2024.10.11: Additional information on the AY2025 Winter Entrance Examinations of the Graduate School of IST has been released.
2024.06.21: The announcement "[Important] On the expected changes from AY2026 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2025)" has been released.
2024.06.05: Information on SPRING GX and BOOST NAIS at Other Information has been released.
2024.05.13: Additional information at Entrance Examination Briefing has been appended.
2024.05.10: Method for Briefing session (tentative) of Information and Communication Engineering at <Briefing Session for each department>, Entrance Examination Briefing has been revised.
2024.04.24: Start Time (tentative) of Information and Communication Engineering at <Briefing Session for each department>, Entrance Examination Briefing has been changed.
2024.04.19: Information on the AY2025 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2024) of the Graduate School of IST has been released.
2023.03.22: Information on the AY2025 Entrance Examination Briefing has been released
2024.01.31: The announcement "[Important] On the expected changes in the method of the entrance examination in Special Admission for “English Program on Intelligent Information Processing” from AY2025 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2024) " has been released.
[Important] On the expected changes from AY2026 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2025) (released on June 21, 2024)
We expect the following changes in the AY2026 entrance examinations (conducted in AY2025) of our graduate school. For details, please refer to the admission guide for the graduate school and the admission guide for each department, which will be released in late April 2025 (TBD).
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On the Entrance Examination Briefing for AY2025 Entrance Examinations (released on Mar 22, 2024)
Entrance Examination Briefing for AY2025 Entrance Examinations will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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[Important] On the expected changes in the method of the entrance examination in Special Admission for “English Program on Intelligent Information Processing” from AY2025 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2024) (released on Jan 31, 2024)As announced in the notification released on June 21, 2023, the method of the entrance examination in Special Admission for “English Program on Intelligent Information Processing” in our graduate school will be partly changed. The expected changes are as follows.
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An overview of the types of entrance examinations and the schedule for AY2025 entrance examinations (conducted in AY2024) at this Graduate School is given in the following document.
Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT) Scholarship students (Research Students) (Embassy Recommendation) will be accepted as Graduate International Research Students (non-degree) at this Graduate School, in principle. Please refer to here for more details. If the applicant wishes to proceed to the Master's or Doctoral programs after they entered as a Graduate International Research Student, they will need to take and pass the entrance examinations (Regular Admission or Special Selection for Professionals).
*AY stands for "academic year". In Japan, each academic year is from April to March in the next year.
The application periods for AY2025 entrance examinations (conducted in AY2024) for Master's and Doctoral programs (entrance date: October 2024, April 2025, or October 2025) (Regular Admission and Special Selection for Professionals) are as follows.
Application Period |
Applications are accepted from Friday, May 31 through 17:00 on Thursday, June 6, 2024 (JST). |
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Application Period |
Applications are accepted from Wednesday, November 13 through 17:00 on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (JST). |
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* In the case of any conflict between the information, including slides, video, etc., provided at the Entrance Examination Briefing and the admission guides of the graduate school and each department, the admission guide of the graduate school and the admission guide of each department shall prevail and be conclusive.
* For the precise information, please carefully ensure to review the admission guide of the graduate school and the admission guide of each department (Regarding the submission of TOEFL Scores, also refer to Guidelines for Submission of TOEFL Scores). |
Entrance Examination Briefing for AY2025 Entrance Examinations will be held as follows. Those who wish to participate in the briefing should submit the entry form.
Those who have completed the registration through the entry form will receive an email containing the URL, which includes the necessary information for participation in the Entrance Examination Briefing and detailed information for the Briefing.
Date: May 11 (Sat), 2024
<Briefing Session on the Graduate School>
This is a pre-recorded video session, consisting of:
*Introduction of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
*Introduction of each department, etc.
(The videos will be made available on the website for examination briefing.)
<Briefing Session for each department>
This session includes;
*Guidance of each department including lab tours (varies by department)
Department |
Start Time(tentative) |
Method for Briefing session(tentative) |
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Computer Science |
13:00 – 15:30 |
Introduction of the department: a video is provided online in advance.
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Mathematical Informatics |
13:30 – 16:00 |
Introduction of the department: A video is provided online in advance.Introduction of each lab: Both onsite and online. |
Information Physics and Computing |
13:00 – 15:30 |
Introduction of the department and poster/demo of each laboratory will be given in person. They will also be available online. |
Information and Communication Engineering |
14:00 – 16:00
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Introduction of the department: both onsite and online (revised on May 10)Poster/demo of each lab: onsite. |
Mechano-Informatics |
13:00 – 15:30 |
Introduction of the department: both onsite and online
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Creative Informatics |
14:30 – 17:00 |
Introduction of the department: both onsite and online.Demo of each lab: onsite or online. |
【Admission Guide for Master‘s and Doctoral Programs of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo】
【Admission Guide for Each Department】
Those who wish to apply for the AY2025 Winter Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2024) should follow the procedures below.
Check the Admission Guide of the Graduate School and your preferred department and prepare the necessary materials for your application.
