Admission in Undergraduate Studies

Students applying for an undergraduate course in Germany need to undertake a one-year bridge program. This one year is to compensate for 13 years of school education in Germany as compared to 12 years in India. In order to eligible for this bridging course, students from Asian countries are required to have an excellent academic record up to Senior Secondary Level (10 + 2), and should have basic knowledge of German language “G III Level of Max Mueller Bhavans”. After completion of a bridge program students are required to pass an assessment test if they want to get admission into German institution to be equivalent of Bachelors degree.

Students who have cleared IIT Joint Entrance Examination “JEE” will be exempted from assessment test. Students who have successfully accomplished two years of undergraduate studies are also exempted from assessment test but they have to prove their efficiency in German language.

Admission to Postgraduate Courses

German universities have recently introduced international leading to a Master’s degree. Some courses are beginning with English as medium of instruction. Students need an Asian undergraduate degree to qualify. Some universities also accept three years India Bachelors degree.

Admission to PhD Courses

Like in many other countries international students must have a Master’s Degree and must have affiliated professor in Germany who is willing to act as their doctoral guide.

Entrance Requirements

Admission program in Germany are acknowledged on the basis of previous academic record. Although for some management courses a GMAT is required and some engineering programs required a GRE score. You will need to check the requirements of university you are applying to. TOEFL is standard test required for various programs that have English as a medium of instruction.

Apply for Admission

You have to directly apply for admission in universities. You can request applications forms from International offices of universities. The filled application forms have to be sent back to university along with documents required to be attached. The attached documents should typically be authenticated copies of your certificates. You will also have to include authenticated copies of certificate that conform your German Knowledge if required. The “Winter Semester” starts in October and “Summer Semester” starts in April. The deadline for application is 15^th July for “Winter Semester” and 15^th January for “Summer Semester”.

Student Visa

Students who are interested to take up full time study in German are craved to apply for student visa. It is initially granted for a period of 3 months. It has to be extended by German authorities within three months of your stay in Germany. Students are granted extensions for one year at a time till the end of course. All International students must leave Germany on completion of the course of study.

For student visa you need to fulfill following requirements before being granted a student visa. You should submit following documents:

1. Completed Visa Application Form
2. Photographs
3. Visa Application Fee
4. Evidence of Admission
5. Proof of Adequate Financial Resources
6. Health Certificates

The visa is issued only when the student is assessed to be a genuine student who intended to undertake further studies in Germany abide by terms and conditions of visa and course.

1. The Gymnasium is arranged to prepare students for university education and finishes with final examination “Abitur” after grade 12 or 13.
2. The Realschule has widespread emphasis for intermediate learners and finishes with final examination “Mittlere Reife” after grade 10.
3. The Hauptschule prepares students for vocational education and finishes with final examination “Hauptschulabschluss” after grade 9 or 10 and “Realschulabschluss” after grade 10.
4. There are two types of grade 10, one is for higher level known as type 10b and 10a is known as lower level. Only higher level type 10b can lead to “Realschule” and this finishes with final examination “Mittlere Reife” after grade 10b.

Fachhochschulen

Fachhochschulen are institutions which facilitate students with practical training on academic or artistic basis. Degree programs and teachings in these institutions are strongly oriented fronting vocational studies and practical requirements of working life. Fachhochschulen advance short courses particularly in engineering disciplines, in business administration, social work and creative arts.

College of Art and Music

Another string of higher education establishments is “Kunst-und Musikhochschulen” which as well as corresponding subject areas in universities and “Gesamthochschulen” provide training in fine arts, performing arts and also in music subjects.

Linguistic Ability

German is the language of instruction in all kind of study programs for lectures, classes and seminars. You will be required to pass a German language test to get admission in higher education institutions. There are various language courses available in German cultural institution including summer holiday courses, pre-study courses and courses accompanying regular study.

Accommodation

There are halls for residence but various German and foreign students have to find their own accommodation. You must go to Germany in advance before beginning of semester to arrange a place to live for you. Beforehand you may have to stay in a youth hostel, boarding house or other standard accommodations until better housing is found. The “Akademische AuslandsSmter, Studentenwerke” and other university services will provide you assistance.

Scholarships

German Academic Exchange Service “DAAD” offers scholarships for study and research in Germany and supplies information on “higher education” in Germany. Publications available from DAAD include:

1. Studying in Germany “Information for Foreign Students on University”
2. Postgraduate Courses in “Federal Republic of Germany” and
3. Scholarships and Funding for Study and Research in Germany for “British Academic Staff, Research and Students”.

Educating System of Germany

Whenever we talk about the education system of Germany, we come to know that the education system of Germany is well-established and it provides the students with excellent education and learning based environment. The most important point of their education system is that Germany provides its inhabitants free and compulsory education till the age of 6 and 18 years. Here we’ll share some important information about the literacy ratio of Germany. The ratio of total literacy of Germany is 99% and ratio of education and literacy for male and female are same as total ratio. There are a number of schools, colleges and universities in Germany. The structure on education of Germany is as established and strong as people from all over the world want to be benefited from this structure.

Universities in Germany

Germany has lot of world class universities that are efficient in providing students with professional education whether they are local or foreigners. The number of universities in Germany can be determined with respect to different regions of the Germany as there is a wide network of universities and colleges in Germany. There were ten oldest universities with the time of existence of Germany. Some of them are:

• University of Heidelberg
• University of Leipzig
• University of Rostock
• University of Munich

These universities are oldest institutes of Germany that were closed for a long time but reopened and established later. However there are many other universities in Germany that are providing students with education and skills oriented programs to become the part of German’s progress and development process. The ranking of universities are done with different tools and measures of quality and performance according to their quality standard. Here we’ll present the list of some universities that are all the time efficient and reputed for the native and foreigner students as well.

• Technical University,  Munich Germany
• University of Bonn, Germany
• University of Freiburg, Germany
• University of Gottingen, Germany
• University of Heidelberg, Germany
• University of Munich, Germany

All the universities mentioned above are internationally recognized and foremost part of German Education System. We can say that the education system of Germany is very well-established and provide occupational and professional training to the individuals all over the world as people feel pride in taking admission in these universities of Germany.