Education Chart / Information

UK 'O' levels is equivalent to Secondary education –SSC/CBSE/ICSE, 'A' levels (2 years) is equivalent to Higher Secondary Education -HSC/Intermediate, Bachelors degree is for 3 years, 4 years are Sandwich program , Masters degree is for 1 year and Ph.D for 3 years.

Types of Institutions

• University
• Open University
• Colleges of Higher & Further Education
• Open College
• Teacher Training Colleges
• Colleges offering UG & PG Foundation/Bridging courses
• English language schools

Grading System

Usual Grading system in Secondary school:

In UK Alphabetical system of grading is followed i.e. From A to E.

A: excellent/outstanding; B: above average; C: average; D: below average; E: fail

Main Grading system used by higher education (HE) sector institutions:

In UK Alphabetical system of grading is followed i.e. A to E.

A: Excellent/outstanding/Pass with Distinction;
B: Above Average/Pass with Merit ;
C/D: Pass;
E: fail.

Other main grading systems:
Apart from the alphabetical grading system, the Numerical system is also used in UK.

Types of degrees

1. Higher National Certificate (HNC)
2. Higher National Diploma (HND)
3. Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE)
4. Foundation Courses
5. UG/Bachelor's degrees – BA/BSc including (Hons)
6. Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas (PGCert; PGDip)
7. Postgraduate degrees/Masters - MA/ MSc
8. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
9. Professional qualifications – CIMA, ACCA, CIM, CIPD etc

Types of research degrees

1. Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
2. Master of Research (MRes)
3. Professional / Taught Doctorates (DEng, DMus, DEd, DBA, DClinPsych)
4. New Route Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D)
5. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil)