Dear Sadiya, now to study MBBS abroad, MCI has made it mandatory to appear for NEET. So for starters you need to appear for NEET. Parallelly, you also need to write onr English Proficiency test i.e. IELTS. A minimum score of 7 in IELTS iis mandate for admissions in UK.  Your score plays a major role because the Universities select you based on your score in this test. The better score, better the chances of getting a good University. UCAS website is the official website of the UK government which regulates all application services of all Universities across UK.

Unlike in India, Medical Degree in the UK is classified into 2 phases:

• Undergraduate Study of 2 years
• Foundation training which is another 2 years
• After the completion of 4 years, students can .opt for continue medicine with specialisation.

The basic educational eligibility criteria to study MBBS in UK is 10+2. To add on, a score of 7 in IELTS is mandatory. Now IELTS is nothing but an English Proficiency Test which has 4 sections which are Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. You either can join a Training Institute for IELTS or even prepare by yourself by practising the sample tests available at various sites in the Internet. Now not everyone has English as their Native language and good marks in Science, but want to study MBBS in UK. To facilitate such students, The International Foundation in Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences at INTO St George’s University of London conducts 1 year training to these students. Those who score more than 75% upon the completion of this course and perform well in the Interview can go ahead and pursue MBBS.

All Indian Students can apply for the medical courses through UCAS website. If you want to study starting from September next year, the deadline is October 31st, this year. Most of the Universities in UK require you to take an admission test. The results of the test are directly sent to the UCAS application. Followed by the test is an Interview done mostly online. The admission tests are UKCAT, BMAT, GAMSAT for admission into many Universities. The top Universities offering MBBS in UK are: University of Cambridge, University of College London, University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, NewCastle University, University of Manchester, Imperial College London, University of St.Andrews, Keele University, Kings College of London and University of Leeds.

The cost of Year wise education varies from 21,000£ to 42,000£. Cost of living is moderate and every year it might cost you between 7,000£ to 15,000£. Students can get financial assistance in the form of Loan for tution fees, Scholarships from Universities, Maintenance loan to support living costs, Private Scholarships, Professional Study Loan, etc. 

And talking about how safe is UK, UK is ranked 35th among safe nations in the world. The English are known to be truly helpful, generous and courteous. So go ahead, plan accordingly and Good luck!

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