ETH Zurich

In general, yes ETH Zurich requires Indian students to have a GRE General Test for all the programs including Engineering, Computer Science and Data Science.

The programs mentioned before are considered quite competitive and a strong GRE score can help students to get in without much hassle.  

In GRE Quant section, a score above 165 is recommended highly.

Yes, QS has ranked ETH Zurich in the year 2026 and it is known for is accuracy of rankings. According to QS Global rankings,  ETH Zurich ranks the same for all last years since 2024.

This is similar for all the years which is #7.

The QS criteria which is used is the Academic reputation, employer reputation, internationalization along with other factors.

The US World and News has ranked both the universities and actually ranked them really well. Nanyang Technological University is ranked better than ETH Zurich not very far though. For both of these universities, the rankings have dropped from what is was the last year. 

The table of comparison is given below, take a look -

The US World and News releases the rankings for the University of Hertfordshire. 

As per these rankings, in 2025, ETH Zurich ranks as one of the top universities around the world and also in Switzerland. In the Global Universities ranking category, this Swiss institution ranks #35.

Its ranking for the year 2024 was #33 and in 2023 it was #29. If we observe this trend carefully, the ETH Zurich rankings are declining over the years. 

There are various meal plans that students can opt for at ETH Zurich. Students can find ramen soup at Mendokoro and some other restaurants and cafes located nearby the university include bQm, CafeBar, Eureka Take Away and Flavour Kitchen

The SSHE department or Safety, Security, Health and Environment department of ETH Zurich is responsible for safety and security as well as the health of ETH associates. Also the first aid kits are available, mounted on wall brackets in public areas. There's also a First Aid Team at the university and a retreat rooms equpped with beds and couces and other EHT material

Students can visit several ETH Zurich landmarks at the Zentrum and Honggerberg campuses. These include-

•  Semperaula
• Einstein locker
• Art in architecture
• Gardens and outdoor spaces like Polyterrasse, Albert-Steiner-Garten and Flora-Ruchat-Roncati-Garten.

ETH Zurich advises students to beware of fraud offering cheap apartments in attractive locations. Landlords may pretend to be overseas and unable to show the apartment in person and then ask for a deposit transfer in advance. Its recommended to always visit the place physically before seeing a room and contact the university if anything seems fishy.

Yes students can live in the student residences that usually cost between CHF 580-800/month or INR 68.3k-94.2k at ETH Zurich. Whereas the rooms in shared
apartments (WG) can cost up to CHF 1,000/month or INR 1.1L

For the MS courses offered at ETH Zurich, Indian students are required to be academically inclined and meet certain admission deadlines. These students should have at least 3 years of full-time study and 180 ECTS credits. Look at the other ETH Zurich admission requirements - 

• A relevant UG degree
• A high GPA (like above 8.8 on the scale of 10)
• English proficiency requirements by tests like IELTS or TOEFL
• A Curriculum Vitae 
• Motivation letter
• Recommendation letters