M.Sc.

in Computational Science and Engineering

International Masters Program at Technische Universitt Mnchen
Institut fr Informatik, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748 Garching, Germany
Application Guide
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the Master Program in
Computational Science and Engineering at the Tech-
nische Universit at M unchen. The following applica-
tion guidelines are intended to help you to prepare a
competitive application for our program. Please read
them carefully.
Documents of application
To apply for admission to the Master Program
in Computational Science and Engineering, you
rst have to register and apply in TUMonline
(https://campus.tum.de). Print out the form provided
at the end of the online application, sign it and include
the documents listed at the end of the form.
Here are some further informations about the re-
quired documents:
Application form:
You should only use the form provided at the
end of the online application in TUMonline. Do
not forget to sign the form, and attach a recent
photograph.
Curriculum vitae:
Particularly including your academic education,
research or teaching experience, and skills in
the eld of scientic computing.
Statement of purpose (one or two pages):
The motivation letter should have a length of
one or two pages. It should include your rea-
sons for undertaking graduate work in Compu-
tational Science and Engineering.
Ofcially authenticated copy of Bachelor,
Diploma, or Master Degree:
Including your aggregate mark or graduate av-
erage (again with explanation of grading sys-
tem), and your overall rank in class.
Ofcially authenticated copy of complete uni-
versity transcript of records:
Also called semester mark sheets. They should
list all your subjects and the corresponding
grades.
English prociency test :
If English is not your native language and the
instruction language during your secondary ed-
ucation was not English, you have to hand in
one of the following English prociency tests:
An ofcial TOEFL score report ; the min-
imum TOEFL score for admission to the
CSE program is 88 (internet-based test
(IbT)), 234 (computer-based test (CbT)),
605 (paper-based test (PbT)), resp. TUMs
institution code is 7806, our department
code is 78. See http://www.toe.org/ for
further information.
A valid IELTS score report. The mini-
mum score for admission is 6.5. Only Aca-
demic test will be accepted. General test
is not valid. Further information on IELTS
is available at http://www.ielts.org/
Grades A, B or C in Cambridge English:
Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English:
Prociency (CPE) test.
Two letters of recommendation:
Please offer two letters, not less and not more.
Please ask persons to offer you a recommen-
dation letter why can offer current data to your
person and who optimally work in the area of
CSE.
Please use the recommendation form that
you can download at the CSE homepage
(http://www.in.tum.de/leadmin/user upload/
Studiengaenge/MSc CSE/application/
recommendation.pdf).
Indian applicants have to submit their recent
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
results of papers in either
engineering (codes XE, CE, CH, CS, EC,
EE, GG, IN, ME, MN, MT, PI),
mathematics and natural sciences (codes
MA, CY, PH), or
life sciences (code XL, sections I, J, K, and
M, only)
See http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/ for further in-
formation. Applications that do not include a
GATE result will not be considered.
Chinese applicants have to submit an APS cer-
ticate from the German Embassy in Beijing:
Chaoyang District,
Dongsanhuan Beilu 8
Landmark Tower 2, Ofce 0311
100004 Beijing
P.R. China
phone: +86-10-6590 7138
fax: +86-10-6590 7140
email: kuaps@163bj.com
Ofcially authenticated copy of university en-
trance qualication (optional):
Depending on your countrys educational sys-
tem, this could be:
a general certicate of secondary educa-
tion, or
a high school leaving certicate,
or equivalent. The certicate has to in-
clude your aggregate mark or graduate av-
erage (with explanation of grading system).
Please, also include documents about your uni-
versity entrance test (if existing in your country).
Scores of the GRE General Test (optional)
Authentication of all documents (where it is indicated)
will be accepted only if performed by the German
Embassy or Consulate in your home country, or by
the institution that has issued the original document.
In Germany, authentication can also be performed
by the respective citizens registration (Einwohner-
meldeamt).
If the documents are not in English or German, of-
cially authenticated translations have to be added.
Please note that authentication too, must be per-
formed in English or German language.
As we do not charge an application fee, we can not
guarantee the return of your documents. Therefore,
do not submit any original documents (except
TOEFL, recommendation letters, and where specif-
ically requested).
Please note that incomplete applications and applica-
tions containing documents that have not been prop-
erly authenticated will not be considered.
Deadline for application:
The application deadline for the CSE program is May,
31. All required documents must be received by this
date.
Applicants can submit their documents earlier. A rst
batch of applications will be processed after March.
Thats interesting for all international applicants who
need to do additional administrative stuff like visa ap-
plication, etc. and so are dependent of an early ad-
mission oder rejection.
If your nal degree certicate and nal year tran-
scripts are not yet available at this time, please sub-
mit a recent transcript of record containing all your
available individual results. You should then hand in
your degree certicate and the missing transcripts as
soon as you receive them.
Submitting the application:
Gather all application documents, and submit them
as one complete package to the Admission Ofce
(Immatrikulationsamt) of TU M unchen:
Technische Universit at M unchen
Immatrikulationsamt
Arcisstr. 21
80333 M unchen
Germany
They will forward your application to us after checking
the documents for validity.
Applications or documents submitted by fax or e-mail
cannot be accepted. Please reduce the use of pack-
aging and binding material (folders, transparent cov-
ers, separate envelopes, pins, etc.) to an absolute
minimum (recommendation letters and ofcial tran-
scripts excepted). You will get a conrmation by e-
mail, as soon as your application has reached us.
Do not submit your application through mediators like
educational consultants or agencies, as those will not
be considered.
Admission:
Selection for the Master Program in Computational
Science and Engineering will be made by the Appli-
cation Board on the basis of the documents of appli-
cation. Applicants should prepare for having to take
a telephone interview in addtion to sending the appli-
cation documents.
Applicants will be notied by mail as soon as their
admission has been decided. On admission, you will
get an ofcial letter of admission from TUM and you
will be asked to accept the university place via TUM-
online. Please do so in time (there will be a deadline
for acceptance)! The admission letter will tell you fur-
ther details on the enrolment.
Financial Aspects:
The tuition fee introduced in 2007 was abolished
in 2013, so that starting from winter term 2013/14,
you only have to pay the fee for the student union,
which is 111 Euro. Have a look this this web-
site for further information on nancial aspects:
http://www.in.tum.de/en/for-prospective-students/
apply-for-admission/costs-and-funding.html.
At the moment, TUM can offer only a very small
amount of scholarships. Further details can be found
under http://www.tum.de/en/studies/nancial-aid/
scholarships/.
Start of the program:
The academic year at TUM usually starts in mid Oc-
tober. Make sure that you arrive in Munich in time
(and, also, get your visa in time)!
If you are admitted you will receive an email with fur-
ther information and useful links in time before the
start of your studies.
Further information:
If you have any questions regarding the
admission procedure for the CSE pro-
gram, please consult our website on http:
//www.in.tum.de/en/for-prospective-students/
apply-for-admission/masters-programs/
computational-science-and-engineering.html, or send
an email to our contact address: info@cse.tum.de.