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TU Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering

Technische Universität Ilmenau · Faculty of Economic Sciences and Media · Ilmenau, Germany
  • German, C1 for direct enrolment; B2 for conditional admission
  • 2 years, 120 ECTS
  • On campus, full time
15 min read · Published on September 4, 2026 · Updated on September 4, 2026
Full programme planINR 27.81 lakh

Living benchmark, charges, APS and visa

TuitionNo tuition

published programme position

Duration2 years

120 ECTS full time

IntakeWinter 2027/28

next planned entry

DeadlineApplications from India: 16 January to 15 May 2027

official non-EU window for 2027 entry

Entrythe programme's 70-point assessment

subject-specific assessment

LanguageGerman, C1 for direct enrolment; B2 for conditional admission

published programme rule

What is Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

The official Business Information Systems Engineering course is a full-time Master of Science worth 120 ECTS over 2 years. Its structure begins with BIS compulsory study and BIS elective and specialisation, then moves towards master’s thesis and colloquium. It is a campus programme in Ilmenau with a programme-specific admission assessment.

Its substantive focus is programme-specific. The degree integrates information systems, quantitative planning and technology management with substantial business, law and Computer Science choice. For this Business Information Systems Engineering decision, the current 24-month planning total is about INR 27.81 lakh before excluded variable costs. The transcript and intended project direction should agree before the application is paid for.

The most useful comparison is with International Business Economics. Business Information Systems Engineering puts information systems, computing and technology management ahead of IBE’s economics, corporate governance and international-business research core. The two routes aren’t interchangeable because their compulsory work, elective balance and thesis preparation differ.

How much does Business Information Systems Engineering at TU Ilmenau cost?

Plan for EUR 25,103 plus INR 26,400, or about INR 27.81 lakh, across 24 months. TU Ilmenau charges no tuition for this regular master's. The estimate uses the university's living benchmark, its approximate semester contribution, one uni-assist application, APS and the current adult visa fee.

ItemINRLocal currencyWhen it is due
TuitionINR 0EUR 0Regular public university master's
Living and insurance benchmark, 24 monthsINR 26.13 lakhEUR 23,808EUR 992 monthly
Semester contributions, 4 semestersINR 1.32 lakhAbout EUR 1,200About EUR 300 each, confirm every term
uni-assist first study choiceINR 0.08 lakhEUR 752027 international-certificate route
First student cardINR 0.02 lakhEUR 20Once at first enrolment
APS verificationINR 18,000INR 18,000Indian academic-document verification
German national visaINR 8,400INR 8,400Adult fee checked 4 September 2026
Full programme planning totalINR 27.81 lakhEUR 25,103 plus INR 26,400Before travel, refundable deposit, tests and bank spreads

The EUR 11,904 first-year proof of funds remains the student's living money. It is not added again above the 24-month living line. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 109.7500 using the European Central Bank reference rate for 3 September 2026. APS and visa are added in rupees. dMAT, where applicable to the previous degree, costs EUR 150 and remains outside this total.

“Blocked bank account (“Sperrkonto”) in Germany with sufficient funds to cover the first year of studies”German Missions in India, study visa funding rule

The German Missions in India funding rule supports the blocked-account figure used here. The rupee conversions use the European Central Bank reference series for 28 August 2026.

TU Ilmenau’s international funding page states that regular study has no tuition beyond the semester contribution. The exact 2027/28 contribution is not yet published, so the table uses the university’s current description of about EUR 300 per semester.

The same source gives EUR 992 per month for first-year visa funds and itemises rent, food, communications, insurance and other expenses. Multiplying EUR 992 across 24 months is a planning benchmark, not a promise that every personal budget will fit it.

The 2027 route uses uni-assist. The first study choice costs EUR 75. A second choice in the same semester currently costs EUR 30, which is outside this one-programme calculation.

The ECB reference rate only converts the checked euro total for comparison. A refundable EUR 300 dormitory deposit, flights, translations, language tests, blocked-account provider charges, dMAT where applicable and exchange spreads remain outside the headline.

Can an Indian applicant enter Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

Indian applicants first need a qualifying bachelor's and the programme's 70-point assessment. TU Ilmenau then checks the programme's degree-field, subject and grade rules from the transcript, grading scale, module descriptions and APS evidence. The published language requirement is separate, and a related degree title by itself doesn't establish eligibility.

