Sep 2026 UK intake — final application wave closes 12 Jun Jan 2027 Canada offers now open at 14 partner colleges IELTS weekend batch — Sector 17 · 9 seats left Germany blocked-account walkthrough every Saturday, 4 PM Education loan desk ₹7.5L non-collateral in 9 days Free profile evaluation — walk in or WhatsApp
17Sector 17-C · Chandigarh

The departure desk for Punjab and Tricity.

We don't sell dreams by the country. We match your marks, your family's budget and your field to the places that will actually give you an offer — then cost the whole first year in rupees before you commit.

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Direct application partners & representative agreements

University of Leeds Conestoga College Deakin University SRH Berlin University College Dublin Coventry University University of Windsor RMIT Melbourne Dublin City University Sheffield Hallam University of Wollongong Toronto Metropolitan
International students walking through a university corridor
0 years of the same two counsellors sitting across the same table in Sector 17. No franchise, no call centre.

Why families from Ludhiana drive down

We tell you the boring number first — what one year actually costs.

Most consultancies open with a country. We open with a spreadsheet. Tuition, rent, insurance, visa fee, the flight, the forex margin, the deposit you'll never get back — converted to rupees, at today's rate, before anybody signs anything. If the number doesn't work for your family, we say so on day one.

Profile-first, not commission-first

We are paid by you, not by a university's per-head bounty. If Germany suits your marks better than a ₹30 lakh UK master's, that's what the report will say.

One file, one owner

The counsellor who evaluates you also drafts your SOP, sits in your loan meeting and checks your visa file. No handover to a "documentation team" you never meet.

Refusals are discussed, not hidden

Every refusal we've had since 2014 is logged with its reason. That log is why our financial-document checklist is longer and more annoying than everyone else's.

Loan desk in-house

Three PSU banks and two NBFCs sit with us on rotation. Collateral valuation, margin money, co-applicant papers — handled in the same room as the application.

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Country & course matcher

Four honest inputs. Ranked countries with a fit score, the real first-year rupee range, post-study work rights, intake months and three universities that historically accept profiles like yours.

Your profile

Nothing is stored or sent. The ranking recalculates the moment you move a control.

Academic score72%
45% · 4.5 CGPA95% · 9.5 CGPA

On a 10-point CGPA, multiply by 9.5 — that's how most admissions offices convert Indian transcripts.

Budget, first year₹22L
₹8L₹50L

Tuition + living + one-time costs for year one. Loan money counts — this is total outflow, not savings.

IELTS band

Not taken yet? We assume a realistic 6.0 and flag which countries would still need a higher band.

Study level
How the fit score works. Budget 35, academics 25, English 20, field strength 20. It is a shortlisting aid built on our own 2,140-file history — not an admission or visa prediction.

Ranking 5 countries

Tap Shortlist to add a country to the comparison tray

Illustrative ranges. Tuition and living figures are indicative bands for Indian students in 2026 intakes, converted at working exchange rates. Actual outcomes depend entirely on the university's decision and the visa authority of that country. UDAAN does not guarantee admission, visa or employment.

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Total cost & funding calculator

The number your father will ask for. Itemised first-year outflow in rupees, then split across self-funding, education loan and scholarship — with an indicative EMI and a straight answer on collateral.

Build the bill

United Kingdom · 1-year master's · capital city

Course length
City tier

London, Toronto, Sydney, Munich or Dublin — the rent line is the one that moves.

Scholarship / waiver₹0L
None₹15L
Family self-funding₹8L
₹0L₹45L

Whatever is left after scholarship and self-funding is treated as the education-loan requirement.

Loan structure
Repayment tenure10 yrs
5 years15 years

Funding split

Self
Loan
Self — ₹8.0L Loan — ₹0.0L Scholarship — ₹0.0L
Loan required₹0L
Indicative rate11.25%
EMI after moratorium₹0
See UDAAN's own fees
Illustrative figures. Costs use 2026 indicative bands and working conversion rates (₹108/£, ₹62/CAD, ₹56/AUD, ₹93/€). Interest rates shown are typical published ranges, not an offer. Final sanction, rate, margin money and security are decided solely by the lender. UDAAN is not a lending institution and earns no commission on loans.

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Application timeline, reverse-planned

Pick an intake. We work backwards from the first day of class and mark where today sits on that plan — so you know instantly whether you are early, on time, or already compressing.

