There are three schools at Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech).: the School of Science (5 departments), the School of Engineering (16 departments), and the School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (2 departments). Students who complete the credits of the courses required by their departments are eligible to graduate and receive a bachelor's degree. Non-Japanese applicants may be admitted to Tokyo Tech via the methods detailed below. Lectures for Undergraduate program admitted at Tokyo Tech are conducted in Japanese. Individuals wishing to enroll as an undergraduate student must acquire sufficient competence in Japanese prior to admission.

Firstly, non-Japanese applicants may undergo the same screening as Japanese applicants by taking the National Center Test for University Admissions and the Tokyo Tech general entrance examination. Secondly, non-Japanese applicants may be admitted as International Students. In order to do so, they must take the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU), administered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and Tokyo Tech's Special Screening Examination for privately funded International Students.

For applicants who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a college of technology or junior college, an Undergraduate Transfer Entrance Examination is held. This examination comprises two categories, General Screening and Special Screening; transfer is possible in the 2^nd or 3^rd year of the School of Science and in the 3^rd year of the Schools of Engineering and of Bioscience and Biotechnology.

Entrance examinations are also held prior to students coming to Japan for Japanese government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; hereafter referred to as MEXT) Scholarship (Undergraduate) Students who have been recommended as candidates for undertaking undergraduate studies at a Japanese university by the Japanese embassy or consulate in their home country, Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and Engineering Students, and Foreign Government-sponsored International Students.

Undergraduate Entrance Examination Schedule

Individuals who wish to be admitted to Tokyo Tech should pay close attention to the information contained in points 1 - 5 below before applying. Lectures for Undergraduate program admitted at Tokyo Tech are conducted in Japanese. Individual wishing to enroll as an undergraduate student must acquire sufficient competence in Japanese prior to admission. Please contact the Admission Division to confirm whether you qualify as an applicant. Please check the official schedule in the current version of the Application Guide.

1. Names of Schools / Departments and Number of students Admitted

(1)School of Science (5 Departments): A few students

1)Mathematics

2) Physics

3) Chemistry

4) Information Science

5) Earth and Planetary Sciences

(2)School of Engineering (16 Departments)
    : A few students for each department, for a total of 40 students overall
     (of which 20 are in International Development Engineering)

1) Metallurgical Engineering

2) Organic and Polymeric Materials

3) Inorganic Materials

4) Chemical Engineering(Chemical Engineering Course, Applied Chemistry Course)

5) Polymer Chemistry

6) Mechanical Engineering and Science

7) Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering

8) Mechano-Aerospace Engineering

9) Control and Systems Engineering

10) Industrial and Systems Engineering

11) International Development Engineering

12) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

13) Computer Science

14) Civil and Environmental Engineering

15) Architecture and Building Engineering

16) Social Engineering

(3)School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (2 Departments): A few students

1) Bioscience

2) Biotechnology

2. Application Qualifications (Only main items are listed below)

(1)Individuals who do not have Japanese nationality.

(2)Individuals with a status of residence that poses no obstacle to university admission under the Immigration-Control and Refugee-Recognition Laws, and to whom either of the following applies.

(a) Individuals who have completed 12 years of school education overseas or will complete them by March of the year of admission, or individuals specified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (excluding international schools in Japan approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as providing the same courses as in Japanese high schools) (Note 1)

(b) Individuals who have obtained a Swiss International Baccalaureate (awarded by the International Baccalaureate Organization, a foundation established under the Swiss Civil Code), a German Abitour (recognized in all states of Germany as qualification for university entrance), or a French Baccalaureate (recognized in France as qualification for university entrance), and who will be 18 years of age by March of the year of admission.

(3) Individuals who have taken the "EJU" (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) in Japanese as a Foreign Language (Listening, Listening/Reading Comprehension, Reading, Description) and basic academic proficiency in Science (Physics, Chemistry and Course 2 Mathematics (may be taken in either Japanese or English)) administered by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) in 2009, and attained a score of 200 or more points out of a total of 406 in Japanese as a Foreign Language and 250 or more points out of a total of 400 in Science.
(Test scores may only be used once, either in June or in November.)

Note 1: "Those specified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" refers to

* Individuals who have passed a qualification test overseas approved by a country other than Japan (including tests equivalent to national qualification examinations) that certifies that their academic proficiency is equal or superior to those of individuals who have completed 12 years of school education in the country concerned, and who will be 18 years of age by March 31 of the year of admission.

* Individuals who have graduated from a school overseas equivalent to a high school (including those who have passed qualification test overseas approved by the country concerned that certifies that their academic proficiency is equal or superior to those of individuals who have graduated from such a school), and who have completed an appropriate program of preparatory education for admission to a Japanese university specified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and who will be 18 years of age by March 31 of the year of admission.

