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The list given below is compiled by Glassdoor which ranked the 12 companies in Germany who pay the highest wages. The source for this list is given below for your reference. Let's see the list of 12 companies by counting down:  #12. Audi  Average income: 60,270 €/Year #11. Daimler Average income: 61,000 €/Year #10. Continental Average income: 61,284 €/Year #9. Volkswagen Average income: 62,677 €/Year #8. Deutsche Bank Average income: 65,000 €/Year #7. BASF Average income: 65,300 €/Year #6. Commerz Bank Average income: 65,585 €/Year #5. Allianz Average income: 65,585 €/Year #4. SIEMENS Average income: 66,150 €/Year #3. IBM Average income: 66,918 €/Year #2. AIRBUS Group Average income: 76,500 €/Year #1. Intel Average income: 77,500 €/Year In these 12 companies, 9 companies are German leaving out Intel(U.S), IBM(U.S) and AIRBUS(European).  Source: Link 1 , Link2

Right now it is already beginning of April 2017 and most of you would have completed your applications for the German universities or will be in the final stage of applications. So, what now? What should you do next? Here is a list of 6 things to do after applying to German universities.  #1. Track your applications: There is a high chance that, you might have applied to more than 5 universities/courses and you need to keep track of all those applications. For instance, if they ask you to attend an interview in the selection process and at that time you cannot keep searching for the related links. Hence it is absolutely necessary to track your applications properly.  #2. Prepare a checklist: Once you receive an admit email/letter from the university, time will fly very quickly and you will definitely miss many things that you would want. Therefore, this will be the exact time to prepare a checklist with all the items you need to buy and prepare for your journey.

Wondering how it will be to study in Germany? Here are 10 fun filled differences between studying in India VS Germany. 

Germany has invented so many things in the history that, we can even call it as a Land of Inventions. We couldn't think of a life today, without these top 8 inventions that were originally from Germany. Check these out:  Do you know any other interesting inventions from Germany, then let us know in the comments section.  Also like our facebook page for more UNIQUE content about Germany - Unofficial: Studying in Germany

Going home can't get any more exciting than finding a great deal on your flight ticket. Also, sometimes you might need to fly back home on an emergency or at a short notice and the prices will be skyrocketting. We are here to help you out with 8 travel agents/travel fare aggregator website, in order to get you that sweet deal and make your journey a pleasant one.  Note: This article isn't sponsored and the following list is in no particular order. Please feel free to comment your ways to get great deal on flight tickets :)  There are travel agents and travel fare aggregator websites; both of them offer great deals. How do you choose which one to select? If you need extra luggage along with rail&fly option, then travel agents will be the best bet. Or if you do not worry about your luggage and need only a cheaper deal, then the travel search engines might help you.  #1. Fly-India.de They are located in Frankfurt am Main and their site states that the

Are you applying for higher studies to study abroad? Then you might definitely need to write IELTS or TOEFL in order to satisfy the admission requirements. There are many coaching centres, that ask for huge amount for money for training the students to take up these tests. But, here is a list of FREE online courses that you can take to prepare for IELTS/TOEFL. #1. IELTS Academic Test Preparation | edX  This online course is offered by The University of Australia - Queensland.  What you'll learn: Learn about the IELTS test procedure and format Learn useful test-taking strategies and skills for the IELTS Academic tests Practise and develop skills and strategies by completing IELTS-style practice tests in reading, listening, speaking and writing Develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking English skills Link: IELTS | edX  || IELTS | British Council IELTS learning materials: LINK #2. TOEFL Test Preparation: The Insider’s Guide | edX This onl

The Embassy of India, Berlin on direction from Govt. of India (Dept. of Higher Education) maintains a database of Indian Students/Researchers in Germany. The database is to aid the mission to reach out to the Indian students in Germany, disseminate and share information regarding issues including, but not limited to job opportunities, cultural events, scholarships, awareness etc. We solicit your cooperation in this effort by filling up the details in the database. Here is the link where you can register yourself: Database of Indian students

For those, who do not have German as their mother-tongue will surely understand the difficulty of learning German as a foreign language. The language is terrifying and looks worse on paper. If you are one of those, who is trying to learn German then you should surely enjoy the following:  LIKE our Facebook page: Unofficial Studying in Germany

