King's College London (KCL) Admissions 2026-27: Application Deadline, Eligibility & Fees

King’s College London Application Deadlines for Indian Students

King’s runs a primary September intake across almost all undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes, with a small January window for a handful of PGT courses. UCAS deadlines are fixed, while King’s Apply postgraduate deadlines sit on each course page. Dates below are per the official KCL postgraduate applications page and the UCAS 2027 cycle.

King’s College London’s primary intake for Indian students is September — most Bachelor’s and Master’s courses open here.

Late UCAS applications for undergraduate courses may be considered where capacity remains, but King’s treats any submission after 13 January 2027 as late for the September 2027 cycle. Medicine and Dentistry do not accept late submissions.

Planning note: Postgraduate taught deadlines are course-specific, so an MSc Data Science or MSc Banking and Finance can close as early as mid-June 2027 while an MA course runs into late July. Check your target course page in King’s Apply the day you decide to apply.

King’s College London Eligibility Criteria for Indian Students

King’s assesses Indian academic records against UK degree classifications, pairs them with a published English language band, and expects supporting documentation at submission rather than at offer stage. The academic floor varies by faculty, with Medicine and Law set higher than Humanities.

King’s College London Academic Entry Requirements

• Undergraduate general entry: Class XII at 85 percent and above from CBSE or ISC, roughly A*AA at A-level or 36 points at IB
• Undergraduate Medicine (MBBS): Class XII at 90 percent and above plus UCAT, from CBSE or ISC only
• Undergraduate Law (LLB): Class XII at 90 percent and above, roughly A*AA at A-level
• Postgraduate taught 2:1 courses: Bachelor’s at 60 percent and above (around a UK 2:1), in a related discipline
• Postgraduate taught 2:2 courses: Bachelor’s at 55 percent and above (around a UK 2:2), in a related discipline
• Postgraduate research (PhD): Bachelor’s at 65 percent and above with a related Master’s at Merit

King’s College London English Language Requirements

King’s uses a three-band system (Band B, C and D) covering accepted tests. The band depends on the faculty, so a Band B course asks higher than a Band D course even if both are at Master’s level.

King’s does not accept TOEFL MyBest scores or IELTS One Skill Retake scores. All four skills must come from a single test sitting, and King’s cannot combine scores across two attempts.

King’s College London IELTS Waiver for Indian Students

Medium of Instruction (MOI) waivers from an English-taught Indian Bachelor’s are not accepted at King’s. The only exemptions open are citizenship of a UKVI-approved majority English-speaking country, or completion of a prior degree from such a country within 5 years. Indian applicants from English-medium schools and colleges still need a King’s-accepted test. The alternative route is King’s Pre-sessional English, which replaces an external score with Band 7 for Band B or C courses and Band 6.5 for Band D courses.

Note: Programme-specific entry requirements, fees, and intake availability may differ from the institution-wide minimums shown above. Always confirm on the official King’s College London page for your chosen program before applying.

King’s College London Postgraduate Programs for Indian Students

King’s postgraduate taught catalogue runs across nine faculties, with Business, Law, Informatics and Life Sciences drawing the largest Indian cohorts. Base tuition for 2027/28 international entrants sits in the £28,000 to £50,000 (around ₹33.25 Lakhs to ₹59.38 Lakhs) range per year, with a few professional Master’s higher. Full fee-by-course detail sits in the course-wise fees breakdown.

Successful postgraduate applicants pay a £2,000 (around ₹2.38 Lakhs) deposit after accepting an offer, credited to tuition at enrolment. Finance programmes within King’s Business School charge a higher £3,000 (around ₹3.56 Lakhs) deposit.

Insider note: King’s assesses the recognised list of Indian universities when scoring academic eligibility. Degrees from NIRF top-100 institutions typically clear the UK 2:1 bar at 60 percent, while others may be asked for 65 or 70 percent for the same programme.

Note: Programme-specific entry requirements, fees, and intake availability may differ from the institution-wide minimums shown above. Always confirm on the official King’s College London page for your chosen program before applying.

