The schedule below is for admissions of international applicants who wish to enroll in the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) as a fulltime student.
Please note that application procedures and examinations for admission are conducted in Japanese.

Schedule for Starting in Spring 2025
(For All Full-time Students)

  1. September 24-
    October 1, 2024
    Submission of applications for graduate
    * Candidates, except for applicants who wish to enter the Graduate School of Intellectual Property, must contact their prospective supervisor in the relevant department first.
  2. October 4-11, 2024
    Submission of applications for undergraduate
    * No prior consultation with a teacher needed.
  3. October 26, 2024
    Entrance examination for graduate
  4. November 11, 2024
    Results notification for graduate
  5. November 11-22, 2024
    Enrollment fee payment for graduate
  6. November 17, 2024
    Entrance examination for undergraduate
  7. December 2, 2024
    Results notification for undergraduate
  8. December 2-13, 2024
    Enrollment fee payment for undergraduate
  9. December 2, 2024 -
    January 7, 2025
    Tuition fee (half the annual total fee) payment for undergraduate
  10. February 27 - March 24, 2025
    Tuition fee (half the annual total fee) payment for graduate
  11. April 1, 2025
    Start of semester

Academic year / Semester

The academic year runs from April 1 of each year until March 31 of the following year. The first semester is from April 1 to September 30, and the second semester is from October 1 to March 31.

Schedule for Starting in Fall 2024
(For Full-time Students of Graduate School of Intellectual Property)

* The schedule for AY2025 is not announced yet.

  1. June 17-24, 2024
    Submission of applications
  2. July 6, 2024
    Entrance examination
  3. July 18, 2024
    Results notification
  4. July 18-29, 2024
    Enrollment fee and Tuition fee (half of the annual tuition) payment
  5. September 19, 2024
    Start of semester

Academic year / Semester

The academic year runs from October 1 of each year until September 30 of the following year. The first semester is from October 1 to March 31, and the second semester is from April 1 to September 30.


For more information, contact us:
The OIT International Student Prospectus (in Japanese) is available on request.
OIT Admissions Office: OIT.Nyushi@josho.ac.jp