Application Requirements and Procedure for the Master's program Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics

Application periods

For a start in winter semester

• April 1 to May 31 (Attention: for winter semester 2026/27 application period opens April 15)

For a start in summer semester

• September 1 to November 30

The closing dates are absolute deadlines, i. e. the online application has to be completed in TUMonline. All necessary documents have to be uploaded by then.

Selection procedure schedule

First stage

The test for applications for the Winter Semester 2026/27 is scheduled for the week of June 22–26, 2026.

Second stage

Applicants who are not admitted directly may be invited to an interview. The interviews for the application process for the Winter Semester 2026/27 will take place between July 6–17, 2026. Specific appointment times will be arranged individually after the results of the first stage have been announced.

Admission is based on documents uploaded online. Certified copies must be submitted for enrollment only after admission. It is important that all documents relevant for admission are uploaded, otherwise the application is not considered complete. This also applies to TUM-internal applications!

Which documents are necessary in your case will be specified during the online process. Please also consider the information given by TUM Student Admission Office.

The Glossary of Documents provides specific information about the documents required to apply at TUM.

Some additional information on some of these documents is provided below.

• CV

Please provide a curriculum vitae without chronological gaps up to the time of your application at TUM. Please feel free to use the template from the European Union (europass).

• Subject and grade transcript of studies to date (Transcript of Records)

As proof of a qualifying university degree, please submit the final documents of your bachelor's program.

If you have not yet completed your bachelor's degree at the time of application, you must submit a complete list of all academic and examination achievements available up to the time of application (Transcript of Records). You must submit proof of your university degree as soon as the documents are available. This must be done no later than one year after the start of your master's program. Please also note the information provided under “Provisional admission without Bachelor's degree".

• Grade overview of your underlying Bachelor's Degree

The grade overview of the underlying bachelor’s program is a compilation of all examinations, including the corresponding grades and credits. Only the bachelor’s program on which your application is based (your “main bachelor’s degree”) is relevant. Please use the “Grade Overview” form and list all modules from your bachelor curriculum in full.

• Language certificate

Undergraduate students whose native language or language of instruction in university is not English, according to §36 (1) S. 2 of the exam regulations have to provide a proof of adequate knowledge of the language in order to be admitted to the English language Master's program Biomedical engineering and medical Physics.

The certificates accepted for English language skills are institutional at TUM.

In addition to these certificates, it will also be accepted if at least 10 ECTS in your underlying Bachelor's degree program were taught and examined in English. This can be provided e.g. as an English-language Bachelor's thesis. For this proof, please use the “form for verification of English-language proficiency through English-language modules in the undergraduate degree program”, which is linked on the central pages of TUM, and do not forget to provide proof that these modules are in English.

Please note that proof of language skills must be available by the application deadline.

German language skills in English-taught programs?

Although knowledge of the German language is not relevant for your admission in English-taught programs, the Bavarian State Government requires all international students to acquire at least a basic level of German during their studies (CEFR Level A1.1 or higher). Therefore, applicants not providing proof of German language skills can only be granted admission on condition to complete one module providing them with integrative knowledge of the German language within the first two semesters of their studies. For this purpose, you may take language German courses before leaving your home country or do so during your studies. The offer of German language courses at TUM is limited to availability of places, please check out regular offer of TUM Language Center.

If you already have German language skills at level A1.1 or higher, please submit the proof of proficiency together with your application (as an “appendix” to the curriculum vitae).

• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) by uni-assist

All applicants for a master's program who did not obtain their relevant master's admission qualification (e.g., a bachelor's degree) at a German university require preliminary document review (VPD) documentation. In addition to submitting an online application to TUM, you must apply for this directly at uni-assist. This means that you must submit an online application to TUM and, at the same time, apply for preliminary document review at uni-assist. For further information, please visit https://www.tum.de/studium/bewerbung/infoportal-bewerbung/uni-assist. 

• Special conditions for certain countries

For individual countries, special requirements apply regarding the documents to be submitted. You do not need a GRE for this program.

