Tohoku University

Yes, Indian students planning to enroll in a full-time degree at Tohoku Uni pay a one-time fee worth 282,000 Yen (INR 1.67 Lakhs). This fee serves as a registration conribution to cover the initial processing, onboarding, and matriculation costs of registering a student.

Admission fee for resea

Yes, Indian students planning to enroll in a full-time degree at Tohoku Uni pay a one-time fee worth 282,000 Yen (INR 1.67 Lakhs). This fee serves as a registration conribution to cover the initial processing, onboarding, and matriculation costs of registering a student.

Admission fee for resea

Yes, Tohoku Uni offers application and tuition fee waivers to eligible Indian students. These exemptions are not guaranteed and generally require a formal application/screening process.

Students who meet the conditions below may be eligible for a waiver:

• Enrolled as a regular degree student
• Proven fina

Yes, Indian students can pay their Tohoku Uni tuition fees in monthly installments. This option is available to students enrolled in degree programs who:

• are facing economic difficulties or other unavoidable circumstances
• have outstanding academic potential

To pay tuition in installments, students need

Indian students need a minimum GPA - 2.30 on a 3.0 scale to be eligible for most Tohoku Uni programs. The GPA should be calculated via the JASSO formula.

Note: GPA requirements can vary by faculty and program. Students are advised to check the GPA requirement for their desired course.

Yes, Indian students may be asked to take an entrance exam to study at Tohoku Uni depending on whether the programme is taught in Japanese or English. 

For Japanese-Taught programs:

• An Exam for Japanese University Admission (EJU) followed by Tohoku's internal Special Entrance Exam is required

For

Tohoku University currently offers 3 UG degree programs in English. These are listed below:

• BS in Advanced Molecular Chemistry
• BE in International Mechanical and Aersopace Engineering
• BA in Applied Marine Biology

Admission to the FGL UG Program for the 2026 enrollment will be the last one. A new English

Yes, Indian students are allowed to change their programme at Tohoku Uni. However, the process for that varies for a regular degree-seeking student and an exchange/short-term student.

• Exchange/Non-degree students are generally not allowed to change their program
• Regular students can change their progr

Yes,  Indian students can take Japanese classes alongside their primary courses at Tohoku Uni. The university actively encourages students to learn the language as it helps them adapt to life and is important to be eligible for research in Japan.

The univeristy's Japanese Language Program (JLP)