RequirementPublished ruleWhat you do
MSc Business Information Systems Engineering degree test (India)Applicants need at least a 180 ECTS bachelor's. Named Business Information Systems, business and computing routes receive a degree category, while other degrees are scored through precise subject-credit blocks in BIS, business, computing, engineering or media, and mathematics or statistics.For Business Information Systems Engineering, document the programme's 70-point assessment from the academic record
MSc Business Information Systems Engineering subject matrix (India)A BIS BSc receives 70 degree points; named or comparable interdisciplinary routes receive 60; other degrees collect 15-point subject blocks up to 60. The final grade adds 20, 15 or 10. Seventy passes; 60 to 69 may carry 15 extra ECTS; 50 to 59 may carry 30; below 50 fails.For Business Information Systems Engineering, map modules against the stated subject rule
MSc Business Information Systems Engineering language position (India)German, C1 for direct enrolment; B2 for conditional admissionFor Business Information Systems Engineering, attach only an accepted language certificate
MSc Business Information Systems Engineering rejection risk (India)German C1 is required, and the course has no compulsory internship or guaranteed company placement.For Business Information Systems Engineering, resolve the named rejection risk before submission
Indian records for MSc Business Information Systems Engineering (India)APS, the grading scale and module descriptions must make the the programme's 70-point assessment evidence readableFor Business Information Systems Engineering, annotate the transcript against the programme's 70-point assessment
Named degree route (India)BIS BSc: 70 points; named or comparable BIS, business plus BIS, or CS plus business route: 60Provide detailed modules because comparable content is committee-assessed
Other-degree blocks (India)BIS 20 ECTS, business or economics 20, CS 20, media or engineering 30, and maths or statistics 15 each add 15 points, capped at 60Treat media or engineering as one alternative block, not two
Final degree grade (India)Very good: 20 points; good: 15; satisfactory: 10Submit the original grading scale
Decision bands (India)70 or more passes; 60 to 69 may add 15 ECTS; 50 to 59 may add 30 ECTS; below 50 failsInclude added study in time and workload planning

For Business Information Systems Engineering, read the course-specific admission evidence before classifying the degree as related. Applicants need at least a 180 ECTS bachelor’s. Named Business Information Systems, business and computing routes receive a degree category, while other degrees are scored through precise subject-credit blocks in BIS, business, computing, engineering or media, and mathematics or statistics.

In Business Information Systems Engineering, the decisive transcript issue is the programme’s 70-point assessment. A BIS BSc receives 70 degree points; named or comparable interdisciplinary routes receive 60; other degrees collect 15-point subject blocks up to 60. The final grade adds 20, 15 or 10. Seventy passes; 60 to 69 may carry 15 extra ECTS; 50 to 59 may carry 30; below 50 fails. German C1 is required, and the course has no compulsory internship or guaranteed company placement.

For this MSc Business Information Systems Engineering application, language and academic evidence remain separate. German, C1 for direct enrolment; B2 for conditional admission Attach APS, the original grading scale and detailed module descriptions so the stated subject preparation can be assessed without a self-invented ECTS conversion.

For Indian documents, APS verification and the original grading scale help the faculty read the academic record. From summer 2027, dMAT applies to selected applicants according to the field of their previous degree, not simply this intended master’s title.

How should an Indian student apply for Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

The next published intake is Winter 2027/28. Applications from India: 16 January to 15 May 2027; summer entry is also available This is the course's published date for the stated applicant group. Foreign degree holders use the programme's own faculty route unless that page explicitly directs them elsewhere.

Programme fit, APS and language, academic records, the stated faculty route, offer conditions, then student visa

Start byTaskTakesWhy this date
29 Oct 2026Resolve academic fit21 daysCompare degree content with the exact subject and language rules.
19 Nov 2026Complete APS and language evidence75 daysAllow time for verification, testing, results and a possible correction.
05 Jan 2027Prepare academic records28 daysAssemble the award, transcripts, grading scale, translations and programme documents.
02 Feb 2027Submit the complete application42 daysLeave room for faculty-portal handling and document questions before the cut-off.
16 Mar 2027Complete offer and visa steps60 daysUse the admission, funding, insurance and identity evidence for the visa file.

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by Technische Universität Ilmenau.

Indian applicants use uni-assist for all 2027 starts. The non-EU winter window is 16 January to 15 May 2027. Programmes with a summer intake use the 1 August to 15 November non-EU window unless an official programme exception says otherwise.

The programme source controls the exact documents and academic test. The programme and current regulations control the aptitude assessment; uni-assist checks the international-certificate application route. Submit the awarded degree, complete transcript, grading system, required language evidence and certified translations. Don’t substitute a degree title for subject evidence.

TU Ilmenau publishes an average master’s review time of six to eight weeks and advises allowing about three months for a visa. These are planning ranges, not guaranteed processing times, so a complete early application is safer than using the final week.

Admission, enrolment, housing and the student visa are separate decisions. An offer does not guarantee the visa, a dormitory room or arrival before teaching begins.

