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Information Science and Technology

University of Tokyo

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Overview

UTokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology master’s admissions are Japanese graduate-school style: first document screening, then written exams for those who pass, with oral exams as needed, and English evaluated through TOEFL rather than a separate English test. Department guides can add research-plan materials and department-specific exams.

Admission criteria

PortfolioLow

No portfolio is requested in the school-wide master’s admission guide; selection is based on submitted documents, written exams, and oral exams instead.

Bar to clear: Not used by this program

Statement of PurposeMedium

A department-specific research plan or similar study statement is used to judge the applicant’s intended master’s research, fit, and readiness for the program.

Bar to clear: Research plan aligned to the chosen department/lab

Academics & GPAHigh

Academic transcripts are explicitly required and document screening evaluates prior academic performance before exam stages.

Bar to clear: Strong university transcript with solid major coursework

Test scoresHigh

English ability is evaluated from official TOEFL iBT scores; the graduate school does not use a separate English entrance exam.

Bar to clear: Official TOEFL iBT score; no school-wide minimum

Application components

Academic transcriptsCertificate of graduation / expected graduationResearch plan / study plan (department-specific)Official TOEFL iBT institutional score report

How to stand out

→Target the department with the strongest fit and shape the research plan around a specific lab and topic.

→Keep the research plan technically concrete: problem, method, background, and why IST is the right place.

→Build a transcript with strong grades in the relevant math, CS, and engineering foundation courses.

→Submit a valid TOEFL iBT score early and aim for a clearly competitive result, even if no school-wide minimum is set.

Source confidence

88%Well sourced

Sources

AY2027 Admission Guide: Master’s Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/entra/2027_ag_m_e.pdf

Official master’s admission guide; describes admission policy, document screening, written exams, oral exams, transcripts, and department-specific research-plan materials.

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