A Guide to Student Intakes in the UK

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The United Kingdom is known to be the best study destination in the world. Many students are applying to universities every year. If you want to study in the UK, you must choose programmes between three intakes: autumn, winter, and summer.

You will need a lot of preparation. First, with applications, deadlines, visas, flights, etc.

To understand each intake better, let’s get into details:

All About September Intake: Autumn Intake

It is the primary intake. It is for all the universities in the UK. During this intake, universities are open to all types of courses. The application process for all the universities begins within 8–16 months. The deadlines vary among universities. Please check with the university for detailed information on their websites.

You can apply for both programs.

Let’s have a look at some of these top universities:

University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
University of Warwick
University of Leeds
University of Manchester
Coventry University
Lancaster University
University of Bristol
University of Edinburgh

All About January Intake: Winter Intake

This is the second intake. It is open only to a few universities. There are a limited number of courses available. The application process for all the universities starts in June. It ends in September. The deadlines vary among universities. Please check with the university for detailed information on deadlines.

Some of the programmes offered during this intake are:

Management, technology, banking, engineering, designing, etc.

Let’s have a look at the universities:

City University of London
Kingston University
University of Brighton
Oxford Brookes University
Aston University
Brunel University
University of Chester

All About May Intake: Summer Intake

This is the extra intake offered by a few universities in the UK. During this intake, there are a limited number of student applications. There are more vacancies. So, more chances for you to get into universities. But the course is very limited. The application process for all the universities begins in October. It ends in January. The deadlines vary among universities. Please check with the university for detailed information on deadlines.

Some of the programmes offered during this intake are:

Management, banking, technology, engineering, designing, etc.