PHD in Germany

Why to opt Germany for PhD programs 

• Germany is one of the leading researching nations in the world.
• The German doctorate enjoys an outstanding reputation in all disciplines, with the country producing about 25,000 doctorates every year.
• German universities and research institutions are among the best in the world.
• German companies are among the most actively engaged in research in Europe.
• Germany welcomes international graduates and many funding organization support foreign PhD students like DAAD.
• With over 140 institutions offering a wide range of subjects, Germany is all set to add extra element to student’s life.
• Germany offers many research institutions: Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences (UoAS), Non-university research institutes, company Institutes and institutions funded by the Federal Government or LANDER.

 What kind of Doctoral programmes are available in Germany?

There are different ways of doing a doctorate in Germany depending on subject, research project, type of higher educational Institutions, so accordingly German Universities opt for two approaches: Traditional Individual Doctorate and Structured Doctoral Programmes.

Traditional Individual Doctorate:

• The traditional individual path to a PhD/doctorate remains the most common in Germany.
•  It involves identifying a supervisor (Doktorvater / Doktormutter) at a German University who is willing to guide your research.
• This system offers a lot of freedom with  no compulsory attendance, deadlines or curriculum.
• Depending on the subject area, this research can be conducted alone or together with other researchers.
• It is also possible to study for a doctorate while working in a (research) job in industry.
• German Language examination certificate is required to complete the thesis work.
• This kind of doctorate takes about 3-5 years to complete.

 Structured Doctoral Programmes:

• Very similar to the PhD programmes in English speaking countries.
• A team of supervisors will look after a group of doctoral students.
• This approach is very structured and so offers  a supportive curriculum are interdisciplinary in nature and provide opportunities to acquire soft skills and additional qualifications.
• Here the doctoral students and their research proposals have to fit in with an existing doctoral programme.
• Here supervision is carried out by several university teachers.
• These programmes lead to a PhD in about three years.
• There are over 600 structured programmes in Germany.
•  Structured doctoral programmes often have a strong international orientation with English as the team language.

We will try to update you with more information regarding the scope of doing PhD in Germany. Please do let me know if I can help you further regarding the same.

Study in Germany

Germany officially called as the Federal Republic of Germany Deutschland , the world’s fourth largest economy and the leader in research and development is having a shortage of 100,000 engineers. Thus, there are plenty of full-time job opportunities for students pursuing technical programmes in German universities. And also Germany’s New Immigration Act is too focused on attracting more skilled workers to Germany in areas such as natural sciences, engineering, technology, academicians and scientists.

Factors that play a key & influencing role in deciding Germany as the final destination are:

• Quality of Education  - Education in Germany is one of the oldest & best in the world. Merit is the only criteria for admission & there is no doubt about it. German Education guarantees practical knowledge in addition to solid theoretical foundation.
• Cost -  Not expensive as compared to other European countries. Most of the Universities are public or Government owned. No tuition fees in some states. 
• Financing Studies - As there is no tuition fee or a nominal tuition fee, Universities do not provide any scholarships. But International students can apply for scholarships from numerous organizations such as DAAD etc.
• Paid Internship - Many courses have a mandatory Internship. Internship period could be between 3 months to 6 months. Students may apply for internship to companies in their field of study.
• Part Time Job opportunities - International students are allowed to work for 90 full working days or 180 half working days in a year provided it does not exceed 20 hours a week during the lecture period. Typical the student wages range from 10 to 15 Euros an hour. Student could work in campus or outside the campus.
• Job Prospects -  Germany is home to many of the fortune 500 companies like Volkswagen, Audi AG, BMW   Bentley Motors Limited,  Škoda Auto, Siemens. With a robust economy & world leading position there is a constant demand for qualified & skilled labour force. 

