Austria Admissions

Documents for Austrian University Applications

What students from India and Pakistan send with an application to an Austrian university, and how to make the papers official.

Document Groups

Most applications need papers from these groups.

Academic papers

Degree or school certificates and transcripts, made official and translated.

Language proof

Proof of English or German, as your programme asks.

ID and forms

Passport copy and the signed application form.

Permit papers

Proof of money, housing and insurance come later, for your residence permit.

Academic Papers

These show you can study at the level you apply for.

Bachelor's degree certificate (for a master's)

At TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), your bachelor's needs at least 180 ECTS credits (European study credit points).
At the University of Vienna, an Indian bachelor's must last at least 3 years.
A Pakistani bachelor's must last at least 4 years for a master's at the University of Vienna.

Transcript of records

Shows your subjects and grades.
TU Wien also asks for course descriptions for some engineering master's.

School leaving certificate (for a bachelor's)

At the University of Vienna, an Indian Class 12 certificate needs at least 70% of the maximum marks.
A Pakistani Class 12 certificate needs a score of 990 to 1,100 points.

Important

Making papers official can take weeks, or months in Pakistan. Start before the time when you can apply opens.

Other Papers Some Programmes Ask For

Check the programme page. Some master's programmes ask for more.

Competence check (University of Vienna)

A test of your earlier education. Required if your earlier education is from India or Pakistan.
Taken in person at VFS Education Services.
Fee of around EUR 160, paid to VFS Education Services.

Portfolio (some programmes)

TU Wien's master's in Architecture asks for a portfolio of up to 15 pages.

Money Facts for Your Plans

Your university does not ask for money proof, but your residence permit does. Amounts are in euro (EUR).

Average Cost Overview for Austria

Tuition Range

EUR 726.72 a semester at public universities

Living Expenses

Real living costs: about EUR 1,300 a month

Required Funds

Money proof for your permit, for 12 months: EUR 722.58 a month if you are under 24 years old, or EUR 1,308.39 a month if you are 24 or older. This is the minimum the permit asks for.

Money proof for your permit

When you apply for your residence permit

Making Your Papers Official

Austrian universities check that foreign papers are real before they admit you.

India and Pakistan differ

Indian papers need an apostille (a stamp that shows a paper is real). Pakistani papers need legalisation (extra stamps): first the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then a check by the Austrian Embassy in Islamabad.

Papers from India

Get an apostille (a stamp from India's Ministry of External Affairs that shows a paper is real).
Then get a translation into German or English if needed.

Papers from Pakistan

First, legalisation by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Then the check by the Austrian Embassy in Islamabad, booked through VFS Global (a visa centre company).
The embassy check can take 3 months.

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