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 the INSA at different stages of the degree course ; the admission procedures are identical throughout the INSA network.

1st year intake

The recruitment procedure is common to all five INSAs.
Processing of candidates' 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 at the end of upper secondary education, 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 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 the 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 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

Applications for a study visit in one of the departments of specialisation at INSA-Rennes must arrive via the International Relations office of the establishment of origin, with whom we will  establish 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 fulle completed and returned to INSA-Rennes before the appropriate deadline:

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