r/studienkolleg

I did not get a reply when I posted on the other community, hope someone responds here! I am a Class 12 CBSE student right now and I want to prepare for winter intake of 2027 for Germany. I don’t understand when and how should I apply for Studienkoleg. I have watched multiple videos where people are saying that they should apply for aps in jan-feb but our board results come out in may, then how does the timeline work out for us? If anyone can walk me through the process, I would really appreciate them!! Would love to get some guidance!

Any one that has actually done studenkolleg , is it hard or is it the wrong route ? From your own experience what do you think?

I’m planning to do my bachelors in Germany, had gotten a conditional confirmation letter from HTW Saar that I need to submit A1, A2, and B1 Goethe certificate. Passed A1 and A2 now waiting for B1 results which I hopefully pass (everyone send prayers)

I’m planning to do till B1 and I heard you will learn B2 in stk. My concern is that many were saying students are dropping out as they couldn’t handle living in Germany and language being the biggest problem.

Of course, living and studying abroad alone is hard and has difficulties but will it be that bad that students just drop out, wasting all their and their parents hard work? Also I think it’s cause of my Indian parents that they’re just overthinking it and stressing over it??? Hmu if anyone’s planning to go to HTW or Paderborn (it’s my second option)

Hi everyone! I’m looking at the TU Berlin website and saw the list of English language certificates to confirm the required A2 level for the W-Kurs application.
I would like to ask: does anyone know if admissions prefers or favors a specific certificate over others? Or do they really not care as long as it’s officially on their accepted list and meets the A2 level?
Thanks in advance!

Hallo alle! Basically what the tittle says, how important and how much information is necessary to make a good CV? Is the CV really that important to apply?

So im going to give goethe b1 exam in September mid and almost all stk have deadline of October 15 and two stk have January 15 deadline
Im scared that results of b1 exam will come after deadline and i will lose many stks
What can i do in this situation
Can i tell stk that i have given exam but results will come after deadline and get conditional letter ?
Please tell me what options i have and what can i do
Thanks in advance for helping me

Hi everyone, I am writing this in case anybody needs information for the next semester’s entrance exam.
Basically i just wrote the exam for the winter semester and it was not like the example they have posted on the website. The C-tests were of course the same but the Leseverstehen part was different because instead of a short summary and your personal opinion on the matter, the question were something like this:

1. Schreibe eine Zusammenfassung: Worum geht es in dem Text? (4 Aspekte)
2. Was ist laut dem Text Kaufsucht (3 Aspekte)?
3. Was sind die Ursachen für Kaufsucht? (Nennen Sie 4.)

Then there was true or false

4. Welches Wort kann man als Synonym für dieses Wort verwenden? (It was a write in exercise, not multiple choice)

5-6-7 were multiple choice for synonyms.

I hope this helps someone because i went in there nervous for the C-tests and i was totally unprepared for all of these that i had to do in 30 minutes lolllll

As for the English test, it was pretty hard in general, mostly because it was confusing and very long. I had no trouble with it but i have C1 knowledge in English. i can confidently say that that text was not B1.

Wishing everybody good luck and i hope this helps!

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I’m currently in Grade 12 in India and I’m planning to apply for a Bachelor’s in Computer Science in Germany.

From what I’ve heard, as an Indian student, if I qualify JEE Advanced, I may be able to skip Studienkolleg and apply directly to a university, provided I also have the required German proficiency (I’ve heard B2/Goethe B2 mentioned). I’m not completely sure about the exact requirements, though.

Since there’s obviously no guarantee that I’ll qualify JEE Advanced, I’m planning for the worst-case scenario where I have to attend Studienkolleg.

My current rough plan is:

- I’ll probably start learning German around September, starting from A1.2.

- I’m currently preparing for the SAT, and I’m expecting to reach 1300, although I don’t know what my final score is going to be.

- I’m planning to take the IELTS around November or December, so I should have the result before 2027.

- I’m also learning some Italian casually because I’m considering applying to a few universities in Italy as a backup. I’m not studying it intensively—mostly vocabulary, sentence formation, etc. whenever I have time.

- My main goal is still Computer Science in Germany.

What I’m confused about is what I should be doing after Class 12 and during the application process.

For example:

1. If I don’t qualify JEE Advanced and need Studienkolleg, what should my timeline look like?

2. When should I start applying for Studienkolleg?

3. What German level should I aim for before applying, and what level is normally required for the entrance exam?

4. Should I take a German exam such as Goethe, or are there other certificates that are more useful for Studienkolleg?

5. Is there anything important I should be doing during Class 12 besides JEE, Boards, SAT, IELTS and German?

6. Are there any specific requirements for Indian students that I should know about regarding eligibility, APS, uni-assist, etc.?

7. If someone has gone through this route from India, what would you recommend doing differently?

I’m basically trying to make a realistic backup plan now rather than waiting until my Class 12 results come out.

Any advice from Indian students who have applied to Germany for CS, especially through Studienkolleg, would be really appreciated..

Hi everybody, a month ago I applied to Leipzig Private Studienkolleg (Rahn), and I have submitted everything except VPD/conditional admission letter. I got a conditional admission fromHTW Dresden, but it said I am registered to do a entrance test to the STK of Zittau. I am not able to attend this test because I am not in Germany, but also I do not plan on going to their STK.

Before I applied to HTW Dresden, I have emailed them about the conditional letter and they said I can use it apply to the Leipzig STK, but the problem is, it says I'm registered to Zittau STK. I've emailed HTW Dresden about it and its been 2 weeks and still no reply.

What should I do? Leipzig STK semester starts October 1st, I still haven't applied for visa, my conditional letter will be invalid next week. Should I just send the conditional letter to Leipzig?

