TUM Asia accepts a single intake for our Master of Science programmes, with the course commencement in August each year. To apply for the programmes, you are required to start your application on our Online Application Portal.

MSc APPLICATION PROCESS

For any further admission enquiries, please write in to admission@tum-asia.edu.sg. Please quote your full name and application number (starting with APPA) and full name in your e-mail. You may also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for a quicker reply to your questions.

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• • • • • • Submit 1 copy of Official or Provisional Bachelor Degree Certificate (For originals, the document must bear an original round seal; and non-originals, the document must be in a notarised copy format)^
            
          • Submit 1 copy of Official or Provisional Academic Transcript (For originals, the document must bear an original round seal; and non-originals, the document must be in a notarised copy format.)^
            • Your submitted transcript must include the credits/grading system of your university:
              – min. passing score (e.g. 50 out of 100);
              – max. possible score (e.g. 100 out of 100); and
              – the equivalent score/range of scores for each grade (e.g. ‘A’ grade is equivalent to a score of 90 to 100).
              ^Please do not mail any documents to us if we do not tell you to. We do not return any hardcopy documents that are submitted to us.
              
          • Submit the Module Descriptions of all the modules you have taken in your Transcript, as found in your curriculum document or syllabus handbook (only applicable for MSc in Aerospace Engineering applications and only required in softcopy format)
          • Submit 2 Recommendation Letters from 2 different Professors or Employers (only applicable for MSc in Green Electronics, MSc in Integrated Circuit Design and MSc in Industrial Chemistry applications)
            • • You will have to contact your recommenders to submit recommendation letters for your application. We will not be informing the recommenders to submit recommendation letters for you. Your recommenders may choose to send the letters to you so you can upload them into the portal. However, if they are not comfortable with doing that, they may send the letters to admission@tum-asia.edu.sg, quoting your name and application number in the email, so we can identify that these letters are for you.
          • Submit 1 Statement of Purpose that indicates the reason(s) you are interested in the programme you applied for
          • Submit 1 Curriculum Vitae/Resume
          • Submit 1 Passport-sized photograph
          • Submit 1 Passport Biodata Page photocopy (the Passport page that contains your personal particulars)
          • Akademische Prufstelle (APS) Certificate (Required for all applicants who hold a degree from China, India or Vietnam). For more information, please refer to:
            • • APS China
              • APS India (For Indian applicants, please refer to our FAQ page under Admissions (Master Degree) – Questions on Admission Requirements (Master Programmes) – Q4 for a guide on how to apply for APS India.)
              • APS Vietnam
          • Proof of English Proficiency – TOEFL or IELTS (Required for applicants whose native tongue or medium of instruction from previous studies is not in
          • English)

    Requirements for TOEFL	Minimum 88 for TUM degree and TUM-NUS joint degree programmes; Minimum 100 for TUM-NTU joint degree programmes, i.e. Master of Science in Green Electronics and Master of Science in Integrated Circuit Design (TOEFL Institute Code: German Institute of Science and Technology – TUM Asia (Singapore), DI Code: 7368)
    Requirements for IELTS	Overall IELTS result of minimum 6.5

• • • • • Documents that are not in English must be translated by a sworn translator before submission.
        • Applicants for our Master programmes need not submit GRE or GATE results. If the medium of instruction for your Bachelor degree is in English, you do not need to submit your TOEFL or IELTS result as well.
        • Iranian degrees and and transcripts must be legalised by the German Embassy in Tehran.

  For MSc in Green Electronics, MSc in Integrated Circuit Design and MSc in Industrial Chemistry applications:

  All applicants are required to submit an additional of 3 certified-true copies of Official or Provisional Bachelor Degree Certificate and Official or Provisional Academic Transcript and additional 3 passport-sized photographs when you have accepted the offer of admissions and are being matriculated into our programme.

  For MSc in Aerospace Engineering and MSc in Rail, Transport and Logistics applications:

  All applicants are required to submit an additional of 2 certified-true copies of Official or Provisional Bachelor Degree Certificate and Official or Provisional Academic Transcript and additional 2 passport-sized photographs when you have accepted the offer of admissions and are being matriculated into our programme.

  WHERE TO SEND YOUR HARDCOPY DOCUMENTS

  Office of Admissions, TUM Asia
  510 Dover Road, #05-01 SIT@SP Building
  Singapore 139660

  • • 1. 1. • You do not have to submit any hardcopies until your application has been reviewed and you have received an offer of admission from us.
            • If you have received an offer of admission, you are required to submit to TUM Asia the following:
              • A signed printout of the Offer of Admission (Official and Student copy) and Student Agreement Form
              • All mandatory hardcopy documents and notarised academic documents
              • Signed application form
            • Please do not mail any documents to us if we do not tell you to. We do not return any documents submitted to us.

A processing fee of SGD 108* (after GST) is required for each submitted application. Kindly note that the processing fee is non-refundable.

*All fees quoted are in Singapore dollars and are inclusive of the prevailing Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate imposed under the Singapore GST Act. The processing fee is also subject to revision due to change in GST rates. The GST rate will be adjusted to 9% starting from 1 January 2024.

The following methods of payment are accepted:

Eligibility Criteria:

• • 1. 1. • The Early Bird Privilege (EBP) is a 20% deduction off the 1st Instalment Tuition Fees only.
          • The EBP is applicable to enrolled students to the TUM Asia Master of Science Programmes only.
          • The completed online application via our Online Application Portal must be submitted and the processing fee must be paid by 15 January 2023 before 2359h (Singapore Time) in order to qualify.
          • The applicant must be accepted and enrolled into the programme in order for the EBP to be in effect.

Terms & Conditions of EBP:

• • 1. 1. • If the applicant is eligible for the EBP, the deduction of the fees will be reflected in the Offer of Admission, which will be issued to the applicant upon acceptance into the programme.
          • The EBP applies for the Academic Year 2023/24 intake only.