Is a Spanish Degree Valid in India? Official Degrees, Títulos Propios and AIU Equivalence
Spain has two kinds of degrees. Official degrees, grado and máster universitario, are listed in the national register RUCT and are what Indian bodies recognise most easily. Títulos propios are a university's or business school's own titles: useful for employers, but often not accepted for equivalence, further study or government jobs.
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Official (grado, máster universitario)
Título propio
In RUCT
Yes
No
Access to PhD in Spain
Yes
No
AIU equivalence
Usually possible
Often not
Typical at
Public universities, many private ones
Business schools, short programmes
For medicine, the NMC's rules for foreign medical graduates apply separately; see medicine and health.
Which Spanish master's fits your degree, score and budget?
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Common questions: Recognition in India
How do I check if a master's is official?
Search the programme in RUCT, the Ministry of Universities' register of universities, centres and degrees. Official master's are called máster universitario.
Do private jobs in India care?
Private employers look at the school and skills; equivalence matters for government jobs, PhD admission and some professional bodies.
