ETH Zurich

No, ETH Zurich does not allow Indian students to pay the semester fee in installments. Students have to pay the semester fee in full by the given deadline.

Late payment of fee can lead to fines or suspension from attending classes.

The QS rankings are considered to be very valuable and accurate in the whole world. It offers comprehensive rankings based on certain factors like academic reputation, employer reputation, research influence, and international presence into account.

There are a few more factors considered along with the basics by QS for ETH Zurich which includes the faculty-student ratio, employer reputation, Employer outcomes, academic reputation and more. 

Yes, ETH Zurich is ranked by QS rankings in the year 2026. The rankings for this university remain constant for almost all the years. 

The criteria that QS uses is the Academic reputation, employer reputation, internationalization along with other factors.

According to the QS Global rankings, ETH Zurich has ranked the same for all the last years since 2024. 

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.