Application for the Master Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Thank you for your interest in the Master's degree program in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at our KIT department! Admission to the program is restricted. Applicants who meet the admission requirements are assigned a ranking place based on their course content and their overall grade in the Bachelor's degree. The degree program is taught in English. Proof of English language skills must therefore be provided.

Admission requirements*
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology or related degree program
  • Required minimum knowledge in the following areas:
    • Higher mathematics (14 ECTS credit points)
    • Fundamentals of electrical engineering (19 ECTS credit points)
    • Digital technology, information technology and systems engineering (17 ECTS credit points)
  • Aptitude for the program
  • English language skills.
    In addition to the language certificates listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations, alternative certificates may also be accepted in individual cases, in particular:
    • a degree certificate from an English-language degree program.
    • a university entrance qualification from institutions with English as the language of instruction.
    • a Bachelor's thesis written in English.
       
  • International applicants: If you earned your bachelor’s degree in a country that is not part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and is not a signatory to the Lisbon Convention, you must submit a test with your application. This must be either the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE, test paper Electrical Engineering) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Please confirm with the test provider that the GRE test is available for KIT, using institution code 6299. The following scores must be achieved on the GRE:
  •    Verbal Reasoning: at least 151 points
  •    Quantitative Reasoning: at least 164 points
  •    Analytical Writing: at least 4 points

To check the minimum knowledge the admission commission needs:

  • A transcript and a module handbook or similar containing the content and workload for each area (i.e. course description and credit points)
  • The filled-in questionnaire/expertise form which assigns the modules on the transcript to the different required areas. (The form can be found in the application portal during the application process.)

In a first step the admission requirements are checked on the basis of the uploaded documents. Our self-assessment tool provides you with a non-binding and non-legally binding assessment.

Points are awarded to determine subject-specific aptitude. Applicants who meet the minimum knowledge requirements can earn additional points with an excellent grade. Depending on the number of points, applicants are either placed directly in the ranking list, rejected or invited to an online application interview to determine their subject-specific aptitude. Applicants who successfully complete the interview are included in the ranking list. The points obtained in the interview are also taken into account.

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*You will only find an initial overview of the admission requirements on this website. For the legally binding framework with all the details, please refer to the KIT Satzung für das hochschuleigene Zugangs- und Auswahlverfahren im Masterstudiengang Electrical Engineering and Information Technology am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) (in German), published on February 26, 2025, and to the amendments in the KIT Satzung zur Änderung der Satzung für das hochschul eigene Zugangs- und Auswahlverfahren im  Masterstudiengang Electrical Engineering and Information Technology am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), published on April 29, 2026.

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Application period:

Winter semester: May 15 - July 15 Summer semester: December 1 - January 15

Further information:
German and international applicants with a German university entrance qualification ("Bildungsinländer") and international applicants from a member state of the European Union can find further information on how to apply at the Studierendenservice.

All other international applicants can obtain further information on admission requirements and the application process from the KIT International Students Office (IStO) .

Please apply online and upload your documents via the KIT application portal .

 

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