2024-2025 Special Entrance Examination for Privately-funded International Students

1. Outline of the Entrance Examination

[NEW] Laptop Rental Services [March 2024]

Osaka University offers students who don’t afford to buy a laptop due to financial reasons the opportunity to rent a laptop free of charge for a year or half a year. The university also provides a temporary laptop rental service to those who cannot use their laptops in class for some reason. For detailed information, click the links below. (links in Japanese)

Please download a set of application forms, fill in the forms, print them (A4 size), and send them to the Admission Division by postal mail. Note that any data that cannot be input may be written by hand directly onto a printed application form.

To see an example of completed application forms, click here.

For an application checklist, click here.

For examination fee payment, click here.

To see a step-by-step diagram of the payment process, click here.

FAQ regarding special screenings [updated May 2023]

For information on examination fee refunds, click here.

Examination fee refund request forms (Excel | PDF)

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