The ones we are actually asked.

Yes. Assumption University is accredited by Thailand's Office of the Higher Education Commission, assessed by ONESQA, and the degree is AIU authorised — valid in India for employment and for further study. Ask the India Office for the reference in writing; it will be sent.

Yes. Assumption was founded as an international institution and English is the language of instruction, assessment and administration across graduate programmes. You will pick up conversational Thai from living there, but you do not need any to study.

The published total programme fee for the MBA at the non-Thai rate is ฿550,000 for the 1.5-year programme — roughly ₹15.7 lakh at ₹2.86 to the baht. That is the only official number.

For living costs, the India Office guides Indian students to budget ₹6–10 lakh across the whole programme, plus visa, flights and insurance on top. A typical all-in figure lands around ₹25 lakh, but you should build your own — the cost calculator lets you move every line.

The cost calculator puts all of it together, and you can change every assumption in it.

The university publishes a starting salary range of ฿35,000 to ฿110,000 a month — roughly ₹1.00 lakh to ₹3.15 lakh a month, or ₹12.0 to ₹37.8 lakh a year gross, at ₹2.86 to the baht. 95% of graduates are in work within a year of graduating.

Two honest caveats: that is a range across programmes and roles rather than a median for Indian graduates, and it assumes employment in Thailand, which requires an employer-sponsored work permit. Use it for scale, not as a projection of your own offer.

Scholarships are assessed case by case. Send the India Office your programme of interest, academic record and background; we take it to the relevant department, and where a concession applies we put the offer to you in writing. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

With one exploratory call. More than ten Indian universities and colleges already run collaborative programmes with Assumption — twinning, semester abroad, student and faculty exchange, joint workshops and study visits. Nothing is committed until an MoU stage several steps later.

The how-to-partner page sets out the full sequence, including what to have ready before the academic mapping stage.

Who awards the degree. In twinning, a student studies one or two semesters at their Indian college and the remaining semesters at Assumption — and Assumption awards the degree. In semester abroad, a student spends one semester at Assumption and the credits transfer back after the programme is validated, so the home institution awards the degree.

Both are arranged institution-to-institution. The two routes, drawn out →

Yes. The Graduate Studies brochure and the fee schedules — including the separate Fees for Joint & Double Degree schedule — are published by the university and linked from the programmes and costs pages. Indian applicants need the International Students schedule; the Thai one does not apply to you.

Tick the box on the contact form and the India Office will email them to you directly.

Yes, through the ABAC Professional Training Center. The catalogue includes a Mini MBA, AI in Business, Big Data for Management, Business Analytics & Data Science, Transformational Leadership, the Organization Development Certificate, Health Care Management, Hotel & Tourism Management, Music Business & Arts Management and PDPA training.

They are taught on a block system — one course at a time, in sequence — so a working professional can finish a certificate without taking eighteen months out. Catalogue at abacptc.au.edu; fees and intake dates come from the India Office. Executive programmes →

Casual part-time work: plan on no. The Non-Immigrant ED visa is issued for study, and paid employment in Thailand requires a separate work permit sponsored by an employer.

Paid internships are a different matter. The Graduate School has confirmed a special arrangement making paid internships available to Indian students, under the university's own rules. Placement depends on the department and programme, so ask about yours. Be sceptical of any agent promising casual work outside that arrangement.

No. Indian applicants are exempted from the English-language test requirement. Indian bachelor's degrees are taught and examined in English, and the university accepts that in place of a test score.

That removes a test fee, a test date and several weeks from your timeline — worth knowing before an agent sells you IELTS coaching for this application.

Procedurally straightforward once you have an acceptance letter — it is not a competitive or interview-based visa. The traps come after arrival: the 90-day TM.47 report, which carries a ฿2,000 penalty if late, and the re-entry permit, which you must buy before leaving Thailand or your extension is cancelled. Full detail on the visa page.

Yes — Bangkok is around three and a half hours from Chennai with frequent direct flights. Buy a re-entry permit before you travel (฿1,000 single, ฿3,800 multiple). Students who fly home for Deepavali without one lose their visa extension.

Assumption runs five graduate intakes a year — January, May, June, September and November — with application deadlines roughly a month before each. The live schedule, with days remaining, is on the admissions page and the home page.

Work backwards: allow two to four weeks for an offer after you apply, then three to six weeks for the ED visa, which can only start once you have accepted and paid.

Bangkok is a safe city for students by most measures; the genuine risks are road traffic and heat rather than crime. There is a long-established Indian community, a dense Indian restaurant scene around Phahurat and Silom, and Indian groceries in the larger supermarkets. Vegetarian eating is workable with a little care about fish sauce.

Ask. The India Office can put you in touch with a current student or a recent graduate on the same programme. Any university that will not do this is telling you something.