What role does academic background matching play in ETH Zurich master's application process?

Yes, there is an application fee charged for M.A Courses while submitting the application form. Application fee is a non-refundable amount and it cannot be waived back. For M.A courses, the application fee is CHF 150 that is roughly INR 17.50 K. 
CHF 1 = INR 116.69

A ETH Zurich offers the Indian students 10 MS courses for a duration of 18 months to 1 year, all in different interesting fields. ETH Zurich has been ranked #1 for its MS Courses as per Shiksha's Popularity Ranking. The tuition fee of MS Courses lies between INR 2L-5L. The top 3 highly rated MS Cour

There are 16 disciplines in which ETH Zurich ranks among the best 10 in the world. The Earth & Marine Science program, Geology and Geophysics courses rank the best in the whole world.  

Given below is the overview of ETH top 10 rankings, take a look - 

• Earth & Marine Sciences (#1)
• Geolog

ETH Zurich is ranked by some of the top ranking bodies of the world like the QS. Times Higher Education and Shanghai Rankings. 

Under ARWU, ETH Zurich is ranked at #22 which has improved from what it was in the last year. 

No, deferrals are not allowed at ETH Zurich to the next intake. If you are given an offer of admission, it is only valid for the specific semester for which the application is submitted. Look at the pointer given below -

• The applicants (if they missed the current intake) would be required to submit