2025–2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Graduate Level Admission Application For International Students

According to “ITU Graduate Level Academic Regulations” and “ITU Graduate Level Senate Principles”, new students will be admitted to Master's and Ph.D. Programs of Graduate School .

Admission Application 

Application Dates: 10 November 2025 09:00 - 26 January 2026 17:00 (UTC/GMT+3)

International Students should apply via the following link  https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/onkayitlar/luyabanci/basvuru/ between 10 November 2025, 09:00 and 26 January 2026, 17:00 (UTC/GMT+3). Applications from candidates who do not complete their applications within this period will not be accepted. Considering that uploading the required documents may take some time, it is important not to leave the application to the last days. Detailed information on how to apply, upload the required documents, and add recommendation letters is available at the link above.

Quotas and Pre Conditions

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Documents Required to be Uploaded in PDF Format For Application;

1. Applicant’s official transcripts including all undergraduate and/or graduate level courses and their grades issued by the universities that the applicant graduated or will be graduated from.  
   
   Applicant  who will apply for PhD programs after  his/her undergraduate degree has to have at least 3.00 Cumulative GPA out of 4.00 .
 
2. One of the Score Documents from Academic Personnel and Graduate Level Entrance Exam (ALES), GRE or GMAT including the related scores (ALES, GRE and GMAT scores are valid for 5 years.)
   
   Applicants for Master's Programs are required to have Numerical score minimum 55 from ALES . Applicants who will apply for PhD programs after their  undergraduate level degree are  required  to have Numerical score  minimum 80 FROM ALES (ALES minimum score is not required for the Social Sciences Institute Music programs)  
   
   The minimum score required from Quantitative section of GRE is 610 (in the new system is minimum 149).  
   
   Applicants for Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Programs can apply with GMAT certificate. GMAT with a minimum score of 450 is required for these applicants.
   
3. One of the Documents of English Proficiency that is accepted according to ITU Senate principles
   Click here for Valid English Exams and Minimum Scores accepted by ITU Senate.
   
   English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications.
   The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered.
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Curriculum Vitae
6. Recommendation Letter
   For each applied program two recommendation letters are required. For MSc applications, one of these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidates are planning to study together during their doctorate education.
   Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate

Note 1: Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page :Click for page
Note 2: Documents must be sealed, stamped and signed or with an electronic signature. Documents with barcodes or verification codes will also be accepted.
Note 3: Applications of candidates who do not upload valid documents will be rejected.
Note 4: After you receive a confirmation e-mail from the Registrar's Office stating that your pre-registration has been approved, no changes can be made to your preference number (add, remove, change), your preference order or any information you have entered into the system.
Note 5: You can follow detailed information about the interview date and place on the institute's website (https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/onkayitlar/luyabanci/program-mulakat-bilgileri)

ABOUT ITU English Exam

ITU English Proficiency Exam application and information about the exam are announced on the page https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/onkayitlar/english_exam/index_en.php For exam dates English Preparatory Class Calendar please check this page.