• Number of students from India: approximately 200 undergraduate; 300 graduate
• Number of partnerships between UAlberta and India: 8
• Key partners include:
  • IIT-Bombay
  • IISc
  • IIM Bangalore
  • IILM Institute for Higher Education
  • Petrotech Society
  • Public Health Foundation of India
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • University of Hyderabad
• Number of faculty members from India: more than 75; explore their research:
  • Dr Ujjayant Chakravorty, Department of Economics
  • Dr Kamaljit Kaur, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Dr Sushanta Mitra, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dr Vinay Prasad, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

1. Great scholarships for undergraduate students and super graduate student funding. In 2009, a student from India, Atam Kapoor, won one of the prestigious $50,000/year Vanier doctoral scholarships.
2. We are one of the world's top 100 universities.
3. Many distinguished alumni in India. In fact, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and distinguished Indian historian Romila Thapur have honorary doctorates! The University of Alberta even has a Dr Manmohan Singh Prize in Economics that is offered to a top student in the department of Economics.

4. Strong commitment from Ualberta President, Dr Indira Samarasekera, to developing ties with India. Dr. Samarasekera accompanied Canadian Prime Minister Harper on his first official visit to India and was appointed to serve on the Canada-India Science and Technology Council. Read this article from myEducationTimes.com

5. Affordable undergraduate and graduate tuition for a world-class education. UAlberta's tuition is much lower than the tuition at most universities in the UK or USA.

• More than $500 million in external research funding (2nd highest in Canada).
• Wide-ranging research expertise and a history of innovations, such as the co-discovery of insulin and the development of ultrasound techniques to re-grow teeth!
• Student research that attracts worldwide attention! Our Land Reclamation students were featured in the Times of India.
• Excellent facilities including the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, Nanofab, and the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.
• More than 4,000 international students, with great support and fun activities offered through UAlberta's International Centre.
• One of the most active student unions in Canada and hundreds of student groups
• Award-winning International Week, full of great activities focused on global citizenship—distinguished Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath was a speaker in 2009.
• Work while you study! There are many great opportunities for you to gain Canadian work experience.

• Heritage Days 
• Capital Ex Festival 
• Canada Day 
• Folk Festival 
• Fringe Festival 
• Royal Alberta Museum
• West Edmonton Mall  
• Other great festivals and attractions

• Join a student club:
  • Indian Students Association (INDSA) 
    • Read about student Debjyoti Sen's great experience with INDSA
  • Hindu Students' Association (please log into Facebook to see this page)
  • Muslim Students' Association
  • Sikh Students’ Society
  • Punjabi Cultural Association of Canada (Facebook)
• Attend the Indian Students’ Association Diwali event
• Sing with the University of Alberta Indian Music Ensemble
• Get involved with Edmonton’s large Indian community–more than 38,000 people!
  • Andhra Cultural Association
  • Council of India Societies of Edmonton
  • Edmonton Bengali Association
  • Edmonton Kannada Association 
  • Edmonton Ragamala Society 
  • Edmonton Tamil Cultural Association
  • Shastri Indo Canadian Institute
• Eat at one of Edmonton's great Indian restaurants: (Haweli, Khazana, New Asian Village, etc)
• Try-out for a team or watch a match at Edmonton's Cricket Club

• Indian Ethnic Fashion Show
• Funny Dance to Hindi Music

Curriculum Info

• Accepted local curricula: All India Senior Secondary School Certificate (Year 12); Higher Secondary School Certificate (Year 12); India School Certificate (Year 12); Pre-University Exam (Year 12); or Intermediate Certificate (Year 12)
• Information on IB, AP, GCE, & SAT
• English language proficiency exemptions: The English proficiency requirement is waived for students in India with:
  •  75% or higher in 12th standard Core English or with 80% or higher in 12th Standard Functional English on the All-India Senior Secondary School Certificate.
  • 75% or higher in English on the ICSE
  • See English Language Proficiency.

India-specific scholarships

• University of Alberta India Centenary Scholarship
• University of Alberta India First-Year Excellence Scholarship
• Master’s or PhD students interested in coming to U of A for study or research may want to explore the Commonwealth Scholarship Program.

Tuition & Cost of Living