Bangladesh
The University of Leicester welcomes students from Bangladesh.
You can find country specific information here including entry requirements for our courses and information about the Bangladeshi student community.
The Future Students Office
The Future Students Office can provide you with more information about studying in the UK at Leicester.
Please visit our contact us page for details.
Useful information
Entry requirements
Undergraduate (Bachelors) degrees
If you are studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree. Please see individual course pages.
If you have successfully completed a three-year Bachelors (undergraduate) degree at a Bangladeshi university, with good grades, you may be considered for entry to the first year of a Bachelors degree.
For more information about courses please see individual course pages.
Postgraduate (Masters) degrees
If you have completed a relevant Masters degree from a recognised university with a minimum classification of ‘first division pass’, 3.2/4.0 CGPA or 60% (depending on the subject that you wish to study), you may be considered for entry to a Masters degree.
If you have completed a four-year Bachelors degree you may be considered for entry to a Masters degree, if you graduated from one of a selected number of institutions with a minimum classification of ‘second division pass’ or 3.0/4.0 CGPA (depending on the subject that you wish to study).
For more information about courses please see individual course pages.
PhDs and other research degrees
To apply for a PhD (or other postgraduate research qualification) you must have completed a relevant Masters degree from a recognised university with a minimum classification of ‘first division pass’, 3.2/4.0 CGPA or 60%. If you have completed a four-year Bachelors degree you may be considered for entry, if you graduated from one of a selected number of institutions with a minimum classification of ‘second division pass’ or 3.0/4.0 CGPA (depending on the subject that you wish to study).
You must also be able to demonstrate practical knowledge of appropriate research methodologies. Research degrees are demanding and intensive: to succeed at this level you must be highly motivated, be able to work independently, and have an appropriate familiarity with the discipline and its associated research techniques/methodologies.
Where a Masters degree is required, this is indicated in the relevant description on our Postgraduate Research webpages, together with further information about requirement.
English language requirements
Please see details of our English language requirements.
International student community
The University of Leicester welcomes students from all over the world. Of our 13,000 full-time, campus-based students, over 25% come from outside the EU, from more than 70 different countries.
Student Societies
Other sources of information
Agents in your region
We work with the following agents in Bangladesh: