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Entrance Examinations

IMC has enrollments twice a year; spring entry and fall entry.

The entrance examinations for IMC will take two forms. Candidates residing in Japan will take the Pattern A examination, candidates residing overseas the Pattern B examination. Candidates may not take both examinations in the same (spring or fall) examination period.

Detail information will be updated in August for spring entry and in May for fall entry.

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Information Session for Prospective Students

»Schedule of Information Session (PDF download)

Outline of Entrance Examination

Pattern A...
for residents in Japan including international residents living in Japan

  2012 Spring Entry 2011 Fall Entry
First Intake Second Intake
Qualifications for applications
- University graduates or prospective graduates
- Overall English-ability. TOEFL scores of 570 (PBT) or 220 (CBT), or a TOEIC score of 780 may be regarded as a general indication.
Student Intake 10 5 10
Type of Examination Document Assessment
Written Exams
Oral Interviews
Document Assessment
Oral Interviews
Document Assessment
Written Exams
Oral Interviews
Application Period Nov. 4 - 11, 2011 Feb. 3 - 10, 2012 June 14 - 21, 2011
Examination Date Nov. 26, 2011 Feb. 25, 2012 July 9, 2011
Announcement of Results Dec. 9, 2011 March 2, 2012 July 22, 2011

»Information in detail (PDF download)
"Entrance Examination Information: Spring 2012 - Pattern A (Candidates resident in Japan)"

»Application Form (PDF download)
"Entrance Examination Application Forms: Spring 2012 - Pattern A "

»Cover Page of Essays (PDF download)

»Mailing Label (PDF download)

Pattern B...
for residents outside Japan, including Japanese citizens living overseas

  2012 Spring Entry 2011 Fall Entry
Qualifications for applications
- University graduates or prospective graduates
- Required to submit GMAT scores as well as TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, or other internationally-recognized certificates of English-language ability
Student Intake 5 10
Type of Examination Selection based on documents submitted
Application Period Sep. 29 - Nov. 11, 2011 March 1 - June 21, 2011
Examination Date None
(Document Assessment Only)
Announcement of Results As soon as documents have been assessed

»Information in detail (PDF download)

»Application Form (PDF download)
"Preliminary Inquiry Form"

Results of the 2008-2010 Entrance Examination

The results of the entrance examination for entry to the International Management Course of the Business School were as follows:

International Management Course   Candidates Successful
Candidates
Students
Autumn 2010 Pattern A 4 4 3
Pattern B 2 2 1
Spring 2010 Pattern A 24 22 21
Pattern B 4 3
Autumn 2009 Pattern A 6 6 5
Pattern B 3 3 2
Spring 2009 Pattern A 18 13 11
Pattern B 1 1
Autumn 2008 Pattern A 6 6 5
Pattern B 3 3 3
Spring 2008 Pattern A 6 6 8
Pattern B 2 2
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