All you need to know about APS process in Germany

Getting settled in ‘land of opportunities and dreams’ aka Germany, is every Indian student’s ambition aspiring to settle abroad and more specifically in Europe, but to do that a very important certificate needs to be obtained. APS Certificate or Akademische Prüfstelle in German is a mandatory requirement for Indian students looking to study in Germany. Due to increasing number of Indian students applying to study in Germany every year the APS certification provides proof of authenticity of Indian academic documents and in addition to that accelerate the admission process to reputable German universities and for easily obtaining your German VISA.

It also has been mandatorily implemented by Germany for all Indian students to get their academic documents verified by the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS India) and obtain authenticity certificates (APS Certificate in Germany) before applying for their German Student Visas via VFS Global Services. Important point to note is that APS does not issues VISAs but an authentic APS certificate is an integral part of the German student VISA application process. Also note that APS certificate is not mandatory for courses less than 90 days (short term courses). However, courses which are more than 90 days require APS certificate compulsorily.

Here’s how you can easily apply for APS certificate:

1. First and foremost, students are requested to get their academic documents verified by registered authority for issuing APS certificates that is APS India.
2. Secondly students need to go through and adhere to all the guidelines mentioned in the official website of APS India (https://aps-india.de/)
3. Then the authorities will be able to start processing the application if student has paid the APS Certificate Germany fees which is of 18,000 Indian Rupees.
4. Students are then respectfully requested to hand over the required documents personally or to provide them through the courier service in their stipulated office timings at this mentioned address – Academic Evaluation Centre, Gate No. 3, DLTA Complex, R.K. Khanna Stadium, 1 Africa Avenue, 110029 New Delhi, India.
5. Please note that once the fees are paid, they are generally non-refundable. Also, I would kindly request you to do not send any original documents along with your application, APS firmly reserves the right to request any additional documents
6. The successful completion of document verification allows APS India, to issue a certificate which is a pre-requisite/mandatory for the visa application when applying to study in Germany.

Having this certificate, will be like a key that will open doors of achieving your long-awaited dream. I wish you best of luck in this APS application process.