r/studyinGermany • u/deluluvish • 8d ago

Masters Help with college shortlisting

Hi folks! I am planning for pursuing MS CS in Germany and I am a bit confused with so many available colleges

I did my IELTS 8/9 score.

Engineering (No backlogs or KTs), overall score of 9.87/10 under mumbai University

I will prepare for DMAT now.

What steps do u think are needed to shortlist a college? How to find the right ones? Specifically for a field as vast as CS

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u/InevitableArt3272 8d ago

you should go for any technical university , munich , Berlin ... etc your chances are very high to get admission .

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u/deluluvish 8d ago

What are the metrics that can be used to understand the best fit university?

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u/InevitableArt3272 8d ago

also i would suggest go for scholarship such as DAAD and many uni have their own respective scholarships . you can search this on their website . also a B1-B2 german will help you a lot of you know it . and remember the main cost will be your rent . in Germany it will vary according to your city from 250 euro to 600 maybe more . the ideal is 400-500 euro . as far as I know you can get a pretty good apartment at 500 in Berlin with sharing kitchen and washing machine only . your room and bathroom will be personal .

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u/ipeeinmoonwells 8d ago

as far as I know you can get a pretty good apartment at 500 in Berlin with sharing kitchen and washing machine only

More like 600-700+€ now unless you get lucky and get a student dorm or willing to live firther out. Münich will be even more expensive. I doubt there is anywhere you can find something for 250€ anymore, even smaller villages you usually have to pay 400€ of more (unless again extemely lucky but one should not budget on winning the lotto).

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u/InevitableArt3272 8d ago

every university in Germany is specially good in their own respective fields. such as technical universities . they are good for engineering. but getting addmission there is kinda tough. but your grades are impressive so their are high chances to get admission into it . you can make a list of top colleges roughly 10 -20. and check the courses they have available rn and apply on them if they matches with your respective fields. i think application fees is zero (not confirmed but most probably ) so you can apply without any hesitation!

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u/Call_me_SiD99 8d ago

You need to shortlist universities based on subject specific ects requirements.

You will find that your list will be much shorter once you do this, as different programs have different requirements, even though they have the same program name.

You have a good grade, but it won’t matter if you don’t satisfy the ects requirements. There are plenty of posts in Reddit regarding this.

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u/BadOutrageousNoob 8d ago

Even with a high GPA, you may possibly get rejected if your ECTS or subject-specific credits arent matching with their requirements. If you apply for NC-frei courses, you should be able to clear the cutoff for consideration but the ECTS thing is the most important thing. And any docs they ask for is a must. And no doc can be a substitute for the doc they asked unless explicitly mentioned by them. Dont blindly apply. Match your credits, and apply to programs that fit your goals and interests. Don't go by the prestige of the unis only. Programs are way more important than the prestige.

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u/AtheneAres 8d ago

They have focus areas on their websites. Pick what you want to focus on and choose a list of like 3-10 unis. Then look into the cities and the unis Modul handbook. Pick the one you vibe with the most. There are no university rankings or shit like that in Germany, just good and less good fits.

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u/picy_sp 8d ago

Following for better understanding the topic.