Step 1: Evaluate Your CV Strength

The first step for any student applying to universities is to understand where their CV strength can take them, especially when seeking funding and scholarships. Research-based master’s and PhD applicants, in particular, aim to secure such financial support at universities worldwide to further their academic journey. It’s crucial to know which universities are suitable for your CV. This is where the concept of the a-index comes in! Applyindex, your all-in-one AI academic assistant, assigns an a-index to your CV—a number between 50 and 100—that indicates the strength of your academic resume in the application process. A higher a-index suggests a stronger CV for securing fully funded research-based master’s and PhD positions.

(I) Create Your Account

Please follow this comprehensive guide on how to create an account on Applyindex, if you haven’t done so yet.

(II) Complete Your Profile (CV and Education)

After logging into your account, you should complete your profile (CV and education history) to fully benefit from Applyindex’s features. Please follow these comprehensive guides on how to complete an applicant profile: CV sections and how to complete an applicant profile: education, if you haven’t done so yet.

(III) CV Evaluation for Research-Based Master’s and PhD Applicants

Once your CV is complete, the accurate a-index associated with your resume is finalized. To ensure that your a-index reflects your true academic standing, please make sure that all sections of your CV and education history are fully completed as detailed in the part (II) above. Your CV’s a-index value will be displayed in two different sections on our website as follows:

(III – 1) a-index on Applicant’s Dashboard

On your applicant dashboard, the a-index is prominently displayed in two locations to ensure easy access. First, you can find it in the dashboard settings list, located just beneath the “Create an Education” button. Additionally, the a-index is also visible in the main dashboard list, situated under the “New Messages” box. These placements allow you to quickly reference your a-index as you navigate through your application process.

a-index of applicants — **The applicant’s dashboard** is shown only to the applicant.

(III – 2) a-index on Applicant’s Public Profile

Your a-index is also prominently displayed on your public profile. This visibility allows supervisors, who are active users of our platform and are searching for research students to join their groups, to assess your academic qualifications at a glance. Additionally, your a-index is accessible to other applicants who might be potential collaborators or partners during the university application process. These applicants can connect with you through the Student Connect page, where they can find peers for language tests (e.g., IELTS, TOEFL iBT , and GRE General) preparation, paper writing collaboration, or even share housing in the destination country.

The applicant’s public profile is shown to supervisors and applicants who seek candidates and partners with similar research interests, respectively.

(IV) CV Strength and a-index Relation

Applyindex’s AI-powered a-index evaluates research-based master’s and PhD applicants’ CV strength, assigning a score between 50 and 100. This score is determined by 17 factors derived from the applicant’s CV credentials. A higher a-index value indicates a greater likelihood of securing fully-funded master’s and PhD positions. While an a-index below 50 doesn’t guarantee rejection, it suggests less than a 30% chance of obtaining fully-funded positions at lower-ranked universities according to the a-index World University Rankings. Therefore, the a-index is a pivotal factor in today’s competitive university application landscape.

(V) CV Evaluation for Undergraduate, Course-Based Master’s, and Postdoc Applicants

Although this feature is exclusively for research-based master’s and PhD applicants, undergraduate, course-based master’s, and postdoctoral applicants can book a face-to-face consulting session with us to evaluate their CV strength using the following options:

Face-to-Face Consultation

While Applyindex is developing your AI-powered talking consultant, you won’t need to go anywhere else for guidance. We have a full-stack consultant, who is also the founder of Applyindex, with over 12 years of experience in applying to overseas universities in the USA, Australia, Turkey, and Germany.

He holds a PhD degree in chemical engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He was also a postdoc researcher at the University of Melbourne (Australia) and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany). You can book your consulting session either in English or Farsi.