Academic Eligibility:

• Master's degree with very good grades in the natural sciences or mathematics, including a Master's thesis with a minimum duration of six months.
• In the case of MSc degrees from abroad, it may be that the faculty requests the fulfillment of additional requirements before admission to doctoral studies (e.g. an oral exam, a written progress report after 6 months, etc.).
• Short abstract of students Ph.D. thesis (1/2 to 1 A4-page) (only required for applicants to Molecular Biology of Cells, Cellular and Molecular Physiology of the Brain and Systems Neuroscience)
• Candidates have to be fluent in written and spoken English.

Indian Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Applicants whose first language is not English have to prove a good working knowledge of English. Their proficiency in English must be certified in an internationally recognized test.
• The language test certificate should be no more than two years old at the time of application.
• Exempted from the requirement to provide proof of language proficiency are students whose first language is English and students with at least two-year study or work experience in an English-speaking country within the last three years.

The minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.