King’s College London Undergraduate Programs for Indian Students

Undergraduate entry runs through UCAS with the 13 January 2027 equal consideration deadline for September 2027 entry. Indian applicants submit Class XII (CBSE or ISC) results with predicted or final marks, and most courses expect 85 percent and above, with a UK high A*AA profile.

UCAS allows up to five course choices on a single £34.50 (around ₹4,097) application. Only four of those can be Medicine or Dentistry.

King’s College London Executive MBA Admissions

King’s Business School runs an Executive MBA as the only MBA format at King’s, aimed at mid-career professionals rather than fresh graduates. The programme is part-time blended over two years, with the next intake in October 2027.

International tuition for the 2027 intake is set at £60,600 (around ₹71.96 Lakhs) across the two-year programme, invoiced in annual instalments. King’s Business School carries triple accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, which Indian employers in the UK commonly recognise for sponsorship decisions.

Executive MBA Entry Profile

• Bachelor’s degree with 60 percent or above, or significant senior experience in lieu of academic criteria for exceptional candidates
• Minimum five years of post-graduation work experience, typically with managerial responsibility
• GMAT or GRE is not required; strong CV and references carry more weight
• Admissions interview with the Programme Director forms part of the shortlisting process
• English language at Band B (IELTS 7.0 overall, 6.5 each) if English is not your first language

Executive MBA Admissions Rounds

King’s EMBA runs on rolling admissions rather than fixed rounds, so applications are reviewed in order of submission until the cohort fills. Indian applicants aiming for October 2027 should submit by June 2027 to leave room for interview, offer, Student Visa (if attending in person) and deposit payment.

Reality check: The EMBA is designed to run while you work, so visa routes depend on your UK work status. Indian applicants on a Skilled Worker visa typically continue to work; those applying from India should discuss attendance mode with the admissions team before paying the deposit.

Note: Programme-specific entry requirements, fees, and intake availability may differ from the institution-wide minimums shown above. Always confirm on the official King’s Business School page for your chosen program before applying.

King’s College London PhD Admissions for Indian Students

King’s hosts over 4,000 doctoral students across nine faculties and admits on rolling applications through King’s Apply, with no fixed deadline window outside funded studentship competitions.

PhD Application Steps

1. Identify a supervisor whose research area overlaps with yours, using the faculty staff directory
2. Email the supervisor with a 1-page outline plus your CV to secure in-principle agreement
3. Prepare a 2,000 to 3,000 word research proposal and finalise your IELTS or TOEFL score
4. Submit the application on King’s Apply with transcripts, two academic references and the proposal
5. Attend the admissions interview if invited, usually online for Indian applicants

PhD Funding and Stipend

King’s offers both UKRI-aligned studentships (which pay the UKRI stipend of £20,780 per year for 2025/26, roughly ₹24.68 Lakhs annually) and institutional NMES, LAHP and A&H PhD scholarships. Indian applicants are eligible for most schemes, including the King’s-China Scholarship Council pairing where competitive. Full detail sits with the funding options for Indian students on the Scholarships page.

Note: Programme-specific entry requirements, fees, and intake availability may differ from the institution-wide minimums shown above. Always confirm on the official King’s College London postgraduate research page for your chosen program before applying.

King’s College London Application Process for Indian Students

Postgraduate applications run on King’s Apply (apply.kcl.ac.uk), while undergraduate applications route through UCAS (ucas.com). Both portals accept Indian educational records directly without requiring pre-assessment by a third-party credential evaluator.

King’s College London Postgraduate Application Steps

1. Shortlist the course on the KCL course finder and note its deadline and English band
2. Register on the King’s Apply portal, selecting September 2027 entry
3. Upload Class XII mark sheet, Bachelor’s transcript (with degree certificate if available), CV and personal statement
4. Add one academic reference contact (King’s requests the reference by email after submission)
5. Upload your IELTS, TOEFL or PTE score report, or indicate that one will follow for conditional offer processing
6. Pay the course-specific application fee built into King’s Apply at submission
7. Submit and track status within the portal; messaging is in-portal only

King’s College London Undergraduate Application Steps

1. Create a UCAS Apply account from 15 May 2026 (registration) and submit from 1 September 2026
2. Add up to five course choices across universities, with King’s as one
3. Upload Class XII (if available) or predicted marks, personal statement and one teacher reference
4. Pay the UCAS application fee of £34.50 (around ₹4,097) at submission
5. Track application status in King’s Apply once UCAS forwards the choice to KCL

King’s College London Decision Timeline

Postgraduate decisions typically arrive six to twelve weeks after submission, longer for programmes with interviews or portfolio review. Undergraduate decisions on applications submitted by 13 January 2027 are released by late March 2027, in line with UCAS equal consideration policy. Offer-holders have five weeks on the UCAS tracker to accept firm and insurance choices once all decisions are in.

