2026/01/29 【Master's course/Doctoral course】New Applicatgion Guidelines are now available
Important:
For Foreign nationals (except for those holding Permanent Resident or Special Permanent Resident status in Japan)
Foreign nationals (except for those holding Permanent Resident or Special Permanent Resident status in Japan) must complete the Pre-application procedure for the NAIST Entrance Examination. If you are applying for the master program, you must complete it at least two months before the start date of the application period. If you are applying for the doctoral program, you must complete it at least one month before the start date of the application period.
Please make sure to read the following and complete the procedure.
https://www.naist.jp/en/international_students/prospective_students/preliminary_support.html
Master's Course
| Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 |
| Application Guide |
| Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 | Fall 2026 |
| Application Guide | Application Guide |
Click here for application → 
Letter of Provisional Acceptance for Employed Applicants
・If applicants who will submit the English proficiency within the designated term, the "Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency" must be included along with a copy of the score. This form can be downloaded from below.
Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency (for 2026 admissions)
Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency (for 2027 admissions)
Doctoral Course
Applicants for the doctoral course should contact the professor of the laboratory they wish to enter in advance so as to gain a thorough understanding of the fields of research available there.
・Please refer to here(on-campus only)if you are on campus applicants. ※Research students are not included.
| Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 |
| Application Guide |
| Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 | Fall 2026 |
| Application Guide | Application Guide |
Click here for application →
・If applicants who will submit the English proficiency within the designated term, the "Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency" must be included along with a copy of the score. This form can be downloaded from below.
Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency (for 2026 admissions)
Submission Form of Document to Verify English Proficiency (for 2027 admissions)
- [Contact address]
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Admissions Section
Educational Affairs Division
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma Nara 630-0192 Japan
TEL: +81(743)72-5083
E-mail: exam[at]ad.naist.jp
