Admission to Bulgarian Universities for Indian Students: Documents, English Level, Deadlines and Fees

Step by step

1. Choose the programme

   Check that it is taught in English and that the fee is published for the coming year.

2. Prepare documents

   Start NACID recognition of Class 12 early. Class 10 and 12 certificates and marks, passport, medical certificate, photos; apostille and Bulgarian translation.

3. Apply to the university

   By email or its online form, with the application fee.

4. Exam or interview

   Medical universities hold entrance exams; others assess documents and English.

5. Admission and first payment

   Pay the first instalment of tuition to the university's own account.

6. MES certificate and visa

   The university obtains the ministry certificate; then apply for the D visa.

Documents and the apostille

Indian documents are apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs after attestation by your state education department. Bulgarian universities then need a translation into Bulgarian by a translator licensed in Bulgaria, which many international offices arrange for a fee. Start this in spring: the apostille alone can take several weeks.

Recognition of the Class 12 certificate

Your Class 12 certificate must be recognised by NACID, the National Centre for Information and Documentation, which issues a certificate of equivalence. Its normal term is two months from a complete file, so start early; at the Medical University – Plovdiv the NACID certificate is part of the file the university reviews. This is separate from the MES certificate that follows admission.

Fees to apply

Medicine is different

For MBBS you also need NEET and 50% in physics, chemistry and biology, and you sit the university's own entrance exam. See MBBS admission and entrance exams.