uni-assist fee + process for Indian applicants 2026 — what does it cost?
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uni-assist 2026 fee: €75 first university application + €30 per additional. Apply to 5 universities via uni-assist: €195 total (~₹18,000). Online portal, document upload, payment by card or transfer. Processing time 4–6 weeks. ~80% of German public universities route international applications through uni-assist.
uni-assist is the centralised application service handling international applications for 80% of German public universities. 2026 fee structure: First application €75 (₹7,000); each additional in same intake €30 (₹2,800); maximum 5 universities €195 (₹18,000). Non-refundable even if universities reject. 5-step process: (1) Account creation at my.uni-assist.de; (2) Document upload — APS certificate, transcripts, degree certificate, IELTS / TestDaF, motivation letter, CV, passport scan (PDFs ≤5 MB); (3) University selection from dropdown with program-specific questions; (4) Fee payment by credit card or international bank transfer at submission; (5) 4–6 week processing — verification, German grade computation, VPD issuance if requested, forwarding to universities. Universities using uni-assist: RWTH Aachen (partial), TU Darmstadt, TU Dresden, KIT (older programs), Frankfurt UAS, Mannheim (partial), Cologne, Bonn, Göttingen, Hamburg, Humboldt Berlin, Leipzig, Anhalt, Bremen, Mittweida. Universities NOT using uni-assist: TU Munich (TUMonline), TU Berlin (own portal), LMU Munich, Heidelberg (most programs), private universities (ESMT, WHU, EBS, Frankfurt School, SRH). EEC streamlines uni-assist applications and tracks 78% admit rate for supported applications.
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