1. students with a gap of less than one year in their profiles (after hsc or graduation) are accepted by australian universities/high commission without any documentary evidence.
2. students need to prepare a good sop mentioning their activities for a gap of up to a year.
3. documentary evidence is mandatory for a gap of more than a year after hsc/graduation.
4. with satisfactory evidence, students may receive an offer from australian universities.

how to write a well-explanatory sop for gap justification?

1. include your purpose of intent to pursue further education

2. include your academic qualification, grades, and how the course you have learned would be helpful to you in the future. 

3. mention any standardized entrance test you have appeared for. mention your score for ielts/gre/gmat/sat/toefl/act

4. then talk about the reason for your gap -

• if there is any gap due to any medical or health-related issues. then please provide appropriate gap justification from your doctor. a copy of medical prescriptions and a certificate from the doctor for the said amount of time you could not do anything. 

• if you were working, please provide a joining letter, leaving letter, relieving letter, experience letter, salary slip for the last six months, or bank statement. 

• if you were neither working nor having any medical emergency, then justify if you were learning any hobby course or preparing for any entrance exam, you could provide an admit card. 

• if you had to travel elsewhere due to any emergency, please provide ticket details and valid justification for the same. 

note- if you provide honest justification, some universities might consider your application and offer you admission. so, please be honest. 

5. talk about the course curriculum you choose and how it benefits you.

6. mention how you would be an asset to the institute.

7. why do you want only that university? first, talk about professors, do some research about them on linked in, then talk about the alums and how their career has transformed from this institution and how it will make your future bright if you get an opportunity to pursue a course in this institute, would be the ultimate opportunity for you. 

8. mention why you are a deserving candidate. talk about your extracurricular activities—an activity to be included in your sop. 

• any social service such as blood donation, volunteering, or other assistance to the ngo/organization.

•  participation in sports activities during recent years, vocational activities participation, or any academic paper you have worked on. 

• talk about any project that you have carried out successfully.

•  you can also mention if you pursued any skill-based 1-2 month course with a proper certificate provided at the end of the course completion. 

9. talk about the country you selected reason?

how many backlogs are accepted by australian universities?

the maximum number of backlogs accepted varies depending on the individual criterion of australian universities.

generally, universities accept backlogs ranging from 8 to 12

some universities may accept backlogs of up to 15.

a group of 8 universities accepts up to 4-5 backlogs.

1. university of melbourne 

2. australian national university

3. some universities like james cook university – brisbane and cquniversity can also accept profiles with 20-30 backlogs.