1.Which is the main teaching language of the degree courses?

In all our Bachelor's programs the main teaching language is German.

The following Master's programs are entirely taught in English and don't require a German language certificate:

• Informatics
• Biomedical Computing
• Computational Science and Engineering

2.How do I apply?

Please apply online via the  portal TUM-online. At the end of the process, print out the application form and sign it.
You will see a list of documents you have to send by post together with the application form by post before the application deadline!

3.How do I know about the status of the application?

Via the portal TUMonline you can see if your documents

• have already arrived (symbol of a letter),
• are formally ok (green tickmark) 
• are formally not ok (yellow exclamation mark)
• did not yet arrive or are not valid for any reason (red cross)

This formal check is done by TUM's Admissions Office. Please understand that due to the number of applications processed there your documents may not be processed immediately, but after some days.

Please understand that we cannot give you any information about the status by e-mail or phone. For information about the timeschedule of the process check the  application website of the respective study program.

4.I have problems with the online application. Who can help me?

Please contact the TUMonline support for applicants  it-support(at)tum.de

In case you have questions regarding the content of the program you want to apply for, contact our  student advisors.

5.Can I apply for more than one program?

Yes! In that case, please send us two full application packages we can treat separately. Documents like the certified photo copies of your transcript, university degree etc. have to be send in twice.

In case you are admitted to more than one degree program, you can chose in TUMonline which study place you want to accept.

1.When can I apply?

For the Bachelor's programs
winter semester: May 15 - July15 (beginners)
sommer semester: November 15 - January 15

For the Master's programs
winter semester: March 31 - May 31
sommer semester: September 31 - November 31

2.What are the dates for the interviews?

Winter semester: July, August, September

Sommer semester: January, Februrary, March

Or interview by phone for applicants of M.Sc. Informatics or M.Sc. Biomedical Computing who live abroad (flexible date).

For the exact dates, please get informed at the respective applications website. For information about registration and assignments of the different dates, please have a look at the FAQs "Interviews".

1.Where do I send my application form and the documents?

Please send your the printed application form with signature and the documents to:

TU München
Immatrikulationsamt (Admissions office)
Arcisstr. 21
D-80333 München
Germany

Please do not send them to the Department of Informatics!

2.Where can I get information on health insurance?

Please have a look at TUM's  information sheet on health insurance for international students.

You can submit the certificate when enroll here at the university in October (winter term) or April (summer term).

3.What is a cover letter?

When applying online you will be asked to fill in a text box and give some information about your motivation for your studies.

Why do you want to study at TU München? Why did you chose the degree course you applied for? Which part of the studies is of special interest to you?

Please write also about your competences and abilities relevant to your future studies. It is also important for us to get to know you as a person, so you can write about your extracurricular activities or social involvement.

The text should have max. 800 words. It is important that it is written by yourself without any external assistance.

4.Which German language tests are accepted at TUM?

When applying for one of our Bachelor's programs and some of our Master's  programs, you will need to prove you knowlege in German. 

Find more information  here.

5.What means "copy-certified" in TUM-online?

Photo copies of your school leaving certificate or university diploma have to be certified, so that it is officially declared that the photo copy corresponds with the original document.

In Germany you can bring the original and photo copy to the Citizens Advice Bureau or  Registry Office of your city. They will certify the photo copy for you for a small fee.

Abroad, you can either go to a German consulate, a Public Authority of your country or to a sworn translator.

On DAAD's website, you can see an  example of a certified document.

6.I have already applied last semester. Which documents do I have to hand in?

If you want to do the same degree course, it is enough if you select the course in TUMonline, upload a new CV and add some information in the cover letter.

Do not forget to send us the printed application form with your signature by post!

1.Can I apply for my favorite date of the interview?

Yes. You can select your favorite dates for interviews in Garching in TUMonline. 

If you live abroad and apply for M.Sc. Informatics or M.Sc. Biomedical Computing,  you can do a phone interview. In this case, we will propose you an individual date by e-mail.

2.When will I know if I got my favorite date?

In case you choose a date in order to come to Garching, you will get invited one week before the interview takes place.

Please consider that we cannot guarantee that you will be invited for your favorite date. Instead it can happen that you will be invited for another date indicated on the applications website one week in advance.

3.I cannot come to Garching on the date I have been invited for. What can I do?

