Welcome to High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

In India, higher education includes the education imparted after schooling for 10 + 2 years i.e. ten years of primary and secondary schooling followed by two years of higher / senior secondary schooling which is equivalent to STPM in Malaysia. The annual academic session starts in July to August. College admissions start in May to June or even much earlier, on the basis of written examination or interview. Some universities / institutes reserve a limited number of seats for foreign / NRI students, which are given on the basis of the applicant’s academic records.

Courses	Duration	Subjects required
Medicine	4 ½ years + 1 year internship	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Dentistry	4 years + 1 year internship	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Pharmacy	4 years	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Engineering	4 years	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English
Architecture	5 years	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English
Agriculture	4 years	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Veterinary Science	5 years including 6 months internship	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English
Hotel management, Arts, Commerce, Economics, etc.	3 years	Any stream

Minimum qualification: 60% marks in STPM or any other qualification which is equivalent to India’s 10 + 2 CBSE level.

Courses	Duration
Arts, Humanities, Social sciences , Commerce, Economics, Management, Agriculture, Veterinary	2 years
MD / MS courses related to medicine	2 to 3years
Hotel management, Engineering, Architecture	1 ½ years

Students are admitted to PhD courses if they are able to fulfil the eligibility criteria regarding

their research competence and genuine interest in the subject of study. The admission is approved by the Board of Studies and in some cases on the recommendation of a Research Degree Committee of the university concerned. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conduct a joint selection test twice a year and a good number of fellowships are available for those who have qualified the test for higher research.