Aston University

Admission of Aston University

English Language Requirements

You are eligible for a waiver on the English language requirement if you have successfully completed any of the qualifications listed below with the corresponding grade in English:

Qualification	Minimum English Grade Required
ICSE (Standard 12th)	75%
CBSE (Standard 12th)	75%
State Board - Any (Standard 12th)	80%
International Baccalaureate (Standard Level/ Higher Level	5
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE)	C

Suppose you are not eligible for a waiver on the English language requirements. In that case, you should take one of the accepted English Language Qualifications listed on the university's English language requirements site.

Academic Requirements

For direct entry into undergraduate programmes, Aston accepts students with International School Qualifications such as IGCSE and International Baccalaureate in addition to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE/ISCE) or Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and State Board qualifications. The equivalent admission requirements for the Indian qualifications listed below are the same as those listed in the 'Entry Requirements' section on the respective course websites.

	AAA	AAB	ABB	BBB	BBC	BCC	CCC	DDD
ICSE/CBSE	85%	80%	75%	70%	65%	60%	55%	45%
State Board (All) and NIOS	90%	85%	80%	75%	70%	65%	60%	50%

Some programmes' entry requirements might have specific GCSE requirements (equivalent to Standard 10th) stated in the ‘Entry Requirements’ section of the programme page. The GCSE equivalencies are as follows:

	CBSE Xth	ICSE Xth	State Board Xth
GCSE Maths Grade B	B1	70%	75%
GCSE Maths Grade C	B2	60%	65%

If the programme of your choice has additional subject requirements, this will be assessed at the time of the assessment of your application.

If you have successfully completed a 3-Year Diploma after High School they might be able to accept you onto one of their undergraduate programmes for direct entry on a case-to-case basis. Please contact ugadmissions@aston.ac.uk to know if you’re eligible.

If you are not eligible for direct entry, you may follow the International Foundation or the International Year One route to progress to an undergraduate programme of your choice at Aston University.