What is Numerus Clausus (NC) in Germany for Indian students 2026?
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Numerus Clausus (NC) is the German admission cut-off — German grade required to qualify when applications exceed seats. NC programs publish per-semester cut-offs (e.g. 1.8 for MSc CS at TUM winter 2025). Indian B.Tech CGPA converts to German grade via Bavarian Formula. Most India-target MS engineering programs are non-NC.
Numerus Clausus is the German admission cut-off applied to programs where applications exceed seat capacity. Each semester the university publishes the NC threshold — a German grade (1.0 best, 4.0 minimum pass) candidates must clear. Indian Bachelor CGPA converts to German grade via the Modified Bavarian Formula. For Indian 10-point CGPA with Nmin=4.0: 8.5 → 1.8; 8.0 → 2.0; 7.5 → 2.25. Programs where NC restricts Indian admits: TU Munich MSc Informatics (1.8 cut-off), TU Berlin MSc CS (2.0), LMU Munich MSc Data Science (2.0), Heidelberg Medicine (1.0–1.4), most TU9 MSc Mechanical / Electrical (2.0–2.5). Most German MSc programs in Engineering / CS (non-TU9 / non-Munich-Berlin), Business, Economics are NC-frei. Fachhochschulen typically NC-frei. EEC counsellors pre-screen profile against past-3-year NC cut-offs for target universities. Bavarian-Formula calculator on /germany/grade converts your CGPA.
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