Admission Test

Qualification assessment process

This information relates to applications in 2024. Information on applications in 2025 will be published soon.

There is no numerus clausus (NC), but there is a qualification assessment process consisting of two stages:

  • 50 % overall grade of the university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur)
  • 50 % arithmetic mean of all math grades of the upper school semesters
  • The grades are converted into points between 0 and 100. If a grade cannot be determined, 40 points are awarded.
  • Applicants who achieve less than 70 points in the 1st stage are unfortunately not suitable for the degree program. Those who achieve at least 70 points will progress to the 2nd stage.

  • 50 % overall grade of the university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur)
  • 50 % grade of online test
  • The grades are converted into points between 0 and 100. If the grade of the university entrance qualification cannot be determined, 40 points are awarded.
  • Applicants who achieve less than 70 points in the 2nd stage are unfortunately not suitable for the degree program. Those who achieve at least 70 points are considered suitable.

Detailed information as well as the conversion scales can be found in the statutes on the qualification assessment process (= Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren/EFV).

Online test

This information relates to applications in 2024. Information on applications in 2025 will be published soon.

There are several dates for the online test in each application period, but each applicant can only take the test once during this time.

Dates: The next tests will take place in August and September; respective participants will receive an invitation at least one week in advance.
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Central European Summer Time CEST
Duration: 1h
Language: English
Topics:  math (upper school level) and general problem solving
Info:
 Together with further information, participants will receive a link to a sample test so that they can familiarize themselves with the platform and the different question types.

The admission test is designed to ensure that an applicant has a chance of successfully completing their studies. The first year of study at a German university’s Faculty of Engineering is very demanding, with drop-out rates in engineering and mathematical sciences between 30 and 40 percent. The online test should therefore also be seen as a means of self-assessment. If you can’t solve these tasks yourself and try to cheat on this test, there’s a good chance you’ll just waste time and money but won’t graduate.

Applicants will not receive any interim results. They will only receive a decision once the qualification assessment process has been completed for them. There is no fixed timetable for this, as each application is assessed and processed individually.