Academic Regulations and Examination Regulations for the Master’s Program in Industrial Engineering and Management (M.Sc.)

1. These bylaws govern admission to the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management in the first or subsequent subject-specific semesters / terms at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (hereinafter: KIT).
2. If admission quotas for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management have been established in accordance with the currently applicable regulation of the Ministry of Science on the Setting of Admission Quotas at Universities (Admission Quota Regulation), and if the number of applicants who meet the requirements for admission as defined in §§ 2 through 5 exceeds the total number of available spots, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will allocate the available spots in the Master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management in accordance with the following provisions.
3. If no admission quotas have been established for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management in accordance with the currently applicable Admission Quota Regulation, only an admission procedure will take place. In this case, the admission decision is based on the requirements for admission set forth in the following provisions (Sections 2 through 5). There is no selection process.

1. Admission is granted for both the winter and summer terms.
2. If admission quotas have been set for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) by the applicable Admission Quota Regulation, the application for admission, including all required documents
   
   , must be submitted > for the winter term by July 15 of each year (cut-off date)
   
   for the summer term by January 15 of each year (cut-off date) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
   
   If no admission quotas have been set for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the aforementioned deadlines apply, provided that they are not strict deadlines.

1. The form of the application is governed by the general provisions applicable to the admissions procedure as set forth in the currently valid KIT Admission and Enrollment Regulations.
2. The following documents must be attached to the application:
   1. a (provisional) certificate of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in accordance with § 5(1)(1), including a transcript of records specifying the ECTS credits earned and, if available, a Diploma Supplement,
   2. credentials for a successfully completed Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in the GMAT Focus Edition or a successfully completed Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in accordance with Section 5(1)(3); Proof is provided exclusively via the “Official Score Report” through KIT’s electronic online access with the test provider, which the applicant must have explicitly requested from the test provider. Only results obtained in a test whose most recent test date was no more than five years prior to the deadline specified in § 2 will be accepted as credentials.
   3. A statement by the applicant that they have not definitively failed an examination required under the applicable examination regulations in the business engineering or Industrial Engineering and Management degree program—or a related degree program with substantially the same content—or that they do not have the entitlement to take the examination for other reasons;
   4. credentials for sufficient language proficiency in accordance with § 5(1)(4),
   5. the additional documents specified in the currently valid Admission and Enrollment Regulations.

If the submitted documents and certificates are not in German or English, an officially certified translation into German must be provided. KIT may require that the original documents on which the admission decision is based be presented at the time of enrollment.
 

Admission to the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management may also be applied for if the Bachelor’s degree has not yet been awarded by the application deadline as defined in Section 3, provided that, based on the applicant’s academic record to date, in particular their examination results to date, it is expected that the applicant will complete the Bachelor’s program in time before the start of the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management. In this case, an average grade calculated based on the applicant’s examination results to date may be taken into account as part of the admission and selection decision. The applicant participates in the admission and selection process exclusively on the basis of the calculated grade point average and their academic and examination performance to date. The subsequent result of the Bachelor’s degree is not taken into account. The application must be accompanied by a certificate documenting the academic and examination achievements completed by the end of the application deadline (e.g., transcript).

1. To prepare for the admission and selection decision, the KIT Department of Business and Economics appoints an Admission and Selection Commission consisting of at least two full-time faculty members from the KIT Department of Business and Economics. A student representative may participate in the meetings of the Admissions and Selection Committee in an advisory capacity. The Dean of Studies or a representative designated by the Dean shall chair the committee.
2. In the event that several admissions and selection commissions are formed due to a high number of applicants, a joint meeting chaired by the Dean of Studies will be held at the beginning of the admissions and selection process to agree on the evaluation criteria. At the end of the process, a joint concluding meeting may be held.

Upon completion of the admissions and selection process, the Dean of Studies reports to the KIT Department Council on the experiences gained and makes proposals for improving and further developing the admissions and selection process

1. The requirements for admission to the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management are:
   1. a bachelor’s degree or at least an equivalent degree from a university, university of applied sciences, vocational academy, dual university, or a foreign institution of higher education in a degree program in economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics; the program must have been completed within a regular study period of at least three years and with a minimum of 180 ECTS credits;
   2. the applicant must not have definitively failed any examination required by the examination regulations in the master’s program in business engineering or business engineering and management, or in a related degree program with substantially the same content, and the entitlement to an examination must still exist for other reasons;
   3. a successfully passed GMAT (GMAT Focus Edition) with a minimum score of 550 points or a GRE with a minimum score of 315 points
   4. proof of sufficient proficiency in the English language in accordance with the requirements of the current KIT Admission and Enrollment Regulations, as amended;
2. The Admissionsand Selection Commission for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management, in consultation with the Examination Board of the bachelor's program in business engineering. When recognizing foreign degrees, the recommendations of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs as well as agreements made within the framework of university partnerships must be observed.

1. If admission quotas for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management are established by the applicable Admission Quota Regulation and the number of applicants who meet the requirements for admission, entrance requirements specified in § 5, paragraph 1, exceeds exceed the total number of available spots, selection shall be made in accordance with the following provisions.
2. Only those who
   1. have applied for a place in the program in a timely and proper manner and
   2. meet the requirements for admission specified in § 5, paragraph 1.
      If an applicant is not eligible to participate in the selection process, he or she will receive a letter of exclusion.
3. Among the applicants who meet the requirements for admission, the Admissions and Selection Commission will compile a ranking list based on the overall grade of the final academic examination (max. 30 points) and the result of a subject-specific academic aptitude test (max. 60 points) in accordance with § 8.
4. The points awarded by the Admissions and Selection Commission pursuant to Sections 7 and 8 are added together to yield a total score (max. 90 points). The total score must be calculated to one decimal place; no rounding is permitted.
    

In the event of a tie, ranking is determined by the grade point average of the university degree that is a prerequisite for admission to the master’s program. If a tie still persists, the decision is made by lot.

A maximum of 30 points is awarded for the overall grade of the academic final examination. The conversion and evaluation of the overall grade are based on guidelines established by the Admissions and Selection Commission.

1. A maximum of 60 points may be awarded for the GMAT (GMAT Focus Edition), which consists of the three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights. Points are awarded based on the following test results:
2. For the GRE test, points are awarded such that the combined score of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections is converted into GMAT points in accordance with paragraph 1 using the following formula: Verbal Reasoning * 6.38369593312407 + Quantitative Reasoning * 10.6230921641945 2080.74559330863

The result is rounded to the nearest ten, disregarding any decimal places.

1. The decision regarding admission and enrollment is made by the Vice President for Academic Affairs upon the recommendation of the Admissions and Selection Commission. If the number of applicants who qualify under § 5 exceeds the total number of available spots, the selection and admission decision shall be based on the ranking list established under § 6
2. Admission shall be denied if
   1. the application documents were not submitted by the deadline as specified in § 2 or were incomplete as defined in § 3,
   2. the requirements set forth in § 5 are not met,
   3. in the business engineering or industrial engineering and management degree program, or in a related degree program with essentially the same content, an examination required by the examination regulations has been definitively failed, or the entitlement to an examination no longer exists for other reasons (Section 60(2)(2) of the Act of Baden-Württemberg on Universities and Colleges, § 9(2) of the Higher Education Admissions Act).
3. In the case of Section 3(3), admission is granted subject to the condition that definitive credentials for the bachelor’s degree be submitted without delay, no later than two months after the start of the semester for which admission was applied for. If credentials are not provided by the deadline, admission to the Industrial Engineering and Management master’s program will be revoked. If no admission quotas have been set for the master’s program in Industrial Engineering and Management pursuant to the Admission Quota Regulation, enrollment may be granted subject to the condition that final credentials for the bachelor’s degree be submitted without delay, no later than two months after the start of the semester for which enrollment was requested. If proof is not provided by the deadline, the guarantee expires and enrollment will not take place. If the applicant is not at fault for missing the deadline, he or she must provide evidence of this to the Admissions and Selection Commission and submit written credentials. The Admissions and Selection Commission may, in justified individual cases, extend the deadline for submitting the final transcript.
4. If the applicant is not admitted following the selection process, he or she will be notified in writing of the outcome of the selection process. The decision must be substantiated and accompanied by information on rights to appeal.
5. Minutes must be taken regarding the conduct of the admission and selection process.

In all other respects, the provisions generally applicable to the admission procedure in the Admission and Enrollment Regulations of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) remain unaffected

These bylaws shall enter into force on the day following their publication in the Official Announcements of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). They shall apply for the first time to the application process for the winter term 2026/27.