Masters of Engineering in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 

at Waterloo University, Waterloo

Indian students applying to the University of Waterloo Bachelor of Computer Science must fulfill the general as well program-specific requirements.

General Requirements Students must have a first or second division in any one of the following:

• All India Senior School Certificate granted by CBSE
• Indian School Certificate granted by CISCE
• Other pre-university certificate granted after 12 years of academic studies
• Students are evaluated for admission on the basis of Class 10 board examination results, final Class 11 grades, and predicted Grade 12 board results of the students’ school.

Program-Specific Requirements

• Class 12 Mathematics, minimum grade of 90% (Class 12 Applied Mathematics is not accepted)
• Class 12 English
• One other Class 12 course, minimum final grade of 90%
• All standard Class 12 courses, minimum final grade of 85%

Waterloo is known to offer perfect blend of urban & natural living & strong emphasis on education. However, region has its fair share of pros & cons.
The pros & cons are mentioned below:

University of Waterloo offers 3 main intakes namely Fall, Winter and Spring. Fall is considered as the most common of all. Deadlines might vary with programs so it is always advisable for you to refer to the official programme page.

There are no GPA requirements at the University of Waterloo, however, students must aim GPA equivalent of 70% in high secondary school as a basic eligibility requirement. Along with this, students must submit all the necessary documents including Admission Information Form (AIF), English language requirements, transcripts and other program-specific requirements.

The minimum requirements to take admission to University of Waterloo Master of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence are given below:

• The applicants must have an honors bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or a related field, with a 78% minimum overall average
• Apart from the above requirement, the applicants must have experience at the senior level in at least one Computer Science or Statistics
• Proof of English Language proficiency
• Resume / CV
• Academic Transcripts
• Letter of Recommendation
• Supplementary Information Form

IF you are an international student applying for University of Waterloo admission for UG programs, you can start the application by registering at OUAC or the university application portal. For PG programs you can simply apply via official portal application for graduates.

University of Waterloo requires a minimum of 6.5 scores in IELTS for UG and PG programs. Other English tests whose marks are accepted by the university are below -

Waterloo is considered the equivalent of Ivy League Universities in USA. It is recognised as one of the best uni's in the world for STEM studies and encourages entrepreneurship on campus.

University of Toronto,  McGill University and University of British Columbia have been ranked as some top universities in Canada. Toronto University has highest world ranking as compared to other 2 universities and is also known to have highest placement rate of 97% for MBA courses.

Some of the important comparative points for these universities based on different parameters are given as follows:

(1 CAD = 60.76 INR)

As per data available in various unofficial sources overall acceptance rate of UWaterloo is 53% showing that admission are moderate in nature. Out of around 100 applications 53 get selected. You can increase your chances of acceptance if you meet the eligibility as per your subject and submit documents while filling application