Is medical insurance mandatory for students in UK?

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No Indian students do not need private medical insurance to study in UK assuming duration of their course is 6 months+ and they hold UK student visa.

Students needing UK study visa for higher education in country are required to pay mandatory fee worth GBP 776 per year, in the form of Immigration Hea

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