Student case study · Netherlands · Sep 2025
Ritika, from Pokhara to Utrecht.
MSc Sustainable Development, Utrecht
MSc in Utrecht after six weeks of IELTS.
Illustrative photo, not Ritika.
- From
- Pokhara
- Before
- IELTS 6.0, one band short
- Course
- MSc Sustainable Development
- Where
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Counsellor
- Dipak Gurung
Where Ritika started.
IELTS 6.0, one band short.
- BSc Environmental Science, 3.6 CGPA.
- Her first-choice programme asked for 6.5 with no section below 6.0.
What we changed.
- She joined our 6-week IELTS batch; her writing went from 5.5 to 6.5.
- In the Netherlands the university applies to the IND for you. We made sure every document it asked for was ready the same week.
How the file came together.
Dec 2024
First call: IELTS 6.0.
Jan 2025
IELTS class, 6 weeks.
Mar 2025
IELTS 7.0.
Apr 2025
Admission.
Jun 2025
MVV applied by the university.
Sep 2025
Started in Utrecht.
The result.
MSc in Utrecht after six weeks of IELTS.
- IELTS from 6.0 to 7.0 in our class.
- Admission, then the university applied for her MVV.
- Residence permit in 6 weeks.
Today: In year 2, writing her thesis on urban water.
Our approval rate for the Netherlands in FY 2025/26: 94.6% (70 of 74 files). How we count it
In Ritika's words.
"Six weeks of classes took me from 6.0 to 7.0. That one band opened Utrecht."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Ritika it was: iELTS 6.0, one band short.
- Choose the course for the job after it. In the Netherlands the university applies to the IND for you. We made sure every document it asked for was ready the same week.
- Get the plan in writing before you pay. Every option, its total cost in rupees and our commission, by 8 pm the day you call.
