Applying from India
English-taught programmes in Germany for students from India
829 English-taught programmes at 26 universities, compared on the rules that apply to applicants with Indian qualifications.
Researched 7 November 2026 to 14 November 2026 · 18,824 facts, each quoted from an official page · costs for a winter 2027/28 start: non-EU tuition plus semester contribution and other compulsory fees, without rent
Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
English proof for the student visa in India
- Certificates the visa section accepts
- A recognised certificate: IELTS or another ALTE member's test for English; Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, ÖSD or telc for German
Source
“All knowledge of the study language has to be proven by a recognized certificate, such as Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, ÖSD, telc for German or IELTS or ALTE members for English.”
india.diplo.de/in-en/service/2756350-2756350 · checked 7 November 2026
- Not accepted for the visa
- Duolingo English Test, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Source
“Please note that neither Duolingo tests nor Pearson PTE or TOEFL home edition tests are recognized for applications in India.”
india.diplo.de/in-en/service/2756350-2756350 · checked 7 November 2026
Applies to the visa application even when the university accepts these tests for admission.
- University waiver accepted by the visa section
- No
Source
“The confirmation of your university is only sufficient if the university has individually tested your language skills and confirms the same for your case only. Please be informed that otherwise a recognized English certificate is obligatory. … Do NOT provide exemption letters or language of instruction certificates!”
india.diplo.de/in-en/service/2546328-2546328 · checked 7 November 2026
Exception: a university confirmation is enough if the university tested the applicant's language skills individually.
A university may accept a test or waive it for admission; the visa section can still ask for its own proof.
Master’s
Master’s programmes: the universities compared
Requirements are set per programme, so each cell sums up the university’s master’s programmes as a count or a range. Open a university for each programme and its sources.
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| University | 3-year bachelor’s | GRE / GATE for Indian degrees | Cost per year, non-EU (2027 start) | Minimum IELTS | Apply by (winter 2027, non-EU) | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of MunichMünchen · Public university71 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Business & Management and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Accepted at 71 of 71 | Required at 19 of 71 | €164–€13,794no tuition at 6 of 71, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 31 May 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mostly selection procedure70 of 71 selection procedure, 1 limited places |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Erlangen · Public university46 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Languages, Literature & Writing | Accepted at 46 of 461 of them with conditions | Required at 2 of 46 | €164–€12,164no tuition at 1 of 46 | 5 to 7 | 31 May 2027 to 31 Aug 2027APS: needed when you apply | All selection procedure46 of 46 selection procedure |
| RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen · Public university48 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering, Building & Construction | Case by case at 33 of 48accepted at 10 (1 of them with conditions), 1 not accepted, 4 don’t say | Required at 12 of 48 | €716–€24,048no tuition at 31 of 48 | 6 to 7 | 28 Feb 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mixed29 of 48 unrestricted, 16 selection procedure, 2 limited places, 1 not stated |
| TUD Dresden University of TechnologyDresden · Public university34 programmes, mostly Health Sciences, Nursing & Public Health, Biology & Life Sciences and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | Case by case at 27 of 34accepted at 2 (1 of them with conditions), 5 not accepted | Required at 1 of 34 | €722–€19,722no tuition at 27 of 34 | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mixed21 of 34 selection procedure, 13 unrestricted |
| University of Duisburg-EssenDuisburg · Public university22 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Languages, Literature & Writing and Sociology & Social Sciences | Case by case at 15 of 22accepted at 4 (2 of them with conditions), 2 not accepted, 1 don’t say | None of 22 requires it | €736no tuition | 5.5 to 6.5 | 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Jul 2027APS: needed at enrolment | Mostly unrestricted18 of 22 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure, 2 limited places |
| Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburg · Public university22 programmes, mostly Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Political Science & Public Policy and Mechanical Engineering | Accepted at 14 of 228 case by case | Required at 3 of 22 | €659–€8,989no tuition at 20 of 22 | 6.5 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mostly unrestricted16 of 22 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 5 limited places |
| Leibniz University HannoverHannover · Public university27 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Sociology & Social Sciences and Architecture & Urban Planning | Case by case at 26 of 27accepted at 1 | None of 27 requires it | €906no tuition | 4.5 to 7 | 15 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mixed15 of 27 unrestricted, 12 limited places |
| Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe · Public university25 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Physics and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Accepted at 25 of 256 of them with conditions | Required at 7 of 25 | €3,368 | 6.5 | 15 Jun 2027 to 15 Jul 20276 rolling · APS: needed when you apply | Mixed15 of 25 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 9 limited places |
| Technische Universität BerlinBerlin · Public university25 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Architecture & Urban Planning and Civil Engineering, Building & Construction | Case by case at 16 of 25accepted at 4 (1 of them with conditions), 2 not accepted, 3 don’t say | None of 25 requires it | €758–€13,958no tuition at 18 of 25, plus €500 one-off | 6 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 31 Aug 20271 rolling · APS: needed when you apply | Mostly limited places20 of 25 limited places, 4 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure |
| Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt · Public university26 programmes, mostly Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Architecture & Urban Planning and Biology & Life Sciences | Accepted at 15 of 2611 case by case | None of 26 requires it | €805no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | All selection procedure26 of 26 selection procedure |
| University of StuttgartStuttgart · Public university18 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture & Urban Planning | Accepted at 18 of 182 of them with conditions | None of 18 requires it | €3,368 | 5 to 7 | 15 Oct 2026 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | Mixed8 of 18 selection procedure, 1 unrestricted, 8 limited places, 1 not stated |
| Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz · Public university13 programmes, mostly Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation and Computer Science & Software Engineering | Case by case at 13 of 13 | None of 13 requires it | €683no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | All unrestricted13 of 13 unrestricted |
| Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig · Public university11 programmes, mostly Chemistry, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Accepted at 9 of 112 don’t say | None of 11 requires it | €945–€16,945no tuition at 9 of 11, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 5 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed at enrolment | Mixed5 of 11 limited places, 4 unrestricted, 2 not stated |
| Deggendorf Institute of TechnologyDeggendorf · Public university of applied sciences16 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation | Accepted at 16 of 1614 of them with conditions | None of 16 requires it | €1,174no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 May 2027 to 15 Jul 2027APS: needed when you apply | All selection procedure16 of 16 selection procedure |
| Rhine-Waal University of Applied SciencesKleve · Public university of applied sciences7 programmes, mostly Design, Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Biology & Life Sciences | Accepted at 7 of 77 of them with conditions | None of 7 requires it | €730no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jul 2027APS: not stated | Mixed3 of 7 limited places, 2 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure |
| SRH UniversityHeidelberg · Private, state-recognised39 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Accepted at 38 of 396 of them with conditions, 1 don’t say | None of 39 requires it | €2,588–€15,800plus €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admissionAPS: not stated | Mostly not stated33 of 39 not stated, 6 selection procedure |
| University of Europe for Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised40 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Finance & Accounting | Accepted at 40 of 40 | None of 40 requires it | €8,618–€13,049plus €490 one-off | 6 | 1 Sept 2027APS: not stated | Mixed23 of 40 selection procedure, 17 unrestricted |
| Fresenius University of Applied SciencesIdstein · Private, state-recognised18 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Chemical & Process Engineering | Accepted at 17 of 181 of them with conditions, 1 not accepted | None of 18 requires it | €7,540–€16,000plus €250 to €695 one-off | 6 | Rolling admissionAPS: not required by the university | All selection procedure18 of 18 selection procedure |
| Constructor University Bremen gGmbHBremen · Private, state-recognised11 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Business & Management and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Case by case at 9 of 11accepted at 1, 1 not accepted | None of 11 requires it | €32,576plus €940 to €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jul 2027APS: not stated | All selection procedure11 of 11 selection procedure |
| IU International University of Applied SciencesErfurt · Private, state-recognised19 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Healthcare Management | Accepted at 18 of 1912 of them with conditions, 1 not accepted | None of 19 requires it | €8,754–€11,504plus €1,500 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admissionAPS: needed at enrolment | All selection procedure19 of 19 selection procedure |
| Gisma University of Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised15 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Computer Science & Software Engineering | Accepted at 14 of 151 of them with conditions, 1 don’t say | None of 15 requires it | €12,550–€25,100 | 6 to 6.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in January, April, July and October · APS: needed at enrolment | Mostly not stated14 of 15 not stated, 1 selection procedure |
