Is IELTS Compulsory for study in Malta?

Indian students are always creative with their passion to explore new boundaries; they have supported ‘Overseas Education’ strongly. Especially in the past decade, the number of Indian students going abroad to study has increased incredibly. It will be exciting to note that India has sent the largest number of students abroad. We have been sending the largest number of students from 2008-09 onwards. Newly released data from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs reveals that there were nearly 753,000 Indian students went abroad as of July 2018 for higher studies. There could be hundreds of reasons why a student would want to Study Abroad and we have listed some of the most important ones here.

This is a question that has haunted many students for a long time. Being in this the business of Foreign Education for almost 12 years now, we have seen practically all the scenarios in which students get accepted or rejected for their student visas.

Any a student who has ever thought about studying abroad has heard of IELTS. IELTS is a way for educational institutions to test the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers. The structure of the test is designed to test the English level. Most of the popular study abroad destinations like USA, UK , Canada, Australia, New Zealand demand a certain language proficiency certification by the way of IELTS, PTE,  you’d be surprised to know that  Malta offers several options for Indian and international students to get admissions without the need to IELTS.

This is Amar. He has completed his higher secondary just before 2 months ago. His dream is to become a successful game developer and for that, he wants to go and study in Malta. He is preparing for IELTS from the last 1.5 months and on vacation instead of playing, outing and chilling with his friends. Amar is worried about scoring a good IELTS score. He is constantly in pressure to achieving good IELTS score to complete his dream, because Amar is not aware that he can go Malta without giving IELTS. Not just only Amar but most of the students are not aware that they can study in abroad without IELTS out of this Malta is one of the places where a student can enrol without appearing IELTS Malta without IELTS.

This is Akbar. He is working as a Marketing Manager in a well-known MNC Company. Akbar has completed his graduation from a top-ranked institute in India. His one and only dream are to start his own business of logistics and supply chain but for that, he needs to know the basic requirements of logistics and supply chain. Going through Google he came to know he gets to know that Malta is one of the best destinations to pursue a master in the supply chain. He has started preparing for IELTS because it is compulsory to get enrol in his desired course he thinks that he needs IELTS to get admission. As he is a manager he has lots of workload managerial position he needs to manage his workload and need to prepare for IELTS as well. Because as Amar he is also not aware that he can go Malta without giving IELTS.

This is Anthony. He is working in IT Company. He wants to be IT Manager in future but for that, he needs to pursue a degree or certificate in IT Field. Anthony decided to study abroad where he can complete his IT course and he decides to study in Malta as Universities in Malta offer world-class education with affordable tuition fees. Known for its kind nature, Malta is endlessly welcoming to international students. With high standards of research and teaching, as well as a great study experience in a beautiful and diverse country. Anthony is aware that he does not need to take any kind of English examination to get admission in Maltese university. Anthony can manage his workload without worrying about preparations of the IELTS exam.

60 to 70% of students think that they need to appear for IELTS if they want to go Malta. Like every exam, people are afraid of the IELTS exam too. The fear is due to different questions that continuously ponder them in their thoughts. Like,

• Will I get my desired score?
• Can I score band 7?
• Can I score 7 bands in writing?
• I need 6 bands in each module for immigration; can I make it this time?
• I want to take admission in Global College of Malta; will I be able to 7 bands in each module?

If you are aiming to study abroad especially in Malta then qualifying the IELTS test is not a compulsion anymore in many Maltese universities. Except for being expensive, one has to put in strenuous efforts for clearing the IELTS exam. So, now the question arises how and where to study in Malta without IELTS? You can do this strategically by choosing to study in universities that do not consider IELTS as a mandatory criterion.

Many of the top universities in Malta do not reply on IELTS score at all. Institutes like American University of Malta (AUM), Global College of Malta (GCM), Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) etc. are some examples of colleges that do not require IELTS scores during the application and admission process for Indian or international students.

To evaluate your proficiency in the English language, popular Maltese universities adopt different measures. In some universities, you can get enrolled by the medium of instruction (MOI) from your previous faculties regarding your English proficiency. There is also an exemption for students of various other nationalities regarding English language proficiency test. Many universities of Malta accept various other forms of English proficiency credentials apart from IELTS.  

Don’t do toil in wrong direction like Amar and Akbar but be smart like Anthony avoid the strain to allow exams.

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