Mastersportal vs Shiksha

Mastersportal is a free web platform for finding and comparing English-taught Master's programmes and scholarships worldwide. Its catalogue lists more than 93,000 studies at over 3,600 universities in 119 countries. Search filters cover field, country, tuition fees, duration, study format, language requirements, and university rankings. Students can save programmes and compare tuition, rankings, location, and format. The site lists more than 4,000 scholarships, with account holders able to see opportunities available for their nationality. Programme information includes university reviews, admission requirements, and career insights. Mastersportal helps users explore and choose degrees, while each university handles applications, admission decisions, required documents, and enrolment. Information comes from official university websites, university-managed pages, and Studyportals' data team. Most programme pages are checked at least annually, and students are advised to confirm final details with universities. The platform is part of Studyportals and was founded in 2007 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Shiksha helps students discover and research colleges, courses, and exams for higher education in India and abroad. Its college directory includes information on admission criteria, eligibility, fees, placements, rankings, reviews, scholarships, and accepted exams. Students can compare colleges and courses, read reviews, build a shortlist, and use college or rank predictors based on exam scores and historical cutoff trends. Shiksha Assistant counselling recommends colleges using factors such as exam scores, budget, location, and profile. The mobile app adds search, comparisons, reviews, alerts, personalized recommendations, and exam resources including papers, syllabi, and dates for 600+ exams. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web, and the listed plan is free. Shiksha says its site covers more than 60,000 institutions and 375,000 courses; it separately describes its website and app as hosting information on 800+ exams, 50,000+ institutions, and 400,000+ courses. It says contact information may be shared with colleges when users express interest or are shortlisted as potential admission candidates. The Android listing says the app may share app activity and collect location, while encrypting data in transit and allowing deletion requests. Shiksha says it is not affiliated with or endorsed by a government organization.