| ISM International School of ManagementDortmund · Private, state-recognised16 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Accepted at 16 of 162 of them with conditions | None of 16 requires it | €6,280–€19,800plus €600 to €1,500 one-off | 6 | 15 Jun 20275 rolling · APS: not required by the university | All selection procedure16 of 16 selection procedure |
| FOM University of Applied SciencesEssen · Private, state-recognised8 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Automotive & Mobility and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Accepted at 8 of 83 of them with conditions | None of 8 requires it | €6,900–€12,500plus €1,590 one-off | 5.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in April and October · APS: needed when you apply | All unrestricted8 of 8 unrestricted |
| Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main · Private, state-recognised9 programmes, mostly Finance & Accounting, Business & Management and Healthcare Management | Accepted at 9 of 93 of them with conditions | Required at 5 of 9 | €10,750–€42,000plus €600 one-off | 7 | 31 May 2027 to 31 Jul 2027APS: needed at enrolment | All selection procedure9 of 9 selection procedure |
| ESCP Business School, Berlin CampusBerlin · Private, state-recognised4 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | Accepted at 4 of 4 | Required at 1 of 4 | €15,750–€25,900plus €2,900 to €4,200 one-off | 6.5 to 7 | 21 Oct 2026 to 4 May 2027APS: needed at enrolment | All selection procedure4 of 4 selection procedure |
| Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI)Berlin · Franchise provider (foreign degree)28 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Supply Chain & Logistics and Marketing | Case by case at 26 of 28accepted at 1, 1 don’t say | None of 28 requires it | €6,051–€10,439plus €850 one-off | 6 to 6.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in February, May and October · APS: not stated | Mostly not stated25 of 28 not stated, 3 selection procedure |
Bachelor’s
Bachelor’s programmes: the universities compared
With a school-leaving certificate from India
The Indian Class 12 certificate from an official examination authority — CBSE's (All India) Senior School Certificate or a state-board exam such as Kerala's Higher Secondary Examination, Andhra Pradesh's Intermediate Public Examination or Karnataka's Pre-University Examination — with at least 70 % of the maximum grade and an APS certificate, gives access to a Studienkolleg and the Feststellungsprüfung in the course matching the subject direction taken at school. Direct entry to a bachelor's instead needs either one successful year of bachelor's study at a recognised university in the same or a neighbouring subject, or, with no minimum school grade, both parts (Main and Advanced) of the Joint Entrance Examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology, which gives direct access for engineering and natural sciences.Source
“Sekundarschulabschlusszeugnis - nach 12 Klassen - … Das Zeugnis muss von einer offiziellen Prüfungsbehörde (Central Board of School Education, State Board of Education u.a.) ausgestellt worden sein. Die Abschlüsse können je nach Prüfungsbehörde unterschiedlich benannt sein, z.B. „(All India) Senior School Certificate“ (Central Board of Secondary Education Examination), „Higher Secondary Examination“ (Kerala Board), „Intermediate Public Examination“ (Andhra Pradesh), „Pre-University Examination“ (Karnataka). … Im Sekundarschulabschlusszeugnis muss eine Gesamtnote von mindestens 70 % der Maximalnote nachgewiesen sein. … Zertifikat bzw. Bescheinigung der Akademischen Prüfstelle (APS) … Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg (fachorientiert) … für den Schwerpunktkurs, dem die in der höheren Sekundarschulbildung gewählte Fachrichtung zugeordnet ist … Direkter Zugang (fachorientiert) … für die bisherige Fachrichtung und benachbarte Fächer … Bei den nachzuweisenden Studienzeiten muss es sich um ein erfolgreiches Studienjahr im Rahmen eines Bachelorstudiums an einer anerkannten Hochschule handeln. … Für das Sekundarschulabschlusszeugnis wird keine Mindestnote gefordert. … Nachweis über das Bestehen beider Teile (Main und Advanced) der Aufnahmeprüfung … zu den Indian Institutes of Technology … für Technik und Naturwissenschaften”
“Ihren Schulabschluss mit Fächer- und Notenübersicht (X+II) … JEE Main und Advanced (wenn vorhanden)” page
“In den Bundesländern Brandenburg und Nordrhein-Westfalen gibt es generell kein staatliches Studienkolleg” page
anabin.kmk.org/api/public/certificates/6729e86b4a3c434b0b3de7d9?reference=true · checked 14 November 2026
KMK/ZAB assessment proposals IND-BV01 (Studienkolleg, or direct access after one year of study) and IND-BV02 (direct access with JEE Main and Advanced); both apply "zu allen Hochschulen", so the rule does not differ by federal state, but Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia have no state Studienkolleg and not every Studienkolleg offers every Schwerpunktkurs. Which Studienkolleg course applies depends on the subject direction taken at school; anabin names the directions, not the course letters (T-, M-, W-, S-, G-Kurs). anabin does not name the CISCE Indian School Certificate (ISC) separately — it says the names vary by examination authority ("u.a."). The DAAD admission database is a JavaScript application whose result is fetched from a non-public endpoint, so it could not be quoted; DAAD states its data comes from the same KMK/anabin source.
Requirements are set per programme, so each cell sums up the university’s bachelor’s programmes as a count or a range. Open a university for each programme and its sources.
