75% is a good score. You can get universities with ease. You can work on various activities to increase your acceptance chance. It is time to give tests like IELTS, German Language Tests like A1, A2, B1 and GRE.

GRE Score - 270-280

Texas A&M university of kingsvilley TAMUK
University of Illinios springfeild UIS
Lamar University
Northwestern polytechnic university NPU
California State University Fullorton
University of Texas Kingsville
South Dakota state univ
The university of tennessee at chattnooga
University of central missouri
Temple University
University of AlabamaHuntsville
california state university,Northridge

IELTS score - 5.5

California State University, Dominguez Hills
North Dakota State University
Old Dominion University
Southern Arkansas University
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Mississippi
University of New Haven
University of Missouri, Columbia
University of South Alabama
Tennessee Technological University
State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia

Students are mostly unaware about the whole procedure of admission and getting into universities in abroad. Although the procedure are a bit hectic but most of the student who choose to study in German universities rather than wasting time and capital in a private college surely land up an extravagant job and living a more than an average life and fulfill their dream. It is not at all difficult to get into best public colleges in Germany. An average student with a decent GPA also gets his desired subject in the best universities of the world. I will tell you all the methods and the marks required to enter into public universities in Germany.

Eligibilty Criteria and educational qualification -

Student has to pass the 10+2 board with not less than 60%( some colleges demand 75% ) for UG courses and a decent GPA for MS courses. Also their resume and application letter should be appropriate with appealing context such that it shows your desperate will to study in the university.

Different exams to be cleared before admissions-

• GRE for admission requirement and GMAT for business school
• Language test DSH/ DAF for German language and IELTS/TOEFL for English language.
• Studeinkolleg course to be completed and pass the exam successfully.

Other important documents to be presented-

• SOP and LOR letter- Statement of Purpose letter signifies the reason behind the admission in the university and Letter of Recommendation is the referred letter through higher professionals.
• Great Resume- Your Resume/CV should be very appealing and should be full of skill set knowledge and by seeing it the authority should approve it with flying colors.

These were some criteria to be followed and looked upon while applying for the universities. I am providing with the list of universities that are the best and rank among the top 100 in the world-

• Technische Universität München
• Technische Universität Berlin
• Ludwig-Maximilians - Universität München
• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Freie Universität Berlin
• Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

For any doubts about the universities and application form you can visit the DAAD website and you will get your answer of your query.

I hope that this was helpful. For any further update you can ask questions.

Regards.

Thanks for the A2A!

German universities are now gaining rapidly in popularity- high research focus and comparatively lower tuition fees being some of the reasons. While most German universities tend to focus on the overall profile you’ve managed to build over your undergraduate years, some universities do consider a GRE score. It’s not a necessity but it can be used to spruce up your profile.
TU-Munich is one such university where a GRE score is a necessity. You might want to do some additional research into other universities that require it.

The GATE score is likely to hold less weightage but if you can provide a brief introduction to the exam and then attach your score, it might add some value to your profile. You can see which universities accept GATE scores here. I cant account for the credibility of this information though, so do your own research as well.

The TOEFL is the only exam you need to really worry about when it comes to German universities. They have a minimum cut-off value you need to pass to be eligible to study at any of their universities. So, while the TOEFL is non-negotiable, treat the GRE and GATE scores as merely additional ways of showcasing your value.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

There are a few factors that the institutions in Germany keep in mind while selecting a student for postgraduation. One is necessarily the CGPA or GPA of your undergraduate degree and the other can be your work experience or any research projects or interships. Few days earlier I had seen at an university website which specifically mentioned that if the aggregate is low then a robust GRE score can be an added advantage. Well IELTS is a mandatory requirement if you are opting for a English taught course. You cannot deny that. Try to keep a minimum of 6.5 overall and also for each of the sections.

Also, if you have good research projects/thesis to flaunt, your aggregate would not be that disadvantageous. Make your SOPs and LORs really good if you are aiming for top colleges.

The thing is German educational institutions are very much inclined towards a student’s educational capabilities. Whilst, 70% aggregate is not that bad at all, there are many other factors as I mentioned above, that you can keep in mind and make a strong profile out of it.

So go for it. And hope for the best!

Many German universities require GRE and even proof of German language skills, even if the course is in English. Remember, it's not about the University but about the course- mostly all German universities have courses in German, barely any would have courses in English. Similarly barely any course would require GRE, but it depends on the course and not on the University.

They say a lifetime is not enough to learn German. So, technically the correct time to learn German was last lifetime. Barring that, the earlier the better. Start learning immediately, and try and learn as much as possible.

The language courses, if not offered free by your university (and in your course) can cost quite a bit. Just writing the exams can cost €80-120, and the courses cost a lot more. Try and learn as much as possible while you are in India/your native country itself. Not only will you save money, but a lot of time and effort as well. You will need all three in Germany.

German courses are offered typically in 6 parts- A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. You can take any certified exam, but Goethe Institute exams are the most well accepted.

Best of luck!

You are missing completelly how admission works in Germany.

