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Study in Germany
Germany has world renowned Universities and colleges with excellent reputation for providing a good quality education for national and international students. Some of these Universities and colleges have been in existence for over seven hundreds years.
German high schools provide thirteen years of secondary education. International Students from non EU countries there for need to complete mandatory a one year of a course called STUDIENKOLLEG that qualifies them to enter for undergraduate courses in Germany.
One has to complete a sixteen years of education in order to qualify for a master's program. In Master's Program the students are given an option to use German or English language to complete. If you wish to use the English language as a medium for learning, you need to show your proficiency in the English language through TOEFL or IELTS exams. You need to gain a suitable score for enrollment. However you wish to opt for German language as medium for learning, you need to prove your proficiency in the German language through DSH or TEST DAF exam.
Students applying for an undergraduate course in Germany have to undertake a one - year bridge program. This is to compensate for 13 years of school education in Germany compared to 12 years in India. In order to be eligible for this bridging course, students from India are required to have an excellent academic record up to Senior Secondary Level (10 + 2), and must have basic knowledge of the German language (G III Level of Max Mueller Bhavans).
After completion of the bridge program, Indian students are required to pass an assessment test in order to get admission into a German institution for the equivalent of the Bachelors degree. Students who have cleared the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) will be exempted from the assessment test.
Students who have successfully completed two years of undergraduate studies are also exempted from the assessment test. However, they have to prove their proficiency in the German language.
After completion of the bridge program, Indian students are required to pass an assessment test in order to get admission into a German institution for the equivalent of the Bachelors degree. Students who have cleared the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) will be exempted from the assessment test.
Students who have successfully completed two years of undergraduate studies are also exempted from the assessment test. However, they have to prove their proficiency in the German language.
German universities have recently introduced international courses leading to a Master's degree. Some courses begin with English as a medium of instruction. Students need an Indian undergraduate degree to qualify. Some universities also accept the three years Indian Bachelors degree.
Like in many other countries international students must have a Master's Degree, and must have identified a professor in Germany who is willing to act as their doctoral guide.
Admission to programmes in Germany are granted on the basis of previous academic record. However, for some management courses a GMAT is required, and some engineering programmes require a GRE score. You will need to check the requirements of the university you are applying to.
The TOEFL is a standard test required for programmes that have English as a medium of instruction.
The TOEFL is a standard test required for programmes that have English as a medium of instruction.
You have to apply for admission directly to the universities. Application forms can be requested from the International offices of universities. The filled applications have to be sent back to the university along with documents required to be attached. The attached documents must normally be authenticated copies of your certificates. You will also have to include authenticated copies of certificates confirming your knowledge of German, if required.
The winter semester starts in October and the Summer semester starts in April. The application deadline is 15th July for the winter semester and 15th January for the summer semester.
The winter semester starts in October and the Summer semester starts in April. The application deadline is 15th July for the winter semester and 15th January for the summer semester.
Student interested to take up full time study in Germany are required to apply for a student visa. It is initially granted for a period of three months. It has to be extended by the authorities in Germany within three months of your stay in Germany. Extension is given for one year at a time till the end of the course. All International students must leave Germany on completion of the course of study.
Students have to fulfill the following requirements before being granted a student visa.
Submit the following documents:
The visa is issued when the student is assessed to be a genuine student, who intends to undertake further studies in Germany, abide by visa conditions, and depart on completion of the course. The student should convince the visa officer that his German language skills are adequate for the course he/she is undertaking. That the course is relevant to his/her current academic/professional status. That he/she will comply with visa conditions and leave Germany after completion of the course.
Students have to fulfill the following requirements before being granted a student visa.
Submit the following documents:
- Completed Visa Application Form
- Photographs
- Visa Application Fee
- Evidence of Admission
- roof of Adequate Financial Resources
- Health Certificate
The visa is issued when the student is assessed to be a genuine student, who intends to undertake further studies in Germany, abide by visa conditions, and depart on completion of the course. The student should convince the visa officer that his German language skills are adequate for the course he/she is undertaking. That the course is relevant to his/her current academic/professional status. That he/she will comply with visa conditions and leave Germany after completion of the course.
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