Course Admissions

Admissions at all stages of the course

Applications for admission from both French and foreign candidates are subject to scrutiny by a selection panel. The candidate's application is assessed under the following headings: school marks,  baccalaureate results, teacher assessments and INSA interview. Successful candidates are chosen on a competitive basis and allocation to one of the five INSAs (Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Lyon or Toulouse) depends on classification and the places available at each establishment. The successful candidate's preferences may also be taken into account. 

Other possibilities exist for students to join INSA at different stages of the degree course; the admission procedures are identical throughout the INSA network.

1st year intake

Recruitment procedures are common to all five INSAs.
The processing of applications takes place at the beginning of April for foreign students.

• Conventional route
  Accessible to holders of a baccalaureate or equivalent in a science option.
• International section
  Accessible to all foreign students who have obtained a science option baccalaureate in a French college, a diploma in science studies upon completion of A-levels or equivalent, or a certificate of admission to a science-based university. Selection takes account of the marks obtained by the candidate in mathematics, physics, chemistry and French. A good level of written and spoken French is necessary to follow the courses correctly.
  

2nd year intake

Recruitment is restricted to Rennes, Toulouse and Strasbourg and is open to students who have completed their first year of studies after the baccalaureate or equivalent.
Admission to INSA is subject to an examination on a case-by-case basis and each student's accredited level in French language studies is scrutinised.
Processing of applications takes place at the beginning of April for foreign students.

3rd year intake

Recruitment procedure is common to all five INSAs and is open to students who have completed two years of study after the baccalaureate, or equivalent.
Processing of applications takes place at the beginning of April for foreign students.

4th year intake

Recruitment at INSA Rennes only.
Open to students who have completed four years of study after the baccalaureate, or equivalent.
Processing of applications takes place at the beginning of June

Foreign students can also gain admittance to the 4th year of the engineering degree course via the “n+i engineering institute” programme, which is reserved for holders of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering.
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Candidate admission file

3rd and 4th year study-visit applications must arrive via the International Office of the student's home establishment, with whom INSA-Rennes will  set up an exchange agreement.

To make an official application, the following documents should be sent by mail to the International Relations office of INSA -Rennes before the closing date:

• Curriculum vitae
• Report of marks obtained during the last two years of study as well as descriptions of the courses followed
• Two letters of introduction (from two science lecturers)
• Application form
• Accomodation reservation form
• FLE card
• Medical card
• Learning agreement

Application forms must be fully completed and returned to INSA-Rennes before the appropriate deadline:

L - M1: March 1
M2: between March and May