STUDENTS RELATED INFORMATION

The Indian students community in is relatively small and most of them are school going students. There are about 50 Indian school students, children of NRIs in and employees of the Embassy of . The prominent schools in Tashkent where children of Indian community pursue their school education include:

 Tashkent International School (TIS)  The British School Tashkent (BST)  Ulugbek International School

There are a number of higher technical institutes and medical colleges. However, the medium of instruction in most of them is Russian or Uzbek. The tuition fee for foreign students is also very high. There are two universities campuses providing education in English language:  Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)  Management Development Institute of in Tashkent (MDIST)

For assistance, students as well as their parents may contact: Consular Wing Embassy of India, Tashkent 16 Kara-Bulak str. (Vakhshskaya) Street, District, Tashkent – 700 052 el: +998-71-1400992, Email: [email protected]

Other important contacts/links regarding are:

Tashkent International School (TIS), an International Baccalaureate (IB) World school, serves the needs of an expanding international population, including children of expatriate business people and children from the diplomatic community. It offers the full IB curriculum – the Primary Years Programme (PYP) Tashkent International School to students in preschool through grade 5; the Middle (TIS) Years Programme (MYP) for grades 6 through 10: and the Diploma Programme (DP) for grades 11 and 12. Small class sizes take advantage of the diverse educational background of the students. Instruction is in English and courses include English, mathematics, science, humanities, physical education, art, technology and fine arts. English as a second language is available from grades 2 to 9. Russian is offered as a foreign language and at mother-tongue level. The IB Diploma of TIS is recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. Address: 38, Sarakulskaya street, Tashkent- 100005 Tel: +998 71 291 9670, +998 71 291 9671, +998 71 291 9672, +998 71 291 9667 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tashschool.org

The British School Tashkent (BST) is part of the British Schools Foundation. It serves expatriate and Uzbek families looking to provide their children with a private education of the highest standard. It offers a modern and vibrant education to boys and girls in Early Years, Primary and Secondary School up until Year 9. As the school grows an additional year British School Tashkent (BST) group will open every year. Contact details: Address: BST Lower Campus, Yassi Street Bld 15, Mirzo- Ulugbek District, Tashkent BST Upper Campus, Street Bld, 30a, Mirzo-Ulugbek District, Tashkent

Tel: +998 (71) 268 5561/ 5562 , 262 6020

Email: [email protected]. Website: https://britishschool.uz

Address: 16, “Poytakht” Business Centre, Sharaf Rashidov Street, Tashkent – 100029, Tel.: +998 71 233-95-12, 233-97-35

Tashkent Email: [email protected] http://www.unicef.uz/en/ https://www.unicef.org/ceecis/Uzbekistan.pdf Indian Community Helpdesk Consular Wing Embassy of India, Tashkent Embassy of India, Tashkent 16 Kara-Bulak str. (Vakhshskaya) Street, Mirzo Ulugbek District, Tashkent – 700 052 (Uzbekistan) Tel: +998-71-1400992 Email: [email protected]

Embassy of Uzbekistan Education in Uzbekistan http://www.uzbekembassy.in/about- uzbekistan/science-education/