Due to the high number of applications we get per semester, we cannot guarantee that you will be invited for your favorite date nor can we postpone the date.
In very few exeptional cases you can apply for a new date giving us the reasons for your absence. The new date will be scheduled no later than two weeks before the start of the semester.

4.I want to do an interview by phone. What should I do?

You can only do an interview by phone if you applied for M.Sc. Informatics or M.Sc. Biomedical Computing and if you live abroad.

The date of the interview will be agreed upon individually, there are no predefined dates. We will contact you by E-Mail.

We plan to do the interviews via the internet. For this you will need a webcam.

5.I have registered for an interview but have not been invited. What happened?

There can be several reasons:

• your application has not been processed yet
• you will directly be admitted
• we have to reject your application

You will be informed according to the time schedule indicated on the applications website. Please understand that we cannot give you any information about your status by e-mail or phone.

1. I will apply for a scholarship and need a contact confirmation. What should I do?

Please send an E-Mail with the following data to studyinf+application (at) in.tum.de

• First name and family name
• Date and place of birth
• Sex
• Transkript of Records with your courses and grades by PDF
• the name of the study program you want to apply for
• the name of the scholarship you want to apply for, application deadline and the name of the scholarship organisation

2.What kind of pre-study courses can I do?

All students:
For international students with few knowledge in German, TUM offers a  pre-study course.

The student group TUMi offers an  orientation week for students of all academic departments during the two weeks before the start of the semester.

In case you still need to do a German test, you can do  Propädeutikum (one semester at Studienkolleg, please switch to the German version of the site and see the information at the bottom!).

Bachelor students:
In September and October the Department offers courses in programming and mathematics. Find more information  here.

Applicants for our Bachelor's programs whose university entrance certificate is not recognized in Germany, can do  Feststellungsprüfung at Studienkolleg (6 months - 1 year, you need to speak some German).

3.Does TUM offer German courses?

The Language Center offers  courses for the preparation of TestDaF.

Further more, there are different language schools in Munich that offer German courses. Have a look  here.

1.How do I enroll at the university?

It is not necessary for you to enroll personnally at the admissions office. As soon as all documents are submitted and the study fees are paid, you are automatically enrolled.

Please find further information  here under "Our admissions process".

2.Where can I get information about accomodation and visa application?

Please have a look  here.

3.Where can I get my Student Card?

Please find all information about formalities for freshman students  here.

4.How do I change my status in TUMonline to a student's status?

Please find all information about formalities for freshman students  here.

1. Am I eligible for the study program I want to apply for?

Eligibility (formal requirements)

The Admissions Office checks the eligibility of every applicant after having received his or her application documents according to the guidelines issued by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder (States) of the Federal Republic of Germany. 

As the eligibility check is very complicated, we cannot give you any final and valid information without having received your documents.

In order to know whether your Bachelor's Degree is recognised in Germany, you can check the website  anabin (in German only), ask for a certificate from the  Central Office for Foreign Education via e-mail zabservice(at)kmk(dot)org in Bonn (fee: 100€) or you just apply!

Eligibility (qualitative requirements)

The quality of an application is assessed by the Department. Most important criteria are the content of your study program and your grades (they should be above average). With a Bachelor's program focused on Electrical Engineering for example, you cannot be admitted to the M.Sc. Informatics (see: "Who can apply?"  here). However, you may be admitted to the M.Sc. Robotics (taught in  German).

GRE, recommendation letters etc. are an asset, but are not obligatory. Please check the respective application website!

2.Which English certificates do you accept?

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Internet based  Test (IbT): 79
  • Computer based Test (CbT): 213
  • Paper based Test (PbT): 550

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System, Academic Format!): 6.0

• Cambridge Main Suite of English Examinations
  • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

If the language of instruction in your school or university has been English, and you have got a final degree from this institution, please submit a certificate of your school or university stating that the language of instruction was English.

3.Which Institution Code should I select when registering for a TOEFL test?

Please select the code 7806!

4.Which documents can be submitted after the application deadline?

University Diploma

You can submit in until one week before the start of the lecture period. But you must give in an official transcript of records signed and sealed by your university on every page when applying!

Language Certificates

The English certificate can be submitted until two weeks before the start of the program in October or April.

Health insurance

Most international students acquire their health insurance after having arrived in Germany. See FAQ Health insurance.

All other documents have to arrive by post at the Admissions Office before the end of the deadline.

1.Can I study part-time?

No, the programs are quite demanding in time and concentration. The number of semesters in which you have to finish your studies is defined.