EPITA Graduate School of Computer Science, France

Country & Province: Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Villejuif, France

Type: Public

Year of Establishment: 1984

Offered Courses for International Students

1. Master of Science

Specialization

• Computer Science

• Artificial intelligence System

• Artificial intelligence for Marketing strategy

• Duration – 18 Months

• Intake – February

• Fees – 12900 Euros per year

• 18000 Euros per year for artificial intelligence System

• IELTS: not mandatory, MOI & Skype compulsory.

• Who can apply: Any student holding a 4 years Bachelor’s degree in the related fields with minimum 65% can apply. And 3 year bachelor’s degree with significant experience .

2. Application fees: 60 euro (nonrefundable)

Documentation

1. Document required while applying for a course

• Passport Copy

• All Academic Documents Original and as per following :

1. 10th mark sheet & certificate

2. 12th mark sheet & certificate

3. Graduation mark sheets Degree certificate / Provisional Degree Certificate

4. Master Mark sheets and Degree certificate / Provisional Degree Certificate

5. Any other documents

• IELTS certificate

• MOI required for throughout English medium student

• Work experience

• Passport Size photograph

• Resume

• Statement of Purpose

• Transcript

• Email id and password of the student.

2. Document required for Visa process @ Campus France & VFS

• Cover letter

• Long stay visa application form

• Original Passport (valid for the entire duration of the course)

• Resume

• Std. 10th and 12th / 10th and 3 years diploma – marks sheet and pass

Certificate

• Bachelor degree (Provisional degree certificate/ Course completion certificate) and all marks sheets

• Master degree certificate-Course completion certificate and marks sheets.

• Work Experience Letter (if applicable)

• IELTS /PTE/Toefl Certificate.

• Acceptance / admission letter from the University

• TT copy of course fee payment

• Financial documents

a) Bank Statement (last 6 months) and Balance Certificate.

b) Fixed Deposit (must be 3 months old)

c) Education Bank Loan

• Sponsor Affidavit

• Affidavit of oath

• Travel Insurance (30,000 euro with 1 year validity)

• Blocked Air Ticket

• Birth Certificate – Apostle in English.

• OFII form

• Payment acknowledgement slip from BNP Paribas – for Campus France

• Any other documents that you may have uploaded on the Campus France online form

• NOC from the Campus France – For VFS submission.

Stepwise Procedure

Step 1: Applying for a course: Upload all above mentioned documents on DG IMMIGRATION.

Step 2: We will assess the documents; in case they are well in order a small Skype interview will be scheduled.

Step 3: Student has to appear for Skype interview on the scheduled date & time. (Process of Skype Interview)

1. Student has to send the request to the Skype ID which is mention above

2. As the university will accept the request. Student has to message his/her Full name, Passport Number, Course Applied for

3. After interview, the University representative will provide interview result within working 24 to 36 hours.

Step 4: After clearing Skype test, university sends conditional offer letter (it takes about one week).

Step 5: After getting an offer letter student has to pay 1st year tuition fees directly to the University.

Step 6: As soon as student pays the fees, he gets an Acceptance letter within a weeks’ time.

Step 7: After getting the Acceptance letter, student needs to register an account at campus France portal - http://www.inde.campusfrance.org/en

Step 8: At the portal, student will have to follow the instructions, fill in the form & upload all documents as per the steps. After the entire application, student will receive an email from the campus France stating the date for an appointment.

Step 8a: In the meanwhile student needs to pay Campus France fees as per the instruction given at the end of all steps. The receipt of the same needs to be shared with campus France via email

Step 9: For the appointment/interview at the campus France, student will have to take 3 sets of the documents mentioned above (1 original, 2 photocopies). Here, all

The documents will be verified from your originals & campus France will keep one photocopy with them

Step 9a: For the campus France Interview, student must prepare himself with his profile, future plans & the reasons why France, University, Course is selected.

Step10: Normally within two working days campus France will give the NOC to the student. In case of mismatch in any document, the particular document needs to be submitted to gain the NOC from campus France.

Step 11: Student needs to book an appointment at the

VFS – http://www.vfsfrance.co.in/scheduleanappointment.html

Step 12: On the appointment day, student needs to go with the VFS filled form & 3 sets of documents (1 original + 2 Photocopies).

VFS application form - http://www.vfsfrance.co.in/PDF/Long_stay_visa_application_form.pdf

Step 13: Student has to pay 4000 INR visa fees (approx.) + 1500 INR VFS service charge & collect the fees receipt after submitting all documents. The fee is paid in cash at VFS at the time of submitting all the documents.

Step 14: The application finally goes to embassy for the review; it takes 2 weeks to share a Visa update.

Step 15: After getting the Visa, student can fly to France as per the schedule after he/she makes the payment of the remaining tuition fees.

Instruction to pay Campus France fees

Student has to pay the Campus France fees Rs 15,500/- by cash / Online payment via credit card or Debit Card. The option for online fees payment through debit or credit card is available on the campus France website itself. And in order to pay the fees through cash please contact the nearest BNP PARIBAS branch and pay Rs 15,500/- by the fees through cash please contact the nearest BNP PARIBAS branch and pay Rs 15,500/- by cash / Online payment via credit card or Debit Card. Please go through the link and find nearest branch.

http://www.bnpparibas.co.in/en/contact-us/bnp-paribas-india-group/

In favor of:

Account Name: INSTITUT FRANCAIS EN INDE Account N0. 906506003400137

Bank Add of Ahmedabad branch-:203, Sarkar II, Ellis Bridge, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380 006.