Sports Management MSc

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India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver

Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, with a school-leaving certificate from an English-medium school or with enough English at school

Source

“What English language tests do you accept? IELTS PTE TOEFL Please note that English proficiency requirements can be waived for: Native English speakers; Applicants who completed their education in English (high school diploma or IB); Applicants who completed their undergraduate degree in English in an English-speaking country.”

“We do not accept Method of Instruction from South Asia when applying for a Business course, unless you are an Indian national who studied at an institution in India (excluding those located in the Punjab or Haryana regions).” page

“English language requirements for students from Pakistan If you take the IELTS test you will need to achieve the following scores ( or an equivalent from other UCA-approved English tests ): Undergraduate degree (BA/BSc/BMus): 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section” page

www.berlinsbi.com/frequently-asked-questions/ · checked 14 November 2026

Pakistan is dropped from BSBI's institution-wide waiver on the programmes the University for the Creative Arts validates, because UCA, which awards the degree, names no way past an English test for Pakistani applicants: its "English language requirements for students from Pakistan" section lists only IELTS or another UCA-approved test, while its India and Nigeria sections name the Indian Standard XII at 70% in English (excluding the Punjab and Haryana boards) and WAEC/NECO English at C6, and for postgraduate business courses UCA expressly refuses a medium-of-instruction degree from South Asia unless the applicant is an Indian national who studied in India outside the Punjab and Haryana regions (UCA_MOI_SOUTH_ASIA and UCA_PK_ENGLISH in countryRules). India therefore stays, but only outside those boards and regions, and Nigeria stays. Checked 2026-11-08. Caveat: UCA writes these pages for applications to UCA and nowhere says they govern BSBI's Berlin and Hamburg delivery, and BSBI's UCA programme pages - unlike its Chichester ones - do not link to them; BSBI may in practice apply its own looser FAQ waiver, but since UCA awards the degree the stricter rule is the one recorded. For the German student visa in India a recognised certificate is required in any case (IN_VISA_ENGLISH). Also used for MSc Digital Marketing, whose awarding university is disputed - UCA's own list of validated BSBI courses and BSBI's BAföG list name UCA, BSBI's programme page names the University of Chichester - so the stricter of the two partners' rules is recorded there.

Rules that name these countries

• India: For a visa application in India, English has to be proven by a recognised certificate such as IELTS or another ALTE member's test; Duolingo, Pearson PTE and TOEFL home edition are not recognised there.
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  “Please note: Some countries may have specific visa requirements regarding acceptable evidence of English language proficiency. … All knowledge of the study language has to be proven by a recognised certificate, such as Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, ÖSD, telc for German or IELTS or ALTE members for English. Please note that neither Duolingo tests nor Pearson PTE or TOEFL home edition tests are recognised for applications in India.”

  www.berlinsbi.com/programmes/undergraduate/bsc-hons-international-business-and-management · checked 7 November 2026

  A German visa rule, not a BSBI admission rule: BSBI quotes it from the Federal Foreign Office on 45 of its 46 German programme pages (41 spell it “recognised”, 4 keep the original “recognized”; only MA Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management in Hamburg leaves it out). It bites hardest where BSBI's own rules are looser: BSBI's FAQ accepts Duolingo-free proof by education in English and the full test table on one page lists “Duolingo English Test: 105+”, both of which the mission in India will not accept. Quoted here from one page for all 46 programmes.

• India: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, accepts a three-year Indian bachelor's degree with at least 55% for its master's courses.
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  “Postgraduate requirements for students from India … Masters course For our Master's courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed your Bachelor's degree (minimum three years) with a Pass at grade 55% from a recognised university.”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

• India: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, accepts the Indian Standard XII with at least 70% in English from a NARIC-recognised board instead of an English test, but not from the Punjab or Haryana boards.
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  “English language requirements for students from India We can accept the Indian Standard XII from a NARIC recognised board with minimum 70% in English (excluding Punjab or Haryana boards).”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

• India: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, requires applicants from the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana to apply through one of its approved agents.
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  “Applicants from Punjab and Haryana To ensure we can process your application as efficiently as possible, applicants from these states are required to apply through one of our approved agents.”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

  Stated in UCA's India section. BSBI itself takes applications from every Indian state directly.

• India, Pakistan: For a business course the University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, does not accept a medium-of-instruction letter from South Asia, except from Indian nationals who studied in India outside the Punjab and Haryana regions.
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  “We do not accept Method of Instruction from South Asia when applying for a Business course, unless you are an Indian national who studied at an institution in India (excluding those located in the Punjab or Haryana regions).”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/language-requirements-support/ · checked 14 November 2026

  From UCA's list of postgraduate alternatives to an English test, where a degree taught and assessed in English counts "subject to UCA approval". South Asia covers India and Pakistan; UCA does not say which of its courses count as business courses, so the rule is recorded as it is written, conditional on the course.

• Nigeria: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, expects applicants from Nigeria to have completed a bachelor's degree at a recognised university for its master's courses, with no minimum grade stated.
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  “Postgraduate requirements for students from Nigeria … Masters course For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

  The second sentence is UCA's standard master's wording and appears in many country sections; it is quoted together with the Nigeria heading it stands under.

• Nigeria: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, accepts WAEC or NECO English Language at grade C6 (C5 for its MBA) instead of an English test from applicants from Nigeria.
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  “English language requirements for students from Nigeria We accept a Senior School Certificate Examination - West African Exams Council (WAEC) / National Examinations Council (NECO), Grade C6 (C5 for our MBA course) or above in English Language.”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

• Pakistan: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, expects applicants from Pakistan to hold a four-year bachelor's degree with 50% overall (GPA 2.6) or a master's degree for its master's courses.
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  “Postgraduate requirements for students from Pakistan … Masters course For our Master's courses, we usually require that you have one of the following: Successful completion of your Bachelor's degree (minimum 4 years) from a recognised university, with 50% overall/GPA 2.6 Successful completion of your Master's degree from a recognised university”

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

  Stricter than for India, where UCA accepts a three-year bachelor's: a two- or three-year Pakistani bachelor's is not enough.

• Pakistan: The University for the Creative Arts, which awards this degree, names no alternative to an English test for applicants from Pakistan: its Pakistan section gives only IELTS scores or an equivalent UCA-approved test.
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  “English language requirements for students from Pakistan If you take the IELTS test you will need to achieve the following scores ( or an equivalent from other UCA-approved English tests ): Undergraduate degree (BA/BSc/BMus): 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section”

  “If you are applying for an undergraduate course at UCA, we will consider equivalent academic qualifications from your home country” page

  www.uca.ac.uk/international/equivalent-qualifications/ · checked 14 November 2026

  The India and Nigeria sections of the same page do name an alternative (Indian Standard XII 70% in English outside the Punjab and Haryana boards; WAEC/NECO English at C6); the Pakistan section names none. UCA's undergraduate route past a test is exactly this country list (alsoQuoted), and its postgraduate routes are a majority-English nationality, a degree from a majority-English country, or a medium-of-instruction degree - which UCA does not accept from South Asia for a business course (UCA_MOI_SOUTH_ASIA). Checked 2026-11-08.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.