Scroll sideways to see every column.
| University | Teaching language | Studienkolleg (foundation course) | Cost per year, non-EU (2027 start) | Minimum IELTS | Apply by (winter 2027, non-EU) | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of MunichMünchen · Public university13 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Aerospace Engineering and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | 8 of 13 fully in English5 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €164–€6,994no tuition at 2 of 13, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly selection procedure10 of 13 selection procedure, 3 unrestricted |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Erlangen · Public university8 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Sociology & Social Sciences and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 5 of 8 fully in English3 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €2,164–€6,164 | 5.5 | 31 May 2027 to 30 Sept 2027 | Mixed4 of 8 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure, 2 limited places |
| University of Duisburg-EssenDuisburg · Public university7 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Sociology & Social Sciences and Computer Science & Software Engineering | 0 of 7 fully in English7 in English and German | None | €736no tuition | 6 | 15 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted6 of 7 unrestricted, 1 limited places |
| Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburg · Public university6 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Political Science & Public Policy and Computer Science & Software Engineering | 3 of 6 fully in English3 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €659no tuition | 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted4 of 6 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 1 limited places |
| Leibniz University HannoverHannover · Public university1 programme, mostly Law | 0 of 1 fully in English1 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €906no tuition | 6 | 15 Jul 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe · Public university1 programme, mostly Mechanical Engineering | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €3,368 | 6.5 | 30 Apr 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Technische Universität BerlinBerlin · Public university1 programme, mostly Information Systems & Business Informatics | 0 of 1 fully in English1 switch language during the degree | Own Studienkolleg | €758no tuition | Not stated by the university | 15 Jul 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz · Public university3 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 1 of 3 fully in English1 switch language during the degree, 1 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €683no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | All unrestricted3 of 3 unrestricted |
| Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig · Public university2 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing and Mechanical Engineering | 0 of 2 fully in English2 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €945no tuition, plus €75 one-off | 6 to 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | All unrestricted2 of 2 unrestricted |
| Deggendorf Institute of TechnologyDeggendorf · Public university of applied sciences12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Tourism, Hospitality & Events | 6 of 12 fully in English6 switch language during the degree | Linked Studienkolleg | €1,174no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jun 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly selection procedure8 of 12 selection procedure, 4 unrestricted |
| Rhine-Waal University of Applied SciencesKleve · Public university of applied sciences16 programmes, mostly Agriculture, Food & Nutrition, Business & Management and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €730no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed8 of 16 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 7 limited places |
| SRH UniversityHeidelberg · Private, state-recognised35 programmes, mostly Design, Business & Management and Music & Audio | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €9,000–€11,300plus €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admission | Mostly not stated27 of 35 not stated, 8 selection procedure |
| University of Europe for Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised22 programmes, mostly Design, Psychology & Cognitive Science and Film, Animation & Photography | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €7,122–€8,779plus €490 one-off | 5.5 | 1 Sept 2027 | All selection procedure22 of 22 selection procedure |
| Fresenius University of Applied SciencesIdstein · Private, state-recognised12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Tourism, Hospitality & Events | 8 of 12 fully in English3 switch language during the degree, 1 in English and German | Own Studienkolleg | €10,000–€13,240plus €595 to €695 one-off | 6 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure12 of 12 selection procedure |
| Constructor University Bremen gGmbHBremen · Private, state-recognised20 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Business & Management and Chemistry | All in English | None | €13,726–€32,576plus €940 to €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | 1 Feb 2027 to 15 Aug 2027 | All selection procedure20 of 20 selection procedure |
| IU International University of Applied SciencesErfurt · Private, state-recognised10 programmes, mostly Business & Management and Computer Science & Software Engineering | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €7,424plus €1,500 one-off | 6 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure10 of 10 selection procedure |
| Gisma University of Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Finance & Accounting | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €13,825 | 6 | No fixed deadlinestarts in January, April, July and October | Mostly selection procedure11 of 12 selection procedure, 1 not stated |
| ISM International School of ManagementDortmund · Private, state-recognised5 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Tourism, Hospitality & Events and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | All in English | None | €0–€11,940no tuition at 1 of 5, plus €600 to €1,500 one-off | 6 | 15 Jun 20271 rolling | All selection procedure5 of 5 selection procedure |
| FOM University of Applied SciencesEssen · Private, state-recognised3 programmes, mostly Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Business & Management | All in English | None | €9,167 | 5.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in April and October | All unrestricted3 of 3 unrestricted |
| Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main · Private, state-recognised4 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems & Business Informatics | 3 of 4 fully in English1 in English and German | Own Studienkolleg | €17,200plus €600 one-off | 6.5 | 30 Jun 2027 | All selection procedure4 of 4 selection procedure |
| ESCP Business School, Berlin CampusBerlin · Private, state-recognised1 programme, mostly Business & Management | All in English | Not stated by the university | €23,900plus €2,900 one-off | 6.5 | 18 Nov 2026 to 20 May 2027 | All selection procedure1 of 1 selection procedure |
| Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI)Berlin · Franchise provider (foreign degree)11 programmes, mostly Film, Animation & Photography, Business & Management and Design | 8 of 11 fully in English | Not stated by the university | €10,514plus €850 one-off | 6 | No fixed deadlinestarts in February, May and October | Mixed6 of 11 not stated, 5 selection procedure |