact your University of Portsmouth regional recruitment team here or email us at global@port.ac.uk. 

  Kind regards

  Janie Kingsley
  Director of UoP Global
  The University of Portsmouth

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  DEPOSITS

  Deposits are 50% of the fee.

   

  PG ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  Entry requirements are generally a 2nd class degree and above.

   

  INTERNSHIPS/PLACEMENTS

  Internships are guaranteed for all students if they are offered as part of the course. If an external internship cannot be sourced then an internal university internship/project will be sourced.

  There are 5 PG courses with a Professional Experience year (placement).  There will be an additional fee for the Professional Experience year

   

  ENGLISH LANGUAGE

  Indian Students (other than those in Punjab and Haryana) will be exempt from IELTS if they have 12th standard English at 75% or above.  Exemptions also for other nationalities, see website. 

  Students who do not have an IELTS test can do Duolingo test. If we contact the University they will give us a coupon that the student can use for this test so that there is no charge.

   

  Deposit Requirement - We require a deposit of £1000 before the Credibility Interview and 50% of the first-year Tuition Fee before CAS from all applicants. We recommend applicants make the initial deposit through Flywire. Alternative ways to pay can be found here - https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/ways-to-pay

   

  Credibility Interview

  
  The credibility Interview is mandatory for all applicants from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. We advise the students to book their Credibility interview only if they have met the English Language and £1000 deposit requirement Conditions (non-refundable in case of fraudulent, non-genuine, or negligent application on the part of the applicant or agent). 

  Kindly check the interview links every Wednesday of the week to get fresh slots.

   

  • Spencer Lewis - https://calendly.com/spencer_lewis

  • Mansi Danwal - https://calendly.com/mansi-dangwal/portsmouth

  • Anushka Bhadouria - https://calendly.com/anushka-bhadouria-cpc

  • Bableet Kaur: https://calendly.com/india-office-1

  • Angita Vikram - https://calendly.com/angita-vikram

  • Noor Faisal - https://calendly.com/noor-abedin

  • Miskat Muntaha - https://calendly.com/miskat-muntaha

   

  CAS SHIELD

  The University has now introduced the CAS shield for the September 24 intake onwards.  

   

  English Language Requirement and Waivers
  Click here to learn the English language tests accepted by the University. Please be advised of the latest English language waiver conditions as below:
   

  75% in Grade 12 English subject	Accepting from all regions for EL waiver except Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat
  Medium of Instruction	Accepting from 5 states (Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala, and Karnataka)  Additionally 4 Universities (Andhra University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, GITAM, after Duolingo and SRM - all campuses) provided the student has obtained a degree in 2019 or after.
  Duolingo and PTE (Duolingo Vouchers available on request)	For the courses where the IELTS requirement is 6.5 overall with no less section than 6.0 in each component, the required Duolingo score is an overall of 120 with no less than 105 in each component. For the courses where the IELTS requirement is overall 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component, the Duolingo requirement is overall 105 with no less than 95.   PTE Home Edition and Centre-Based will not be accepted from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttrakhand PTE Home Edition is no longer accepted from any region

  We will always look at the most recent English language evidence/test and if this does not meet the requirements then we will need the latest/new English Language evidence.
  
  Documents and Application Update Emails
  We recommend all the partners refer to the Agent Portal to upload requested supporting documents for the submitted applications. For any application-related emails or to prioritize the application, please write to india-office@port.ac.uk.
  
  To defer  - Kindly advise applicants to fill out this form.

   

  
  Documents and Application Update Emails
  We recommend all the partners to refer the Agent Portal to upload requested supporting documents for the submitted applications. For any application-related emails or to prioritize the application, please write to india-office@port.ac.uk

   

  PRIOR VISA REFUSALS

  It is the University's policy to not issue CAS to any applicant who has a prior visa refusal to the UK whatever category.

   

  INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANGITA VIKRAM TO C2C COUNSELLOR NIVEDITA DURING A MEETING IN JULY 23

   

  1) Credibility Interview is very important for Portsmouth. But they do not check financial documents. Its a 30 min zoom vdo session where the student sgould be present with Passport.

  2) Deposit payment to be done after credibility interview. Portsmouth issues unconditional letter first and then CAS. This unconditional offer is issued because many students require this for loan process. 

  3) The most popular courses include 

  a) Logistic and supply chain management. This is more technical and requires maths in Bachelors

  b) Sport related courses like sports management, sport performance. Many renowned football clubs recruit from them

  c) Psychology which is BPS certified.

  d) Biotechnology. They have Enzyme Innovation Centre

  e) Architecture where M.Arch is RIBA accredited and for 2 yrs. It requires minimum 2 years work experience. There is MA in Architecture which is conversion and for 1 year.

  f) IELTS waiver is possible for students who have scored 75% n above in English in 12th from any board. In case of Punjab and Haryana CBSE and ICSE Boards only will be considered.

  g) Duolingo is still accepted. Duolingo Voucher Code is available for students who are serious about Portsmouth. The students can take the test free but the score will be sent to Portsmouth only.

   h) MoI is applicable for students with not more than 5 yrs gap. Students of Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal can only avail this. Students  of only 4 universities in AP/Telengana region are eligible: Andhra University, JNTU, SRM n Gitam.

  i) Matured students with work experience can apply. No limit on gap. But for UG not more than 2 yrs gap 

  j) Two types of Scholarships are available: Guaranteed Scholarship of 1600 GBP and Merit Based amounting to 3000 GBP. (Students with 75% and above in              Bachelors and 85% and above in 12th are eligible for this). Two scholarships cannot be merged.

  k) The university has a placement team which helps students till 5 yrs after passing out.

   

  KEY POINTS FROM TRIANING PROVIDED BY BABLEET KAUR TO C2C COUNSELLORS ON 20 OCTOBER 23 

   

  1. Bableet Kaur is responsible for support C2C Counsellors in South Asia. Please just contact her with queries
  2. Portsmouth is one of the top 5 most affordable cities
  3. The University is in the top 6 for Physics in the UK
  4. The University is in the top 35 in the UK.
  5. This is a split site university with buildings across the city
  6. Careers service will support students for 5 years after graduation.
  7. There are a small number of PG courses of 2 years during with 1 year as a paid placement
  8. Deposits have increased to 50%
  9. Students from India have to pay £1000 before they will given a credibility interview
  10. Credibility interviews are done by Sannam staff
  11. £1600 scholarship for all international students
  12. £3000 academic merit scholarships available (deadline passed for Jan 24)
  13. Duolingo vouchers available.
  14. Gaps OK with good reason
  15. Backlogs OK as long as they are a small number
  16. Applications should take around 4 working days to process
  17. Email globaladmissions@port.ac.uk to prioritise the application after 4 working days if you have not received any reply.

   

   

• Commission(%): 15%
• Commission(Additional Information):

  15% for UG and PG students minus any scholarships or discounts

  15% for English language courses.

  If any UG students stay on to do a PG course and we can prove we were involved with encouraging the students to stay on a 10% commission will be paid for the PG course.

   

  London campus February and May 2025 Intake

  For the February and May 2025 intakes, we are offering all our agents the following student recruitment incentive scheme for students recruited to our London campus:

  • 1-5 students recruited  – 15% commission
  • 6+ students recruited  – 20% commission.

   

  Commission invoices are to be sent to Paul Langford agentcommission@port.ac.uk.