I am looking for doing MS in US in computer science. What is the eligibility or admission requirements for the masters program ?

I have complete by engineering in India which is 10+2+4 with 8.6 CPI and have 1 year of work experience.

I am a student from India looking to do masters in US.  What I have heard is that the education system in US is different from education system in India. How will the admission officer will be able understand my qualifications and my results ?

How much GPA matters for admission to US universities for Masters ? If I have low GPA but good GRE score, will that offset my low GPA ?

I am going to apply for masters program in US. I have seen GPA in US universities admission form. But my college does not use GPA. How do I apply ?

I keep hearing these terms like public university, private university and community college while searching for universities in US. What exactly is the difference among them ?

I want to know the total expenses of doing Masters in US including stay, for an international student.

While submitting my application packages for application to US university, I’m being told to submit or not submit different documents/transcripts and there seems to be no standard and neither is university website very clear on this. What all documents are absolutely necessary and what documents are additional ?

If I get admission in US university, can I do part time work and continue my classes ? I would be able to afford the expensive education if I get some part time work.

I am curious to know which universities accept transfer students from other countries for eg if I study engineering for 2 years in my home country and then request for transfer to another US university in same branch, how is it possible ?

I have completed my bachelors in Electrical Engineering with a GPA of 2.94 on a scale of 4. For admission in Engineering Masters, is it that only the quantitative GRE score is important or the verbal section is also important? For example, if someone has a GRE Quantitative score of 162 but his Verbal score is 155, can he still get admission in a good US university with a gpa of 2.9?

I am planning to apply for masters in US. I have seen universities with different starting dates known as spring application and fall application. Does it make a difference as to when I apply ?