For Examinee


What's new

  • Information on briefing of the entrance examination to be conducted in the 2025 academic year is available below.
    To apply for the Master's program (Schedule A) in this department, you must submit either a TOEFL iBT score or a TOEIC L&R score. Obtaining these scores can take some time, so we recommend taking the exam well in advance. Scores from the TOEFL iBT® Home Edition (formerly TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition) cannot be used for admission to this department.

Briefings of the entrance examination

The following three briefings are scheduled. Please register at least two days before the date. Click the registration below each date.

  • April 19 (Sat), 2025, 12:30-: Held on Campus. Transdisciplinary Sciences Bldg. 2F Auditorium, Kashiwa Campus
  • May 17 (Sat), 2025, 13:00-: Hybrid style held online and at the lecture room of the department in Transdisciplinary Sciences Bldg., Kashiwa Campus. (wifi available)
    • Registration, handout
    • Please watch the overview video above before attending
    • 12:30- Opening of the department's lecture room as a viewing room
    • 13:00-13:15 Q&A
    • 13:30- Lab briefing (online / 10 min. per lab on 4 breakout rooms)
    • Lab visits (On Campus and/or online.)

    The following laboratories will hold in-person tours and online explanations:

    In-person tours: Yoshikawa-Yoshioka, Ejiri-Tsujii, Aonishi, Hayashi Laboratories
    Online explanations: Yoshikawa-Yoshioka, Imamura-Aoki, Sugiyama-Yokoya-Ishida, Kori-Kobayashi-Izumida, Sasaki, Shinoda-Makino, Ejiri-Tsujii, Aonishi, Hayashi, Tanaka, Fujisawa, Todo, Shinohara Laboratories

  • May 24 (Sat), 2025, 13:00-: Held online
    • Registration
    • Please watch the overview video above before attending
    • 13:10-13:30 Q&A (online)
    • handout
    • 13:30- Hybrid session: Aonishi Laboratory, Online session: Yoshikawa-Yoshioka Laboratory

    • Links on entrance examination

    The information will be updated when the COVID-19 situation changes. Please check the latest version.
    • Information site of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Guidelines for applicants (English Version is attached after the Japanese Version) and Online Application site are found here.
    • Guidebook made by the Department of Complexity Science and Engineering
    • Information for international students. Not only the regular admission but also other application methods are described.

    Q&A

    • When is the deadline for submitting the TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R score?
      A. June 27, 2025, 24:00.
    • Are numeric formulas included for the word count in the Essay?
      A. Yes, they are.
    • Can I appoint the time of the oral examination?
      A. No, you cannot.
    • Where should I contact when I have questions concerning admission and/or entrance examination.
      A. Please go to the link.
    • Which TOEFL or TOEIC score is required?
      A. The score of either the TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R is required.
    • What TOEIC score document should I submit?
      A. We strongly recommend submitting the digital official score certificate, but if you only have the paper official score certificate, please upload that. You do not need to mail the original.
    • Are there validity periods for the certificates required for application?
      A. English scores: Must be from tests taken on or after September 1, 2023 (Reiwa 5)
      Photographs: Must be taken within 3 months before application
      Graduation certificates and transcripts: Any issuance date is acceptable

    Overview of Entrance Examination (updated 2025/4/3)

    Overview of the entrance examination for the academic year 2026. All the examinations are done online using Zoom.

    Courses Master's Program (Quota) Only Schedule A (25)
    Doctoral Program (Quota) Schedule A and Schedule B (11 and a few, Regular admission only)
    Application Period Schedule A 2025.6.5-6.11 23:00 (Japan time)
    Schedule B 2025.11.11-11.17 23:00 (Japan time)
    Examination Period Master's Program
    (Schedule A)    		 2025.7.18: Announcement of the Results of the Document Screening (tentative)
    2025.8.4: Rehearsal starting at 1 PM (tentative)
    2025.8.19: Paper Examination starting at 1 PM (tentative) (may be postponed to 8.20 in case of network issues)
    2025.8.22: Announcement of the Results of the Paper Examination (tentative)
    2025.8.25: Oral Examination
    2025.9.3: Announcement of the Results (tentative)
    Doctoral Program
    (Schedule A)    		 2025.7.18: Announcement of the Results of the Document Screening (tentative)
    2025.8.4: Rehearsal
    2025.8.18: Oral Examination
    2025.9.3: Announcement of the Results (tentative)
    Doctoral Program
    (Schedule B)    		 2025.12.19: Announcement of the Results of the Document Screening (tentative)
    2026.1.23: Rehearsal
    2026.1.26: Oral Examination.
    2026.2.12: Announcement of the Results
    Examination Subject Master's Program The applicants go through the following three-step screening process.

