homesweet said:
Hi
I would appreciate if you guys could review my profile.
I'm a computer science graduate passed out in July, 2012 GPA 2.96.
My current earning is $3500/month and i have my own bank balance that is 30K+. I work for International company who pays me via bank wired transfer and i don't pay taxes to government.
I have also some certifications related to my course of interest and my work experience proves it well.
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Thanks.
Hi,
If you are an established CS Bachelor degree holder with work ex in core IT/ programming/software development/related areas... then pursuing a Master's degree at Canadian public universities will be your best option.
The decision on an application for a Canadian study permit will completely be based on one's individual application package. Usually good academic record ( especially marks of last major degree) , proper course selection (preferably showing progression in same field) consistent profile, sufficient proof of funding and a decent IELTS score is seen as a standard benchmark to get the Canadian study permit. There may be more requirements, depending upon the citizenship of one's country.
Most Canadian universities need atleast B grade or minimum 60%-65% (depending on the university) in final 2 years of a 4 years Bachelor's degree for students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc. and an IELTS score of 6.5 overall (with no bands less than 6)(some top grade universities may require IELTS score of overall 7)/ equivalent score of TOEFL also accepted in most universities for being eligible to apply to Master degree programs.
You can pursue a course based master degree (M.Eng) OR a thesis based/ applied research degree MaSc. degree in CS/IT/ closely related fields. The research based degrees are usually much more competitive, where one generally needs to show some knack for research (like published papers) and selected students usually get partial or full funding.
Most universities DO NOT require GRE. Overall academic record and academic marks in Bachelor's (in your case marks in final 2 years of B.Tech) is the single biggest criteria for admission to Canadian Engineering Master degrees. Higher the Bachelor degree scores, better it is.
Here's the list of ALL recognized Canadian educational institutes eligible for OCWP+PGWP, listed according to province:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/institutions/participants.asp
To get into top grade universities, you are expected to have an excellent academic record.
You can see general rankings of Canadian universities.. not accurate but gives you an overall idea.. as to which universities are reputed:
www.4icu.org/ca/
You need to go through the university department websites, contact the university departments to know more such as course content, graduate degree options, deadlines, tuition fees, admission procedure etc. You will have to do the hard work to find the right type of programs of your desire and shortlist; a list of say atleast 5-6 more universities, you may consider applying to.
Most universities have NO Jan/Winter intake. The application submission date for Fall 2013 (Sept) start in most universities is already long over, and you should consider applying for 2014 Fall intake, for which usually the last date can be anywhere between Nov 1 2013 (for research based programs) to Feb 1 2014 (for course based programs).
To know more about studying in Canada. study permit and student work permits visit the official CIC website:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work.asp
Hope it helps.
***All opinions expressed are purely personal, and pieces of information mentioned are to the best of my knowledge... You should consult other sources too.