Please keep the original of the Academic Transcript submitted as a copy during the admission process, as it is required at the time of enrollment procedure. The original of Certificate of Graduation/Completion/Degree is also required at the time of enrollment procedure.
(available from November 13)
WEB Application System (Master’s Program)
WEB Application System (Doctoral Program)
WEB Application System (Doctoral Program [Special Selection for Professionals])
1) Bank Transfer (in Japan):
Use the Transfer Application Form from the "WEB Application System" and ask a teller to transfer your examination fee.
2) E-shiharai.net (by credit card / at a convenience store, etc.):
Refer to "How to make Payment of Examination Fee at E-shiharai.net" and pay your examination fee as instructed.
→Click here to navigate to "E-shiharai.net".
【available period : November 5 (Tue), 2024 - November 19 (Tue), 2024】
■ Notes
* applicants for the Doctoral program who are expected to complete a Master's or Professional degree program at the University of Tokyo immediately before their desired entrance date (i.e., those who will complete the program in September and proceed to our doctoral program in October of the same year, or those who will complete the program in March and proceed to our doctoral program in April of the same year)
* international students on scholarships from the Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT)
The University of Tokyo has taken the decision to waive the payment of entrance examination fees by applicants affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods, etc., to lighten the economic burden and to secure the opportunity of admission for applicants.
If you wish to apply for the exemption of the examination fee for the AY2025 Winter Entrance Examinations of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, please refer to the following notice and mail the required documents to the address given below by a traceable method.
Application Period: October 28 (Mon), 2024 – November 5 (Tue), 2024
Admissions Office of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Engineering building No.8 (Room# 162), 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113 8656
TEL 03 5841 7926
If you wish to apply after the application period, please contact us directly by email.
johoriko.t(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Entrance Examination Fee Exemption for Applicants for Admission Affected by Natural Disasters
Application Form
【Important】
Even if you create the application form, your application will not be completed until all required items are uploaded and also until you "confirm" your application on "My Page" before the deadline. Refer to instructions on "My Page" about how to "confirm" your application, etc.
Convert all the required documents into PDF files, and after you have uploaded them to the WEB Application System:My Page (available after creating the application form), click "Confirm" to “confirm” your application.
The (strict) deadline for uploading: 17:00 (JST), November 19 (Tue), 2024
Examinees should ask their recommenders to provide a Recommendation Letter. Examinees applying to the Department of Information and Communication Engineering are required to download the specific form from here and send it to their recommenders.
Examinees should register the necessary information about the examinees (their application receipt numbers, names, email addresses, etc.) and their recommenders (names, affiliations, positions, email addresses, etc.) through the "Registration Form for Recommender". (available from November 13)
The URL for uploading the recommendation letter will be notified to the recommender by email.
The recommender should upload the recommendation letter to the website indicated in that email.
【The deadline for uploading the recommendation letter】 23:59 (JST), November 25 (Mon), 2024
After the recommender completes uploading, both the recommender and the examinee will receive a confirmation message by email.
For details on how to submit your TOEFL Institutional Score Report, refer to the "Guidelines for Submission of TOEFL Scores (for AY2025 Entrance Examinations)".
Application for SPRING GX Project Students
There will be a call for SPRING GX project students during some time between the application deadline for entrance examinations and the enrollment date. If you wish to apply, please check the webpage regularly for the latest information.
SPRING GX, Call for PhD applicants for admission in Autumn 2024 (updated on June 5, 2024)
Application for BOOST NAIS Project Students (updated on June 5, 2024)
There will be a call for BOOST NAIS project students during some time between the application deadline for entrance examinations and the enrollment date. If you wish to apply, please check the webpage regularly for the latest information.
BOOST NAIS, Admission for doctoral students enrolling in Fall 2024
Statistics on Past Entrance Exams (updated on May 16, 2024)
Archives of Past Entrance Exams (updated in April 2024)
[Important] On TOEFL Score submission for the entrance examination of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo (released on Dec 26, 2023)
(*1) If these ‘Guidelines for Submission of TOEFL Scores (for AY2025 Entrance Examinations)’ are changed later, the details will be announced on this webpage.
(*2) TOEFL scores are valid only if the TOEFL tests were taken less than two years before the entrance examinations. (For AY2025 summer entrance examinations: on or after September 1, 2022. For AY2025 winter entrance examinations: on or after March 1, 2023) |
[Important] On the Winter Entrance Examinations of Department of Information Physics and Computing for Master’s Program (released on Oct 27, 2023) Starting with AY2025 Winter Entrance Examination (conducted in AY2024) and for subsequent Winter Entrance Examinations, Department of Information Physics and Computing will be accepting applicants for the Master’s Program. Details will be made public in the admission guide of the Department of Information Physics and Computing to be released in late April, 2024. |
[Important] On the expected changes from AY2025 Entrance Examinations (conducted in AY2024) (released on Jun 21, 2023) We expect the following changes in the AY2025 entrance examinations (conducted in AY2024) of our graduate school.
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Please refer to here.
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The University of Tokyo
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