Target intakeSeptember 2027
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Where we actually file

Five countries. Nothing we can't service end to end.

We turned down four other destinations because we could not guarantee the same loan support, visa filing quality and on-ground contacts. Depth over a longer brochure.

Historic stone university building with an arched entrance in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

One-year master's, Graduate Route work rights, and the widest set of January starts. Our biggest volume — and our strictest financial-document standard.

Sep & Jan intakes2-yr Graduate Route₹26–38L year one
Students walking near a modern university building on a Canadian campus

Canada

Three intakes a year and the longest post-study work permit on this list — if the programme and institution qualify. We check that before you apply, not after.

Sep, Jan, MayPGWP up to 3 yrs₹19–28L year one
Students talking outside a university building in Australia

Australia

Strong healthcare, nursing and construction-management pathways, generous part-time work rules, and February and July starts that suit a post-result plan.

Feb & Jul intakes485 visa 2–3 yrs₹28–40L year one
Student standing in front of a brick university building in Germany

Germany

Public universities charge a semester contribution, not tuition. The blocked account is the real barrier — and the paperwork is where most self-applicants lose a semester.

Oct & Apr intakes18-month job seeker₹14–22L year one
Low angle view of a curved modern university building in Ireland

Ireland

English-speaking EU, a two-year Third Level Graduate Scheme for master's, and the densest tech-employer cluster per capita in Europe. Dublin rent is the catch.

Sep & Jan intakes2-yr stay-back₹22–34L year one

Not on this list?

USA, NZ, Dubai

We refer these to two firms we trust rather than run a half-service desk. Ask and we'll make the introduction — no referral fee taken, and we'll still review your SOP for free.

Ask for a referral

“Nobody warned me that the first ₹4 lakh goes before I even boarded.”

— What one student told us in 2019. It's why the calculator above exists.

Cost my first year See the visa file checklist

Test prep, in the same building

IELTS batch band — Sector 17 classroom

Batches capped at 12. Two full mocks a week under real timing, speaking done one-to-one with a former examiner, and a written band forecast before you pay the test fee.

Reserve a seat

6:30 – 8:00 AM

Mon · Wed · Fri


The college-goers' batch. Finishes before your 9 AM lecture in Sector 14 or the shuttle to Mohali.

Seats filled9 / 12

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Mon to Thu


Intensive four-week sprint. Designed for gap-year students targeting a 7.0 for Australia or Ireland.

Seats filled7 / 12

7:00 – 8:30 PM

Tue · Thu · Sat


The working-professionals batch. Most of this room is applying for a January UK or Ireland start.

Seats filled11 / 12

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Saturday only


Weekend marathon with two full mocks and same-day writing feedback. Popular with the Ludhiana and Ambala crowd.

Seats filled5 / 12
0Median band, 2025–26
0Students per batch, capped
0Typical 6.0 → 7.0 runway
0Timed mocks every week

Illustrative internal averages from UDAAN's own batch records. Band outcomes depend entirely on the candidate and the test-day panel; no coaching centre — including this one — can guarantee a score.

The people, not the brand

Four counsellors. You get one, and you keep them.

Every file is owned by a named person from evaluation to boarding pass. Ask for them by name at the front desk.

Counsellor seated at her desk in the UDAAN office UK & Ireland

Simarpreet Kaur

Founder · Lead counsellor

Ex-admissions liaison for two UK universities. Reads a transcript in ninety seconds and will tell you if your backlogs are a problem before you pay anything.

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Counsellor working at a laptop in a consultancy office Canada

Rohit Bhandari

Canada desk · SDS & PGWP

Tracks programme-eligibility lists weekly. Has talked more students out of a non-qualifying diploma than into one, which is the whole point.

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Counsellor sitting at a desk reviewing student documents Germany & Europe

Neha Sood

Germany desk · APS & blocked account

Speaks B2 German, has sat through the Delhi APS process forty times, and keeps the only blocked-account timeline in Chandigarh that is actually accurate.

GermanHindiEnglish
Counsellor using a laptop while advising a student Australia & loans

Gagandeep Singh

Australia desk · Education loans

Ex-banker. Structures the loan file before the offer letter arrives so sanction and CAS land in the same fortnight instead of six weeks apart.

