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ECA from University of Toronto Comparative Education Service (CES) - My Experience

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WES is also taking almost 4 months and will get two degrees for Degree (3 years) + PG (2 years). I wanted to give a try in CES and heard i'll get PG equivalency. Is it true?
I do not know about Indian universities. Still waiting to receive my report for a degree received in France.
 
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Hello All - Planning to get my ECA through CES and have below queries. Please help with your thoughts/experiences:

- Is it mandatory to scan both sides of certificates while uploading in CES application?
- Can i send both degree+PG transcripts in single cover while sending courier to CES? (Degree + PG two covers kept in a single envelope while sending courier.... just to save courier charges ;))
- Can i send my transcripts on behalf of my university?
- Last but not least will i get PG equivalency for my B.com + MBA (3+2 years)??

Note: IQAS kept my application on hold saying my university is not in their approved list. Did MBA from "Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade" Hyderabad.

I wasted almost 6 months choosing IQAS, so please refrain IQAS and choose other options for ECA.

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Harish
- Yes, you have to scan both sides of your degree.
- CES asks two uploaded PDFs from you: one with the transcripts, the other with the awarded degree.
- You may forward the mail from your university, but it shall remain sealed to be accepted by CES and must contain the signed CES form you provided to your university plus any additional documents required for your country’s universities.
- IDK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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- Yes, you have to scan both sides of your degree.
- CES asks two uploaded PDFs from you: one with the transcripts, the other with the awarded degree.
- You may forward the mail from your university, but it shall remain sealed to be accepted by CES and must contain the signed CES form you provided to your university plus any additional documents required for your country’s universities.
- IDK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sorry to bother you with many questions.... what is the signed CES form i have to provide? where i can get it? i went through the CES steps but could not find any or might be a miss from my side. Please share the link if you have any....thx
 

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Sorry to bother you with many questions.... what is the signed CES form i have to provide? where i can get it? i went through the CES steps but could not find any or might be a miss from my side. Please share the link if you have any....thx
When completing your CES application, I remember it being towards the part where you engage yourself to contact your university to provide the required documents to the CES.
 
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When completing your CES application, I remember it being towards the part where you engage yourself to contact your university to provide the required documents to the CES.
Will CES give me a masters equivalence to a 2 years masters and 30 credit hours
 

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Will CES give me a masters equivalence to a 2 years masters and 30 credit hours
You can do an unofficial assessment on WES website to have an idea.
 

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WES gave me a double bachelors for my 4 years bachelors and 2 years masters :/
Their standards are close. To avoid any false hope, you should check with someone with a similar profile and degrees. Either way, unless you complete another degree soon, this unknown variable will certainly hold the same value. So count your points, go with the worst cases scenario and try to get more points on other questions.
 

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i want to do ECA and iam chossing CES,so my university is osmania toplisted university un india.how to check is there any chance to my masters equialance to canadian master.
 

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Hi All,

I have a query regarding the ECA step. As per the WES tool, my 2 year MBA is coming out to be equivalent to Canadian 1 year degree. As the CRS cut off scores are going very high as per the latest trends, I want to maximize my education score by getting a master's equivalency.

Should I go ahead with CES instead of WES? Also, do I need to get my bachelor's degree evaluated for CES?
 

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Hi All,

Started Apr 13, 2019
Submitted Apr 15, 2019
Document Delivered to CES by University: 17th May 2019
Decision Made: 12th Aug 2019
Decision Approved: 13th Aug 2019
Letter Received: 16th Aug 2019 (Special Delivery option)

No soft copy through Email, they have stopped this process. Only hard copy by post is the option now.
Hello, please could you let me know the delivery option you used for CES that made you receive hard copy within 24 hours?
Please let me know, I am interested.
 

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Hello, please could you let me know the delivery option you used for CES that made you receive hard copy within 24 hours?
Please let me know, I am interested.
As far as I know, unless you live in around Toronto or you pick it up yourself, the only way to receive a copy quickly is to pay $32 for a duplicate to be sent by mail. And this one would be a softcopy, that's a digital version. The printed version, hardcopy, takes more time to arrive, way longer than 24h.
 
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i want to do ECA and iam chossing CES,so my university is osmania toplisted university un india.how to check is there any chance to my masters equialance to canadian master.
You can check that with WES online tool.
 

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Hi All,

I have a query regarding the ECA step. As per the WES tool, my 2 year MBA is coming out to be equivalent to Canadian 1 year degree. As the CRS cut off scores are going very high as per the latest trends, I want to maximize my education score by getting a master's equivalency.

Should I go ahead with CES instead of WES? Also, do I need to get my bachelor's degree evaluated for CES?
For immigration purposes, it would depend on your diploma of the highest degree. If they need any more proof or documents, they’ll ask you anyway. If you have two bachelors, then it’s trickier and email them beforehand.
Also, those institutions don’t seem to just make up their mind case by case, rather they use a systematic approach and a list of recognized universities. Processing tens of thousands of requests per year and being trusted by the IRCC doesn’t leave much room for chance.
 
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As far as I know, unless you live in around Toronto or you pick it up yourself, the only way to receive a copy quickly is to pay $32 for a duplicate to be sent by mail. And this one would be a soft copy, that's a digital version. The printed version, hard copy, takes more time to arrive, way longer than 24h.
OK. Thank you for your response. I'm considering the email copy