Admissions
Information on Applications for Entry in September 2019 and April 2020
If you have any questions, please also check the FAQ page before contacting us.
Application Period Schedule
Summer Examinations
Master's and Doctoral programs of all departments.
- Submission period: June 18 (Tue) 2019 — June 24 (Mon) 2019
- Examination period: August 19 (Mon) 2019 — August 26 (Mon) 2019
- Entrance time: September 2019 or April 2020
Winter Examinations
Doctoral programs of all departments; Master's programs of Department of Computer Science, Department of Information and Communication Engineering, and the Department of Creative Informatics.
- Submission period: December 6 (Fri) 2019 — December 10 (Tue) 2019
- Examination period: Between late January and middle of February 2020 (See departments' admission guides for details)
- Entrance time: April 2020
Admission Guide for the 2020 Master's and Doctoral Program of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
Admission Guide will be available from the following dates:
- Summer examination: May 7 (Tue), 2019
- Winter examination: October 15 (Tue), 2019
NOTE : In order to take entrance examinations, all applicants have to submit the prescribed application forms. These application forms are paper-formed which you must obtain via postal mail. Downloaded application forms are not valid. Electronic version of application documents cannot be accepted either.
<How to Get Application Forms>
Via Postal Service
･If you would like application Forms mailed INSIDE of Japan, please fill out
this form and send it with Japanese postal stamps for 380 yen (one 280 yen stamp & one 100 yen stamp).
･If you would like application Forms mailed OUTSIDE of Japan, please fill out
this form and send it with necessary amount of IRCs or Japanese postal stamps.
【Destination Address】
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 113-8656
Admissions Office, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo.
By Visiting the University
You can receive them at the Office of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (Faculty of Engineering Bldg. No.8, 1F, Hongo Campus), from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays. Please fill out
this form in advance and bring it with you.
Please refer the PDF files of the application forms below. (Note that they cannot be used for application.)
*Important* TOEFL Scores
English skills are evaluated by TOEFL. Please refer to the "2020 Guidelines for Submission of TOEFL Scores."
How to make a payment of examination fee
Payment Period:
- Summer examination: May 27, 2019--Jun 24, 2019
- Winter examination: Nov 11, 2019--Dec 10, 2019
Entrance Exam Briefing
Date: 13:30 May 25 (Sat), 2019
Place: Room 25 (2F) in Faculty of Law & Letters Bldg.1, Hongo campus (
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Graduate School of Information Science and Technology will hold a briefing of entrance examination. It's free and no prior registrations are necessary. If you are considering the admission to Master's program or Doctoral program of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, you are welcome to come to the briefing. After the general introduction to the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, each department has its own briefing session in a separate room. Each department introduces itself and gives the explanation about its entrance examination. Some departments also introduce research groups and have research demos.
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