Entrance Examinations

Table of Contents

• Applicants who have graduated or expect to graduate from non-Japanese universities
• Application Guidelines
• Successful Applicants' Examination Numbers and Admission Procedure
• Contacts for Each Department
• Contact for General Inquires
• Reference Materials (Including Guidelines in the Previous Year)

Applicants who have graduated or expect to graduate from non-Japanese universities

Those who have graduated or expect to graduate from non-Japanese universities , and wish to enrol in Kyoto University as a research, master's or doctoral student, are required to contact the Admissions Assistance Office (AAO) for a preliminary screening before eligibility confirmation and submitting their application documents to the graduate school of Engineering. For futher details

• AAO　Japanese　English

Application Guidelines

Examination in August 2021

• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Master's Program [Posted on 19 April 2021]
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2021 Doctoral Program (October 2021 Admission) [Posted on 19 April 2021]
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2022 Doctoral Program (April 2022 Admission) [Posted on 19 April 2021]

• Guidelines for International Applicants to the 2022 Master's Program (International Course)[Posted on 5 February 2021]（External links）

• International Course in Management of Civil Infrastructure in Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering
• International Course in Urban and Regional Development in Department of Urban Management

Examination in February 2021

• Guidelines for International Applicants to 2021 Master's Course Program (April 2021 Admission) [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for Applicants to 2021 Doctoral Course Program (Second Recruitment) [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for International Applicants to 2021 Master's Course Program (October 2021 Admission); Only Postgraduate Integrated Course Program of Human Security Engineering [Complete]
• Guidelines for International Applicants to 2021 Doctoral Course Program (October 2021 Admission); Only Postgraduate Integrated Course Program of Human Security Engineering [Complete]

China Scholarship Council “国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目”

• China Scholarship Council “国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目” Guidelines for Applicants to the Doctoral Course Program (October 2021 / April 2022 Admission) [Complete]
  

Notice

• Partial change of Entrance Examination of Division of Mechanical Engineering for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program: Details of Entrance Examination and Statement of Preferred Study Area updated [Posted on 2 July 2021]
• Partial change of Entrance Examination of Department of Materials Science and Engineering for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program (Examination for International Students in February 2022) (Japanese ver. Only) [Posted on 8 April 2021]
• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Department of Materials Science and Engineering for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program, 2021 Doctoral Program(October 2021 Admission), and 2022 Doctoral Program(April 2022 Admission), Examinations Held in August 2021 (Japanese ver. Only)[Posted on 2 February 2021]
• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Department of Nuclear Engineering for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program (Examination in August 2021) (Japanese ver. Only) [Posted on 8 January 2021]
• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Division of Advanced Chemistry(Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Department of Molecular Engineering, and Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry) for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program (Examination in August 2021) (Japanese ver. Only) [Posted on 8 January 2021]
• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Division of Frontier Chemistry(Department of Material Chemistry and Department of Polymer Chemistry) for Applicants to 2022 Master's Program (Examination in August 2021) (Japanese ver. Only) [Posted on 8 January 2021]
  
• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering, and Department of Electronic Science and Engineering) for Applicants to 2022 Master's Course Program (Examination in August 2021 and February 2022) (Japanese ver. Only)

• The Notice about Entrance Examination of Postgraduate Integrated Course Program of Human Security Engineering (Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Urban Management, and Environmental Engineering) for Applicants to 2021 Master's Course Program (October 2021 Admission) (Japanese ver. Only)
• Partial change of Entrance Examination of Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, and Department of Micro Engineering from the 2020 Summer Examination for Doctoral Course Program (October 2020 / April 2021 Admission) (Japanese ver. Only)
• Partial Change of Entrance Examination of Division of Mechanical Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Department of Micro Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics) from the 2021 Master's Course Program (2021 Winter Examination)　 (Japanese ver. Only)

Application Procedures

Successful Applicants' Examination Numbers and Admission Procedure

Successful Applicants' Examination Numbers (posted at 10:00 am, 7 September 2021)

・ 2022 Master's Program (Division of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering / Urban Management, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Division of Frontier Chemistry, Division of Advanced Chemistry, Chemical Engineering)

※Upon requests from the applicants’ themselves, we will disclose the results of entrance examination of Master’s program (except International Courses). If you wish, please confirm “Regarding Request for the Results of Entrance Examination of Master’s program” as below, and request us within the designated period.

 ・ 2022 Master's Course Program (International Course)　（International Course in Management of Civil Infrastructure in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, International Course in Urban and Regional Development in the Department of Urban Management）

・ 2021 Doctoral Program  (October 2021 Admission)  (Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Urban Management, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Material Chemistry, Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Chemical Engineering)

・ 2022 Doctoral Program  (April 2022 Admission) (Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Urban Management, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Material Chemistry, Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Chemical Engineering)

Successful Applicants' Examination Numbers (posted at 10:00 am, 11 August 2021)

• 2022 Master's Program (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

 ※Upon requests from the applicants’ themselves, we will disclose the results of entrance examination of Master’s program (except International Courses). If you wish, please confirm “Regarding Request for the Results of Entrance Examination of Master’s program” as below, and request us within the designated period.

• 2021 Doctoral Program  (October 2021 Admission) (Mechanical Engineering and Science, Micro Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Science and Engineering)
• 2022 Doctoral Program  (April 2022 Admission) (Mechanical Engineering and Science, Micro Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Science and Engineering)
  

Regarding Request for the Results of Entrance Examination of Master’s program

Upon requests from the applicants’ themselves, we will disclose the results of entrance examination of Master’s program (except International Courses. If you wish, please confirm “How to disclose exam results” as below once, and request us within the designated period.

 ・How to disclose exam results (Japanese ver. Only)

 ・Request form for exam results (Japanese ver. Only)

Admission Procedure

• Advance Notice regarding Enrollment Procedures for April 2021 Admission (for Successful Applicants of Examination in August 2020) (English follows Japanese) [Posted on 22 January 2021]
• Advance Notice regarding Enrollment Procedures for April 2021 Admission (for Successful Applicants of Examination in February 2021) (English follows Japanese) [Posted on 26 January 2021]

Contacts for Each Department

Contact for General Inquires

Graduate Student Section, Educational Affairs Division, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Kyoto daigaku-katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530
E-Mail: 090kdaigakuinmail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Reference Materials

Examination in August 2020

• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2021 Master's Course Program[Complete]
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2020 Doctoral Course Program (October 2020 Admission) [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2021 Doctoral Course Program (April 2021 Admission) [Complete]

• Guidelines for International Applicants to the 2021 Master's Course Program (International Course)（External links）
  • International Course in Management of Civil Infrastructure in Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering
  • International Course in Urban and Regional Development in Department of Urban Management

Examination in February 2020

• Guidelines for International Applicants to the 2020 Master's Course Program [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2020 Doctoral Course Program (Second Recruitment) [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for International Applicants to the 2020 Doctoral Course Program (October 2020 Admission) [Complete]

China Scholarship Council “国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目”

• China Scholarship Council “国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目” Guidelines for Applicants to the Doctoral Course Program (October 2020 / April 2021 Admission)[Complete]
  

Examination in August 2019

• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2020 Master's Course Program (Examination in August 2019) [Complete]
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2019 Doctoral Course Program (October 2019 Admission) (Examination in August 2019) [Complete]
  
• Guidelines for Applicants to the 2020 Doctoral Course Program (April 2020 Admission) (Examination in August 2019) [Complete]