Types of examination

1. General Admission:General admission is the most basic type of entrance to SOKENDAI. It is available for all programs of SOKENDAI and open to every applicant, regardless of nationality or place of residence.
2. Special Admissions for Applicants Residing Abroad:Examination for specially for "privately-financed foreign students"
3. Japanese Government Scholarship Students Admission:SOKENDAI accepts MEXT scholarship students as graduate-level Research Students. There are three ways to apply for this type of scholarship. For more details, please refer to the following webpages.
   〇 University Recommendation
   〇 University Recommendation -PGP(The International Priority Graduate Programs）-

Schedules of the examination

The entrance examination will be conducted through the Internet remotely.
Please check the Application Guidelines for more details.
 

Type (1)  General Admission

Five-year doctoral program / Three-year doctoral program
[1st round] (October 2023 / April 2024 Admission)

Application: June 29 to July 5, 2023 (Expected date of mailing of Admission Ticket: 2023/08/07)
Examination: August 17 and August 18, 2023

[2nd round] (April 2024 / October 2024 Admission)

Application: November 30 to December 6, 2023 (Expected date of mailing of Admission Ticket: Early January 2024)
Examination: January 16 and January 17, 2024

Please check the Application Guidelines for more details.
 

Type (2)  Special Admissions for Applicants Residing Abroad

Three-year doctoral program
[1st round](April and October 2024 admission)

Application: June 8 to July 5, 2023
Examination: August 17 and August 18, 2023

[2nd round](October 2024 admission only)

Application:  November 9 to December 6, 2023
Examination: January 16 and January 17, 2024

Five-year doctoral program
[1st round](April and October 2024 admission)

Application: June 8 to July 5, 2023
Examination: August 17 and August 18, 2023

[2nd round](October 2024 admission only)

Application: November 9 to December 6, 2023
Examination: January 16 and January 17, 2024

Please check the Application Guidelines for more details.
 

Type (3) Japanese Government Scholarship Students Admission

〇 University Recommendation -PGP(The International Priority Graduate Programs）-
Five-year doctoral program (October 2024 admission)
[1st round]

 Application: June 8 to July 5, 2023
 Examination: August 17 to August 18, 2023

[2nd round]

 Application: November 9 to December 6, 2023
 Examination: January 16 to January 17, 2024

Please check the Application Guidelines for more details.
 

  The MEXT scholarship "Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Information Science and Life Science for Leading Researchers on Data Science" is open for application.  
See more details.

Important notice

Graduate Student Affairs Section
International Relations & Research Cooperation Division
National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585
Phone: +81 564 55 7139