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The unglamorous part

Visa file checklist, country by country

Tick as you collect. This is the same list we work off internally — including the financial documents that quietly cause most refusals. Your ticks stay in this browser only.

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Indicative checklist. Requirements are set by each country's visa authority and change without notice. This list reflects UDAAN's working practice for 2026 intakes and is not legal or immigration advice. Always confirm against the official guidance current on your date of application.

Families who sat in that room

What people say after they land

Simarpreet ma'am told me straight that my 61% would not clear a Russell Group filter. Nobody else had said that in four months of enquiries.

She built a plan around Coventry instead, and I got the offer in eleven days. Honesty saved me a year.

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Harmanjot KaurMSc Business Analytics · Coventry, UK
The loan file was ready before my LOA arrived. Sanction and the deposit happened in the same week — that never happens.

Gagandeep sir had the co-applicant papers sorted while we were still deciding between two colleges.

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Arshdeep SinghPG Diploma Supply Chain · Conestoga, Canada
My father wanted the whole number on one page before he agreed. They printed exactly that in the first meeting.

Including the forex margin and the flight. He signed the same evening. That page is still on our fridge.

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Riya VermaMSc Data Analytics · Dublin City University, Ireland
Neha ma'am handled the APS and blocked account without a single extra trip to Delhi. I did not lose the winter semester.

Two friends applying on their own lost six months to the same paperwork. Worth every rupee of the fee.

KM
Kartik MahajanMSc Mechatronics · Stuttgart, Germany
I got refused once with another agent. UDAAN rebuilt the financial trail properly and the second application cleared.

They spent two sessions just on why the first one failed. That's the part nobody else wanted to discuss.

JS
Jaskaran SidhuMaster of Professional Accounting · Deakin, Australia

Reviews are illustrative composites of feedback received at the Sector 17 office. Names shortened at families' request.

Our fee, printed

What UDAAN charges — all of it, on this page

No percentage of your tuition, no hidden "documentation charge" at visa stage, no fee tied to which university you pick. University application fees, test fees and visa fees are paid by you directly to those bodies.

Step one

Profile Evaluation

Free60–75 minutes, in person or on call
  • Transcript and backlog read, honestly
  • Country shortlist with reasoning
  • Rupee cost band for year one, printed
  • Realistic IELTS band forecast
  • Zero obligation — take the report elsewhere if you like
Book the free session
Most families choose this

End to end

Full Admission File

₹34,000per student, one country
  • Up to 8 university applications
  • SOP written with you across 3 sittings
  • LOR structuring and professor follow-up
  • Full visa file build, lodge and biometrics booking
  • Loan desk, bank meetings and margin-money planning
  • Accommodation, forex and SIM sorted pre-departure
  • ₹12,000 refunded if no offer arrives in the cycle
Start my file

Classroom

IELTS Coaching

₹9,5008-week batch, capped at 12 seats
  • 24 classroom hours plus 16 mock hours
  • One-to-one speaking with a former examiner
  • Written band forecast before you book the test
  • Free repeat batch if you miss target by 0.5
  • ₹4,000 off if bundled with an admission file
Reserve a seat

Second opinion

File Rescue

₹6,500one-off review, 48-hour turnaround
  • For anyone refused once, or mid-file elsewhere
  • Line-by-line refusal-letter breakdown
  • Financial-trail audit — the usual culprit
  • SOP rewrite recommendation with evidence
  • Fee adjusted in full if you continue with us
Send my file
What is not included. University application fees, IELTS/PTE test fees, visa and biometrics fees, tuition deposits, medical tests and courier charges are paid by you directly to the relevant body. Fees shown are inclusive of GST. Any outcome, salary or placement figures anywhere on this page are illustrative and depend entirely on the university and the visa authority.

Come and sit down

Sector 17-C, above the bookshop

Walk in without an appointment on any weekday afternoon. Bring your marksheets if you have them — we can give you a country shortlist and a rupee number in the same visit.

Office SCO 114-115, Level 2, Sector 17-C

Chandigarh 160017 · Opposite the Neelam Cinema side entrance, above Capital Book Depot. Lift at the rear.

Phone & WhatsApp +91 86691 17894

WhatsApp answered 9 AM to 10 PM, all seven days. Voice calls during office hours.