Conditional offers wait on pending IELTS, final Class XII results or Bachelor’s transcripts. Deferral to the following September is handled case-by-case through King’s Apply.

King’s College London Admission Documents

Documents are uploaded within King’s Apply or UCAS at submission. Original hard copies are not required at application stage; certified copies are requested only if an offer is made and visa processing begins.

• Passport bio-data page: machine-readable copy of the first and last pages
• Class XII (CBSE or ISC) mark sheet: for undergraduate and postgraduate applications
• Bachelor’s degree transcript: consolidated or semester-wise, with any grading-system key
• Bachelor’s degree certificate: if the degree is complete; provisional certificate acceptable
• Personal statement: UCAS 4,000-character format for UG, course-specific 500 to 1,000 words for PG
• Academic reference(s): one for most PGT courses, two for PhD and competitive Master’s
• CV or resume: required for PGT courses with experience components, mandatory for EMBA
• English test score report: IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1/C2 or Trinity ISE III
• Research proposal: PhD only, typically 2,000 to 3,000 words
• Work experience letters: EMBA only, documenting at least 5 years post-graduation experience

King’s does not ask for financial proof at application stage. Those documents (bank statements, CA letter, sponsor affidavit) move onto the UK Student Visa checklist after you accept your offer.

King’s College London Acceptance Rate for Indian Students

King’s does not publish an official institutional acceptance rate. Third-party estimates place the overall figure in the 13 to 29 percent band, with the UCAS undergraduate offer rate reportedly around 50 percent in the 2025 cycle. Within that overall band, international applicants face sharper competition than UK-domiciled applicants.

Programme-Level Acceptance Patterns

Medicine and Dentistry sit around 6 to 8 percent for international applicants, Law and Computer Science around 15 to 20 percent, and most Humanities and Social Sciences Master’s courses between 25 and 40 percent based on competitive-intake patterns at Russell Group peers.

Indian Applicant Profile That Clears the Bar

From admitted-student profiles, Indian offer-holders typically carry Class XII at 90 percent and above for competitive UG courses, a Bachelor’s at 70 percent and above for Band B Master’s, IELTS at 7.0 or above, and strong SOPs that connect their programme choice to a specific career plan. For context on where KCL sits globally, see the current ranking band.

Insider note: King’s reports a 52 percent international student share, with India among the top three source countries after China. That depth means admissions officers see hundreds of Indian applications per course and treat Class XII percentages, grading scales and university tiers with real precision.

UK Student Visa for King’s College London Students

Admitted Indian students apply for the UK Student Visa (Short-Term is not applicable), formerly called Tier 4, using the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number King’s issues after the deposit is paid. The visa fee is £524 (around ₹62,243) for applications from outside the UK, and the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS, the NHS access charge) is £776 per year (around ₹92,140 per year of study). The IHS is paid as a single sum upfront for the full visa length.

The standard caseworker service clears decisions in three weeks for applications from India, with priority (five working days) and super-priority (next working day) available for extra fees. Submit biometrics at a VFS Global centre in India after booking online.

Student Visa applicants must evidence tuition for year one plus living costs for nine months. Inner London living costs under UKVI rules are £1,483 per month (around ₹1.76 Lakhs per month), so the full nine-month maintenance figure is £13,347 (around ₹15.85 Lakhs). Funds must sit in a qualifying account in your name (or your parent’s with a consent letter) for 28 consecutive days before the visa submission date.

2026 update: UKVI increased the IHS to £776 per year in February 2024 and has not revised the maintenance threshold since. Build these costs into your funding plan before accepting the King’s offer; many Indian applicants pair them with the funding for Indian students on offer at King’s.