Canada spends more per capita on education than any other country in the Organization for economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Students have a diverse choice of 92 Universities and 175 Community Colleges and technical Institutes offering an amazingly wide array of study programmes. For example, cooperative work programmes combine courses in many subjects with relevant work, giving students an invaluable head start on their careers. Upon graduation, international students are allowed to work full time in Canada for one year in a job related to their field of study, before returning home. This provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience in an international setting.

Basic Requirements For Students

65-70% for admission in your 12th grade for undergraduate study in a university Community colleges and Technical Institutes are more flexible) Minimum of 550 in your TOEFL score (paper-pencil test)/213 (computer based test).For Masters degree you require 16 years of education(10+2+4).Work experience and a GMAT score of 600 range for MBA programmes

Admission Requirements vary from Institution to Institution, in Canada.

Successful completion of the equivalent of a Canadian secondary school academic program with strong marks.

Proof of strong proficiency in English (or French if studies in French). Students may be required to provide proof of language proficiency by way of a language proficiency test (For example TOEFL- Test of English as a Foreign Language administered by Educational Testing Service in USA, IELTS - International English Language Testing System administered by the British Council). Generally, Francophone universities require international students to complete their own test of French proficiency.

Some institutions have other forms of English or French language assessment; they may offer their own language proficiency test or, may admit students to academic programs on the basis of having successfully completed that institution's language program. There is no Canada wide entrance test as each university sets its own admission standards and assesses the qualifications of each applicant individually.

Undergraduate Programme

For seeking admission to an undergraduate course, a minimum of twelve years of education is the required qualification. Students pursuing the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) have an advantage as ISCE system is similar to the British System and its is easy to interpret for the US colleges. In case of CBSE and State Boards the student may have to communicate course contents, level of study etc., to the university.

Postgraduate Programme

For any postgraduate programme, you need to have completed 16 years of education, i.e. 10+2+4. This means that you cannot pursue a master's course in Canada if you have completed a three year degree course in India. You therefore need to pursue a one year postgraduate diploma or a two year post graduate degree if you are interested in further studies in America/Canada

Degree holders in Engineering and medicine however don't have any such problem.

Postgraduate Management Programme

Most colleges require an educational level of 10+2+3. The top colleges however insist on 10+2+4. In both cases, a minimum work experience of two years is also required.

Graduate Management Aptitude Test is required for the MBA aspirants. The test assesses the verbal, analytical and mathematical skills of the candidate. The test is held in a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) format and the candidate requires having the basic computer skills. Questions are displayed in the computer screen one at a time and system ‘adapts’ the level of the following questions based on the responses of the candidate. A score of 650 and above is considered excellent. The test is held in October, January, March and June all over the world and details on it are available in the test bulletin.