Chennai: Russian Universities are all set to conduct online classes for students in India who enroll in their undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) programs in the 2020 academic year.
The online classes are scheduled to start from September / October this year and may continue throughout the first year, owing to the international travel restrictions during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced the officials of the leading Russian universities, while addressing a virtual press meet.
The press meet was organised by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Chennai.
The officials who participated in the press meet included Oleg N. Avdeev, Consul General – Russian Federation in Chennai, South India, Gennadii A Rogalev, Director – Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Chennai, Natalia Alshuk, Vice-Chancellor for International Students Program and International Relations, Volgograd State Medical University, Dr. Timur Akhmetov, MD. Ph.D., Vice Dean of Foreign Students Education, Kazan State Medical University etc.
They informed that to join the UG/PG programs, students should have a minimum of 50 per cent marks in the relevant core subjects/degrees, which in the case of SC/ST and OBC students, is 40 per cent.
Tamil medium students are also eligible to apply. Also, there are no pre-qualifying exams like CET, IELTS, etc. for admissions to universities in Russia.