What jobs can follow Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

This curriculum supports IT consulting, technology product management and business intelligence directions through named modules, project work and the thesis. These are academically supported pathways, not placement promises. TU Ilmenau publishes no audited exact-programme placement rate or salary distribution, so judge employability from work you can actually evidence.

MeasureFigureBasis
It ConsultingKnowledge systems, quantitative planning, IT services, innovation and seminar workBIS compulsory study
Technology Product ManagementOne or more recognised information-systems focus areasBIS elective and specialisation
Business IntelligenceCurrent management, economics and legal choicesBusiness and law electives
Evidence limitTU Ilmenau publishes no audited exact-programme placement rate or graduate salary distribution for Business Information Systems Engineering.Exact programme evidence review
German graduate job-search periodUp to 18 monthsOfficial federal immigration guidance

For Business Information Systems Engineering, tu ilmenau publishes no audited exact-programme placement rate or graduate salary distribution for business information systems engineering. The legal job-search period is time to seek suitable work, not an employment promise.

The curriculum supports IT consulting, product and process management, data analysis, business intelligence and information-systems development.

Work in BIS compulsory study can support evidence for IT consulting, while BIS elective and specialisation is more relevant to technology product management. The value comes from assessed work and a coherent thesis, not from the label printed beside the degree.

TU Ilmenau publishes no audited exact-programme placement rate or graduate salary distribution for Business Information Systems Engineering. Germany’s federal graduate residence guidance allows up to 18 months of qualifying job search after successful completion when funds are sufficient. That period creates time to seek work, not a hiring or sponsorship promise.

Who is Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering for?

The clearest match is a business information systems engineering applicant who proves the programme's 70-point assessment. Adjacent-field applicants need written classification. Anyone without preparation for BIS compulsory study shouldn't use the course name as proof. The record must prove the programme's 70-point assessment and leave a coherent route into IT consulting. Settle that decision before payment.

VerdictYour backgroundWhy
Strong fitBusiness Information Systems Engineering applicant who proves the programme's 70-point assessmentThe prior record can lead from BIS compulsory study into a thesis relevant to IT consulting.
Needs evidenceInternational Business Economics or adjacent-field graduate needing the published assessmentIdentify whether the award belongs to a named 70-point or 60-point category. Other applicants must prove the published 20 or 30 ECTS blocks separately; the five blocks are capped at 60 points.
Do not shortlistApplicant without preparation for BIS compulsory studyA general CSE or engineering degree may enter only a conditional band unless it also proves enough BIS, economics and quantitative subject blocks.

Conditional admission can add 15 or 30 ECTS beyond the standard plan, and the attractive specialisation label requires all 20 BIS elective credits in one recognised area.

For technology product management, the useful evidence should come from assessed work in BIS elective and specialisation and an aligned project. An applicant who cannot name that work has not yet shown why this programme is the right route.

For business intelligence, inspect the actual contribution of Business and law electives. If it doesn’t supply the expected methods or project depth, use the elective and thesis choices to close that specific academic gap.

What does the Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering curriculum contain?

The current published 120 ECTS curriculum is organised around BIS compulsory study, BIS elective and specialisation, Business and law electives, Computer Science electives, Master's thesis and colloquium. Current regulations control sequencing and availability. Read the credit pattern as the course's academic balance, while the current regulations control sequencing and availability.

CodeComponentECTSWhere it sits
COREBIS compulsory study25Knowledge systems, quantitative planning, IT services, innovation and seminar work
SPECBIS elective and specialisation20One or more recognised information-systems focus areas
BUSBusiness and law electives25Current management, economics and legal choices
CSComputer Science electives20Current computing, data and software choices
THMaster's thesis and colloquium30Independent interdisciplinary final work
Total120
  • Complete the published 120 ECTS plan
  • Follow the current programme regulations and elective catalogue
  • Confirm module availability and thesis supervision for the actual cohort

The published credit groups give MSc Business Information Systems Engineering a distinct academic centre rather than a generic master’s label. In particular, BIS compulsory study prepares the later master’s thesis and colloquium, so the sequence cannot be reduced to a list of interchangeable electives.

The published groups include BIS compulsory study, BIS elective and specialisation, Business and law electives, Computer Science electives, Master’s thesis and colloquium. Their credit values show how the programme balances required study, choice and independent work. An elective heading does not guarantee that every named class runs in a chosen term.

The final module list, sequence and supervision availability follow the regulations and catalogue in force for the actual cohort. Confirm those details before enrolment because a published option doesn’t promise a particular class, project host or thesis supervisor.

Should an Indian student shortlist Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

Shortlist TU Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering when a German interdisciplinary route connecting information systems, management and computer science matches the work you want and your record proves the programme's 70-point assessment. Resolve the programme's specific academic and language rule before paying for verification, testing or relocation.

