ETH Zurich

As per the acceptance rate, ETH Zurich is more competitive to get into as its acceptance rate is 27% and Nanyang's acceptance rate is around 47%. NTU is somewhat selective but ETH Zurich is more selective. 

Both Nanyang & ETH Zurich are part of the top ranked institutions of their respective countries.

While Nanyang is ranked #2 among all institutions in Singapore, ETH is ranked #1 among all instiututions in Switzerland as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings.

Though as far as the cost of studies are concerned, ETH Zurich is considerably cheaper for MS studies with a tuition fee of around INR 2.9 L, while a MS programme from Nanyang costs around INR 22.68 L-INR 39.83 L.

While ETH Zurich ranks as the #1 institution in Switzerland as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings, as does the National University of Singapore among all institutions based in the Asian nation.

Though each of these institutions are among the best institutions in respective regions, NUS Singapore's acceptance rate that lies somewhere between 5-10% is much lower in comparison to ETH Zurich's that has an acceptance rate of around 27%. Thus, It can be said that NUS is much harder to secure a seat at than ETH Zurich.

The applications to the University of Zurich can be submitted via online application portal only (university specific). The steps to apply to this university are given below:

• First of all, find out about the entry requirements and select study programs
• Then, prepare the information to be submitted and documents
• Apply online and upload the documents
• Then, pay the application fee
• Check payment status
• If required, submit the missing documents

The University of Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme lasts for the standard duration of the chosen Master's program. This scholarship covers the full study and living costs during the Master's degree course. To receive the scholarship, the applicants must have a very good result in Bachelor's degree program. For this scholarship, the applicants must apply within the first application window.

ETh Zurich has offered a range of job opportunities and internships to graduate students in some of the top companies and industries after their course duration. Some of the popular alumni job sectors at ETH Zurich are given as follows:

• Business Development 
• Research 
• Engineering 
• Operations
• Education
• Information Technology 
• Arts and Design 
• Program and Project Management 

ETH Zurich offers a range of employment opportunities for graduate students during and after their course is completed. Some of the most popular companies that offer employment to alumni graduates are given as follows:

• Roche
• UBS
• University of Zurich
• Google
• Swiss Armed Forces
• EPFL
• ABB
• IBM 
• Mckinsey and Company 

ETH Zurich states mission to educate engineer and scientist. The University focuses primilary on science, technology, engineering and mathematics .

Areas of specialisation are communication, Computers and Networks, Electronics and photonics, Energy and Power Electronics etc.