I want to pursue Ph.D from Germany, Denmark or Norway. I got 5.5 in IELTS. Is it possible to get admission for Ph.D? Which country is good?

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Vidhushi Sabharwal | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

Hi Shriya, Your IELTS score is very low. An overall score of 6.5 is required for any PG level course in the world. But IELTS alone is not going to give you admission. And also depending on how good your profile is this current score may be considered. It is true not just for Germany but also the o

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Arslan Shaikh | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

You for Germany and Norway it is possible to get admission with 5.5 band in IELTS. But for Denmark you have to score at least 6.5 band. Germany is good for you because currently German degrees have more demand. You have to also learn their native language because many universities teach in their own

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Arslan Shaikh | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

You have to learn at least A2 level German.

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