Can I pursue a Master's in Mechanical Engineering in Australia with a 6.4 GPA and a year of detention during my engineering studies in 2022?

Hey, YES! You can, however, it depends upon the number of backlogs you have had during your engineering course. Some universities accept students with a history of backlogs as long as they have cleared them before applying for admission. Some universities are quite strict about these and do not entertain more than 3-4 backlogs, while others accept 10-15 backlogs easily.

NOTE - Private universities in Australia accept students with not more than 7-8 backlogs. However, most of the prominent private universities accept student profiles with either no backlogs or less than 4 backlogs. The Group of Eight (Go8) universities accept a maximum of 2-3 backlogs.

UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING 5 BACKLOGS -

University of Sydney

Monash University

Queensland University

University of Melbourne

 

10-15 BACKLOGS -

La Trobe University

Edith Cowan University

University of Technology Sydney

 

15 BACKLOGS -

James Cook University

Charles Sturt University

University of Wollongong

University of Newcastle

Federation University

University of South Australia

Murdoch University

University of Southern Queensland.

 

I hope this helps!