Note 2: Individuals who have graduated from a Japanese high school or middle school (or are expected to graduate from a Japanese high school or middle school) and have Permanent Residency Status for Japan, may not apply using this method.

3. Application Procedures

Applications may be submitted to the Admission Division in person or by mail. Be sure to check the application period in the Application Guide. (Available from the Admission Division from December)

4. Application Documents (only main items are listed below)

(1) Application for Admission, Photograph Card, Examination Card (with photograph attached), etc.

(2) Academic Transcript

(3) (Expected) Graduation Certificate

(4) Copy of Examination Card for EJU

(5) Certificate of Registered Matters (TOUROKU GENPYOU KISAIJIKOU SHOUMEISHO)

(6) Entrance Examination Fee

5. Applicant Screening Methods

(1) 1^st Selection; Academic proficiency tests (in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Japanese) held in January

(2) 2^nd Selection; Interviews held in February

Please click here for Application Guide.

Students seeking transfer entrance to Tokyo Tech should pay close attention to the information contained in points 1-5 below before applying. Please contact the Admission Division to confirm whether you qualify as an applicant Please check the official schedule in the current version of the Application Guide.

1. Names of Schools / Departments and Number of students to be enrolled (Including Japanese Students)

School of Science (5 Departments): A few students

1) Mathematics

2) Physics

3) Chemistry

4) Information Science

5) Earth and Planetary Sciences

School of Engineering (16 Departments): Up to 20 students

1) Metallurgical Engineering

2) Organic and Polymeric Materials

3) Inorganic Materials

4) Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering Course, Applied Chemistry Course)

5) Polymer Chemistry

6) Mechanical Engineering and Science

7) Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering

8) Mechano-Aerospace Engineering

9) Control and Systems Engineering

10) Industrial and Systems Engineering

11) International Development Engineering

12) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

13) Computer Science

14) Civil and Environmental Engineering

15) Architecture and Building Engineering

16) Social Engineering

School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (2 Departments): Up to 10 students

1) Bioscience

2) Biotechnology

2. Application Qualifications

(1) School of Science, School of Engineering, and School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (General Screening)

Individuals who have graduated from a college of technology or junior college, or who are expected to graduate from such an institution by March of the year of admission.

(2) School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Special Screening)

Individuals who have graduated from a college of technology or junior college, or who are expected to graduate from such an institution by March of the year of admission, and who have been recommended by their school principal in good faith.

* The School of Bioscience and Biotechnology conducts two categories of transfer entrance examination: Special Screening and General Screening. Application qualifications, procedures, and screening methods differ between the two categories.

3. Transfer Year

(1) School of Science: transfer is possible in the 2^nd or 3^rd year of Undergraduate program

(2) School of Engineering: transfer is possible in the 3rd year of Undergraduate program

(3) School of Bioscience and Biotechnology: transfer is possible in the 3^rd year of Undergraduate program

4. Application Documents (only main documents are listed)

1) School of Science, School of Engineering, and School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (General Screening)

(1) Transfer Entrance Application for Admission Form, Examination Card, Photograph Card

(2) Academic Transcript

(3) (Expected) Graduation Certificate

(4) Entrance Examination Fee

(5) Educational Background Sheet

2) School of Bioscience and Biotechnology (Special Screening)

(1) Transfer Entrance Application for Admission Form, Examination Card, Photograph Card

(2) Academic Transcript

(3) Reason for Application Sheet

(4) (Expected) Graduation Certificate

(5) Entrance Examination Fee

(6) Educational Background Sheet

5. Applicant Screening Methods

(1) General Screening: Selections made in late August based on applicants' Academic Transcript, Academic proficiency tests, and interviews.

(2) Special Screening: Selections made in early July based on applicants' Academic Transcript, Reason for Application Sheet, short essays, and interviews.

Please click here for Application Guide.(only in Japanese)

In order to be admitted as an undergraduate to Tokyo Tech as an Embassy-recommended Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students, applicants must first pass the Japanese Government Scholarship Student Examination administered by the Japanese embassy in the applicant' s home country. Please contact the Japanese embassy or consulate in your country for information about examination qualifications, schedule, and recruitment.

Applicants selected as Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students usually study for the first year after their arrival in Japan at a preparatory school specified by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies/Osaka University), undergoing an intensive Japanese language course and other preparatory courses for university entrance. The preparatory education period is one year, with course content comprising mainly Japanese language studies as well as Japanese culture and society, Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Students who have successfully completed their preparatory education sit entrance examinations administered by universities specified by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and are admitted to the university concerned if they pass the entrance examination.


Successful applicants shall be provided with the following scholarship allowance.

Allowance Amount:

128,000 yen/month

Travel Expenses:

In accordance with Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology regulations, the lowest air fare will be provided for a flight from the international airport closest to the international student' s home to Narita International Airport

Tuition Fees:

Entrance Examination Fee, Admission Fee, and Tuition Fees shall be waived