University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is the seventh oldest university in the world. The university was ranked as the sixth best educational institute in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings this year. The Cambridge University also occupied the top spot in the British Government Research Assessment Exercise that took place in the years 2001 and 2008.

Facts
Name of the Institution	University of Cambridge
Type of Institution	Public
Location	The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK. Tel: 333308 Email: admissions@cam.ac.uk
Ownership	Government
Accreditation/affiliation	The university has affiliations with the Russell Group, International Alliance of Research Universities, G5, Coimbra Group, League of European Research Universities and European University Association.
Courses Offered	Undergraduate, graduate, diploma and certificate courses in Arts and Humanities Architecture Engineering Management Medicine Law PhD M.Phil Languages Computer Science
Departments/Branches	Biological Sciences Arts and Humanities Technology Clinical Medicine Social Sciences Physical Sciences Veterinary Medicine Islamic Studies Business Management Music Languages
Admission Procedure	The international candidates have to fill in the Cambridge Online Preliminary Application form and the UCAS application form from the official website of the university. The completed forms have to be submitted by the middle of October.
Scholarships	Manmohan Singh Scholarships Prince Philip Scholarships 800th Anniversary Scholarships Blyth Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarships
Fee Structure	Tuition fees for undergraduate students: Arts and Humanities: £13,011 per year Architecture, Music and Geography: £17,028 per year Engineering, Management and Natural Sciences: £19,800 per year Mathematics: £14,511 per year Veterinary Medicine and Medicine: £31,494 per year Tuition fees for graduate students: Masters, M.Litt and PhD: £ 13,011 - £ 31,494 per year Music: £ 15,339 per year Economics, Geography, Engineering, International Relations, Natural Science, Computer Science: £ 13,011 Law: £ 17,637 per year M.Phil: £ 14,061 - £ 21,027 per year
Notable Alumni	Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, Alfred Tennyson, Edmund Spenser, Raymond Williams, Lord Byron, George Herbert, E. R. Braithwaite, Rupert Brooke, and E. M. Forster.
Eligibility Criteria	International candidates who want to pursue undergraduate studies from Cambridge University will have to pass their A/AS-Level examinations or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with high grades. For aspirants who do not have English as their native language will have to undergo English language proficiency tests like Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, IELTS, IGCSE English Language or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English. Students from the ISC and CBSE boards will also be considered eligible to apply only if they apply for the following courses: Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Natural Sciences and Economics.
Established in the Year	The university was established in the year 1209.
Website	http://www.cam.ac.uk/
Facts & Figures	There are 114 libraries in the university. Cambridge University has 31 colleges. Amongst the colleges, Newnham, Murray Edwards, and Lucy Cavendish College admit women candidates only. The university has produced 61 Nobel laureates. The system of quantitative grading of the students' work was introduced by William Farish in the year 1792. Percentage of international undergraduate students: 10%. Percentage of international postgraduate students: 40%.
Events	Conferences, conventions and fairs, music, drama, publications and sports.