The UK, decoded for Indian students

The fastest degree among major destinations — and the most compressed year of your life. These guides give the honest orientation on work rules, money and the Graduate Route; gov.uk and your university's visa team are always the authority. More guides added every week.

• Part-time work 20 hours a week in term — and the freelancing ban nobody mentions
• First weeks Share codes, NI number, GP registration, and the two exemptions students miss
• The Graduate Route A runway, not a destination — and the question that decides whether it converts
• Building your shortlist What league tables miss, what Russell Group means, and the questions that separate programmes
• Telugu community Where people are, how to find them fast, and why one year changes the maths
• Placement years A year in industry inside your degree — who it suits, and what it costs
• London vs the rest Where the gap actually is, and the fields where London repays it
• NHS & the health surcharge The upfront cost students forget to budget, and how a GP-gatekeeper system actually works
• The UK CV & job hunt Not a US resume, not an Indian biodata — plus graduate schemes, assessment centres and the one-year squeeze
• The one-year master's How the compressed year actually runs — assessment waves, the 70% scale, and the dissertation summer
• Housing & guarantors The UK guarantor problem in full — plus halls, PBSA, joint liability and contract lengths
• Banking & council tax The bank-account chicken-and-egg, and the council tax exemption you must claim
• Getting around The railcard that pays for itself, why booking ahead matters so much, and the city-choice trap
• Academic integrity The rules honest students break by accident — paraphrasing, collusion, reusing your own work, AI
• Scams to know The Home Office call, the deposit before viewing, and the job that uses your bank account

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