Technical University of Munich

Application route

uni-assist VPD, then the university

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“If the document is required for your application, you need to apply for a VPD via uni-assist as well as apply to TUM directly via TUMonline. An application for a VPD via uni-assist alone does not qualify as an application for a degree program at TUM. An application via TUMonline is always necessary.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/uni-assist · checked 14 November 2026

Two steps, both inside the application period: uni-assist checks the foreign certificate and issues the preliminary documentation (VPD), and the application itself goes to TUM through TUMonline. uni-assist alone is not an application. A separate TUMonline application is needed for each programme. A confirmation that the VPD was applied for in time can be uploaded while it is pending.

APS certificate (India)

Needed when you apply

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“India Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist. In addition to applying to TUM directly. You do not need the VPD when applying to Studienkolleg. … Master's degree applicants : please upload the following documents to uni-assist for your preliminary documentation: University Diploma Transcript of Records (TOR) APS (Akademischen Prüfstelle) certificate (not necessary after passing the "Feststellungprüfung" after preparatory study at Studienkolleg)”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/special-conditions-for-certain-countries · checked 14 November 2026

For applicants with an Indian (or Chinese) qualification the APS certificate goes to uni-assist with the VPD application, so it has to exist before TUM's application deadline. If the degree was earned outside India the APS stays flagged as mandatory in TUMonline and is only waived once the final graduation documents are handed in during the enrolment period. Doctoral applicants need no APS. Nigeria and Pakistan are not on TUM's special-conditions page and no APS is asked of them - Pakistani applicants do need the VPD, and a GRE for some programmes.

Studienkolleg

Linked Studienkolleg

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“The Studienkolleg München ist responsible for applicants to all bavarian universities, including TUM.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/other-forms-of-study/preparatory-study-at-the-studienkolleg · checked 14 November 2026

TUM runs no Studienkolleg of its own. Applications to Studienkolleg München through TUM go via TUMonline (type of studies "Preparatory colleges"), not uni-assist, and from winter 2025/26 only one course (G, M, T or W) may be applied for. The preparatory phase is two semesters and ends with the Feststellungsprüfung.

International office

Student Advising and Information Services, Arcisstraße 21, Room 0144, 80333 München, studium@tum.de, +49 89 289 22245 (Mon-Fri 9:00-12:00)

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“Student Advising and Information Services +49 89 289 22245 … Service Desk Campus Munich, Arcisstraße 21, Room 0144, 80333 München”

www.tum.de/en/studies/international-students · checked 14 November 2026

TUM has no separate international admissions office for degree seekers: the central Student Advising and Information Services handles application and admission questions, and each TUM School has its own departmental advising. The TUM Global & Alumni Office looks after exchange students.

Tuition for non-EU students

Non-EU/EEA students newly enrolling in a bachelor's or master's programme from winter semester 2024/25 pay tuition: usually 2,000 or 3,000 EUR per semester for a bachelor's and 4,000 or 6,000 EUR per semester for a master's, with the exact amount set per programme (a few programmes are free). From winter semester 2027/28 the rates rise to 2,300 / 3,400 EUR (bachelor's) and 4,600 / 6,800 EUR (master's); students already enrolled keep the rate that applied when they started. Exempt: EU/EEA and equivalent nationals, doctoral candidates, exchange and visiting students, Studienkolleg students, state-examination and non-degree students, holders of a German higher education entrance qualification, anyone who has completed a German degree of at least six semesters, anyone with an established domestic connection under Section 8 BAföG, and - for a master's - anyone who completed a bachelor's at TUM or another German university and proves it by the enrolment deadline. Waiver scholarships (academic merit or financial need), exemptions and waivers must be applied for by the deadline and are credited against the fee rather than paid out.

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“In general, you are required to pay tuition fees if you ... are not from an EU/EEA country or an equivalent state (EU member states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), and are newly enrolling in a bachelor's or master's degree program at TUM. … For bachelor's degree programs, tuition fees are usually 2,000 or 3,000 euros per semester. For master's degree programs, they are usually 4,000 or 6,000 euros per semester. … Tuition fees for international students from non-EU/EEA countries at TUM will increase for the winter semester 2027/28. The tuition fees will then be for Bachelor's programs : 2,300 euros or 3,400 euros for Master's programs : 4,600 or 6,800 euros … Important to know: Attending a Studienkolleg does not exempt you from the obligation to pay tuition fees in a subsequent bachelor's degree program. … If you completed a bachelor's degree at TUM, you are generally not required to pay tuition fees for a subsequent master's degree program.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition · checked 14 November 2026

The fee is per programme, so the programme records carry the exact amount. Passing the Studienkolleg does not exempt a student. Special rules apply to Swiss, Turkish and UK citizens, to Ukrainian students and to asylum seekers from countries with a protection rate of at least 50%. Payment is due by 15 September (winter) or 15 March (summer) for first enrolment; instalments are not possible, and enrolment is only completed once the money has arrived.

Semester contribution

€82–97 per semester

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“In the summer semester 2026, the semester fee amounts to 97.00 Euro in Munich, Garching and Weihenstephan 82.00 Euro in Straubing 97.00 Euro in Heilbronn … Only then will you be able to register for courses or purchase the discounted Deutschlandticket, for example.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/fees · checked 14 November 2026

Paid on top of any tuition fee, by everybody. No semester ticket is included: the discounted Deutschlandticket is bought separately once enrolment is complete. Payment deadlines: 15 September (winter) and 15 March (summer) for first enrolment, 15 August and 15 February for re-registration. Some continuing-education programmes add further fees.

Other compulsory fees

€75 one-off · uni-assist handling fee for the preliminary documentation (VPD); 30 EUR for each further programme chosen in the same semester, and the 75 EUR falls due again in a new semester.

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“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 … For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00 … The costs are the same for all forms of application, whether standard or VPD procedure.”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 7 November 2026

TUM itself charges no application fee - the application runs through TUMonline. The only unavoidable cost at application for an applicant with a non-German certificate is uni-assist's handling fee for the VPD, which TUM's own page mentions without naming an amount ("For the evaluation of your certificates, uni-assist charges handling fees"). No deposit and no service fee for non-EU students is published anywhere on TUM's site.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.