University College CorkEntry Requirement Guide - India
Recognised Boards Standard XII from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate Examination CISCE or a state boardNote: Average is calculated on best 5 recognised subjects and Year X results must also be presented
Recognised Qualifications 1. All India Senior School Certificate2. Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 123. Indian School Certificate (Year 12)
Band 1 ProgrammesMinimum Entry Requirements
Minimum average of 90% + in any of the recognised secondary school qualifications.
Band 2 ProgrammesMinimum Entry Requirements
Minimum average of 80-89% in any of the recognised secondary school qualifications.
Band 3 ProgrammesMinimum Entry Requirements
Minimum average of 75-79% in any of the recognised secondary school qualifications.
Additional Requirements Where Maths is required for a specific degree programme, a minimum score of 85% in Maths is required.Where a Lab Science subject is required for a specific degree programme, a minimum score of 85% is required in the appropriate Lab Science subject.
Recognised Qualification International Examinations from another country's national education system:•Irish Leaving Certificate [LINK]•International Baccalaureate (IB) [LINK]•British A Levels/GCE [LINK]
Undergraduate Entry Requirements - India
Undergraduate Programme Bands
Code Course Code Course Code Course
CK712 Children's and General Nursing CK202 Accounting CK101 Arts
CK702 Dentistry CK106 Applied Psychology CK104 Arts Music
CK204 Finance CK606 Architecture CK118 Digital Humanities and Information Tech
CK307 Law and Business CK108 Arts International CK112 Drama and Theatre Studies
CK304 Law and Irish CK402 Biological and Chemical Sciences CK111 Early Years and Childhood Studies
CK301 Law French CK404 Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences CK109 English
CK407 Mathematical Sciences CK203 BIS CK107 Geography & Archaeological Sciences
CK791 Medicine (Grad) CK406 Chemical Sciences CK210 Government
CK701 Medicine (UG) CK201 Commerce CK506 International Development and Food Policy
CK504 Nutritional Sciences CK211 Commerce International with Chinese Studies
CK704 Occupational Therapy CK205 Commerce International with French
CK703 Pharmacy CK206 Commerce International with German
CK408 Physics and Astrophysics CK208 Commerce International with Hispanic Studies
CK705 Speech and Language Therapy CK209 Commerce International with Irish
CK207 Commerce International with Italian
CK401 Computer Science
CK113 Criminology
CK117 Economics (Transformational Learning)
CK600 Engineering
CK105 Film and Screen Media
CK502 Food Marketing and entrepreneurship
CK505 Food Science
CK710 General Nursing
CK405 Genetics
CK730 Intellectual Disability Nursing
CK301 Law Pathways
CK720 Mental Health Nursing
CK740 Midwifery
CK706 Public Health
CK102 Social Science
CK116 Sports Studies and Physical Education
CK110 World Languages
Band 1 Band 2 Band 3
UG English Language Requirement – IELTS*
College Programmes IELTS
College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences
All Programmes6.5
Minimum individual sections 5.5
College of Business and Law
Business Programmes6.0
Minimum individual sections 5.5
Law Programmes6.5
Minimum individual sections 5.5
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
All Programmes (Except Architecture)
6.0Minimum individual sections 5.5
Architecture6.5
Minimum individual sections 6.0
College of Medicine and Health
All Programmes (Except Speech and Language Therapy)
6.5Minimum individual sections 6.5
Speech and Language Therapy7.0
Minimum individual sections 6.5
*UCC also accepts TOEFL for UG applications
Programme Qualification Required 2H2 Equivalent 2H1 Equivalent 1H Equivalent
Postgraduate Programmes
Bachelor of Arts / Science / Commerce /Professional Bachelor Degree
Where first division is awarded at 60%, a grade of 60-65% is equivalent to a 2H2. Where first division is awarded at 65%, a grade of 65-69% is equivalent to a 2H2
Minimum CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale
Minimum CGPA 2.7 on a 4 point scale
Where first division is awarded at 60%, a grade of 66-74% is equivalent to a 2H1. Where first division is awarded at 65%, a grade of 70-79% is equivalent to a 2H1
Minimum CGPA of 7.5 on a 10 point scale
Minimum CGPA 3.2 on a 4 point scale
Where first division is awarded at 60%, a grade of 75%+ is equivalent to a 1H. Where first division is awarded at 65%, a grade of 80+ is equivalent to a 1H
Minimum CGPA of 8.5 on a 10 point scale
Minimum CGPA 3.7 on a 4 point scale
Check individual programme pages to see whether the entry requirement is
• a 2H2 (second class honours, grade two) or
• a 2H1 (second class honours, grade one).