A defensible Business Information Systems Engineering plan connects prior modules, BIS compulsory study, an intended IT consulting direction and a realistic thesis. The university name or a related degree title can't substitute for that chain.

A named 60-point degree clears with any scored grade. Three subject blocks give 45, which produces only 65, 60 or 55 after the grade and therefore a conditional band. Two blocks clear the 50-point review floor only with a very good grade.

A defensible decision connects BIS compulsory study, preparation for IT consulting and a realistic thesis question. If that chain isn't visible in the submitted record, the programme title alone is a weak reason to commit application or relocation money.

Decision checkscomplete cost · entry fit · application timing · outcome evidence

Key takeaways
  • Business Information Systems Engineering is a full-time 2 years, 120 ECTS programme.
  • The 120 ECTS plan contains 25 ECTS of BIS compulsory study, 20 ECTS of BIS specialisation, 25 ECTS of business and law electives, 20 ECTS of Computer Science electives and a 30 ECTS thesis stage.
  • German C1 is required, and the course has no compulsory internship or guaranteed company placement.
  • The full programme plan is about INR 27.71 lakh before variable exclusions.
  • TU Ilmenau publishes no audited exact-programme placement rate or graduate salary distribution for Business Information Systems Engineering.

Frequently asked questions

What is the full cost of Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

Use EUR 25,103 plus INR 26,400, or about INR 27.81 lakh, as the current 24-month plan. It covers living, four approximate semester contributions, one uni-assist choice, the first student card, APS and the adult visa fee. Travel, refundable deposits, tests, dMAT where applicable and future changes remain outside it.

What is the entry requirement for Business Information Systems Engineering?

Applicants need at least a 180 ECTS bachelor's. Named Business Information Systems, business and computing routes receive a degree category, while other degrees are scored through precise subject-credit blocks in BIS, business, computing, engineering or media, and mathematics or statistics. The programme also applies its subject-content rule, language standard and document requirements. Technische Universität Ilmenau publishes no universal Indian percentage or CGPA conversion, so the full transcript, grading scale, module descriptions and APS evidence matter more than a self-converted mark.

Is Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering taught in English?

The published language position is German, C1 for direct enrolment; B2 for conditional admission The official programme and certificate pages control the accepted evidence. A label such as English-taught or German-taught does not waive the exact level required for application and enrolment.

When is the application deadline for Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

Applications from India: 16 January to 15 May 2027; summer entry is also available Indian applicants fall under the non-EU route and use uni-assist for 2027 starts. The programme page and application-period page control the next cycle, so do not substitute a deadline from another university or applicant category.

Does an Indian applicant need APS for Technische Universität Ilmenau?

APS is required for academic qualifications earned in India unless a published exemption applies, and it supports the later student-visa file. The current APS India rules decide the applicable verification route. Start early because an incomplete verification chain can delay the university application or the visa even when academic fit is strong.

What can I study in Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering?

The published 120 ECTS structure includes BIS compulsory study, BIS elective and specialisation, Business and law electives, Computer Science electives. The examination regulations and semester module catalogue control compulsory credits, elective availability, sequencing and thesis rules. A catalogue option is not a guarantee that every class runs in every term.

Does Technische Universität Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering guarantee a job?

No. Relevant directions include IT consulting, technology product management, business intelligence, information systems development, but no exact programme placement rate or salary distribution was found. Research links, projects and Germany's labour market can support a search. They do not guarantee an employer, income, sponsorship or permanent residence.

Can I stay in Germany after this master's?

Section 20 of the German Residence Act can allow up to 18 months after successful completion to seek qualifying work, provided the graduate can support themselves. This is conditional job-search time. It does not guarantee employment, sponsorship, permanent residence or the same rule in a future year.

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on September 4, 2026. The next intake covered here is Winter 2027/28.

No.SourceEvidence role
01TU Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering official programme pageCore programme evidence
02TU Ilmenau master's catalogueSupporting external evidence
03TU Ilmenau international-certificate application routeSupporting external evidence
04TU Ilmenau non-EU application periodsSupporting external evidence
05TU Ilmenau language certificatesSupporting external evidence
06TU Ilmenau semester contribution guidanceSupporting external evidence
07TU Ilmenau international funding and living-cost guidanceSupporting external evidence
08uni-assist handling feesSupporting external evidence
09APS India checklistsSupporting external evidence
10APS India dMAT rulesSupporting external evidence
11German Missions in India national visa feesSupporting external evidence
12German federal graduate residence guidanceSupporting external evidence
13ECB EUR to INR reference rateSupporting external evidence
14TU Ilmenau Business Information Systems Engineering regulationsCore programme evidence

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