Technische Universität München

For bachelor's admission, international applicants whose secondary education was completed outside Germany must have their qualifications assessed - TUM directs applicants to the anabin database and the DAAD admission database. For master's admission, a first academic degree equivalent to a German bachelor's (minimum 3 years / 6 semesters) is required. Applicants must apply for a Vorläufige Prüfungsdokumentation (VPD) through uni-assist if their qualification was not obtained in the German system. APS certificate: Applicants with school or university degrees from India, China, or Vietnam are required to obtain an APS (Akademische Prüfstelle) certificate from the cultural department of the German embassy in New Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai, or Hanoi before submitting their application. This applies to both bachelor's and master's applicants from those countries. Language requirements (German-taught programmes): DSH-2 or higher, or TestDaF level 4 in all sections. TELC Deutsch C1 Hochschule and Goethe C2 are also accepted. Language requirements (English-taught programmes): IELTS Academic 6.5 minimum, TOEFL iBT 88, PTE Academic 65, or Cambridge CAE/CPE (A/B/C).

Deadlines vary by programme; TUM directs applicants to check individual programme pages for exact dates. For Studienkolleg (preparatory year): winter semester applications 15 May - 15 July; summer semester applications 15 November - 15 January. For exchange/incoming students: winter semester mid-March to 10 May; summer semester mid-September to 31 October. Master's and bachelor's applicants must consult their specific programme page on TUM's application portal.

TUM applications are ALWAYS submitted directly via TUMonline - never through uni-assist alone. Applicants who did not obtain their higher education entrance qualification within the German system must first request a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist and later upload the final VPD in TUMonline; a VPD request by itself is NOT an application to TUM. Special document rules exist for certificates from China, Georgia and Iran.

TUM offers programmes in both German and English. Of its 177 degree programmes, a substantial number - particularly at master's level in STEM and management - are taught entirely in English. German-taught programmes require proof of German at DSH-2 or TestDaF TDN 4 level (minimum). English-taught programmes require IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 88, Cambridge CAE/CPE (A/B/C), or PTE Academic 65. Some programmes (e.g. Aerospace, Information Engineering, Management and Technology) assess English proficiency through an aptitude test rather than pre-submission certificates.