    Document Screening

    The screening is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the following essay and the other documents submitted at the time of the application.

    Format and submission procedure of the essay
    (A) Describe your aspirations after enrolment from the folowing perspectives: (1) The research theme you wish to pursue and the reasons for your interest in that theme. (2) Research and exchanges you would like to conduct beyond your first-choice laboratory or group, both within and outside the Department of Complexity Science and Engineering. (3) From a long-term perspective, how do you intend to contribute to society and science?
    (B) Self-promotion: Based on your experiences in academic studies, research, and extracurricular activities, describe your strengths that can be utilized in your studies and research during the master's program.
    (C) List research keywords of interest: Include not only those related to your desired laboratory but also other topics of interest.
    This essay wil be evaluated based on the folowing criteria: originality and creativity, the breadth and depth of knowledge, logical thinking ability, and alignment with the department. The combined length of sections (A) and (B) should be approximately 1,000 words, while section (C) has no word limit.

    Paper Examination

    Applicable to those who passed the Document Screening. The applicant’s academic ability is evaluated together with the TOEFL iBT or TOEIC L&R score. The score must be submitted even if you are a native speaker of English.
    • You must attend both of rehearsal and paper examination. (About 2 hours and about 5 hours for each.)
    • There are two slots in the paper examination as shown below:
      • 1st slot: Calculus
      • 2nd slot: Linear algebra, Probability and Statistics, Mechanics, Electromagnetism
      Solve “Calculus” in the 1st slot. In the 2nd slot, choose two from “Linear algebra”, “Probability and Statistics”, “Mechanics” and “Electromagnetism”. You will be able to choose the problems to answer during the examination. The specific contents of these subjects are as follows.
      • Calculus: limits, continuous functions, differential, integral, ordinary differential equations, partial differential, multiple integral, etc.
      • Linear algebra: matrices, determinants, linear spaces, inner product, eigenvalues, etc.
      • Probability and Statistics: probability distributions, point estimation, interval estimation, statistical hypothesis testing, regression, etc.
      • Mechanics: point mass motion, rigid body motion, oscillations, etc.
      • Electromagnetism: static electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, charged particle motion, electric circuits, etc.
    • The examinees for the paper examination must attend the rehearsal. PC, microphone, webcam and smartphone are required. Details on what to prepare, how to connect, timetable, etc. will be provided to those who passed the Document Screening.

    Oral Examination

    Applicable to those who passed the Paper Examination. The examination takes about 6 minutes per person. The applicant is asked about the content of the essay, the basic academic ability and the research motivation.
    Doctoral Program The applicants go through the following two-step screening process.

    Document Screening

    The screening is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the following Research Plan and the other documents submitted at the time of the application.

    Format and submission procedure of the Research Plan
    Write an essay describing your research plan in the doctoral program on an A4 sheet (in English or in Japanese) and make its PDF-format file. Upload the file with the other required documents at the time of online application.

    Oral Examination

    Applicable to those who passed the Document Screening. The examination takes about 30 minutes per person. The applicant is then requested to explain the progress of the research in the master’s program using presentation materials within about 20 minutes, and is asked about the basic academic ability, research themes, and the research motivation in the chosen language. The applicants who are not writing and have not written a master’s thesis or those who completed the master's program a long time ago should contact the person in charge of the entrance examination in the department.

Past Examinations

The past examinations are listed here.

Contact person for the entrance examination


Entrace examination committee member of the Department of Complexity Science and Enginnering
Email: contact [at] c.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

or

Office of Educational Affairs, the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
For details, please visit the Graduate School Admissions Information Site.