Doctoral Program Admissions
Application Guidelines／Entrance Examination Schedule
| First Admission Exam | Second Admission Exam | |
| Application Period | August 10, 2026 – August 21, 2026 | December 7, 2026 – December 18, 2026 |
| Examination Date | September 19, 2026 | January 23, 2027 |
| Announcement of Successful Applicants | October 5, 2026 | February 8, 2027 |
Application Eligibility Screening
Prior to applying, applicants must refer to the Graduate School Overview during the above period and contact the designated point of contact for their desired research field to schedule a preliminary interview.
Applicants must attend the interview. Please submit the prescribed form below in advance of the preliminary interview by email or other means. However, applicants undergoing the Application Eligibility Screening are not required to attend a preliminary interview.
(Even if you have passed the eligibility screening, you must attend a preliminary interview if you are applying for this entrance examination in a different research field from the one in which you underwent the eligibility screening.)
| First Admission Exam | Second Admission Exam | |
| Application Period | June 15, 2026– June 26, 2026 | October 19, 2026 – October 30, 2026 |
| Examination Date | July 16, 2026 | November 19, 2026 |
| Announcement of Successful Applicants | August 10, 2026 | December 7, 2026 |
Preliminary Interview
Prior to applying, applicants must refer to the Graduate School Overview during the above period and contact the designated point of contact for their desired research field to schedule a preliminary interview.
Applicants must attend the interview. Please submit the prescribed form below in advance of the preliminary interview by email or other means. However, applicants undergoing the Application Eligibility Screening are not required to attend a preliminary interview.
(Even if you have passed the eligibility screening, you must attend a preliminary interview if you are applying for this entrance examination in a different research field from the one in which you underwent the eligibility screening.)
- Pre-Interview Registration Period
First Admission Exam：June 8, 2026– July 31, 2026 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
Second Admission Exam：October 5, 2026– November 27, 2026 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
Application Documents for the Entrance Examination
Applicants must submit the following “Entrance Examination Application Documents (Prescribed Forms)” within the application acceptance period.
For instructions on how to pay the examination fee, please see below.
For “scores reports, certificates of passing, etc. for external foreign language (English) tests,” please submit officially issued documents.
- [AY 2027 / 1st Entrance Examination] Examination Fee Payment Period:
August 1, 2026 – August 21, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
[For Privately Financed International Students]