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Where Can Singapore Graduates Find anabin Institution and Degree Lookup Instructions?

Start with anabin’s official institution-search instructions and degree-evaluation search instructions. These are two different lookups: one concerns the awarding institution’s status, while the other concerns the qualification recorded in the database.

For the institution search, choose the country, search the institution’s name and open its record. For the degree search, use the country where the qualification was obtained and the exact award name, then read the evaluation section. Keep the original names from your documents beside you.

Did you know anabin says its database is not exhaustive? A missing institution or degree record is not a reason to invent an equivalence or declare the qualification rejected. If a German university asks for an anabin check, clarify exactly which evidence it needs and how it will use it.

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Find both official search instructions · Check names, records and missing results · Clarify the university’s evidence request

Which official source answers your question?

Your taskOfficial sourceWhat to check
Check the awarding institutionanabin: institution lookupCountry, institution record and status explanation
Check a completed qualificationanabin: degree-evaluation lookupAward name and the record’s evaluation section
Investigate an unlisted awardanabin: degree-type search guidanceLimits of a degree-type result and missing-record instructions
An institution-status record and a degree-evaluation record answer different questions.

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How can you make the two searches useful for further study?

Identify the awarding body before searching

Use the institution named on the award, rather than assuming a teaching centre, partner or campus name is interchangeable with it. Put the degree certificate and the receiving university’s request together. Highlight the exact institution and qualification names you need to investigate.

Follow the official institution instructions to open a matching record and read its status. Click the displayed status for anabin’s own explanation of codes such as H+, H+/- and H-. Do not substitute a general description of one code for the details of the actual record.

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Search the qualification as well as the institution

The degree guidance directs users to the qualification search, country and award name, followed by the record’s evaluation section. A familiar university name alone does not supply the missing information about a particular award. Keep both searches in your notes.

Try the exact title from the certificate first, then a distinctive part of it if necessary. Check what you have opened before using the result: a similar-looking degree title is not automatically your award. If names are transliterated, follow the official instructions rather than guessing a translation.

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Treat an incomplete search as a question to resolve

If an individual award is not listed, anabin explains that a degree-type search may offer an initial indication, but generally cannot replace evaluation of the specific qualification. Both instruction pages warn that database coverage is incomplete. Record “not found” accurately instead of converting it into a positive or negative decision.

Note the terms you tried and which part remains unresolved. Ask the receiving university whether it needs a particular database record or another form of evidence. If a separate assessment is mentioned, first establish its exact purpose and the requested service; do not order something solely because another applicant did.

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Keep database information separate from the admission decision

A useful enquiry might say: “I hold this award from this awarding institution and am applying for this master’s programme. Which institution and qualification evidence do you require?” Include the programme and intake so the university can address the actual application.

Continue checking subject background, academic records and any other published programme requirements independently. A database entry does not by itself promise a place or decide every condition of further study. Professional recognition is another purpose again; avoid treating an employment-related explanation as the complete university admissions procedure.

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Your next step: keep two records and one clear question

Record the institution search and degree search separately, with the date and exact names used. If the evidence is incomplete or ambiguous, send the university a focused enquiry quoting its request before choosing a further assessment route.

For application routes rather than database searches, continue with our German university application source guide. Use the Singapore school pathways collection for wider planning without turning this lookup into a second general admissions guide.

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OUAC applicant groups · UK proof-of-award and verification routes · NCEA University Entrance approved subjects

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Official sources reviewed: 19 October 2026. The official anabin institution and degree-search instructions were reviewed on this date. No status or evaluation is asserted for any particular Singapore institution or qualification.

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