Admission with Iranian certificates

School diploma and Konkur, anabin, Studienkolleg, Master applications, uni-assist, language proof.

Bachelor: what your school diploma is worth

Whether an Iranian school-leaving certificate gives direct access is decided case by case in the KMK database anabin and by the university. We could not read an official rule for Iran. Secondary, commercial guides say that the diploma alone usually leads to a Studienkolleg and the Feststellungsprüfung, that the Konkur result has no weight in Germany, and that one or two years at a recognised Iranian state university (rated H+) can give conditional access. Treat all of this as unconfirmed: look up your certificate in anabin and ask the international office in writing.

uni-assist: what the Iran notes say

The uni-assist country page for Iran contains one rule: for Kardani and Karshenasi degrees from recognised universities, grades are converted into the German system with a minimum passing grade of 12 (Nmin = 12), for all such degrees since 1 January 2015. It says that official information on applying comes only from the websites of the universities themselves.

Studienkolleg

A preparatory year (up to two semesters) that ends with the Feststellungsprüfung. Entry needs an entrance test and German at about B2 (some Studienkollegs accept B1; check each one). The course track you choose limits which subjects you may then study.

Master

• Check your university and degree in anabin (university "H+", degree "entspricht"/"gleichwertig"). If not listed, the ZAB can issue a Statement of Comparability, see Recognition.
• uni-assist pre-checks (VPD) take several weeks; whether FU, TU and HU Berlin require them is not confirmed. Check each university.

Language proof

• German-taught programmes: TestDaF or DSH, usually around C1. English-taught programmes: IELTS or TOEFL as required. Whether and where these exams can be taken in Iran at present is not confirmed.
• See Learning German.

Berlin deadlines (always confirm on the university page)