Essential Information for
students who wants to pursue higher studies in Russia:
As you plan your study in Russia,
please go through the following information, which will give you
an idea to prepare yourself for your trip to Russia.
Before you leave home
Our student counselor will provide you with information on how
to dress, how to understand the culture, what to take with you,
where to take your foreign exchange. On arrival to Moscow you
will be helped by our student service team to get settled. The Language
In the case of students studying in Russian medium they will
undergo a ten months preparatory faculty in which they will
master the language, which will help them undergo their entire
education in Russian language.
In the case of students undergoing education with partial
training in English medium you will have Russian language class
every week throughout the first three years of education which
will help you to undergo your clinical studies from the fourth
year to the sixth year.
Visa and Immigration
As soon as the admission is confirmed and after the student pays
the necessary service charges and submits the passport. The visa
will be processed by our office and it generally takes about
fifteen days.
Foreign Exchange
You are welcome to take as much currency and valuables as
permitted by the Reserve Bank of India. Reserve Bank of India
permits you to take your institute fees as prescribed in your
admission letter and upto US $ 5,000 per year for your expenses
as travel allowance. You should only remember that when passing
through customs on entry to Russia, you have to declare the
amount of money you have, list of your valuables. You retain
this declaration, checked by the Customs officer, throughout
your stay in the country and it enables you to take back home
your unspent money and personal valuables indicated on your
entry declaration.
In Russia the currency is Roubles, circulating only with in
Russia, its import and export are forbidden. Exchange of
currency into Roubles may be done at currency exchange points of
all banks which are available in plenty. Exchange of money is at
the official rate of exchange.
Tuition Fee and Living Expenses
The student on arrival should pay the tuition fee to Russia in
the University. In addition to your tuition fee you will need
about 1,000 USD (One Thousand USD) in case of Moscow and 800 USD
(Eight Hundred USD) in case of St. Petersburg,Volgograd and
other cities for your food and living expenses.
Medical Insurance
Every student at Russia should have a medical insurance, which
he/she shall take from the University of his/her study. The
medical insurance usually cost any thing between 30-100 USD.
However the students travelling for the first time will be
issued a visa only if an insurance card is obtained which would
cost Rs. 4,970/- (Rupees Four Thousand Nine Hundred only)
approximately.
Students Hostel
Accommodation is provided by the Institute/University of study.
A well furnished spacious room, with the capacity of 2 or 3
students per room. It is designed with proper ventilation and
provided with necessary heating systems. A bed, blanket, a
pillow with pillow covers and a bed spread are provided with a
spacious kitchen with all necessary facilities for cooking
except utensils. Every weekend the students get their
bedspreads, blankets and pillow covers changed.
Food Every student hostel is equipped with canteens and cafe
where the students can have their food. Near some of the hostels
there are cafeterias providing Indian food. All universities
also have cafeterias in the academic campus also. Each and every
floor of the hostel is provided with a kitchen and dining hall
where the students are allowed to prepare their food. Students
can carry minimum requirement of utensils, masala items from
home to cook their own food.
Essential things to carry Considering the life style and requirements of Indian
students at Russia on various grounds like climate, availability
of food materials, the facilities offered to the foreign
students by the Institute etc., We suggest the students to carry
the following things, which are most essential.
Food Materials
Fast foods like
Maggies, Instant sevai packets etc., for the first 2 or 3 days
till they settle down.
Different
flavoring agents and spicy powders like Chilli powder, Garam
Masala, pepper powder etc.,
It is also
advisable to carry few tea and coffee powder packets.
However all these
food materials should not exceed more than 5 Kgs.
Clothing
2 to 3 pairs of
Jeans or Woolen pants and two inners.
2 to 3 pairs of
Woolen Sweaters.
1 pair of
sports shoe and I pair of leather shoe.
1 Leather
Jacket, 1 Long Winter Coat, 2 pairs of hand gloves, 3 to 4
pairs of woolen socks, 2 to 3 pairs of cotton socks and 2
scarfs.
1Umbrella.
Public Transport
When using public transport, please bear in mind that the
underground train (Metro), Buses and trolley buses work from 6
a.m. to 1 a.m. Trams from 5.30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Taxis are on call
round the clock. Buses, Trolley Buses and trams usually have no
conductors, passengers drop the right money into the box and
tear off a ticket themselves or they obtain a book of ten
tickets from the driver and punch one ticket per trip. Soviet
urban undergrounds are first-rate Engineering creations. They
have a modem ventilation system ensuring clean and fresh air
circulation in the stations and tunnels all the time, no smoking
is permitted anywhere in the underground. Special devices test
the air and determine the humidity and dust content. The
underground is the quickest form of urban transport, the average
speed is 70 km per hour.
Access to the World and Home
You can send a letter, post card or telegram to any country in
the world. Envelopes, writing paper, post cards and stamps are
on sale at the post offices, post counters of Hotels or in
Newspaper Kiosks in Railway Stations, Airports, Sea and River
ports and on the streets. Most of the hostels are equipped with
Internet access, which can be used by the students to
communicate with their parents and friends by email. The
students can make use of the near by post office to make
International calls and send email. ( http://www.studyabroadedu.com/tipstoguide.html
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