At
MERIT, our documentation specialists will ensure that you have the
proper documents and guide you through the process of preparing them
at the beginning of the application process.
In
almost all countries the documents to be submitted are similar and
should be sent to the universities in a particular format prescribed
in their standards.
1.
Degree certificate/ Provisional Certificate;
The
student has to either submit his degree or provisional degree
certificate to the university. The Xerox copies of the certificates
have to be attested by the Registrar/ Assistant Registrar/ Controller
of Examinations of the university where the student has studied.
2.
Transcript:
All
universities issue transcripts to students in sealed envelopes. It is
a single sheet containing all the semester marks in it. The student
will have to submit the same for each university. For most
Universities in the UK, Malaysia, and NZ transcripts are not
required.
3.
Semester mark sheets:
Apart
from the transcripts the university will also ask for each semester
marks card which the student can get attested by the principal of his
college and send it to the university.
4.
10+2 and 10:
The
Xerox copies of these mark sheets should be attested by the Principal
of their schools in which they studied.
5.
Recommendation letters:
Recommendation
letters should be got from at least 2/3 people. These should be from
either teachers or employers. The content of the letter should be
different for each person. The same recommendation cannot be given by
different people. They should be typed on the official letterhead of
the concerned person and put into envelopes which must be sealed.
6.
TOEFL/ GRE/ GMAT/ SAT/ IELTS:
Xerox
copies of the score reports must be collected from the students.
7.
Statement of Purpose:
This
is a personal essay to be written by the student which has to
describe his goals and what he has done so far and what are his
future plans. It has to be typed and the length should be around 1000
words.
Apart
from this the student will also have to submit:
1.
Copy of his passport
2.
Photographs
3.
Resume
4.
Any other relevant certificates if required.
Documentation
is similar for most countries but UK does not require attestations,
Xerox copies of all documents are acceptable.
For
USA financial documents are required and they are:
1.
Bank statement:
This
is a statement from the bank showing that a student has enough money
to fund his education. This is required by all universities before
the admission is given to the student. It has to be on the letterhead
of the bank with the signature and seal of the bank manager.
2.
Affidavit of Support:
This
is a document from the parents expressing their support to fund the
education of their children. These two documents are required only by
US universities and not for any other country for the admission
process. For other countries the financial documentation is required
only for the visa process.
