German Universities - Application & Admission

The eligibility criteria of Indian students for admission to different programs in Germany is given below:

To be eligible for studying in any higher education institution whether it is a University or at a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Science), applicants require :

a general higher education entrance qualification (Algemeine Hochschulreife or Abitur)

OR

a subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife)

OR

institution specific qualification (fachhochschulreife). As a rule, entrance qualification is earned through graduation from a senior technical school (Fachoberschule), which is possible after a total of twelve years of school.

For Postgraduate Students

• Graduation from India
• However, not all foreign academic degrees qualify for postgraduate studies and Bachelor’s degrees are sometimes treated as an intermediate qualification in Germany known as Zwischenprüfung or Vorprüfung. Before you apply for admission to a postgraduate programme (for example a Master's or Diplom), please find out how you will be placed in the corresponding programme.

For Doctoral Program

Finding an academic supervisor:  Before you apply for admission to a doctoral or PhD programme, it is important for you to find a suitable academic supervisor for your dissertation. Only professors (university teachers) are allowed to supervise dissertations.

Applicants from non-EU countries (third countries) and stateless persons:

In general, the International Office or the student registration office (Studierendensekretariat) at your chosen university or uni-assist will check whether your higher education entrance qualification qualifies you for admission to studies in Germany. If your certificate is not recognised as equivalent, you must take an assessment test called Feststellungsprüfung.

How to apply:

If you wish to apply to a German university, you can apply either directly to the university or through uni-assist. For the list of uni-assist member universities, see below. Following documents are required for application  in German universities:

• Application Form for Admission to Studies: You can obtain the application forms from the university of your choice (via the International Office). In addition, you can obtain from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) website
• Secondary school leaving certificate that provides you to enter higher education in India (for example, CBSE, ISC, State Boards, Baccalaureat, A-Levels, High School Diploma) plus the relevant list(s) of individual grades scored like a transcript of records.
• University certificates or degrees of exams passed in India and grades per academic semester or academic year
• Proof of German language proficiency (for example, a TestDaF or DSH certificate). This is not necessary for international programs conducted in English.
• Passport photo (format: 4 x 5 cm maximum)
• Three to five International Reply Coupons (Coupon-Réponse International)
• Copy of your passport (page with name details and photo)
• Proof of any subject-related vocational training or any aptitude tests passed. This is required especially for admission in Colleges of Arts or Music.

Admission Calendar

Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen)	Universities (Universitäten)
Summer semester:   March to August (lectures begin: 15 March) Winter semester:      September to February (lectures begin: 15 September)	Summer semester:  April to September (lectures begin: 15 April) Winter semester:     October to March (lectures begin: 15 October)
Semester vacation/recess (non-lecture period) Summer: end of July to September Winter: end of February to mid-April	Semester vacation/recess (non-lecture period) Summer: end of July to September Winter: end of February to mid-April

List of uni-assist member universities

Baden-Württemberg

• Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen
• Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
• Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg (only for applications for medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutics)
• University of Hohenheim
• University of Konstanz
  
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen
• University of Ulm
• Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

Bavaria

• University of Passau
• Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

Berlin

• BBW-Hochschule Berlin
• Charité (shared Medical School of the Free University of Berlin and the Berlin-Humboldt University)
• DEKRA Hochschule Berlin
• Berlin School of Economics and Law (formerly FHW Berlin)
• Free University of Berlin (applications for medicine and dentistry to the Charité)
• Berlin-Humboldt University (applications for medicine and dentistry to the Charité)
• International Business School Berlin
• Mediadesign Hochschule für Design und Informatik Berlin
• SRH Hochschule Berlin (formerly OTA Hochschule)
• Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin (formerly TFH Berlin) (Please note: When applying for the Beuth Hochschule für Technik in Berlin please use the online application form on the university's website. Please send it to uni-assist together with all other required documents. Kindly note that neither uni-assist's online application form nor the form by the DAAD can be accepted as an application form for the Beuth Hochschule of Technik.)
• Technische Universität Berlin

Brandenburg

• Fachhochschule Brandenburg
• Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus
• Fachhochschule Eberswalde
• Theologisches Seminar Elstal
• Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
• Lausitz University of Applied Sciences
• Fachhochschule Potsdam
• University of Potsdam
• Technische Fachhochschule Wildau (includes Wildau Institute of Technology)

Bremen

• APOLLON Hochschule der Gesundheitswirtschaft
• Hochschule Bremen
• University of Bremen
• Hochschule Bremerhaven

Hamburg

• HafenCity University of Hamburg
• Hamburger Fern-Hochschule (distance learning)
• University of Hamburg (For further information about the special application procedure, please contact the university.  Please use preliminary documentation obtained from uni-assist in order to make your application directly to the University of Hamburg.)

Hesse

• Hochschule Darmstadt
• Private Fern-Fachhochschule Darmstadt (distance learning)
• Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
• Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
• Hochschule Fulda
• Fachhochschule Gießen-Friedberg
• Justus Liebig University, Gießen
• University of Kassel
• Philipps University of Marburg (for Masters degrees, please click here to access uni-assist's online service for applying to the Philipps University of Marburg)
• Lutherische Theologische Hochschule Oberursel
• Hochschule RheinMain - RheinMain University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim Geisenheim

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)

• Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald
• Hochschule Neubrandenburg
• University of Rostock
• Fachhochschule Stralsund

Lower Saxony

• Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
  
• Hochschule 21, Buxtehude
  
• Fachhochschule Hannover (merged with Evangelische Fachhochschule Hannover)
• Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University, Hannover
• University of Hildesheim
• Leuphana University, Lüneburg
• Fachhochschule Emden/Leer (formerly part of the Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven)
  
• Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth (formerly part of the Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven)
  
• Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg
• University of Osnabrück

North Rhine-Westphalia

• Fachhochschule Aachen
• Internationale Fachhochschule Bad-Honnef
• Fachhochschule Bielefeld
• University of Bielefeld
• Fachhochschule Bochum
• Evangelische Fachhochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe (Bochum)
• Europäische Fachhochschule (EUFH) Brühl
• Cologne Business School
• Fachhochschule Dortmund
• Fachhochschule Düsseldorf
• Mediadesign Hochschule für Design und Informatik Düsseldorf
  
• University of Duisburg-Essen (please click here to access uni-assist's online service for applying to the University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Folkwang Hochschule Essen
• Cologne Fachhochschule
  
• University of Cologne  (please click here to access uni-assist's online service for applying to the University of Cologne)
• Hochschule für Musik, Cologne
• Fachhochschule Südwestfalen
• Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Rhineland-Palatinate

• Fachhochschule Koblenz
• University of Koblenz-Landau
• Fachhochschule Mainz
• Fachhochschule Trier

Saarland

• Universität des Saarlandes

Saxony

• Technische Universität Chemnitz
• Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden
• Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
• Hochschule für Telekommunikation Leipzig
• Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig
• University of Leipzig

Saxony-Anhalt

• Martin Luther University of Halle/Wittenberg
• Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal (please click here for study courses offered by the HS Magdeburg-Stendal)
• University of Magdeburg (please click here for study courses offered by the University of Magdeburg)
• Hochschule Merseburg

Schleswig-Holstein

• Fachhochschule Flensburg
• Fachhochschule Kiel
• Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel
• University of Kiel
• Fachhochschule Lübeck
• University of Lübeck

Thuringia

• Fachhochschule Jena
• Friedrich Schiller University, Jena

Note:
Uni-assist: uni-assist is an association of German universities. It was founded on the initiative of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). For more information on uni-assist, click here