Mechano-Informatics

Announcement of 2025 Master and Doctoral Programs Admission

Admission guides of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

●Information of Summer Entrance Exam for Mechano-Informatics Program

  • Guide to Entrance Examination to the AY2024, Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo 【Doctoral Program】 (Winter entrance examination)(posted on 2024/10/11)
  • Applicants must carefully read the “AY2025 Admission Guide: Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo”, and “AY2025 Admission Guide Department of Mechano-Informatics”.

    1) The primary examination

    The primary examination is conducted by screening the documents described in 【7.Application Documents 】of “AY2024 Admission Guide: Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo” or “Admission Guide: Doctoral Program [Special Selection for Professionals]”. Applicants have to submit documents listed below as【Other Documents required by each department】in【7.Application Documents 】. No specific form is provided except for 1).

    1) Preference Card (refer to “AY2025 Admission Guide Department of Mechano-Informatics”)
    2) The list of research achievements (written in Japanese or English)
    3) The abstract of the major achievements (in approximately five pages in A4-size) (written in Japanese or English)
    4) The research plan in the doctoral program (in approximately two pages in A4-size) (written in Japanese or English)
    5) The recommendation letters from two persons who are familiar with research achievement of the applicant (including master's supervisor) (Japanese or English).
    6) A copy of the master’s thesis or an equivalent research report. An applicant who is expected to complete a master’s program needs not submit a master’s thesis at the time of application, but must prepare it for the oral examination in advance.
    7) The abstract of the above 6) document (in two pages in A4-size) (written in Japanese or English). An applicant who is expected to complete a master’s program needs not submit an abstract of master’s thesis at the time of application, but must prepare it until the oral examination.
    8) The original of each of the other documents which are useful to evaluate the applicant’s ability (e.g. copies of published papers, patent specifications or brochures of products by the applicant).

    [Note] Applicants who have completed (or are expected to complete) a master’s program at the University of Tokyo are not required to submit TOEFL scores.

    2) The secondary examination

    The secondary examination is conducted by oral examination.
    The oral examination is conducted for applicants whose TOEFL scores are considered valid for submission.

    The oral examination focuses on the contents of the master’s thesis or an equivalent research report, as well as the concept and plan of the prospective doctoral research theme, and the related knowledge in the Mechano-Informatics field.
    Applicants must make a presentation using a handout and a PC projector on the content of research within a specified time period, and answer to questions by the examiners.
    Date and Time: Wednesday, February 4th , 2025
    Examination subject: Oral examination
    Location: Online

    Supplementary information may be provided on the following web page. Be sure to check:(http://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/course/m-i/admission.shtml)
    *This document is a translation from the official Japanese version. In the case of conflict, the Japanese version shall prevail and conclusive.
    • Exam Date (Summer entrance examination)
      General Education Subjects (Mathmatics)
      Master's Program:August 15 (Thu), 2024 (13:00-15:30 [tentative])

      Specialized Subjects / Oral Examination
      Master's Program : 9:00〜18:00 19th (Mon) 〜 23th (Fri) August, 2024
      Doctoral Program : 9:00〜18:00 19th (Mon) 〜 23th (Fri) August, 2024
      • Admission Guide(PDF)(*)
      • (*) Please note that applicants for the Doctoral program who wish to enroll in October 2025 cannot select Prof. Kuniyoshi and Prof. Kuzuoka as a prospective supervisor (those who wishes to enroll in October 2024 or April 2025, and applicants for the Master's program can select them as a prospective supervisor).

          The preference card and the expertise assessment card may be made with the following files (MS Word) . Convert to pdf upon submission.
          • Preference Card and Expertise Assessment Card (in English) (WORD)

        Past Entrance Exams

        2020 (Summer) Specialized Subjects

        • Master/Doctor
        ・Mechano-Informatics Subject pdf 2020imi.pdf

        2019 (Summer) Specialized Subjects

        • Master/Doctor
        ・Mechano-Informatics Subject pdf 2019imi.pdf

        2018 (Summer) Specialized Subjects

        • Master/Doctor
        ・Mechano-Informatics Subject pdf 2018imi.pdf

        2017 (Summer) Specialized Subjects

        • Master/Doctor
        ・Mechano-Informatics Subject pdf 2017imi.pdf

        2016 (Summer) Specialized Subjects

        • Master/Doctor
        ・Mechano-Informatics Subject pdf 2016imi.pdf
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