Academic Eligibility:

• Applicants must hold an above-average Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree, a "Diplom" or equivalent in a subject related to the topics of research: forest or wood sciences, biology, chemistry, and related fields.
• There will be a selection and probably a test for applicants (via the internet for people from abroad).
• Applicants must have at least successfully completed a Master’s, Diploma or Magister’s course, a course corresponding to this, which leads to a state examination, or an equivalent course of study at a University belonging to one of the Bologna signatory states by means of a diploma prove.
• Final exams held in a country outside of the Bologna signatory states have been passed, require the determination of the Equivalence to the qualifications, taking into account the proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) at the Permanent Secretariat Conference of the Ministers of Culture of the States in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) for the Recognition and evaluation of foreign educational qualifications

Indian Eligibility:

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

• Applicants who neither have a German university entrance qualification still have their bachelor's or master's degree or an equivalent degree at a German university must have sufficient knowledge of the German language.
• A test is carried out by applicants who, after the Examination regulations for the German language test for university admission for foreign students Applicants for students (DSH) from the German language test for university admission is optional; this applies in particular to such applicants Applicants who have acquired the required knowledge of the German language through the successful “Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache” (TestDaF) with at least four TestDaF level 4 (TDN 4) or through the “German examination part” of the assessment test Have proven preparatory colleges.
• Language requirements: Demonstration of sufficient English language skills by earning the minimum required grade on an internationally recognized test.
• Proven higher education in English or a reasonably long stay in an English-speaking country is also acceptable.

International students hailing from non-English speaking countries can prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.