Admission procedure 2024

Bachelor’s degree study programme

At our faculty, we have one bachelor’s degree study programme in Informatics with 6 different specializations. Therefore, you only need to submit one application and choose your study specialization during your studies.

Important documents and links

The most important document concerning the admission procedure is the Conditions for Admission. The document contains all essential information, dates and deadlines or a detailed description of the documents we need from you during the admission procedure.

Procedure

1.

Fill out and submit an application by 31 March 2024

Online application

Application

You enter the admission procedure with a complete and paid application form. You can fill it out online from 1 January to 31 March 2024. We have only one round of the admission procedure.

Admission fee

The fee for the admission procedure is CZK 900 (approx. EUR 37 / USD 40). We recommend paying it online as soon as you fill out the application, but you can also pay with a wire transfer if necessary.

Required documents

Remember to upload all required documents through the application. It can be done even after the deadline, but you must upload a scan of your passport by 31 March 2024. You can find details in the article “Documents to be uploaded“ of the Conditions for Admission.

Recommendation

Even though the deadline for completing these steps is 31 March 2024, we strongly encourage you to perform these steps as soon as possible to allow us to process the applications on an ongoing basis.

2.

Pass the Mathematics test in April 2024

We organize an admission Mathematics test in English. It takes place:

  • In-person at FIT CTU on 10 April 2024 or
  • Remotely online on 5, 9 or 12 April 2024. Remember to register through the application for one of these dates.

You can find details on topics, rules and technology required for the online test in the article “The first round of admission – Mathematics test“ of the Conditions for Admission.

We invite you for the second admission round (the interview) if you obtain at least 60 points from the test. If the number of invited applicants would be high, we reserve the right to reduce their number.

Preparation for the test

3.

Attend the interview by 10 May 2024 and become preliminarily admitted

Once you have successfully passed the first admission round (Mathematics test) – and no later than 26 April 2024 – you and the admission committee will mutually agree upon the exact date and time of your interview. It is conducted in English remotely online, or in person at FIT CTU no later than 10 May 2024.

You can find details on topics and technology required for the online interview in the article “The second round of admission – interview“ of the Conditions for Admission.

You will be informed about the preliminary (non-)admission decision by 14 May 2024, followed by an official confirmation. If you are preliminarily admitted, you will also receive further information about full admission and registration into the study.

4.

Upload all required documents and become fully admitted

Required documents

To go from preliminarily to fully admitted, you must upload through the application or deliver to the Office of Study Affairs the following documents:

  • Recognition of your secondary/high school education (see the article “Recognition of Secondary/High school education“ of the Conditions for Admission).

  • Proof of English proficiency, except for native English speakers (see the article “English proficiency requirements“ of the Conditions for Admission).

  • Signed copy of Study Contract.

Certified translation

A certified translation (into Czech, Slovak or English) should accompany all documents not in one of these languages. The originals should be presented at the registration into the study.

Recognition of foreign education

Documents associated with your previous foreign education must be officially recognized by the Czech Republic (nostrification) or verified through the CTU.

More details

Full admission

Once you upload all required documents, you shall receive (by mail) an official letter of admission, further information about your studies and an admission confirmation for the Czech Embassy in your country.

5.

Arrange the necessities for life in Czechia

Visa

After being accepted for studies in the Czech Republic, you must apply to the Czech Embassy in your country for a visa if needed. Students arriving for a period longer than 90 days apply for a long-term residence permit for study purposes. The whole procedure for obtaining a visa for study purposes can take 60–90 days, so we recommend applying for the visa well in advance. For further information, please get in touch with the Czech Embassy.

Czech Embassy information Official web for foreigners

Health insurance

You have to arrange valid International Health Insurance covering the territory of the Czech Republic. This insurance must be presented before the visa is affixed to the passport. CTU recommends these companies (all provide the online application):

Accommodation

You can book accommodation at the CTU dormitory online and get a contract confirming guaranteed accommodation. If you need help with your registration, you can contact the Accommodation Department at ubytovani@suz.cvut.cz. The tentative date for the commencement of accommodation is 17 September 2024.

Accommodation in the CTU dormitories

6.

Pay the tuition fee

To complete the admission process, you must pay the tuition fee, CZK 64,000 (approx. EUR 2,627 / USD 2,867), for the first semester of your studies. The tuition fee does not cover accommodation, food, transportation, books, medical insurance, or other personal expenses.

You can pay the fee either by card (recommended) or bank transfer.

Payment for studies

7.

Register into the study from 30 June to 16 September 2024

Once the tuition fee payment for the first semester is executed to the FIT bank account, you can register into the study. The registration can be done online from 30 June to 16 September 2024. The exact details are specified in your admission letter.

The classes start on 23 September 2024.

Preparation for the Mathematics test

Do not let the entrance exam take you by surprise, and become a math whiz. Our preparatory course or set of sample exams will help you with that.

Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Information Technology
Office of Study Affairs

Thákurova 9
Prague 6
160 00
Czech Republic

The person responsible for the content of this page: Ing. Zdeněk Muzikář, CSc.