Group 8 Universities for Foreign studies
In order to encourage the fields of Financial, Political, Cultural, Social apart to regular studies Eight top most universities combine to frame a Group called Group – 8 universities in the year 1994.

Research oriented
They will give more importance to research oriented programs especially in the field of social sciences, health sciences and economics and stood as a care of address for the research in these fields. Among the entire research work done in Australia 65% of work is done in these universities only. With the commitment between these eight universities they also offer student exchange programs between within these groups. In order to obtain the admission in these programs offered by these universities the candidate should have merit record throughout his career either in GRE with above 4 grade points for engineering courses, TOEFEL with 90 points or IELTS with 6.5-7 score with GMAT above 650 is essential.

* Monash University
Monash University is one of famous universities among all universities in Australia. At present 56 thousand students are studying in 8 different campuses. This university has graduate research center in Mumbai too. Law, Medicine, Engineering, Life sciences and Health care are the different courses offered by this university. Among all the above courses Life sciences in PG , Research academic and health care are in great demand. The academic session of these courses starts from February every year and the student should start applying for the courses eight months in advance to the commencement of these courses. The minimum eligibility criterion is 95 percent of marks through his academic career. It costs nearly 20 to 35 thousand Australian dollars. For further details the student can logon to www. monash.edu.au

* University of New South Wales
This is one of the famous universities in Australia which developed secondary education. In total there 45 thousand students getting educated from all the sources like 69 research centers, 8 residential institutes and 76 schools. There are more than hundred above courses offered from these eleven campuses. Among all the courses, Renewable and alternative energy, Nano technology and quantum computing related courses are in great demand. The academic session is from February to March and the student has to apply six months before the academic session starts. The basic qualification is 90 percent above marks throughout the student’s academic record. It costs nearly 20 to 40 thousand Australian dollars. For any queries logon to www. unsw.edu.au

* University of Melbourne
This is the one of the second top most universities in Australia which started in the year 1853 with 50 thousand students. The various courses offered by this university are Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Post graduation and Doctoral courses. Among all the courses Business management, Law, Education, Research Program in Biotech and Engineering courses are in great demand. The academic session starts from February and the student had to apply one year before the academic session commences. The basic qualification is 90 and above percentage of marks in his academic career and the students who acquired 99 percent of academic record only got admission in this university. The fee structure is around 30 to 50 thousand Australian dollars. For further information open www. unimelb.edu.au

* University of Sydney
University of Sydney has a great historic record of nearly 160 years and at present nearly 48 thousand are getting educated. This university is offering around 700 above courses under 15 various departments. Among all the courses economics and business, health sciences and arts are in craze. The academic session starts from February and the student have to apply 6 months before the session starts. The students must secure 90 percent and above marks throughout his academic record. The fee structures range from 22 thousand to 35 thousand Australian dollars. The details are available in www. usyd.edu.au

* University of western Australia
The university established in 1911 is famous for science and engineering courses and this university stood as the bench mark for many great research scholars. The courses offered by this university are Diploma, Graduation, Post graduation and five hundred above doctoral courses. Among all the courses education training and life sciences are in great demand. The academic session starts from February and for mid-term courses it is from November. The student had to apply seven months before the academic session. The basic qualification is 90 percent and above academic record and the fee structure ranges between 20 to 40 thousand Australian dollars. For the information related to courses logon to www. uwa.edu.au

* University of Queens land
This university is established in the year 1909 and nearly 38 thousand students are getting educated in this university. The courses offered by this university are above 100 courses from all the 7 major campuses. Among all the courses life sciences, academic session and bio logical sciences courses are in great demand and the academic session starts from February and the students had to apply 6 months before the academic session. The basic qualification is 90% above marks in the bachelor’s degree and its equivalent courses. The fee structure ranges from 20-40 thousand Australian dollars and for further information log on to the website www. uq.edu.au

* Australian National University
The university established in the year 1946 is famous for all the research programs and stood as a back bone for many research scholars. There are in total 100 above courses for all the 10 campuses. Among all the courses offered there is a great craze and demand for law and business courses. The academic session starts from February and the student had to apply 8 months before the academic session and the basic qualification is 90% and above marks in the academic career and the fee ranges from 30 thousand dollars and for further information log in to the website address www. anu.edu.au

* University of Adelaide
This university which is started in the year 1874 produced five Nobel Prize winners. Nearly 20 thousand students are getting educated from this university. There are 100 above courses around 8 campuses and among all the courses health care and medicine are in great demand and the academic session starts from February and the students had to apply one year before the session starts. The basic qualification is 90% and above marks throughout the academic record and the fee structure ranges in between 30-45 thousand Australian dollars. For further information log in to the website address www. adelaide.edu.au