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No, IITs do not offer Aeronautical Engineering as a separate branch. However, the top IITs offer Aerospace Engineering — which is a bigger and better version of the same field. It covers not just aircraft, but also rockets, satellites, and spacecraft.

IITs with Aerospace Engineering:

• IIT Bombay
• IIT Madras
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Delhi (via Mechanical with specialization)

Candidates can appear for maximum of 2 attempts in NATA in one academic year. The best score out of all the attempts is considered for final result. Score in NATA Test is valid for 2 academic years.

The fee in Saraswati Group of Colleges depends on the courses. Please find the fee structure of some of the courses below:

B.A.M.S: INR 8.1 Lacs

B.Pharma: INR 2.4 Lacs

The fee includes tuition, hostel, and other institute-specified charges.

Graduates can request to obtain their official documents from the Uni of Birmingham Dubai via Gradintelligence or by completing the relevant request form.

The university takes around 5 days to process the request before providing students with the requested documents. These may include:

• Alumni Confirmation Letters
• GPA Letters (for PG-taught students)
• Proof of Study with Degree Congregation Information Letters

Uni Birmingham Dubai does provide career guidance to Indian students to stay and work in the UAE after graduation. However, it cannot directly "issue" or "sponsor" a student's post-study work visa in the UAE.

This is the responsibility of the employers who hire graduates of the university.

No, the student visa must be cancelled after competion of graduation. Students who wish to stay in the UAE after graduation, will need to apply for a different UAE visa (employment or tourist).

Check birmingham.ac.uk to know more about the UAE student visa cancellation process.

Yes, student residences maintained by Uni Birmingham Dubai housing partners do offer separate housing facilities for both boys and girls. The residences are based just a 10 to 15 minute walk away from the Uni Birminham Dubai campus.

The residences also offer term-time shuttle services to interested students. This means students won't need to rely on the university's shuttle services for traveling to and from the campus.

Yes, the Uni of Birmingham does offer term-time transport services. Students interested in transportation services offered by the university need to complete and submit the transport application form with the required details.

Note: Transportation for a particular route/area will depend on the number of people interested in using UoB transport for that route. This is especially true for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain routes.

Uni of Birmingham Dubai does not maintain on-campus housing services of its own. However, it partners with several local housing providers (The Myriad Dubai, KSK Homes, Dubailand) to offer accommodation near the campus to its Indian students.

Students can reserve housing by contacting the local housing providers directly.

The last date to apply for mock round counselling was June 13, 2026. Round 1 INI CET counselling registration commenced on June 16, 2026.

Yes, tuition costs at the UoB Dubai campus are the same as at the campus in UK. Quality of programs is the same across campuses. So the tuition costs remain unchanged too.

The key difference is, the Dubai campus offers smaller class sizes and a lower average student to faculty ratio of 20:1. This allows students to get a more personalised learning experience. 

Yes, Indian students can pay their annual tuition fees in 3 instalments. The dates to pay the same are as per the intake a student gets admitted in, as mentioned below in the table below:

No, Uni of Birmingham Dubai does not have a minimum GPA or grade requirement for scholarships. The scholarships are awarded automatically, based on admission application. No additonal application is required.

Scholarships cannot be deferred and will not apply to any re-sit exams.

UOB Dubai does not offer fully funded scholarships to Indian students as of now. The university only offers partially funded scholarships worth up to 30% cover discount on tuition costs.

Some invitation-only scholarships also cover up to 50% of the annual cost of studies at UoB Dubai.

UoB Dubai does not offer transfers. However, students can enrol in an exchange year program which allows them to study their 2nd year at the Edgbaston campus. To be eligible for the same, students need to maintain an overall average of 60% over 2 semesters in the first year.

Listed below are some popular programs whose final year or two years are completed at the UoB UK campus:

• MEng Computer Science and Software Engineering (last year in the UK)
• BSc Biomedical Science (last year in the UK)
• MEng Mechanical Engineering (last 2 years in the UK)
• MSci Biomedical (last 2 years in the UK)

Yes, students unhappy with their current programme do have the option to transfer to a different one at UoB Dubai. Transfers can be made in 3 ways:

• From full-time to part-time or vice versa
• Change of programme within the same school
• Change of programme to a different school

A program transfer form needs to be completed by the student. The same is to be signed by the schools between whom the transfer is taking place.

Contact UoB Dubai student support or one of our Shiksha Study Abroad counsellors for FREE expert guidance.

Yes, B.Tech in Semiconductor and ENTC (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) are different courses, but both are related to electronics.

Semiconductor Engineering mainly focuses on chip design, semiconductor devices, VLSI, fabrication, and processor technology.

ENTC focuses on electronics, communication systems, networking, signal processing, and telecommunication technologies.

Both courses have good career opportunities in the electronics and technology sector.

Both UoB campuses grant the exact same globally recognised degree. However, the choice of which is better varies for each student as per the career goals, budget, and lifestyle preferences.

UoB Dubai is better for Indian students looking for:

• Lower costs of living
• Close proximity to India
• Easy to adapt environment
• Career in the Asian market and tax benefits
• Smaller student body

The UK campus is a better choice for students interested in:

• Classic international study experience
• Career in the UK or Europe
• Extensive networking opportunities
• More vibrant student life

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University released the UP CNET 2026 Admit Card on May 30. The University conducted the UP CNET 2026 exam on June 6.