Admission Test
Entrance exams are held three
times a year:
- August
- November
- February
For admission in October
=> students must take the entrance examination in
August
For admission in April
=> students must take the entrance examination in
November or February
For details, please refer to the website of the Graduate School of Engineering.
Requred Docments
The application shall be printed on white paper on A4 paper without enlargement or reduction.
An application shall be completed in English unless otherwise specified.
When filling in, write in
block letters, numbers in arithmetic numbers, and
English in capital letters
with a black ballpoint pen accurately and
clearly.
Do not use ballpoint pens that can be
erased with an eraser.
In the case of making corrections,
cancel them on two lines, affix a correction mark
(confirmation mark), and re-enter the blank space.
Do not use correction fluid.
Documents, etc Notes
1 Application form
- Admission slip for the examination
- Photograph form Print the prescribed forms from
the Graduate School of Engineering website and
fill in the required items.
- Affix to the Photograph form a photograph
(4×3cm) taken within the last 3 months to the
Photograph form.
- Admission slip will be returned or mailed back
after registration. If you do not receive it at
least one week before the test date, please
contact to Student Affairs Division.
*If you do not have the experience for working,
please write “None” in work experience section.
*Those who have transferred to a university,
please write your
former educational background in working
experience section.
2 Official transcript (certificate original)
Academic records from the graduating university in
the undergraduate and master's programs Official
transcripts (academic records) of both
undergraduate and master programs.
-Applicants who graduated from the Undergraduate
School of Engineering at Nagoya University do not
have to submit the official transcript of the
undergraduate program.
-Applicants who received or will receive by March
2023 their master’s degree from School of
Engineering, Nagoya University do not need to
submit the official transcript for the Master
program.
- Those who have completed the advanced course of
a College of Technology must submit a transcript
of the advanced course.
However, those who transfer from a College of
Technology to a university do not need a
transcript of the College of Technology.
- English or Japanese translation is required if
the transcript is not written in either Japanese
or English. (If you translate by
yourself, please write the date and sign your name
on it.)
- International students who are research students
of the Undergraduate School of
Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering do not
need to resubmit if they have already submitted
the original certificate (limited to the paper
certificate and probability certificate is not
acceptable) at the time of admission to the
research student.
3 Certification
Certification that the applicant has been (or will
be) awarded a master's degree or a professional
degree (certificate original) -English or Japanese
translation is required if the transcript is not
written in either Japanese or English. (If you
translate by yourself, please write the date and
sign your name on it.)
-Applicants who graduated from the graduate school
of engineering, Nagoya University do not need to
submit this document.
-International students who are research students
of the Undergraduate School of
Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering do not
need to resubmit if they have already submitted
the original certificate (limited to the paper
certificate and probability certificate is not
acceptable) at the time of admission to
the research student.
4 Summary of the applicant's master's thesis or
research work
If the applicant’s master’s thesis has not been
completed at the time of application, submit a
summary of research work undertaken during your
master's program instead. Print the prescribed
form from the Graduate School of Engineering
website. Summary should be approximately 1,000
characters in English (If using a computer, set a
line to be about 40 characters).
5 English proficiency test scores
One of the following English proficiency test
scores(original copy) Those submitting the TOEFL
Scores should submit both ① and ②
below.
① “Institutional Score Report” or “Official Score
Report”
② “Test Taker (Examinee) Score Report (copy)”
mailed to the examinee. Please follow the
instructions below When submitting the TOEFL
Score.
①Make arrangements to have the official scores
(“Institutional Score Report” or “Official Score
Report”) sent directly from the testing
institution to Nagoya University by the deadline.
(Enter the institutional code for Nagoya
University 0312 and Department code correctly.
Specify Department Code as 99 if there is nothing
the appropriate code.) After taking the TOEFL
test, it takes about 6 to 8 weeks for the
“Institutional Score Report” or “Official Score
Report” to arrive at the designated address. Since
the arrival may be delayed, take the TOEFL test
with sufficient time.
②For “Institutional Score Report”, only. “Test
Date Scores” is used. (“MyBestTM Scores” is not
adopted.)
③Submit the copy of the “Test Taker (Examinee)
Score Report” in application and bring the
original to the examination period.
TOEFL iBT: 45 or more
IELTS: Band Score 4.0 or more
TOEIC Listening & Reading test 600 or more
*Only the scores of the certification tests
conducted within the past two years from the
application start date are valid.
6 Application fee 30,000 yen
For the application fee, refer to "6. How to
pay the application fee" on page 6, and pay at a
convenience store or credit card.
After receiving at the convenience store or paying
by credit card, attach the "Certificate of
Storage" printed by yourself to the designated
space below the Admission Slip and Photograph
card. However, applicants from overseas should
check with Student Affairs Division at Graduate
School of Engineering before paying the
application fee. Applicants who will receive a
Master’s degree in March, 2023 from Nagoya
University and proceed to the Doctoral Program or
who currently study under a Japanese Government
(MEXT) Scholarship do not need to pay this fee.
Applicants studying under a Japanese Government
(MEXT) Scholarship in a university other than
Nagoya University must provide a certificate
proving
such status
7 Declaration of applicable specific categories
Visit the following website and check the
“Declaration of applicable specific categories”.
Please fill out the form and submit it along with
your application documents.
https://www.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp/prospective/?lang=en
Only if the application falls under any of the
categories ①to ③, submit the attached flow chart
as well.
8 Resident certificate
Resident certificate (jumin-hyo) (including
resident status and period of stay) (original
copy) or both sides of copies of Residence Card
Non-Japanese citizen, only
An oversea resident who cannot provide it at the
time of application must submit a copy of his/her
passport pages with the ID photograph, and submit
any of above certificates at the time of
enrollment procedure.
9 Approval for application
The applicant currently working as full-time
employees at a company needs to be filled in by
the head of the institution with which the
applicant is affiliated. Print the prescribed form
from the Graduate School of Engineering website
10 Research proposal
Applicants working at a government agency,
only. Print the prescribed form from the Graduate
School of Engineering website.
11 Approval for dedication
Approval for dedication to studies upon entry
from the head of the belonging Institution
(original
copy) Applicants working at a government agency,
only. No prescribed form
12 Envelope to return
the Admission slip for the examination Write your
name and address (in Japan) on the envelope
(Long-sized Form 3) after attaching designated
paper to be posted on the Graduate School of
Engineering website, and affix a 94 yen stamp.
Applicants taking the exam while residing overseas
do not need to submit this envelope.
13 Envelope for announcement of results
Write your name and address (in Japan) on the
envelope (Long-sized Form 3) after attaching
designated paper to be posted on the Graduate
School of Engineering website.
Applicants taking the exam while residing overseas
do not need to
submit this envelope.
14 Envelope for documents of enrollment
procedures
Write your name and address (in Japan) on the
envelope(Square- sized Form 2) after attaching
designated paper to be posted on the Graduate
School of Engineering website
Applicants taking the exam while residing overseas
do not need to
submit this envelope.