Information of past entrance examination

Samples of entrance examination
(English version is a supplement to the Japanese version)

Essay: 2021 2022

Caution: Download is permitted only for the case that applicants to our department use it to prepare for the entrance examination.

Allotment of marks (old information, before 2021)

English Mathematics Physics Essay/Interview
300 300 300 300

International applicants are welcome. Japanese fluency is not required in the examination.

Q&A at the past briefing for the entrance exam

(Q) I will take the TOEFL test. However, the score sheet (Examinee’s Score Record) will not be sent to me before the application period.
(A) If you send the copy of the Examinee’s Score Record to the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
by August 20, 2009, the Examinee’s Score Record is valid.

(Q) I can submit a TOEFL Examinee’s Score Record during the application period.
In addition, I will take another TOEFL test. Can I submit the new Examinee’s Score Record?
(A) If you send the copy of the Examinee’s Score Record to the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences by August 20, 2009,
the Examinee’s Score Record is valid. When you apply for the entrance exam,
send a copy of the old Examinee’s Score Record with a note “I will tanke another TOEFL test and will send a new Examinee’s Score Record”.
When you send the new Examinee’s Score Record, also attach a note “I sent an old Examinee’s Score Record when I submitted the application” .

(Q) I will take an entrance exam for the doctoral course. Are the problems of mathematics and physics same as for the master course?
(A) Yes. If you need the English translations of the problems, contact H. Saitoh.

(Q) I took an TOEFL-ITP test at the entrance exam of another university or another institution of Univ. Tokyo. Is the score valid?
(A) No. Only the score of TOEFL-ITP test on August 25, 2009 during the entrance exam of the Department of Advanced Energy is valid.

(Q) If I take the TOEFL-ITP test on August 25, 2009, do I need additional examination fee?
(A) No.

(Q) If I submit a TOEFL Examinee’s Score Record and also take the TOEFL-ITP test, is the better score used?
(A) Yes, we will use the better score. The scores are compared on the basis of the conersion table provided by TOEFL.

(Q) If I hope to be supervised by Professor Kenji Yoshida in the Space Energy System Cooperating Laboratory, how shall I do?
(A) In “Chosa Hyou” for the master course, there is no option to choose Prof. Kenji Yoshida. When you submit the application,
add Prof. Kenji Yoshida to “Chosa Hyou” if necessary. If you don’t want to join his laboratory, do nothing to “Chosa Hyou”.