• When you enroll, you don’t do at a university. You enroll at a program, belonging to a department, at a given uniersity.
• While there are nationwide rules to admission, each university can make those rules more specific. Each department can do the same. At the end, the program where you enroll is the one that has the last word.
• Then, you need to know exactly what do you want do when studying in advance. It’s not the american system, where the university admits you, and then you choose your program.
• Why this? A different point of view on the sense of what’s a university for.
• American universities understand that college (your bachellor) is an orientation phase, where you also complete your personal formation, from the cultural and social point of view.
• German universities understand that, after finishing high-school, you are an adult (without experience, but an adult) capable to take meditated decisions, and to take over targets and responsibilities on yourself. Alone. No help from others.
  Cultural formation? That was high-school for. Social education? Home and school.
• You choose a bachellor in biogenetics. You complete it. Or not. And decide your next step is metalurgical chemistry. Ok, you have maths, physics, chemistry. You are almost done!
  Forget it. You’ll need to go for all other topics for Metalurgy to reach the thing. Almost beginning from 2 (not zero, but almost). You don’t go around jumping from science to science. You are an adult. You choose. If you change your mind, you lost some tiem and effort in between. What can be a huge lesson.
• Back to your question: Would you be admitted? Well, it depends on the maerket: How many places are open in your program of choice? Is there any limit at all? How many candidates are there? Is there place enough for all of them? And what makes yoursefl relevant: How well do you match the complete set of prerequisites for the program?

Make your research. Good luck!

(Some answers I wrote around these topics:

Yes, it is more than enough to get an admission in German universities if you will choose the master's course in German language. Many international students apply for the course in English language and the competition is high, therefore your score must be minimum 80% in bachelor's degree if you want to do the course in english.

For applying the course in German language, you will have to show German language proficiency certificate and Learn German up to C1 level.The test which is conducted for the same is - TestDaF / DSH.

Hope you'll find my answer helpful. Keep reading to know more about higher education in Germany.

As far as I know, most of the German Universities don't ask for GRE for Masters. But 9 TU’s and RWTH has a strict criteria of admission and they do require GRE scores for admission. GRE scores are expected to be somewhere between 290 to >310 for getting an upper hand in admission. Even if a university does not require GRE, it is advantageous to have GRE scores for securing admission. Coming to IELTS, as English is not official language of Germany, IELTS scores required are generally between 6 to 6.5 bands not more than that. Apart from that, I would say, focus on improving ur German Language as many good universities does require B2 level Certification of German language especially when you are pursuing Masters and medium of instruction of your course is German.

It's really fun to learn German language and culture. There is a lot of difference between Indian and German culture. It is advisable to learn the differences well before leaving for Deutschland.

TU BERLIN

To earn acceptance in TU, Universitat des Saarlandes, RWTH AACHEN etc the average grade of all the semesters is taken into consideration. Academics n knowledge of Deutsch is sole criteria for admission.

UNIVERSITAT DES SAARLANDES

All the best.

A2A

GRE score of any candidate totally depends on university to university. Some university requires GRE marks and others does not make it a compulsory procedure. In other universities it might act as an extra asset in the selection procedure. Thus if you are giving the exam it will surely benefit you in getting exams.

The DAAD website provides every detail of the admission procedures and eligibility criteria regarding exams and marks. Also you must make a list of universities in which you are willing to apply and visit their respective site to know all the details regarding your query.

I hope that this was helpful.

Regards.

Considering your overall profile and IELTS, it seems quite difficult for you to get into English taught programs. It would be better if you aim German taught Masters. You have two ways of getting an admit -

1. Attain German language proficiency upto C1 level in India and then apply.
2. Since you have already done A1 and A2 you can directly get to study your Masters in Germany via pathway programs. In this route, you will get two admits - Admission into MS program and Admission in Language program (Where you need to complete B1, B2 and C1). Since, this language course would be delivered in Germany by German instructors its much easier and speedier.

Hope, it helps !!

Hello,

As GRE expands Graduate Record Examinations to pursue course in germany obviously a better score will definitely increase your chances to get admission. Germany offers many courses related to MS like

• Computer science
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering

To pursue for such courses one needs to have good academic record, preferably 60%-70% plus in graduation. Relevant undergraduate degree from recognized university. GRE score of 300–310 plus. TOEFL score of 85-90 plus or IELTS score of 6-7 bands plus.

And to hold a degree from such recognized universities form Germany will definitely enhance your growth in future as compared to other countries like US and UK the cost living and education will be much lesser than these.

Since Germany is a non English speaking country, and their national language is German, so it is always advisable for students to pursue some basic level German language course before leaving for Germany.

All the very best for future!

I hope this helps you.

That is correct. You don't need a GRE score for admission to a German University. You don't need a GRE score for admission to almost every university in the European Union, Canada, Australia etc.

