Smart tools for your Master's application to Germany.
Use the Modified Bavarian Formula to map your CGPA, percentage, or GPA onto Germany's 1.0 to 5.0 scale. Lower is better.
Gross salary, tax class, state, church tax, and number of children determine your monthly net pay. 2026 thresholds.
Your salary, degree, job offer, and field determine whether you qualify on the standard or shortage-occupation track. 2026 thresholds.
City, lifestyle, and dependants give you a realistic monthly cost of living, broken down by rent, groceries, transport, and insurance.
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Use the Modified Bavarian Formula to map your CGPA, percentage, or GPA onto Germany's 1.0 to 5.0 scale. Lower is better.
Open toolMap your home-system credits, hours, or units onto Europe's standard ECTS scale, used by every German university.
Open toolIf you're applying through uni-assist, your German grade depends on country-specific adjustments. We do them for you.
Open toolIndian Master's applicants for Summer 2027 face a new APS-linked dMAT rule. Answer a few questions to see whether you are affected.
Open toolNumber of universities, service type (VPD vs preliminary review), and countries studied determine your exact uni-assist cost.
Open toolYour CGPA, target field, and target university map to a likelihood band, anchored against real cohort data.
Open toolDifferent German universities accept different English tests at different score thresholds. We pick the cheapest valid path.
Open toolYour four section scores combine into a single overall band using IELTS's specific rounding rules.
Open toolUniversities publish thresholds in only one of the two scales. We map between them using the ETS-published correspondence table.
Open toolSearch the anabin database to check your university's German recognition status (H+, H+/-, or H-) in seconds. Anabin is Germany's official recognition database, synced here daily, with an honest explanation of what your status means for university admission, the Opportunity Card, or a work visa.
Open toolAge, prior education, German level, and funds determine which Ausbildung route fits you and what the visa path looks like.
Open toolSame destination, different paths. We score the trade-offs (time, cost, salary, visa) for your specific profile.
Open toolProfession, year of training, and German state set your typical Ausbildung wage and the entry salary you'll earn after.
Open toolGross salary, tax class, state, church tax, and number of children determine your monthly net pay. 2026 thresholds.
Open toolYour salary, degree, job offer, and field determine whether you qualify on the standard or shortage-occupation track. 2026 thresholds.
Open toolGermany's new opportunity card runs on a points system. You need at least 6. Find your score and the easiest gap to close.
Open toolRecognised degree, funds, and experience set whether you qualify and how long the visa runs.
Open toolVisa duration, dependants, and your specific scholarship status set your exact Sperrkonto minimum. 2026 figures from the Auswärtiges Amt.
Open toolCity, lifestyle, and dependants give you a realistic monthly cost of living, broken down by rent, groceries, transport, and insurance.
Open toolAge, employment status, income, and family situation determine whether public (GKV) or private (PKV) is cheaper for you.
Open toolYears lived, German level, pension contributions, and income determine whether you qualify and on which track.
Open toolLoan amount, interest rate, and tenure show your monthly EMI, total interest, and repayment schedule.
Open toolAPS Eligibility Quiz
Country, degree, and target German state determine whether you need an APS certificate, what kind, and how long it takes.
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