Postgraduate Entry Requirements – India
Additional Notes
Note 1
Indian applicants will normally be required to achieve a first class/first division mark in their
undergraduate programme at a good institution of higher education in India. At the discretion
of academic departments, students with degrees awarded by top universities such as the
University of Mumbai, University of Delhi, University of Calcutta, and the University of Pune,
may be accepted with high second class/high second division marks.
Note 2
Indian applicants with degrees awarded by any Indian Institute of Technology should contact
the International Office regarding specific entry requirements.
Note 3
In relation to three year degrees, the standard of the awarding institution will be considered in
relation to admission to University College Cork. Please contact the International Office for
further information.
Note 4
Selected PG programmes will require specific subjects taken at UG level to be eligible for that
PG programme. Each PG programme will specify entry requirements on UCC prospectus
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/taughtcourses.
Postgraduate Entry Requirements – India
Sample Postgraduate Programme Entry Levels
Code PG Programme Entry Req
CKE10 MA - Creative Writing 2H2
CKL43 MSc International Accounting Practice 2H2
CKL05 MSc Management Information & Managerial Accounting Systems 2H2
CKL18 MSc Information Systems for Business Performance 2H2
CKL22 MSc Management & Marketing 2H2
CKL31 MSc Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship 2H2
CKL51 MSc Business Information & Analytics Systems 2H2
CKL52 MSc Information Systems Risk Management 2H2
CKX11 Master of Public Health 2H2
CKX19 MSc in Nursing (for Non-EU Applicants Only) 2H2
CKR05 MSc in Interactive Media 2H2
CKR19 MSc in Food Microbiology 2H2
CKR26 MEngSc Sustainable Energy 2H2
CKR27 MEngSc in Mech Eng (Manufacturing, Process and Automation Systems) 2H2
CKR40 MSc Computing Science 2H2
CKR49 MSc Data Science & Analytics 2H1
CKL24 MSc International Public Policy & Diplomacy 2H1
CKL26 MAcc Accounting 2H1
CKL19 MSc Financial Economics 2H1
CKL21 MSc Corporate Finance 2H1
CKL40 MSc Asset Management 2H1
CKR22 MSc in Food Science 2H1
CKR44 MSC in Molecular Cell Biology and Bioinnovation 2H1
CKR47 MEngSc In Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2H1
CKR01 MSc in Biotechnology 2H1
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/taughtcourses/
Full PG Online Prospectus
PG English Language Requirement – IELTS*
*UCC also accepts TOEFL, Cambridge and Pearson for PG applications
College Programmes IELTS
College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences
All Programmes6.5
Minimum individual sections 5.5
College of Business and Law
All Programmes6.5
Minimum individual sections 5.5
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
All Programmes6.5
Minimum individual sections 6.0
College of Medicine and Health
All Programmes (except Speech and Language Therapy)
6.5Minimum individual
sections 6.5
Speech and Language Therapy
7.0Minimum individual
sections 6.5
Postgraduate Application PortalAgent Registration
Agent Registration
Please tick `Yes` if you are an agency making
an application on behalf of a student or making
applications on behalf of more than one student. Otherwise tick `No`.
You are only required to register once on
the PAC site. An agency/agent's office should
register just once. Do NOT register an agent profile using the student`s email address.
If you answer Yes, then you register with the
agent`s email address. The student`s email
address will be required to be entered on the
actual application form when you make each
application and you also state the agent`s email
address in the International Agent Email box within the application form.