Entrance Exam Calendar

Entrance Exam Calendar

International Student Entrance Exam (Undergraduate)

Note: This information applies to admissions for the 2025 academic year. Details for the 2026 academic year will be updated once confirmed.
 
Terms Selection Types Application Period
(Must Arrive By)
Examination Day Result Notification Exam Venue
First EJU Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 17, 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Oct 25, 2024 [In Japan]
  • Okayama Campus (All faculties except for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Imabari Campus (School of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Tokyo
*Note: Specific locations will be announced after application submission.
[Outside Japan]
  • Designated venues specified by OUS
General
Second EJU Oct 29, 2024 - Nov 12, 2024 Dec 7, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
General
Third EJU Jan 17, 2025 - Jan 31, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 March 4, 2025 [In Japan]
  • Okayama Campus (All faculties except for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Imabari Campus (School of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Tokyo

Notes:
Applicants for the third-term exam must hold a "Ryugaku" visa.

Intensive Japanese Language Program Entrance Exam

Terms Application Period
(Must Arrive By)
Examination Day Result Notification Exam Venue
First Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 17, 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Oct 25, 2024 In Japan and Outside Japan


 
  • Venues designated by the university
*Note Specific locations will be announced after application submission.
Second Oct 29, 2024 - Nov 12, 2024 Dec 7, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
Third Jan 17, 2025 - Jan 31, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 March 4, 2025

Notes:
Applicants for the third-term exam must hold a "Ryugaku" visa.
General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule A, 3-Subjects) [Multiple Application System]

Application Period
(Must Arrive By)
Examination Date Exam Venue Result Notification Enrollment Deadline
Dec 26, 2024 - Jan 17, 20251 Jan 30, 20252 Okayama Campus, Imabari Campus, Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Toyooka, Tottori, Matsue, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Kochi, Fukuoka, Nagasaki2, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki2, Kagoshima, Naha2
See pages 118 – 124 for details
Feb 13, 2025 Procedure 1
Feb 21, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
(Flexible testing date system)
Procedure 23
Mar 10, 2025
  1. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 17, 2025. OUS will not accept any applications sent by post after this date.
  2. The entrance examination in Nagasaki, Miyazaki and Naha will be, January 30, 2025 ONLY.
  3. Please note that the Procedure 2 Enrollment Deadlines for the General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule A, 3-Subjects) and the General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule A) for the Department of Veterinary Medicine are different.

General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule B, 2-Subjects) [Multiple Application System]

Application Period
(Must Arrive By)
Examination Date Exam Venue Result Notification Enrollment Deadline
Dec 26, 2024 - Jan 22, 20251 Feb 5, 20252 Okayama Campus, Imabari Campus, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Matsue, Hamada, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Tokushima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Fukuoka, Naha
See pages 118 – 124 for details
Feb 18, 2025 Procedure 1
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(Flexible testing date system)
Procedure 22
Mar 10, 2025
  1. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 22, 2025. OUS will not accept any applications sent by post after this date.
    Please note that if you are simultaneously applying for the General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule A, 3-Subjects), the application and documents must arrive at OUS by January 17th, 2025.
  2. Please note that the Procedure 2 Enrollment Deadlines for the General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule B, 2-Subjects) and the General Entrance Exam (Session 1, Schedule B) for the Department of Veterinary Medicine are different.