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3-year doctoral course

<About the entrance examination in the summer of 2021>Updated on June 7, 2021
The entrance examination of the Department of Statistical Science will be held from 19 to 20 January.
Regarding the entrance examination for the 5-year doctoral course in January, the written examination and the interview will be held online.
Regarding the entrance examination for the 3-year doctoral course in January, the interview will be held online.
For each of the examinations, any changes from the Applications Handbook will be announced to each examinee directly.

Please see the following pages of the SOKENDAI website.
・The Application Process of Japanese Government Scholarship Students
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/mextscholarship/
・Application Process of Privately Financed Students
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/pvscholarship/
・Application Guideline
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/mextscholarship/university_recommendation/index.html
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/pvscholarship/scholarship/

* For contents and details, make sure to check the Applications Handbook.

• Application Requirements
• Application Period
• Entrance Exam Dates
• Necessary Documentation for Application
• Message to Applicants Sitting Exams
• Selection Method
• Acceptance Criteria
• Inquiries

* For details check the Applications Handbook.

* Details about exam times will be provided when you are sent your exam admission ticket.

* For details about the documentation that needs to be submitted with applications check the Applications Handbook.

If you wish to enroll in this department, please refer to the Applications Handbook for information about the fields of education and research in which the Department of Statistical Science offers supervision, as well as their guidelines, and check details about offered subjects and the main educational focus of academic supervisors. Before submitting an application, consult with the academic supervisor you wish to work with regarding the research you wish to pursue and your research plans after enrollment.

Note that if you are accepted for enrollment in the program, the academic supervisor that you nominated at the time of application will be taken into account when deciding your main academic supervisor after enrollment, so please consider this choice carefully.

For the above reason, if you are not sure which academic supervisor to consult before application, or if you need more detailed information (e.g., list of main papers published by each academic supervisor), please contact us for a consultation.

Selection of applicants will be based on documentation screening and an interview.

[Documentation screening]
Assessment will be based on research interests, master's thesis and other published academic papers or research conducted, or by transcripts of undergraduate and graduate school academic performance.

[Interview]
Interviews in Japanese or English will be conducted to assess research motivation, basic knowledge of statistical science, relevant specialist knowledge cultivated up to now, originality, expression and presentation skills, and aptitude for research.

Decisions on whether to accept applicants will be based on an overall evaluation of the results of the documentation screening and interview.

Graduate Student Affairs Team
General Affairs Division
Tachikawa Administration Department
Research Organization of Information and Systems

Department of Statistical Science
School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562
Tel : 050-5533-8514
Fax : 042-526-4332
E-mail : sokendai-toukei-nyushi@t.rois.ac.jp

Admissions

• Admission Policy
• 5-year doctoral course
• 3-year doctoral course