I'm a student right now, and I wish to pursue higher education in Germany. What are the requirements and the procedures? What level of German language is required and how tough it is to get admission into German universities?
The requirement for German higher studies are: 1.B.E with good grades in relevant field 2.English language proficiency3. At least A1 or A2 certificate in German language.( this is not mandatory but suggested strongly)The above are general conditions asked by most universities but may vary form university to universityB.E with good grades means your cgpa matters the most. Usually they convert you cgpa to German GPA. You must have a minimum of 3 in German GPA system. That is 7.5 to the Indian system. German conversion calculators are available over the internetFor English language proficiency you have to write IELTS OR TOEFL. In IELTS you have score a minimum of 6 or above out of 9. I am not quite sure about TOEFL score. For German language certificate you can enroll yourself in Goethe center or similar language coachingsWith these basic requirements you would be elegible to apply but to ensure a seat you must be very good in studies and should have in depth knowledge in your area of interest. Since the cost for higher studies in germany is cheap many people apply. Due to this every year universities get huge volume of application from Indians alone. Many universities have started have different rules for Indian applications alone.Tip: try to concentrate a bit on extra-curricular activities also. It may a be added advantage. Moreover many universities are looking for experienced candidates. You can get more information from DAAD.de websiteNote :Miracles do happen during admissions. A low profile may get admission at a very good university and a 9 cgpa could get rejected.
My son wants to pursue his MS in Germany, what are the expense there?
Thank you for A2A.Expenses are difficult thing to be told in exact amount for following reasons:The tuition feeThe tuition is not always free in Germany. Only some courses are free. For others like MBA and some MSc. courses the tuition can run up to 8000€ for the course.There are minor negligible cost per semester for other courses which might come up to 250€. Those are courses that have no tuition fee.The state of Baden-Wüttenberg has introduced 1500€ tuition fee from 2017/18 winter semester for international student.You can find the information on DAAD website.So now on to much more complex stuffBlocked accountYou’ll need to have 8700€ approx in a blocked account as a financial proof. This money is for one year of funding the living expenses. From 8700€ only 1/12 is allowed to be withdrawn every month. The money is usually enough to a good life in Germany as a student.The masters might take two or three years. So remember that a person will need funding for second year on.The second yearSo now the person is in second year, his funding has dried up. What now?Usually it’s easy to find a part time job in Germany which pays good money. So the student usually becomes financially independent by second year.If his studies are two rigorous and he would not want to work, in that case he can either limit his spending by cutting on travel and save money. It is easily possible in smaller towns.Finally if all goes south, either you finance him or ask the German government to help. Some times the German government comes to rescue of students with a small loan or scholarships under Bäfog. Most foreigners are not eligible under this, however I do not have extensive knowledge about this.Visit my blog if you do wish to know more on How to apply at a university in Germany? - The Honest Blog and other things about Germany.Subscribe to the blog for more.
What's the best way to learn German?
I would like to share something which I did and that really helped me to get the grip on language.I came to Germany in September 2016 and begin to learn German immediately. The initial approach was to learn useful words and Grammar to structure a sentence.I learnt the German word order in different sentences and practiced to structure the sentences carefully in my head before speaking.However, that was not enough to speak impressively. I realized that there were gaps in my learning. I realized that sometimes I speak grammatically correct but still it is not how Germans speak.One day I was talking to a German and I introduced myself saying “Ich bin eine Studentin”. But he simply said “Ich bin student”. That made me think about it for long that why he didn´t use any article.I came home and googled for this simple sentence. And I found this:You see Google translates it with an article exactly how I did it. But it suggests down there that the phrase is actually without any article.I read more about it and got to learn that in German language, article is not required before your profession or nationality.For instance:Ich bin ÄrztinIch bin AmerikanerinSo here is the thing - Never study just the words and articles, but also the phrases.Learning phrases will help you to become a proficient German speaker in less time.
What are some ways for an Indian to immigrate to Germany?
The easiest way to immigrate to Germany is the Germany Job Seeker Visa. This visa allows you to come to Germany and search a suitable job within six months, i.e. before the visa expires. Once you got a relevant job in Germany you can convert your job seeker visa into the Germany work permit, which is extendable and convertible to PR later on.To apply for job seeker visa you need the below things:You need a degree, i.e.graduate or masters, equivalent to German Degree.3 Years experience in the field of education.Require showing the proof of funds to support your Germany stayOther key criteria for the visaCheck the complete details of Germany Job Seeker Visa here.Related : High Demand of IT specialists, Engineers and Scientists in Germany- Apply fast for German Job Seeker VisaThe six months time is enough to find a job,especially, you are graduated from STEM (Science, technology, engineering mathematics) subjects, as there is significant demand of STEM graduates in Germany.To know complete details of Germany job seeker visa and to get assistance to apply for the same you may call the registered migration experts for Germany at Visas Avenue Immigration .
What level of German language (from A1-C2) should I achieve before applying for a Master's in IT/computer science in Germany?
A2A. I'm late. You already have quite good answers down here, esp. from Diniel Patel and Bernhard Støcker. However, I will still add my few cents.Generally if you are applying for an international course, i.e., an all English curriculum you probably do not need any German knowledge before applying. But, you should still check this with the respective university, program coordinator, current students to know better--> If you decide to not learn any German, I would suggest you to must bolster your SoP with strong arguments for why Germany!.German Universities in general have quite a flexible curriculum. I do not know which country you are from and hence, how the education there is. But, in many Asian Universities the curriculum is mostly fixed with small number of electives to choose from. Its quite the opposite here in Germany. The universities will have limited mandatory courses and you have plethora of electives to choose from. To add to it, you are free to choose from any department in case you want to steer your studies in some specific direction.This becomes difficult if you have limited German knowledge. Most of the universities will have specific list of subjects that are offered in English. And, then you have no other choice but to choose one of those even though they do not directly fit into your plan. I myself faced this problem for atleast 8 credits when I had no option but to choose two not directly related courses just because I needed 90 credits to graduate.I know of two students who actually took a study break to master the language and then pick selective courses. One wanted to steer his master more towards experimental Physics and did so. Other wanted to move more towards hardware aspects of electronics and did so. Both needed German to take the right courses. Former was C1 when he started taking the courses and continued with C2 while doing so, the later started after C2.So, the choice is really yours. But, just from the pure requirement aspect for application you should probably check with individual universities and respective program coordinators.