Reviewed on Aug 29, 2025(Enrolled 2024)
What Students Say
Likes
- Latest curriculum: when compared to my college in undergraduate the curriculum over here seems it gets revised a lot frequently
- State of the art facilities and labs: we have a lot of latest equipment in the lab
- Diverse international student community: There are people from all around the world
Dislikes
- Limited practical industry exposure compared to the academic focus: Compared to other courses which have capstone project done with industry we dont have that exposure
- Availability of specialized electives in emerging areas: there are no electives in this course at least for me so choose your program wisely
- Limited flexibility in tailoring modules to individual career goals: you expect this as you are paying so much and everyone says that foreign academics are the best
Course Curriculum
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- In my opinion the course curriculum is not that difficult but depends on the person. It's a mix of both theoretical and practical.
- The positive thing is that the course curriculum is very frequently updated so they teach you the latest things that are happening in the industry. the negative is that since the course is only one year, you don't get enough time to build rapport with your teachers.
- There are on average around 3 classes scheduled each day and it usually starts at 11 in the morning. sometimes you have a break in between or lab sessions so the end time depends on that.
- For my class the average number of students is 60. but some classes we have students from other courses as well so sometimes there might be around 100 students in the lecture hall. In my course there were only 2 Indian students
Admission Experience
- I applied to these universities:
- University of Bristol
- University of Manchester
- University of Liverpool
- Swansea University
- University of Birmingham
- University of Glasgow
- I didn’t shortlist top universities because I thought they were too ambitious for me. So, these were the universities I applied to and I got acceptance from all of them. After this I got admission into the university of bristol.
- I did not get rejections from any of the universities I applied to.
- I chose the University of Bristol because of its strong reputation in engineering and communications research, plus the course curriculum was to my liking and the ranking was also good.
- I submitted my application online via the university portal. Then uploaded all my documents. They reviewed the academic transcripts and qualifications. For my case i didnt have to give ielts or toefl. Then i got the conditional offer letter. I paid the deposit and then got the unconditional offer letter.
- For my case I didn't have to give any exam; when I applied there was no requirement of GRE, and I think based on your 12th english marks they decide if they require IELTS or TOEFL marks from you.
- The overall admission process was very streamlined. you can find guides on the process online.
- I applied to september intake the main factor that influenced this decision was i want to go as soon as my undergraduate degree is done.
- It doesn't take long if you have all the documents ready. I started applying in late October; at that time I didn't have my full transcripts, as I was still completing my undergraduate degree, so till then i sent them my results for up to the 6th sem and based on that they gave me the conditional offer letter in around 3 to 4 weeks but again it was delayed, as to get the unconditional offer letter I needed to provide them with my whole transcript for my undergraduate degree. As soon as my exams got over i went to the university for my transcript and sent it over to university of Bristol and within 1 to 2 weeks they verified it and gave me the unconditional offer letter.
Faculty
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- I'm not sure about what the faculty-to-student ratio is, but i can tell you that there are fewer teachers. They frequently require support from teaching assistants that are PGR students for some classes or lab sessions.
- Well, this affects the interaction between students and teachers.
- I think so; the teaching methodology is good and yes, it can prepare you for securing a job but you still might require some hard work from your end, as, to my knowledge, they don't help students find jobs.
Campus Life
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- Well, there is no, like, border for the campus
- The university buildings are scattered all around Bristol, but mostly your classes will be held in Clifton; maybe you can call that the Clifton campus.
- The facilities include library, sport facilities, a gym, and a swimming pool; they also have a global lounge where you can sit and relax
- Well, there are a lot of events that carry out throughout the year organised by various societies at the university of Bristol. for those you can check the Bristol su website.
- As I said earlier, there are a lot of student societies which carry out all kinds of events around the year. they also take you out to some iconic places like Stonehenge, etc. For sports there are intramurals where you can play and they also have their futsal team and other teams as well.
Part Time Jobs
- TA, RA, DA roles are very difficult as the university doesn't allow PGT students to pursue these roles as there is less time and they want them to focus more on studies
- There are other jobs available, like student ambassadors at student services and Bristol su. the usual hourly wage is around 11.44 pounds per hour. that's the national minimum wage right now.
- So you can work 20 hours per week during term time and 40 hours per week during non-term time
- It is moderately difficult to get on-campus part-time jobs
- The hourly wage is 11.44 pounds, which is the national minimum wage. It is fairly easy to secure part-time employment while studying, as there are plenty of opportunities at restaurants, supermarkets and other shops and places. the usual process for applying for a part-time job is first you will search for part-time jobs on linkedin or indeed. I would advise making a new resume for part-time jobs. Fill in experience if you have relevant experience over there and start applying. based onn your resume, the hiring team would select you and schedule an interview and that's it.
Placement
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- Well, 98 per cent of the the graduating batch secure employment within 6 months of completing the course.
- You can expect to earn about 30000 pounds after your graduation.
- So students usually apply for jobs in indeed or LinkedIn, just like part-time jobs. There are some internships that some industries do in partnership with the university; as of now, none of my batchmates have been places, some of the major companies are Leonardo uk ltd, Toshiba etc.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- So there is the university's portal to find accommodation if you want to opt in for that. you can choose from various accommodations that the university has and then you put in your preferences and they give you a decision based on that.
- My monthly rent was around 900 pounds per month and the facilities include a gym and a snooker table, there are 2 common areas where you can hang out, and there are also various events that are organised by the accommodation team.
- The accommodation process is pretty straightforward; you just put your preferences based on the places you like and that's it.
- For future students the advice i can give them is just don't look at the distances from the campus; also consider that Bristol is quite hilly so maybe you check the elevation from google maps because this happened to me. my place is around a 20 mins walk from uni but i have to climb a hill, which is a pain.
- In my accommodation there are a lot of Asians; it's called print hall. But, the students are usually evenly divided based on the preferences they like
Exams
- Based on your undergraduate taught language and 12th board English marks, they decide whether you should give ielts or toefl. as for GRE, they didn't require that.
- For the documents you require an SOP, LOR, and at least 2 references (these may be academic or professional); you also require your transcripts from your previous university.
- There was no interview part for my application process.
Fees
- So the tuition fee was 34200 pounds for a one-year course. you can pay that in one payment or you can pay it in two instalments of 16200 pounds each.
- for the accommodation i used the university-collaborated accommodation. there are multiple places that you can stay at. for me my rent was around 10000 pounds for one year, which can be paid in one payment or in 3 instalments. You can find the information on all this on the university website; they have mentioned it quite clearly.
- So monthly expenses would be around 400 to 600 pounds depending on the type of person you are. This is excluding rent. If you rent a room privately, it may cost you around 800 pounds per month (That depends on the location of your home).
Scholarship
- There are multiple scholarships available for the university. im not too sure they give scholarships for a particular course. the most notable one is the Think big scholarship. you can find the details for that on the university's website. The only eligibility criterion was that you have applied for the course.
- There are 3 categories of tuition waivers that are 6.5k, 13k and 26k pounds per year. I know some students who received this scholarship and there are many other scholarships available which you can check on the university's website.
- Well for the numbers, the university doesn't disclose this data for post graduate students but I think the number is less, as I have not met many people who got this scholarship.
