Since 2022, no Indian student can apply for a German student visa without an APS certificate. It is the very first thing to start — it takes weeks, and everything else waits on it. Here is the honest, step-by-step picture.
The APS (Akademische Pruefstelle) is a document-verification certificate issued by the APS office in New Delhi. It confirms that your Indian academic documents — 10th, 12th and degree marksheets — are genuine and that you meet the basic requirements for German higher education. German universities and the German embassy require it from every Indian applicant for a student visa.
Without APS you cannot complete most university applications and you cannot book a visa appointment. Because processing takes several weeks (and longer in peak season), students who start APS late routinely miss their intake. Our rule at Manna Educare: APS is step one, started the day you decide on Germany.
Name mismatches between documents, missing semester marksheets, non-attested copies, and simply starting too late. Manna Educare guides the entire APS file preparation as part of the Germany pathway, so nothing bounces.
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Start my free assessment →Yes — since November 2022 the APS certificate is mandatory for Indian students applying for a German student visa, with limited exceptions such as some scholarship holders. Assume you need it.
Plan for several weeks from submission to certificate, and longer in peak admission season. This is why we start APS first, before university shortlisting is even finished.
No — once issued it remains valid, and you can use it for multiple applications and intakes.
We guide the complete file preparation — the right document set, attestations and application — so your submission is clean the first time. The application is made in your own name on the official APS portal.
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