I’m planning to apply for Mkurs studienkolleg in Germany. I am learning German too.However my high school qualification doesn’t qualify me directly, so I need to complete 2 successful years of higher education first.
My plan is to study in one of the universities from Korea(which would be in the list of anabin)for two years and then apply for M-Kurs in Germany.
I have a few questions
**Which major should I choose in Korea?**
I want to make sure the major I choose is considered related to M-Kurs.

**How high should my GPA be during those two years?**
Is there a specific GPA requirement or is successfully completing two years of university enough?

**What about my high school GPA?**
My high school GPA is 2.3 so will it get considered as low and affect my application when applying for Studienkolleg mkurs
I‘d really appreciate honest advice on whether this is a realistic pathway.

Hi everyone!
I’m applying for a German national visa for Studienbewerbung/Studienkolleg. I submitted my visa application in Moscow on August 12, and my Studienkolleg entrance exam is on September 1. (I understand that it's late, but I graduated from school only on June 27, and by the time I translated my school certificate and received an Vormerkung from STK, I joined the queue on June 4)

I asked the visa center whether my visa would be ready before September 1, but they told me that they don’t know because there is currently a high workload with student visa applications.
So I’m worried that my visa might not be issued in time and I might miss the entrance exam because of the visa delay.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? What happened if your visa was issued only after the Studienkolleg entrance exam had already taken place? What could be the plan B here? (find the ausbildung starting on October 1st?)

So i recently finished my STK and would join an Uni here , I had extended my Visa in May and its Valid till next April, my question is , would I need to show 13K euros in Blocked account again? Or a Job Vertrag would be enough, also , if Job Vertrag is enough, does it need to pay a certain amount?

Hey everyone! Since I’m an international student, I’m about to start my bachelor’s in Germany after finishing Studienkolleg, so far i had a private insurance and I need to switch to public health insurance. I’ve compared the big names—TK, AOK, Barmer—but I’m still unsure. Cost isn’t a big deal since they’re more or less similar.

I’m looking for the one with the broadest coverage, great support, and extra perks—maybe bonus check-ups or something like gym benefits.

Also, I’ve heard conflicting things about skin issues—like with TK, some say skin problems are seen as cosmetic and not covered. What if it’s a real skin condition—like infection, eczema, or fungus? Are those covered? And what about dental—do they cover real dental issues (not cosmetic) fully or partially?

I’m can speak good German, so language isn’t an issue. I’d love to hear your experiences or advice! I’d really appreciate insights from other students who’ve been through this. What did you choose and why? Any specific benefits you’ve found helpful as a student? Especially if it helped during your studies or made your life easier in any way!

Edit: single, speaks german (b2) , 20 year old

I am 19yo from India, completed class 12 cbse 2025 (physics, chemistry, maths, english, and computer science) with a score of 76%. Also achieved Goethe's B1 level in April 2026 and will be giving B2 Telc with a high personally attested probability of successfuly passing it.

After passing B1, I got a bit high, got distracted, considered everything as planned, etc. So here I am in august, having successfully missed the September intake for a public studienkolleg and desperately looking for jan 2027 stk T-kurs intake.

So I want you guys to suggest me some public studienkolegs. I am aware of the popular ones such as TU Berlin, Nordhausen, etc. But honestly, I think those have a really low passing rate, and in a case where luck is in odds with me during the Aufnahmeprüfung day or so, so I would like to have multiple options like being enrolled into multiple stks for the aufnahmetest.

Which public stks should I apply for like for someone like me who would have b2 to light c1 german in Jan-Feb 2027, but I don't wanna participate in too competetive aufnahmeprufungen.

Lastly, all the negative/biased people are discouraged from responding.

I'm currently at A2 in German and aiming to finish B1 by the end of December. My plan after that is to push through to B2 by April 2027, going through a local institute rather than Goethe. Goethe in my area isn't particularly strong, charges around 45k per level, and the pace is slow for what I need. I'm planning to keep working on B2 alongside my visa and application process, so that time isn't wasted even if things move slowly on the admin side.

Here's my dilemma. I've been considering applying to a public Studienkolleg, but competition for seats is brutal. My worry is this: if I spend an extra six months grinding toward B2 specifically to improve my odds at a public Studienkolleg, and I still don't get in, I've lost half a year for nothing, especially since I might end up at a private Studienkolleg regardless. I'm not afraid of failing and trying again, but I want to know if that extra time is actually worth risking. There's also talk going around that public German universities may start charging tuition for non-EU students, currently only two states do this, which adds another layer of uncertainty to the "public is cheaper" assumption.

That said, I don't want to jump straight into a private Studienkolleg without at least attempting the public route once.

So my actual questions are:

With 80% in CBSE 12th (PCM) and a converted German grade of around 1.9, is that competitive enough to get a Studienkolleg invitation at a public institution?

If I have my B1 certificate by end of December, is that a realistic timeline to apply for the next intake?

Does it matter that the courses I'm targeting are NC-frei, even if they're at a TU9 school, as long as it's something like mechanical or chemical engineering?

Can I go through the Aufnahmetest and visa process via a public university track, and if I fail that, still pivot to a private Studienkolleg whose FSP is recognized?

If anyone has been through this, which private Studienkollegs are actually reliable/safe choices as a backup?

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for a private Studienkolleg in Germany and would really appreciate recommendations from people who have actually studied there.

Students who passed Anhalt's Aufnahmeprüfung, let's connect?

I'm looking for people so we can study for the T-Kurs and prepare ourselves. I'm aiming for Studienkolleg Leipzig nur i'm so lost. How hard would the exam be?

CAN I LEARN A1 GERMAN IF I SELF PREPARE AT HOME ? IF I CAN HOW MUCH TIME WOULD IT REQUIRE ?

If I get 75 percent in Ctest in G kurs anp, will I be accepted?