When you start applying for the German universities, you will be really enthusiastic about the courses and your study abroad plans, etc., But many students miss out some key details and have many misconceptions regarding the Universities in Germany, which leads them to the road of rejections. Here are 5 key things which might make you get a rejection.  Applying only for Top universities: Yes, there aren't any rankings for Universities in Germany but still, there are universities like TU Munich, RWTH Aachen, Uni Stuttgart, etc., which have extremely high selection criteria and might get thousands of applications more than a regular FH University. Therefore, the first step will be to evaluate your profile and then apply. There is no harm in applying to these universities, but do not apply "only" to these universities. Missing out key informations in Admission Requirements: When you visit the website of the university/course, it might look 'alien' to you

Are you coming to Germany for the first time? Are you feeling worried and nervous about your first-trip and you feel insecure about your German skills, here is an excellent video to help you to use the public transport in Germany.  Although, the creator of the video has made it in hamburg, we can assure you that it is going to be similar all over Germany. So, do not worry about it and watch the video below: Insider tip: Most of the transport corporations have online facilities and you can book/buy your ticket online. So, before you reach Germany for the first time and if you don't want the hassle of buying the tickets from the vending machine or from the drivers, then you can use the online option as well. Also look out for the local transport corporation's mobile app and also the DB BAHN's mobile app. 

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When you start applying for higher education, you will be very confused at first as on where to start, what to do and how to proceed. If you are considering about Germany, then DAAD is the best site to start your quest for higher education.  Related: Step by step tutorial on How to use DAAD website You may need some more tools, in order to keep your applications on track, also to qualify and quantify them. Here is a tool, that I found out which seems to be very useful for every student who is applying for higher studies, irrespective of the country.  uQualify What is this tool about? It is a spread-sheet tool, created to help the prospective students applying to higher education. This tool will help you to structure your applications by enabling you to easily shorlist universities based on various parameters. You can compare the courses across a wide range of criteria and we believe that, this will help you find the best course for your profile. Who created it?

Are you not finding enough courses in DAAD website? Do not worry, there is another website called "Hochschulkompass" which serves as an information portal of the German Rector's conference which publishes information about the courses held in state and state-recognised German universities about their study opportunities. All information found in the Higher Education Compass is authorised by the universities and is updated by employees at the universities themselves. So, there is no need to worry about the authenticity of the website.  The tool that is provided in the below link is an advance search tool, that is created for those who knows what to study or where they want to study. There is almost 10,000 courses offered in this website. Be careful with the filters and search the courses most suitable for you. Check out the tool in this link: Hochshulkompass SHARE this article and spread the word. Cheers :)

Here is a list of 21 secrets that no one is going to tell you about Studying in Germany #1. Most of the English courses are going to be filled with Asians. #2. You can find Indians in every city #3. If you want to meet up with other Indians/ people from your nationality, then look out for the numerous facebook groups #4. Get your winter jacket in Germany, after you arrive here. #5. Some post-paid sims will have 2 years of contract and you cannot break or modify it. #6. You can get most of the Indian groceries in German super-markets. #7. There will be Indian/Pakistan/Asian grocery shop in every city. #8. Basmati rice can be found in regular super-markets #9. It is difficult to socialize with the natives without knowing German #10. Programming is essential in almost all the fields of engineering. #11. Learn at least one software tool related to your field. Eg. AutoCAD, Catia, MatLab, etc., #12. There are plenty of research institutes in Germany #13. You can also get

Everyone talks about how there are two types of students in the world. Here is a post on how those two types of students behave in Germany. 

Most of you might know where to start and how to start looking for courses in Germany. But there are still few aspirants, who wants to pursue higher education abroad(Germany) but, do not know where and how to start. This article will act as a guide to those, who need help in finding out courses in Germany and on how to use DAAD website. DAAD is an international organization for exchanges of students and researchers. In english it is called as German Academic Exchange service. It provides all the necessary information you need, in order to apply for a course. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: Unofficial Studying in Germany Check out this tutorial for step by step expalanation on how to use DAAD website.