Reviewed on Apr 4, 2025(Enrolled 2024)
What Students Say
Likes
- The course I opted for has a diverse course curriculum, can take any number of courses per semester.
- It lies in the outskirts of Stuttgart, close to nature and is quite peaceful.
- The teaching method includes a theoretical as well as practical approach.
Dislikes
- Transitioning as an International Student, I found the exam papers to be tougher than usual, they expect to assess our understanding rather than memorisation.
- The lecture hours are really long, it is difficult to grasp the whole lecture in one go.
- The exam question papers are very lengthy and the time duration is too short, very difficult to complete the question paper.
Course Curriculum
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- Yes, the course curriculum is indeed difficult but Masters covers a depth in that particular course so it is difficult, and yes it is a mixture of both practical and theoretical.
- The positive aspect is we can choose course from Electrical Modules and Computer Science Modules. The negative aspect is I am finding it difficult to complete them in the span of 2 years. Usual there are 2-3 classes per day and the timings are 11am-5pm.
- The number of students in my class is 50 and Indian students are 22.
Admission Experience
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I applied to 8 colleges in total.
- University of Stuttgart for Masters in CS- Rejected
- TU Hamburg MS in Data Science- Rejected
- Heidelberg University MS in Data & Computer Science- Rejected
- Paderborn University MS in CSE- Rejected
- Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences MS in IT - Rejected
- These were the universities I applied to, and I was rejected, the possible reason could be due to high competition because the universities are high competitive to get into and I guess my CGPA and work experience was not enough to make my profile strong. Also I did not take GRE test which is necessary in Paderborn.
- University of Stuttgart Masters in IT- Accepted
- University of Siegen Masters in CSE- Accepted
- Technical University of Dortmund MS in Data Science- Accepted.
- I chose University of Stuttgart over others because it is a member of TU9 (alliance of top 9 leading universities of Germany) which allows students to take part in various conferences conducted by them also, the QS ranking of this particular university was good as compared to others also I wanted to take up a similar course to Computer Science.
- I applied in the application portal of University of Stuttgart which includes submitting all the necessary documents (which will be specified in the portal). Additionally you are required to submit APS certificate (for that you need to submit all you educational documents to APS India, New Delhi which they will verify and provide you an APS certificate stating your documents are legit).
- The eligibility criteria is your academia, if you have a good CGPA you have a chance to get accepted or else you need to find some other private university. As I had the English taught program I was asked to submit IELTS (min accepted score is 6.5).
- The overall admission experience was a rollercoaster ride. I had the GPA of 8.8 which in German Grade is 1.6 so I had pretty good chances getting into many unis but still I got acceptance from only 3 from them. If you have a GPA of <2 (in German) then you can at least get accepted from one of them if you apply to a handful of them.
- In my experience the whole process was challenging because in few of them I was asked to write an online assessment or give an interview. Though I aced them but I was still very anxious and nervous. I would suggest the future students that if they are applying they should be thorough with the application deadlines and getting their documents ready, cause most of them fail to do so.
- I chose to apply for the Winter Semester because most universities prefer to admit students during this intake, offering a wider range of available programs, better course availability, and a structured academic schedule that aligns with their admissions cycle.
- I applied on 14th February (15th feb was the deadline) and I received acceptance on 9th April.
Faculty
10
- The faculty to student ratio is 1:10 and I find it pretty decent for the quality of education.
- The teaching methodology is great and we have theoretical class as well as exercise classes to help us understand every aspect of the course. I have not found a student asst job as of now.
- The faculty member I admire is Prof. Dr. Christof Ebert. He is the Founder of Vector Information GmbH and he is professor too, managing and balancing both of them at the same time.
Campus Life
10
- My University has two campuses:- Stuttgart, Vaihingen campus and Stuttgart Stadtmitte campus.
- The facilities are grocery store, pubs/bars, library, sports hall, gym, pool, medical services and an S-Bahn to go anywhere.
- The major campus fests are Oktoberfest and generally in summers people do party here every Saturday. Extracurricular activities includes, guest lectures from CERN/IBM/MICROSOFT, Career Fairs, Indian Night Parties(similar for every community).
Part Time Jobs
- The maximum hours allowed per week 20 hours. It used to easier to get a TA/RA/DA job but now it is pretty tough getting these jobs. Students from major courses get a job but students in IT/CS for them its pretty tough. Other Jobs include Working Student in a company. For TA/RA/DA the average pay range is 15 euro per hour, and for work students it is 18 euro typically.
- Most of the students try getting part time jobs as Research Assistant also called as HiWi, for that they need to connect people and need to know whether that particular job is suitable for them. Students also try getting jobs as a tutor in the university under their preferred department.Some of them also try to work in companies/MNCs as a Working Student which allows them to get an exposure of the tech industry here and attend their classes too. Additionally, they try getting jobs in food outlets
Placement
10
- In my field there are plenty of openings full-time, you have all types of MNCs and startups to continue working here, the only thing they require is the job description should match your skillset and you should be proficient in German(B2 at least).
Accommodation
Off Campus
6
- I found my accommodation with the help college sponsored Student dorms which they informed us in the welcome meeting.
- The monthly rent is 347 euro and general facilities are included which are in a room (bed, table, chair, cupboard, shelves, mattress).
- It was easy getting a dorm from college sponsored student dorms. My student dorm is 2 min away from my university, pretty close.
Exams
- IELTS is required for English taught programs and Goethe is required for German Taught program.
- The documents necessary were SOP, LOR(min 2), CV, Transcript, Module Handbook of Bachelors curriculum, Grading Sheet. Bachelors Certificate.
- Interview was not part of the application process, but few of them do have this as part of the process, and they will actually ask you questions from the that particular subject you are applying to.
Fees
- The tuition fees are 1600 euros per semester. We don't have a hostel we have student dorms in which we are required to cook ourselves and we have separate rooms, the rent for that is 347 euro.
- Speaking in terms of monthly expense it is around 600-700 euros (max) but it could increase if you have your college in cities like Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt etc.
Scholarship
- No, I did not receive, but I have heard about few of them I did not apply to. The ons is daad scholarship and the other is Erasmus where only 80 of them are selected and they are funded and they can go for an exchange program in other countries.
- The award amount is 350-400 euros per month. None of my batch mates received scholarship, as far as I know.
