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Germany
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Low-tuition programme · Checked draft
Public university in Baden-Württemberg
A student who enters from outside the EU in order to study at a public university in that state.
Not a private college. Not a claim that EU, EEA, or Bildungsinländer students pay the same fee. Not a doctorate rule.
Must still be paid or proved
- €1,500 a semester, as stated by the state ministry
- A semester contribution, amount on the university page
- Living-cost evidence of €11,904 if the India student-visa rule applies
Not covered
- Health insurance
- Rent deposit and travel
- Any fee a private programme adds
- Read the university fee page and confirm the state.
- If the qualification is Indian, start APS.
- Apply on uni-assist or the university portal, as the programme says.
- Open the blocked account only when the visa file needs it.
- Baden-Württemberg Ministry — fees for international students · checked 2026-11-13
- German missions in India — study visa documents · checked 2026-11-13
- APS India — what the certificate is · checked 2026-11-13
Tuition-free programme · Not yet published
Public university outside Baden-Württemberg
Only after that university’s current fee page shows no tuition for this applicant.
Not a country-wide promise. Not Baden-Württemberg. Not a private university.
Must still be paid or proved
- Semester contribution, amount not stored
- €11,904 living-cost evidence for a student visa from India
Not covered
- Health insurance
- Travel and housing deposit
- Open the programme’s official fee page before this row is treated as tuition-free.
- German missions in India — study visa documents · checked 2026-11-13
Scholarship with living-cost support · Checked draft
DAAD master’s study scholarship
An applicant who receives this award. €992 a month meets the India mission’s living-cost line.
Not tuition. Not open to every country. Not a substitute for admission.
Must still be paid or proved
- Tuition if the university charges it
Not covered
- Anything the award letter does not name
- Confirm the call lists your country, then apply on the DAAD portal.
- Keep the admission application separate.
- DAAD — Study Scholarships, Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines · checked 2026-11-13
- German missions in India — national visa FAQ · checked 2026-11-13
Funded doctoral position · Not yet published
Funded doctoral position
A candidate with a supervisor or a published funded post.
Not an automatic waiver because the country has public universities.
Must still be paid or proved
- Whatever the position advertisement states
Not covered
- A position that has not been advertised
- Not yet published as a directory of open posts.
Low-tuition programme · Not yet published
Ausbildung
An applicant to paid vocational training.
Not a university degree and not a tuition-free bachelor’s.
Must still be paid or proved
- The training contract and the visa for vocational training use their own proof-of-funds figure
Not covered
- University semester fees, which do not apply to this pathway
Guide
Education system and institution types
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A public university, a university of applied sciences, and a private university are not the same fee rule. A listing on this website is not a partner agreement. Ausbildung, nursing employment and a university degree are separate pathways.
Baden-Württemberg Ministry — fees for international studentsBachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and preparation
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Direct bachelor’s entry depends on whether the school-leaving certificate is treated as a higher-education entrance qualification. If it is not, the route may be a Studienkolleg, not the degree. A master’s follows a completed bachelor’s the university accepts. A doctorate is a supervisor and a funding decision, not an automatic fee waiver. TestAS is not applied here as a universal requirement. APS India’s dMAT applies only to the master’s fields and intakes on its own page.
APS India — what the certificate isAPS India — Digital Master TestGerman missions in India — study visa documentsWho pays tuition
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Germany is not free for everyone. Baden-Württemberg’s science ministry states that international students who enter from outside the EU to study pay €1,500 a semester at the state’s universities, in force since winter 2017/18. A second degree in that state is €650 a semester. EU and EEA students, and people who took their German school-leaving qualification in Germany, are treated differently on that page. Other states are not given a single figure here. Some universities set their own international fees. Read that university’s fee page. A semester contribution is not tuition, and this hub does not publish one national amount for it.
Baden-Württemberg Ministry — fees for international studentsTeaching language
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German-taught and English-taught programmes are chosen on the programme page, not by the country. The German missions in India say a direct bachelor’s or master’s generally needs C1 in the language of study, a German preparatory course at least B1, and an English preparatory course at least B2, shown by a recognised certificate.
German missions in India — study visa documentsQualification recognition
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APS, uni-assist and programme checks
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If the qualification was issued in India, APS verification is generally required for the student visa. APS does not admit you and does not issue the visa. From summer semester 2027, selected master’s applicants in engineering, technology, commerce, economics, business, management, tourism and hospitality also need the dMAT. You may send the APS file before the dMAT result, but the certificate waits for it. uni-assist is used only by the universities that name it. Others take a direct application.
APS India — what the certificate isAPS India — Digital Master Testuni-assistGerman missions in India — study visa documentsSubject prerequisites
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Language evidence and entrance tests
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Use the test the programme names. This hub does not invent an IELTS, TestDaF or TestAS score. dMAT is an APS requirement for the fields above, not a university entrance exam, and a low score does not by itself refuse the APS certificate.
APS India — Digital Master TestGerman missions in India — study visa documentsInterviews, auditions and portfolios
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Intakes
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Public universities commonly open a winter semester and a summer semester. The application window is on the university or uni-assist page for that intake. A future call that is not on that page is not yet published. Do not reuse last year’s date.
uni-assistWhere the application is submitted
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Either the university’s own portal or uni-assist, as that programme states. Saving a form on Global Unidesk does not submit either one.
uni-assistCertification and translation
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Application fees and university charges
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Budget the APS fee, a dMAT fee if it applies, a uni-assist or university application fee if that portal charges one, the semester contribution, and Baden-Württemberg tuition only if that university charges it. Amounts that are not on the linked page are not filled in here.
Baden-Württemberg Ministry — fees for international studentsAPS India — what the certificate isAPS India — Digital Master TestScholarships
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The DAAD master’s study scholarship cited here pays €992 a month, a €460 yearly study allowance, and contributions toward insurance. It does not pay tuition. The call is opened by country, so an Indian applicant must check that India is on that call before treating it as open. It is a separate application from admission. Deutschlandstipendium and university discounts are not entered here until their current calls are stored. An unawarded scholarship is not deducted from the budget.
DAAD — Study Scholarships, Master Studies for All Academic DisciplinesGerman missions in India — national visa FAQProof of funds
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For a student visa from India the missions ask for €11,904 in a German blocked account, with no more than €992 released a month, unless a German or EU stipend already pays €992 a month or a formal sponsorship declaration was made in Germany. This sum is the living-cost evidence. It is not added again as a second living bill. An Indian affidavit does not replace it. Health insurance is extra.
German missions in India — study visa documentsGerman missions in India — national visa FAQVisa from India
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Upload the file on the Consular Service Portal. Most bachelor’s and master’s applicants who hold an APS certificate are seen at VFS. The visa cannot start before the health insurance does. Processing time is not published as a guarantee.
German missions in India — study visa documentsGerman missions in India — national visa FAQInsurance and housing
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The visa needs statutory or private German health insurance from the arrival date. A short Schengen travel policy is a different product. Housing is not reserved by the visa. A rent deposit is an initial cost, not part of the €11,904 proof.
German missions in India — study visa documentsAddress registration and enrolment
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Progress, renewal and post-study stay
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Common mistakes
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Calling every public university free. Treating a private college in the partner list as the public route. Using one country’s bank letter for Germany. Starting the blocked account after the university deadline. Booking a flight before the visa is in the passport.
Baden-Württemberg Ministry — fees for international studentsGerman missions in India — study visa documents