Mizoram finds door for studies abroad

Aizawl, Mar 6 (UNI) As part of the state's mission to find opportunities for higher studies overseas, Mizoram's Education Minister R Lalthangliana visited Scotland.

Talking to mediapersons here today, Dr Lalithangliana said students, who have finished their intermediate, will have to go through a national-level entrance examination, to get admitted in prominent colleges in Scotland.

Briefing about his visit to Scotland, the Minister said he had been to three prominent Scottish universities, including Queen Margaret and Napeer University, and held discussions on educational support to the state's students.

Apart from education loans for the eligible candidates, the colleges have the provisions for giving work permits to successful applicants, he said.

After finishing his degree course, a student is given a work permit for at least two years to gather experience before pursuing his masters, the Minister said, adding the students can work and study simultaneously UNI