But you must understand that if GRE is made optional it also doesn't mean that you should not appear for GRE. Realize the fact that every good university receives a lot of applications every year from some well qualified students. There will definitely be many students who if not better will be as good as you. If you appear for the GRE and have a decent score it will help act as a tie-breaker in such cases. If two (or more) candidates are equally good (in all aspects), they will certainly give preference to the one who has scored well in GRE. Again, it is not compulsory, so don't appear for it if it is a financial burden to you.

Summary: GRE is NOT compulsory but it is recommended to appear for it especially if you are applying to a competitive school.

Hope this helps. All the Best!

Hello there, thanks for the A2A. While your effort to get a high IELTS score is laudable and work-ex of 4.5 years is favourable, the GRE score is on the average side.

Most leading universities in the US offering MS programs look for a high GRE score as a measure of academic aptitude. Along with this, they also look for decent academic grades, research papers, relevant projects and a strong essay to get a complete picture.

You can choose to re-appear for the GRE and aim at a score of 310+ or apply to universities that have waived off the GRE.

Hope this offers you a starting point and direction. Best of luck!

In case you found this valuable, we have a space exclusively dedicated to answering questions and curating info on studying abroad which you may want to follow. Do check it out here (Study Abroad Space).

No! In fact easier than USA.

Actually Not! Most of the students feel that getting admission in German universities is difficult due to following reasons:

• German GPA is different than USA or Indian GPA. Due to this reason students are not able to understand cutoff and admission possibility.
• Most of websites are in German language. Students find it difficult to translate it in English and able to understand it fully.
• Universities take time to revert your emails and queries.
• No proper ranking. German universities are world class but their programs are rather customised and different from one university to other university.

However you can reduce these obstacles substantially by choosing a knowleable guide. I will recommend you to wok on following aspects of your application:

• GRE or GATE
• SOP
• LOR
• Europeans Resume
• IELTS or TOEFL iBT
• German Language Proficiency
• GPA! GPA!! and GPA!!!

Get ready with above credentials and identity the program and universities. Here are few top German universities :

• Technische Universität München
• Ludwig-Maximilians - Universität München
• Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Freie Universität Berlin
• Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Technische Universität Berlin

After prepation of documents and selection of universities you need to apply. Just wait for few weeks, you will get offer letters.

After getting offer letters, open the block account and get ready with visa documents. After getting visa you can fly to Germany.

The Question details:

I have a BTEC Level 3 from the UK.

Are there any German Universities or Hochschule that accept BTECs?

If not, I read that often Maths is a mandatory subject which must be completed until A Level for enrollment into German Universities. Anyone know whether Maths is a must?

Even if you are getting accepted you would fail miserably in a country the teachers first language is not English and the teacher teaches you topics for which you don’t have the necessary knowledge foundation.

If you want to study something for which you are certain math isn’t necessary, such as history, arts or economics, then the only way of finding out is calling the universities and Fachhochschulen and ask them what kind of requirements they expect from you to enter a specific course.

For Germany specifically, GRE isn’t mandatory!

Give your English Proficiency Test first and foremost: IELTS (academic) or TOEFL. Depending on your Bachelor’s performance and overall academic records - you can decide your rank-wise range of colleges to apply for. You don’t need to be proficient with German (for MS) - while course and college selection make sure your medium of instruction is English.

That’s it !

PS: Public Universities do not have a tuition fee even for International students-I hope you know this and I guess this is one of your reasons for choosing Germany as a destination-look into this and encash it if you haven’t already.

Officially only Technical University of Munich (Technische Universitat Munchen - TUM) recognizes GATE scores in its application process as a parameter for judgement of admissions in its process.

However you can provide a brief background about GATE in your application and then report your score in it by attaching your score-card to showcase your credibility.

German Universities do not give or give very less weightage to the GRE scores. But a TOEFL score is mandatory (preferably over 90) in all the German School applications.

The TOEFL is the minimum criteria for all international applicants to showcase your credibility in terms of understanding English in all applications for European Schools.

The universities select students based on their performance in the respective subjects for which they are applying Masters for and showcasing your GATE score is a very good indicator to show how well versed you are in the field you are applying your Masters in.

In case you have good scores to show in your transcripts itself, the GATE score is not required.

Schools across Europe are more concerned with how good you have been in your Bachelors Subjects and judge that based on your university's transcripts by creating an average credit score for all applicants. That is how their normalization procedure works. Adding up your GATE score only increases your credibility of your profile but doesn't affect the normalized score they set from your transcripts.

The decision for your selection is then based upon the various parameters such as your SOP, your credit score and the preliminary work(which includes your resume and other scores such as GATE) you have done towards the course you are applying to.

Dear Ronak, there are couple of topics which I need to take care about your profile:

1. MS in computational science is a highly sought after field in Germany. Your GPA is really at the border line to be accepted to any of the public University for this highly sought after program.

2.Also since you have done BCA it has to be seen what all subject you studied in this program and since BCA in India is generally for 3 years it also need to be seen if you fulfill the required credits for pursuing a Master's degree in computational Science.

3. GRE of 315 does provide support your application but will it be enough to get you an admission only needs to be seen. in most often cases you need to first fulfill the minimum basic requirement in a bachelor's degree.