Admission procedure

A written English examination in basic biochemistry will be held twice a year in Tübingen. Participation in the written exam is recommended but you can apply relying only on your bachelor grade & CV, which means you can score a maximum of 45 points out of 65. You can repeat the exam once; the best grade counts. Results can then be used for your application at any time. If you want to take part, please send an empty email with the subject text entrance exam to admissionspam prevention@ifib.uni-tuebingen.de no later then 1 week before the exam date. This will automatically register you for the exam. The test takes place on the Friday closest to the deadline at 2pm in one of the 2 lecture halls of the IFIB, if not otherwise mentioned. Bring identification and a calculator.

If you apply from abroad and cannot attend the entrance test held in Tübingen, Germany, then the next best thing is to submit the GRE Biochemistry subject test, organized in most countries of the world, along with your application. See also the FAQs.

We will give up to 5 additional points for the following items based on your CV: stipends and prizes, peer-reviewed publications, international study or related work experience of at least 6 months. Please provide the necessary documents for us to verify these achievements.

• Bachelor certificate including your final or preliminary grade and your class rank (We cannot accept transcripts without an average grade or cGPA.)
  
  • Class rank means your final grade ranked X among Y students who graduated that year. For local applicants we have access to this information.
  • For documentation not in English or German, we require an official English translation along with a copy of the original document.
  • If you are in the last semester of your bachelor degree, you may apply with an English or German record of all the grades received up to that point including their average.
• An English Curriculum vitae in table format and in reverse chronological order of max. 1 page. Please include your focus subject in high school, any higher eduction, past laboratory and work experience, awards/scholarships and relevant extracurricular activities. We provide a template if you wish to use one.
• Evidence of very good written and spoken English. No documentation is required if your mother tongue is English, if you studied in English, if you lived for an extended amount of time in an English-speaking country or if sufficient English skills are documented in your school leaving exam. Otherwise, you need to provide one of the common certificates. If you make the short list, we may verify your English skills by a short conversation.
• University entrance qualification (as for the bachelor certificate, an official translation may be required)

Please apply online by first registering with your basic information. Afterwards you can change your application and view your status online. Do not include additional paper material as it will not be taken into account.