Complete dMAT Affected Fields List (Official APS India Classification)

APS India published this field list on 29 June 2026 as guidance for which previous degrees fall under the dMAT requirement. It is explicitly described as guidance rather than an exhaustive list — APS India makes the final call for any individual application based on the official degree title, branch, major, honours subject or specialisation shown on your transcripts, marksheets and degree certificate. A programme name that merely contains a word like "Engineering," "Management" or "Technology" is not, by itself, enough to include or exclude a field. If your exact degree title isn't listed below, check the eligibility page for how APS India handles fields that are "clearly equivalent" to a listed one.

1. Engineering

Covered where the official branch or specialisation is clearly an engineering field (B.E., B.Tech or equivalent). Standalone technology degrees are not automatically included unless the official title is clearly an engineering degree.

Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Design, Aerodynamic Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Applied Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Automation Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bio-Medical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, CAD/CAM Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Ceramics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering (Construction Technology), Civil Engineering (Public Health Engineering), Civil Engineering and Planning, Civil Environmental Engineering, Communication Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer and Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering and Application, Computer Networking and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Control System Engineering, Design Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical and Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Design, Environment Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Management, Environmental Science and Engineering, Fashion and Apparel Engineering, Food Biotech Engineering, Food Engineering, Food Engineering and Technology, Geotechnical Engineering, Health Science and Water Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Industrial Production Engineering, Industrial Safety and Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, Information Engineering, Information Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, Machine Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Design, Mechanical System Design, Mechatronics Engineering, Medical Electronics Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Network Engineering, Optical Engineering, Petrochemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Power Electronics Engineering, Power Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Propulsion Engineering, Robotics and Automation Engineering, Safety and Fire Engineering, Shipbuilding Engineering, Software Engineering (if awarded as an engineering degree), Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Textile Engineering, Textile Plant Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Tool and Die Engineering, Tool Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Management, Transportation System Engineering, Water Resource Engineering.

2. Commerce / Accounting / Finance / Economics

Bachelor of Commerce / B.Com / BCom, B.Com Honours, B.Com Accounting, B.Com Accounting and Finance, B.Com Banking and Insurance, B.Com Computer Applications, B.Com Corporate Secretaryship, B.Com e-Commerce, B.Com Finance, B.Com Foreign Trade, B.Com Forensic Accounting, B.Com International Business and Finance, B.Com Investment and Wealth Management, B.Com Marketing, B.Com Professional, B.Com Risk Management, B.Com Taxation, B.Com Tourism and Travel Management (if awarded as a commerce degree), Commerce, Commerce General, Commerce Honours, Commerce Professional, Commerce with Computer Applications, Commerce with Computers, Commerce and Co-operation, Commerce with Corporate Secretaryship, Commerce with Finance and Taxation, Commerce with Tax Procedure and Practice, Accounting, Accountancy, Accounting and Finance, Accounts and Finance, Finance and Accounting, Accounting and Financial Management, Accounting and Taxation, Accounting and Auditing, Advanced/Advance Accounting and Auditing, Auditing, Corporate Accounting, Cost Accounting, Cost and Works Accounting, Financial Accounting and Auditing, Professional Accounting, Finance, Financial Management, Finance Management, Finance and Taxation, Taxation and Finance, Banking and Finance, Banking and Insurance, Insurance, Financial Markets, Capital Markets, Financial Services, International Finance, International Accounting and Finance, International Finance and Accounting, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Risk Management (if awarded as a commerce, finance, economics or business degree), Taxation, Economics, Bachelor of Economics, B.A. Economics, B.Sc. Economics, Economics Honours, Applied Economics, Business Economics, Financial Economics, Economics and Finance, International Economics, International Economics and Finance, Development Economics, Foreign Trade (if awarded as a commerce, finance, economics or business degree).

3. Business / Management

Bachelor of Business Administration / BBA, Bachelor of Business Management / BBM, Bachelor of Management Studies / BMS, Bachelor of Business Studies / BBS, Bachelor of Business Economics / BBE, Bachelor of International Business and Finance / BIBF, Business Administration, Business Management, Management Studies, Business Studies, General Management, International Business, International Business Management, International Business and Finance, Foreign Trade (if awarded as a business/management degree), Business Analytics, Business Economics, Information Systems Management, Rural Management, Business Administration with Finance/Marketing/Human Resource Management/International Business/Business Analytics/Financial Management/Computer Applications, Marketing, Marketing Management, Digital Marketing, Human Resource Management, Human Resources, HR Management, Human Resource Development, Operations Management, Logistics Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Management, Retail Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Entrepreneurship, Financial Management (if awarded as part of a business/management degree).

Interdisciplinary and mixed fields

| Field / case | How APS India classifies it | |---|---| | B.Tech / Bachelor of Technology | Covered only if the branch is clearly Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Civil, CSE, ECE). B.Tech alone doesn't automatically cover every technology field. | | Computer / IT-related fields | CSE, Computer Engineering, Information Science and Engineering, and IT and Engineering are covered. Standalone Computer Science, BCA, Computer Applications, IT, AI, Data Science or Cyber Security are not automatically covered. | | Biotechnology-related fields | Biotechnology Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering are covered. B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, Microbiology and Life Sciences are not. | | Food / Textile-related fields | Covered only where the official title is clearly an Engineering degree (Food Engineering, Textile Engineering). Food/Textile Technology alone is not automatically covered. | | Economics | Included in every form listed above, since APS India treats it as an economic science. | | B.Com / BBA with specialisations | Covered if the degree is officially awarded as Commerce, Business, Finance, Economics or Management — this doesn't by itself confirm formal degree recognition. | | Sector-specific management fields | Not classified by the word "Management" alone — see the table below. |

Fields requiring separate formal assessment

These sector-specific fields are not automatically included or excluded — APS India reviews the official degree title, duration and institution separately in each case:

BBA Hotel Management, BBA Hospitality Management, BBA Tourism and Travel Management, BBA Aviation Management, BBA Airline and Airport Management, BBA Hospital Administration, BBA Healthcare Management, Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM), Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT), Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (BTTM), Hotel Management, Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Aviation Management, Airline and Airport Management, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Management, Construction Management, Infrastructure Management, Sports Management, and similar sector-specific management fields.

Fields not automatically included

Unless APS India explicitly classifies your specific degree title into one of the three groups above, the following are not covered by default:

Standalone technology degrees without an engineering title, B.Tech with a non-engineering/unclear branch, Information Technology as a standalone field, Information and Communication Technology, Information Science and Technology, Computer Applications, BCA, Computer Science without an engineering title, B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Information Technology, B.Sc. Data Science, standalone Artificial Intelligence, standalone AI and Machine Learning, standalone Data Science, standalone Cyber Security, Biotechnology without an engineering title, B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, Microbiology, Life Sciences, Food Technology and Food Processing Technology without an engineering title, Textile Technology (unless awarded as Textile Engineering), Leather Technology, Packaging Technology, Printing Technology, Rubber Technology, Architecture, Planning, Town Planning, Interior Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharma Technology, Agriculture (unless awarded as Agricultural Engineering), Medical/Nursing/Physiotherapy and other health-science degrees, Law, Education, Library and Information Sciences, Pure Sciences (except Economics), Arts (except Economics), Humanities, and Social Sciences (except Economics).

The bottom line

APS India decides the final classification using your official degree title, major, honours subject, branch, specialisation, transcripts, marksheets, degree duration and institution status. This list doesn't replace the APS document check, institution/degree assessment, anabin, German recognition requirements, or a German university's own admission decision. If you're unsure where your degree falls, see the eligibility page or check the dMAT FAQ.