Office hours
Monday10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Tuesday10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Thursday10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Friday10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Saturday10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SundayBy appointment only
We also travel Ludhiana · Jalandhar · Ambala

One Saturday a month we hold a document clinic in each city. Ask on WhatsApp for the next date near you.

UDAAN · SCO 114-115 Level 2, Sector 17-C MADHYA MARG UTTAR MARG Plaza & Fountain Parade Ground Parking ISBT-17

Parade Ground parking is a four-minute walk. Nearest bus stop: ISBT-17.

Ask for directions

Enquiry form

Tell us where you're stuck

Two fields are enough. Press send and it opens WhatsApp with your details filled in — nothing is stored on this site.

This form does not submit anywhere. It composes a WhatsApp message on your own device — you stay in control of what is sent.
Saturday document clinic

Bring every paper you have. We sort, flag and photocopy the file in one sitting — free for anyone already on a UDAAN file.

Straight answers

Questions families actually ask

Can you guarantee I'll get a visa?

No, and neither can anybody else. A visa is granted by that country's immigration authority based on your documents, your finances and their assessment on the day. Any consultancy promising a guaranteed visa is either lying or planning to blame you later.

What we can do is make sure the file we submit has no gap the officer can point at — a clean financial trail, a coherent SOP, and a course choice that makes sense with your background. Our approval rate over 2,140 files is around 94%. The 6% is real and we discuss it openly.

My percentage is low and I have backlogs. Is it over?

Almost never. Backlogs matter differently in each country — some UK universities look at your final-year average, several Canadian colleges care more about the gap year than the backlog count, and Germany is the strictest of the five.

Bring the actual marksheet. In the free evaluation we will tell you which of the five countries stays open, which closes, and whether a foundation or PG diploma route is worth it. We will not take a file we do not believe in.

How much money does my family need to show?

It differs sharply. The UK asks for tuition plus a set monthly maintenance amount held for 28 consecutive days. Germany requires a blocked account funded for the year. Canada and Australia want proof of funds with a traceable source. Ireland sets a per-year living figure.

The number itself is the easy part. What refuses files is where the money came from — a large deposit two weeks before submission with no explanation is a red flag in every one of these countries. We start the financial trail six months out for exactly this reason.

Can I get an education loan without property as collateral?

Usually up to around ₹7.5 lakh from public sector banks, and higher from selected NBFCs depending on your co-applicant's income and your university's ranking tier. Non-collateral money costs more — expect roughly 11% to 13.5% against roughly 9% to 10.5% when property or FD backs the loan.

The calculator on this page shows both. Our loan desk runs the file through three PSU banks and two NBFCs in parallel so you can compare sanction letters rather than accept the first one.

Do you charge a percentage of my tuition?

No. Our fee is a flat ₹34,000 for a full admission file regardless of which country or university you choose. That is deliberate — the moment a consultancy earns more from an expensive university, its advice stops being advice.

We do hold representative agreements with several universities. Where a university pays us a standard partner fee, it is disclosed to you at shortlisting stage and it never changes what we recommend.

I was refused once. Will a second application look bad?

A previous refusal must be declared and it will be visible. It is not fatal — what matters is whether the reason for refusal has been genuinely fixed and can be evidenced. Reapplying with the same file and a new agent's letterhead fails again.

Our File Rescue review reads the refusal letter line by line and tells you honestly whether it is fixable this cycle, next cycle, or not at that country at all.

How early should I start?

Twelve months before your intake is comfortable. Nine is workable. Six is a compressed sprint where you lose scholarship deadlines and the better accommodation. Under four months for a September start, we will usually advise you to target January instead rather than rush a weak file.

Use the timeline tool above — it marks where today sits against your chosen intake so you can see the runway for yourself.

Will you also help after I land?

Yes, and there is no extra fee. Accommodation shortlisting, airport pickup contacts, the first bank account, SIM, national insurance or SIN number, and the student groups in your city — we hand all of that over in a pre-departure session two weeks before you fly.

Our alumni WhatsApp groups for Birmingham, Toronto, Melbourne, Berlin and Dublin are active. Most of the practical help after month one comes from students who left a year before you.

Illustrative demo. UDAAN is a fictional brand created for a Codelith Lab portfolio demonstration. All statistics, prices, reviews and success figures on this page are illustrative and do not represent a real consultancy's record. Study-abroad outcomes depend entirely on the university's decision and the relevant visa authority.
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