Data Science

What you would need to do

In the order you must act, not the order things get published. Some steps depend on your nationality — tell us where you are from and this list gets sharper.

1. APS India minimum Class XII score of 70%Before you applyA hard academic floor applied at COUNTRY level, outside any university's own criteria. A student holding a university offer can still be refused the APS certificate, and therefore the visa. Announced 23 February 2026, effective Winter Semester 2026/27.Academic Evaluation Centre India (APS India) ↗
2. dMAT (Digital Master Test) — required for some Master's fieldsBefore you applyStandardised academic aptitude test run by APS India with g.a.s.t. Required as part of APS documentation for Master's applicants whose PREVIOUS degree is in Engineering; Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Economics; or Business and Management. Applies from the s · EUR 150APS India with g.a.s.t. ↗
3. German language proficiency (institution-set level)No national minimum level. The recognised EXAMS are standardised nationally (TestDaF and DSH), but the required level and any waiver are set by each institution.Individual higher education institutions; exams standardised nationally ↗
4. APS certificate (Akademische Prüfstelle) — IndiaVerification of academic documents issued by Indian institutions. Required for the German student visa. It does NOT replace a university's admission decision, and it can run in parallel with university applications.Academic Evaluation Centre India (APS India) ↗
5. Proof of financial resources (Finanzierungsnachweis / Sperrkonto)Applicants must prove funds for one year, commonly by depositing into a blocked account (Sperrkonto). Blocks the visa, not the university application. · EUR 11,904Federal Foreign Office / DAAD Study in Germany ↗
6. Health insurance (compulsory)Proof of health insurance is demanded at BOTH university enrolment and residence-permit application.DAAD Study in Germany ↗
7. Anmeldung (residence registration)Every international student moving to Germany must register at the residents' registration office, usually within one week. The written confirmation is needed to obtain the residence permit.Einwohnermeldeamt / Bürgeramt, then Ausländerbehörde for the permit ↗

Cost

tuition — EUR 0 per year (international students)DAAD International Programmes: Data Science at Kiel University of Applied Sciences — tuition fees as published: 'No tuition fees'Checked 2026-08-16 · daad.de

Entry requirements

• otherDAAD programme detail for Data Science at Kiel University of Applied Sciences — english language requirement as published: (details see below) Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree from outside of the Bologna Area (member of the European Higher Education Area) also require proof of the following qualification: a GRE with a minimum score of 65% in all parts of the test (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing)
• otherDAAD programme detail for Data Science at Kiel University of Applied Sciences — academic admission requirements as published: Access to the Data Science Master’s degree programme is granted to those who have completed a Bachelor’s degree programme with a grade of at least 2.5. Applicants must also prove that they have earned 30 cumulative credit points (ECTS) in the subjects of Mathematics/Statistics and Computer Science. At least 10 credit points (according to ECTS) in the subject area of Mathematics/Statistics and at least 10 credit points (according to ECTS) in the subject area of Computer Science must be proven. If the previous course of study comprised less than 210 credit points but at least 180 credit points, the missing skills must be made up. As a rule, a total of 300 credit points should have been earned.