ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is ranked by some of the top rankings bodies of the world and the Times Higher Education is included. 

This ranking body has ranked ETH at #11 which is the same for all the years. 

The important factors like impact rankings, world reputation rankings, Asia University rankings, emerging economies university rankings along with others.

Yes, for most of the master's programs at ETH Zurich, Indian students are required to have a specific UG degree. 

Given below are the important guidelines, take a look - 

• It generally happens for Indian students with a 3 to 4-year bachelor's degree.
• So, the UG degree should be directly aligned with relevant subjects. 

Having a relevant PG degree is really important for the ETH Zurich PG application process.

One of the most important requirements includes a UG degree which closely aligns with the target programme and the required subjects.

Indian applicants are expected to have a high GPA of 8.8 on a 10.0 scale to have a competitive edge.

The degree of the applicant should have a min of 180 ECTS credits to be eligible for application.

Yes, Indian students are eligible for admission to ETH Zurich at UG and PG levels.  

The admission requirements for Indian students at ETH include being academically inclined and meeting the English language requirements (IELTS with 7.0+ and TOEFL with 100+)

For the PG programs at this institution, one must have a bachelor's degree with a good GPA and for PG, Indian students who have completed 12th from CBSE or recognised state boards. 

Yes, students can study at ETH Zurich without IELTS. They can either submit a Medium of Instruction (MOI) or submit a valid score in a test like TOEFL or Cambridge English.

Given below are the minimum scores accepted for each -

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 are considered very competitive and a strong GRE score can improve student's chance at admission.

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.