Study in New Zealand

New Zealand offers very affordable tuition fee compared with many other countries. Competitive tuition fees integrated with low cost of living represents a good value for your money.

Study cost in New Zealand differs from course to course and college to college:

An Undergraduate level which involves Diploma, Bachelors and Graduate diploma can cost between: NZ$ 15000 to NZ $ 25000 per year.

he Masters and Postgraduate diploma would cost: NZ$ 18,000 to NZ$ 36,000per year.

Approximate Living cost in New Zealand :NZ $ 10,000 to NZ $ 12,000 per year.

Intakes

The academic year is from mid / late February to early November and most Universities have 2 semesters with a holiday of 4 weeks in June. Each University operates slightly different dates and some also offer summer school in the main holiday period in November to February. Intakes are in February, July and sometimes in September.

English Language Requirements

All students must be fluent in English language if they are to succeed at university in New Zealand. There are many courses available at public and private institutions in New Zealand and elsewhere to assist international students reach the required level of English language competence. A band of 6.0/6.5 for undergraduate & 6.5 / 7.0 for postgraduate courses is desirable.

Documents

Documents needed for making an application are resume, statement of purpose, marksheets & certificates of X, XII, till Graduation or relevant degree transcripts in specific cases, Certificates of extra curricular activities and passport copy, birth certificate & 2 reference letters from colleges & employers.

Work while you study : Part-time work

There are plenty of work opportunities available for international students so you can you can easily work while you study. All students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations that is 40 hours. Another great thing is that you can get a permit at the end of your degree program and work for 12 months in the country under a special “work permit” under the student visa policy.

Opportunity to settle permanently in New Zealand

After you graduate, as mentioned above, you can work in the country for up to a year. If the job you are working at is relevant to the course that you have completed then this will immediately give you a 2 years work permit with all rights like free medical, etc. Upon receiving this 2 years work permit then you can apply for PR, which you will most likely to get it within 5-6 months of your application. Best opportunity to get settle permanently because students having full time employment in cities other than Auckland get 30 bonus points while applying for PR.

Work Opportunities

Due to limited population in New Zealand some skills are in chronically short supply. New Zealand has lists of industries where there is a serious skill shortages. That is because the New Zealand govt. has realized that companies and organizations need to employee people from outside NZ to help meet demands for the skill. Threfore plenty of work opportunities are available for international studentsranging from computer software to development industry to film to television and commercial production industry. services like banking, finance, advertising, property, tourism & hospitality, and food processing are also offered.

Highest paid jobs in NZ

• Information architects (IT) $135,000.
• Data warehousing and Business Intelligence (IT) $115,000.
• Cybersecurity specialists $105,000.
• Construction project and contract management $105,000.
• IT Sales $105,000.
• Finance managers & controllers $100,000.

A number of scholarship initiatives are targeted specifically at Indians. Following are the examples :

• The Christchurch Educated Skills Scholarship for India initiative targets postgraduate-level students studying courses in skills shortage areas, including engineering, ICT, science and construction.
• Prime Minister Scholarship For Asia, Is a programme funded by the New Zealand government and administered by Education New Zealand
• In may 2016, a new university scholarship initiative for India scholars’ are offered opportunity to study graduate and postgraduate programmes at all eight universities through the New Zealand Excellence Awards.

• The University of Auckland
• University of Otago
• University of Canterbury
• Victoria University of Wellington
• University of Waikato
• Massy University
• Lincoln University
• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)