Information and entry requirements for students from Pakistan
Interested in studying at Nottingham Trent University (NTU)? On this page, we’ve included everything you’ll need to know – meet NTU’s Country Advisor for Pakistan, learn about our entry requirements, and sign up to keep in touch with us.
Welcome to NTU
Hello, my name’s Hamzah Ikram and I'm the NTU Country Advisor for Pakistan. I’m delighted you’re considering studying with us and if you have any questions I’ll be happy to help.
If you’d like us to keep in touch with you please register with us and we’ll send you updates on what’s happening at the University. We’ll also let you know if I’m visiting Pakistan so we can arrange to meet if you wish – or you can contact me directly.
Scholarships
Pakistan Scholarship
Do you have an offer to study with us? Why not apply for our exclusive Pakistan scholarship. If you're a postgraduate student you can apply for £4,000 towards your studies.
We also offer a variety of other scholarships ranging from £2,000 to 50% of your tuition fee. Once you submit an application form we’ll assess you for all scholarships you are eligible for.
Find out more information about our deadlines and how to apply below.
GREAT Scholarship
The GREAT Scholarship programme is a joint initiative by the British Council and the UK Government, designed to attract some of the brightest postgraduates from around the world to study at UK universities.
We are delighted to offer one competitive scholarship of £10,000 to students from Pakistan. To be eligible you must:
- Have an offer to study one of our full-time Masters courses.
- Be a national of Pakistan.
Find out more information about our deadlines and how to apply below.
Pakistan High Achievers Award
We are pleased to offer up to £3,000 fee reduction to all high achieving Pakistani students. To be eligible you must:
- Have an offer to study one of our full-time Masters courses in January 2023.
- Achieve a Bachelors GPA of 3.5 or higher from a recognised Pakistan University.
- Already met our English language requirements or have a conditional offer for a pre-sessional English course.
To apply please complete our application form and we'll assess your eligibility.
You can also apply for our range of international scholarships range from £2,000 to 50% of your tuition fee. We’ll assess you for all scholarships you are eligible for.
The deadline to apply is 12 October 2022 at 16:00 GMT.
Terms and Conditions Pakistan High Achievers Awards
- You must be permanently domiciled in Pakistan.
- You must have achieved a 3.5 GPA degree from a recognised university in Pakistan at the time of applying to Nottingham Trent University.
- You must be holding an offer for January 2023 to study at Nottingham Trent University.
- You must be a self-financing student eligible to pay international tuition fees. Students who are sponsored are not eligible.
- This offer is applicable to full time taught postgraduate Masters programmes (excluding SQE Preparation courses, PGDL, LPC, BTC, Distance Learning and Exchange students).
- You must not have previously studied at Nottingham Trent University. If you have, you may be eligible for the 20% Alumni discount (the higher amount would be deducted from your tuition fees).
- If you are doing a two-year course, you will only receive the discount for your first year of study at Nottingham Trent University.
- If you are studying at an institution that has a partnership agreement with NTU you are eligible for either an NTU International Scholarship or the Partner Progression Discount (the higher amount would be deducted from your tuition fees).
- If you are awarded any other scholarship, bursary and / or tuition fee reduction from NTU you will only be eligible for the higher award (except for candidates who are awarded a Sport Scholarship)
- This award will be a tuition fee reduction. If you are confirmed for this award, your fee will be adjusted before you enrol.
- All decisions on eligibility for these discounts are at the University's discretion and are final.
- If you are a recipient of the Pakistan High Achievers Award, we may ask you to appear in online and/or printed university marketing materials. For example, providing a student profile and photograph which may be used to promote the University.
Meet one of our students from Pakistan
"During one of our assignments, a team of us worked as a business consultant for an incubator and travelled to Toulouse, France at Toulouse Business School. I learned a lot from these experiences."
Faisal is currently studying MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Read his student story.
A friend told me about Nottingham and I wanted a course that started in January. With the reputation Nottingham Business School has around the world it was not a hard decision to make. Studying here has been an absolute pleasure. Sufian Qamar, Pakistan, MSc Management.
Entry requirements
| Your qualification | You could study |
|---|---|
| HSSC (Higher Secondary School Certificate) | Foundation course at Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) |
FSc (pre-engineering, pre-med, commerce) at 65%+ average | Undergraduate study first year entry |
| Two-year Bachelors degree at 70%+ with relevant syllabus match | Undergraduate study second year entry |
| Three-year Bachelors degree at 50%+ with relevant syllabus match | Undergraduate study second year entry |
| Three-year Bachelors degree at 60%+ with relevant syllabus match | Consideration for undergraduate study final year entry / top up courses |
A 4-year Bachelors degree with a CGPA of 2.5 for courses that require a 2:2 entry, and CGPA 2.9 for courses that require a 2:1, would be considered for entry to our postgraduate courses. We will also consider a combination of Bachelors and Masters studied that totals 4 years. Those who have studied a 4-year Bachelors at the following institutions would require an overall CGPA of 2.3 for a course requiring 2:2 entry and a CGPA 2.7 for a course requiring a 2:1:
We would also accept a 50% overall from a 4-year Bachelors from the University of Punjab for courses that require a 2:2 equivalent degree, and 55% for courses that require a 2:1 equivalent degree. | Postgraduate study (Masters) |
English language entry requirements
You’ll need an IELTS qualification at the appropriate grade or an alternative English language qualification accepted by the University.
Students who do not meet the English language requirements may be required to take a pre-sessional English language (PEAP) course.
If you have questions about your qualification and it is not listed here, please contact us for advice.
NTU representatives
We work closely with a network of representatives all over the world including counsellors in education agencies, schools and colleges.
They can advise you on entry requirements, the application process and how to apply for a visa among other things.
You'll find their details on this page.