Doctoral program, AMS March graduates, April start

1. Eligibility

This exam schedule applies to students graduating from a Master's program at the University of Tokyo by the end of March, 2023.

Additional eligibility requirements can be found in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Guidelines for Applicants.

2. Application Period

Thursday, June 9, 2022 – Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

3. Application Materials

Please submit application documents on the online application site. For details of required documents and the online application site, please check the websites of GSFS and AMS.

Use the provided checklist to verify that you have all the required application materials.

Please download a pdf format of Inquiry Sheet(Doctoral Program) from the Department's website, fill out the form, and submit the pdf file to the online application site. For English translation, please refer to this page.

Make sure to submit the Inquiry Sheet, including preferences for potential faculty advisors.

Read the 2023 Guidelines for Applicants to the Doctoral Program of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, contact the faculty of the group of interest, and discuss possible research projects. (However, applicants not having a prior discussion with a faculty member will not be penalized.)

Applicants may only contact faculty members about serving as an advisor prior to submitting an application. However, such conversations are prohibited after application submission.

4. Primary Examinations

Subject areas, written examination

Applicants who have completed or are expecting to complete the Master’s program of the Department of Advanced Materials Science (AMS) will take an individualized examination.

Examination Schedule

Details of the examination venue will be announced.

Allow sufficient time when traveling to the examination venue for the written examinations on August 23.

Oral Examination

An oral examination (about 5 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for a questions-and-answers session) will be used to assess whether the applicant has sound, specialized knowledge and abilities to become a successful doctoral student.

The applicant will be asked to present a review of past research and a research plan for the Doctoral Program.

Examination Schedule

Details of the time and location of the oral examination will be announced.

5. Secondary Oral Examination

The secondary examination is scheduled for the end of January 2023. Only applicants who have passed the primary examinations will be notified of the schedule.

6. Admission decision

Admitted applicants will be able to begin the study program in April 2023.

7. Inquiries

For general questions related to the application procedures, fees, tuition costs, and schedules, refer to the entrance exam information page of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences.

For questions regarding the entrance examination of the Department of Advanced Materials Science, please contact Professor Kohzo ITO (email: kohzo@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp). For all other department-related inquiries, please contact the Department Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-3821).

For inquiries related to the entrance examination of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Guidelines for Applicants, and other required documents, please contact the Student Affairs Section of the Graduate School (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4092) or the International Liaison Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4561) (contact information).