What Students Say
Likes
- It has great professors and they are highly motivated and qualified
- Infrastructure of the college
- Research oriented and has lot of funding for research
Dislikes
- Stressful exam period
- Not sufficient material provided so you have to learn topics on your own
- Class will be held in different buildings , different rooms every day hard to navigate
Course Curriculum
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- The problem is that it was very difficult; whatever they teach you is just a basic understanding of it, but it's completely—you have to understand it in depth to actually pass an exam, it's more of a practical and to be honest, it's a mix of both.
- The most positive and negative aspects are that my course is not that flexible to choose different modules of whatever I want; I have to complete all the modules that they tell me to. In a day, probably 2-3 classes, but it's also like there are few days where you don't have any classes at all.
- Usual timing starts from 8:30, maybe also till 6:30; it depends, the class is basically one and a half hours, and you have a break of 5-10 minutes in between. Average number of students is 30 because I'm in a master program and there are more than 5-6 Indian students in every year.
Admission Experience
- I have only applied to TUM as it is the top 1 university in Germany.
- I have received admission to different courses in TUM. I was not rejected from any college, as I didn't apply for any other colleges.
- As I didnt apply for any other colleges, I have no idea about this, but what I heard from my friends is that they prefer practical experiences (like internships or job experience) for masters and also with a good cgpa (between 1.0 and 2.5 in german grading system)
- It is a top-tier college and also in the top 25 universities in the QS ranking.
- I applied through the TUM website and then they asked me to submit a scientific essay while applying and after that I was called for an interview, and I have received the admission.
- I believe any college in germany mostly depends on CGPA basis; if you have a good CGPA, you will be able to secure admission to public universities. I have only written IELTS exam and my score was 7.5 , i believe 6.5 is the minimum score required
- The overall admission process is very clear and transparent and if you need an update, you can also email them and they will also respond most of the time. The challenge might be that due to bureaucracy the process needs to be started very early for example in feb or mar for the october intake.
- It was october 2022 intake and like, I would say, since there is no tuition fee and you live in one of the best economies in europe so probably better chance of getting a job
- It took around 6 months to complete the whole admisison process but it took more than 5 months for the whole visa process which definitely affected my arrival so I have missed the first.
Faculty
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- The ratio is basically 1 to 30 obviously, but there is a lot of interaction with the professor. They also have student assistants who help us. They also have tutors. They also have PhD students who help with us. So basically you can contact the professor at any point of time. Just drop an email and he'll give you an appointment if you have any questions about anything. You can also ask them in the class. The teaching methodology is quite sophisticated.
- The course is current scenarios where you apply the learning of it, yes, and it is good enough for getting a job, probably. Students also get some assistance from the faculty members if they have a few openings in their projects where they need student help and all, but that is not necessarily the case with a full-time job. I would say if you want to do some research, the professors help because this is a mostly research-orientated organisation.
- They are helpful with finding professors who are doing research and scientists who are doing their work in research. I think I admire, to be honest, not anyone so much. They are good, but they are not quite involved as such. If you have any questions, you reach out to them. If you need any guidance, you reach out to them, and that's all.
Campus Life
8
- We have our like three main campuses and there is one more in Heilbronn, but their locations are quite far away from each other. I live on a main campus, which is near the city.
- All sorts of facilities are available on the main campus, like library but there is no specific sports facility. Medical service, yes. Major campus festivals like tunics, garnics, and there are so many clubs that you can join that takes place at the college. Extracurricular activities are not essentially in the curriculum but you can do them on your own since you're in the master's.
Part Time Jobs
- Regarding the teaching assistant jobs, there are typically, in a department, like, 3 to 4 teaching assistant positions and the pay is basically the standard 13.5 or something in the university per hour. What are the other on-campus jobs available for students? They would be like technical assistants. I've worked as an IT assistant for one of the organisations that also works with. It also has an hourly wage.
- The basic minimum wage would be paid for sure and the maximum allowed working hours is 20 per week and 35 if you are on a break. It is hard to secure a job, to be honest, because there are a lot of people who apply for it in the university but you can also find part-time jobs in the companies where you are also called a working student. You apply directly to the companies and they take you as a student as a part-time employee and not a full-time employee while you are still studying.
- Minimum wage is around 13.5 euros per hour and that is what a PA student usually earns in the university, but if it's something like Burger King or something, I think it is 12 euros. It's a little bit difficult to apply and study at the same time, but once you get a job, it is easy to; it's a little bit better to manage the job and also your studies. You apply for part-time jobs on different websites available for gastronomy if you want to work in it, but usually my university also has a website where you can apply for part-time jobs and submit the application and you have interviews and then they give you a contract.
Placement
6
- I don't know the exact percentage of people employed within 6 months of completing the course, but I would say more than half the people are employed and the average salary range is a blue card salary range and if you are working in a research institute, you also get paid even more.
- Usually people find jobs on career websites or you can go for career fairs. There is no campus recruitment but there are a lot of networking events where you can go and network and you can also find referrals through LinkedIn. I believe most of my friends who wanted to go for PhDs have been placed already but with jobs, the companies are a little bit due to the recession; it's hard.
- The major companies that hire are top-tier companies like Google, SAP, BMW and different companies.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- Accommodation is on an app called wg.de and also you can find different online platforms for finding accommodation. There are few Telegram groups you can join; there are few Indian groups where you join and post that you are so-so-so and you are coming to Germany this time, at this point of time and you need accommodation.
- Monthly rent, like I've mentioned, is around 500; you would not manage to find anything under 500 if it's not a student dorm, but to get a student dorm, you have to wait almost like one and a half to two years. The challenges I've encountered are here; there are little challenges to get accommodation that is cheap and also has good transportation facilities and also there are few people who would rent their home for Indians.
- Recommendations I would say are to go for VKguesthote.de and also go for all that online community, Indian online communities. Most of the Indian communities will help each other here. My accommodation is just 10 minutes from the college campus and most of the Indian students stay far away from the city but I managed to get accommodation in a student dorm after waiting for two years.
Exams
- IELTS
- We need all the mandatory study and vis certificates also for the admission you need 2 LOR's and also Motivation letter , in my case also a scientifc essay.
- Yes, the interview was part of the process. The interview is mostly formal interview to know how motivated you are and what are your long-term goals, and what modules were you interested in already? My program coordinator, along with a professor
Fees
- I don't have any tuition fees, as I started my master's in 2022 and i have to pay some 85 euros as an administrative fee and thats all but now they have implemented a fee for non EU countries of something around 4,500 for bachelor's and 6,500 for master's.
- It is semester-wise.
- The monthly expenses is nearly 1000 euro; if you live in cities like Munich, rent would be somewhere around 500-700, travel 38 (Deutschland ticket for students), 150 for groceries, 144 for health nsurance (mandatory), and radio tax (18 euros)
Scholarship
- I haven't received any scholarship but they have DAAD scholarships and also some other scholarships if you receive highest grades
- I haven't received any.
- None of my seniors have received it but i hav eno idea about the amount.
- No idea but you can check DAAD website and go through different scholarships offered and also some websites available.