The aptitude assessment is conducted in two stages:

1. In the first stage, the aptitude assessment committee evaluates the results of the written examination as well as the applicant’s academic qualification (grade) on a scale from 0 (lowest score) to 60 (highest score) according to the following procedure:

   • Academic qualification (grade): For every 0.1 grade by which your degree is better than 4.0, one point is awarded (up to a maximum of 30 points). No negative points are given. For international degrees, the grade will be converted. If, at the time of application, a transcript with more than 130 credits is available, the evaluation is based on the best‑graded modules totaling 130 credits. It is the applicant’s responsibility to list these modules in the Grade Overview form. If this information is missing, the overall grade submitted by the applicant will be used.
      
   • The written examination consists of 35 to 50 multiple‑choice questions, each with one correct answer option, as well as free‑response questions. It is evaluated by two members of the committee on a scale from 0 to 30 points. The final score is the arithmetic mean of the two individual evaluations, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
     
     The content of the test covers the following subject areas:
   • Physics (Detailed information on exemplary subtopics, sample questions, and recommended literature can be found in the Physics document),
   • Engineering (Detailed information on exemplary subtopics, sample questions, and recommended literature can be found in the Engineering document),
   • Biology and Chemistry (Detailed information on exemplary subtopics, sample questions, and recommended literature can be found in the Biology and Chemistry document),
   • Mathematics (Detailed information on exemplary subtopics, sample questions, and recommended literature can be found can be found in the Mathematics document).
      

   The total score is the sum of the two components.
   If you achieve at least 48 points, you pass the aptitude assessment in the first stage and will be admitted directly.
   If you achieve fewer than 32 points, your application will be rejected.
    

2. If you receive a score between 32 and 47 points, you will be invited to an aptitude interview (duration: 20–30 minutes). The purpose of the interview is to determine whether you are suitable for the chosen degree program. In addition to assessing your qualifications relative to the program’s requirements, the interview primarily evaluates subject‑specific competencies: basic biophysical knowledge and your understanding of physical and engineering‑related questions and concepts, demonstrated through outlining the solution approach to an exemplary problem.

   The dates for the aptitude interviews will be communicated together with the invitation.

   The interview is evaluated by two members of the aptiude assessment committee on a scale from 0 to 30 points. The score is determined by taking the arithmetic mean of the two individual evaluations, rounded up to the nearest whole number.

   The total score is the sum of the points from the interview and the points awarded for the academic qualification (grade).
   If you achieve at least 30 points, you pass the aptitude assessment.
   If you achieve fewer than 30 points, your application will be rejected.

In the case that you do not have finished your Bachelor's program or you do not have received your final documents yet, you can get admission when you have reached at least 130 CP in your underlying Bachelor's program (according to a 180 CP Bachelor's degree program). According to the study regulations early admission is possible on reasonable request for students who are enrolled in a Bachelor's degree course which fulfills the admission requirements (see above). You must then prove this Bachelor's degree at the latest two semesters after the start of the Master's program. A request can only be justified if the successful completion of the Bachelor degree is (at least) theoretically possible until the end of the first semester of the Master studies. With an application, the request is considered implicitly made.

In TUMonline, the bachelor's degree documents are among the documents that have to be submitted for enrollment. If you submit the enrollment application without final documents (for example, because you are still waiting for them to be issued), this will be considered an application for provisional enrollment. The subsequent submission deadline for the final documents is then one year, whereby TUM degrees are automatically accounted for internally and do not usually have to be submitted explicitly.

Usually, admission remains valid for a future application for the same program. For detailed information, please see here.

Possible problems

The provisional admission does not guarantee that studying a Bachelor's and a Master's program in parallel is possible. It is your own decision to accept the place of study. Therefore, you take the responsibility to manage possible conflicts.

Starting the Master's program in advance makes sense, when you have already finished the Bachelor's degree, but you did not receive the final documents yet. If you still have to take exams for your Bachelor's degree, it is not recommended to start the Master's program, especially if you have to take the exams in another university.