Intakes Available:

• Winter  – September / October          Deadline: - starts from 1st May to 15th June
• Summer – March/April                      Deadline:- starts by October 15th till January 15th

Language Proficiency:

• Medium of Instruction – English Taught as well as German Taught
• German Language – is not a criteria for admission but its better to achieve a basic level of German language A1 or A2 is useful.
• Minimum IELTS score – + 6.0 Band or Minimum TOEFL score is 79
• Academic percentage – above 65% is well good but we can try for 60% also.
• GRE is needed for Good and high ranked Universities – +290 score is considered as a good score.

Popular Courses Offered in Germany:

• MS in Mechanical (GRE Mandatory for some courses)
• MS in Electronics & Communication
• MS in Computer Science
• MS in Biotechnology
• MS in Electrical
• MBA
• MA in Finance, Business studies Economics & International relation

MBA is a paid course in Germany which costs nearly 20,000 Euros to 30,000 Euros for a course of 12 to 18 months.

Please Note: We cannot process any applications for Pharmacy or medicinal course since such courses are very competitive and usually requires a very high level of German Certification as a pre requisite.

Mode of Operation:

Usually German Universities do not follow the concept of representing the agents, so we work out in the principle of Search and Selection procedure where in you have to take our paid service.

Our Service - Search and Selection procedure involves:

• Shortlisting 5 universities based on the students profile according to the preferences like course, location, budget etc 
• Reviewing the SOP and LOR for the same. 
• Assisting in the application documents.
• Assisting the student with application.
• Helping the student in visa procedures.

Further if you need any more information Please do send us your enquiries.

Changes in Canada Student VISA

We would like to inform you that Canadian High Commission has introduced a new “Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC)” concept towards proof of funds towards accommodation in case of students applying for student visa for the Community Colleges under SPP and Universities.

According to the new changes, the student can now show the funds in 2 ways:

1) Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) – Student will have to show the evidence of purchase of a special Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution, in the amount of $ 10000 CAD to cover the living expenses for student’s first year in Canada and evidence of payment for first year’s tuition fee.

2) The alternate Option for proof of funds – A copy of an Education loan sanction letter from Indian Chartered Bank (refer the list in the SPP/ University checklist) for the amount equivalent to $ 10000 CAD and a copy of receipt of the payment of the first year’s tuition fee.

This clearly shows that:

1)      The living cost is increased to $ 10000 CAD.

2)      The option of showing education loan sanction letter is also available.

This GIC is similar to FTS in New Zealand. Where FTS stands for Fund Transfer Scheme in which initially towards living and accommodation the student has to deposit the money with the bank and once the student is in Canada/New Zealand he gets monthly the money to take care of his living and accommodation. With this the High Commission gets assurance that the student has genuine funds available with him for his studies in Canada/New Zealand.

Points which are still not clear:

1) Do the student has to compulsorily make 1 year tuition fee payment?

2) When the student pays only 1 semester tuition fee, as normally the colleges demand first semester tuition fees to be paid, then what is the manner to be shown of funds for second semester tuition fees. If the student is option for GIC.

We will keep you updated with more information as soon as we get it from the colleges.

Also if you require new checklist of requirement for SPP colleges and University visa application.   Feel free to contact us.

Australian Technical And Management College - Study & Work!

ATMC’s latest offering to  students – INTERN 50. An initiative to provide students with a chance to enhance their career after the successful completion of the course.

For long we have felt the need to support students and offer them a platform which will not only help them define a career path but will also help them achieve their dreams.We take pride in ATMC’s latest offering - INTERN 50.  An initiative which provide an opportunity to students to get internships with one of their Dream Recruiters.

ATMC is not looking for volumes, instead they want only deserving candidates who want to look at this internships option positively. The prerequisites are conducting an in-house tests for all the applicants, they are looking at - Analytical and English test. 

The profile then nominated will get a chance to avail Internship after the completion of the course.

For more details on INTERN 50, please contact us we can provide you flyer. This exercise is purely to recruit the most deserving candidate who seriously wants to look at IT in a much broader way and doesn’t consider it to be a Value Added Service by the education provider. Hence we would not like to entertain Volumes.

Please do contact me should you have any queries in this regard.