ICES, International Credential Evaluation Service (BCIT)
ICES (BCIT) Evaluation for Indian Degrees and Nursing Diplomas
ICES, the International Credential Evaluation Service at BCIT, evaluates your Indian education for Canadian immigration and for work, study and licensing. It takes your mark cards only from your university, or from the board you studied under, sent straight to ICES. We take your request to the university or board, follow it up until it is sent, and keep you updated on WhatsApp.
- Sent by your university or board
- Fee confirmed before you start
- Updates on WhatsApp
Notice: Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.
Who needs an ICES evaluation?
Anyone with an Indian degree or diploma who has been asked for ICES.
Canadian immigration
ICES issues the Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for immigration to Canada.
Nurses
NNAS is among the organisations that use ICES. If you studied nursing under a board, the board sends your documents.
Work, study and licensing
An ICES general evaluation is for employers, schools and licensing bodies in Canada.
How we handle it
Who does what, from your first message to the ICES report.
Step 1: Tell us your university and course
YouThe degree or diploma, the university or board, and whether the evaluation is for immigration or for work, study or licensing.
Step 2: We send your checklist and the fee
TruewayOn WhatsApp, for your university or board. You decide after you have seen them.
Step 3: We take the request to the university or board
TruewayA degree's mark cards come from the university, a diploma's from the State Board of Technical Education, and a board-run nursing course's from that board.
Step 4: The university sends it to ICES
AuthorityBy mail, or by email from its own university address. We follow it up and update you on WhatsApp.
Step 5: ICES evaluates it
AuthorityICES contacts you if it needs a translation or anything more.
What ICES needs, and who sends it
From ICES's requirements and its page for India.
Step 1: You apply and upload
Your ID, and a colour copy of the front and back of each final award and each mark card.
Step 2: The university or board sends the records
Directly to ICES, by mail or from a university email address. One method only, not both.
Step 3: ICES evaluates it
ICES contacts you if a document needs a certified translation.
Trueway handles step 2 for you: we take your request to the university or board and follow it up until it is sent to ICES. ICES does not accept documents from third-party transcript services, so the university or board sends them itself, never us. You apply to ICES yourself.
Other Canadian evaluation bodies
Which one you need depends on the province, the programme or the employer.
Evaluations we help with
Not sure which one? See them compared on our Canada credential evaluation page.
Documents required
From ICES's requirements and Trueway's working checklist. We confirm your exact list after your enquiry.
What does it cost?
Connect with the Trueway team for the fee. It depends on your university or board and the course. We confirm it on WhatsApp, together with the expected time, before you decide.
Ask the team for the feeRules for Indian documents
University mark cards only
ICES needs the mark cards of each year from the university. Mark sheets issued by an affiliated college are not accepted.
Sent by the university or board itself
Since June 2022 ICES accepts no documents from third-party transcript services. Email must come from a university address, not Gmail or Yahoo.
Board-run nursing courses
If you studied under a board, such as the Punjab Nurses Registration Board, the board sends your documents to ICES.
Got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers about ICES.
What is ICES?
The International Credential Evaluation Service at BCIT, the British Columbia Institute of Technology. It evaluates education from outside Canada for immigration (the ECA) and for work, study and licensing.
Can my college send the mark cards to ICES?
No. ICES does not accept mark sheets issued by an affiliated college. The university sends the mark cards of each year, or the State Board of Technical Education for a diploma.
Can the university email ICES from a Gmail address?
No. ICES accepts email only from a traceable university email address. Gmail, Yahoo and similar addresses are rejected. The university sends by email or by mail, not both.
I studied nursing under a board. Who sends the documents?
The board. ICES asks the awarding board, such as the Punjab Nurses Registration Board, to send the documents directly. We take the request to the board.
Is there a rule for RGUHS graduates?
Yes. ICES requires every graduate and former student of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to request the university's confirmation of their studies.
How long does an ICES verification take?
It depends on your university or board and the course. We tell you the expected time for your case before you start, and send updates on WhatsApp.
What does an ICES verification cost?
Connect with the Trueway team on WhatsApp. The fee depends on your university or board and the course, and we confirm it before you decide.
Is Trueway part of ICES or BCIT?
No. Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.
Need ICES documents? Tell us your university or board
We reply on WhatsApp with the checklist and the fee.