Engineering cycle admissions

Second year admissions

Students who have already completed a year of their Master’s degree (or equivalent for international students) in the following subjects are eligible to apply for second-year admission to the engineering cycle at Chimie ParisTech based on their qualifications: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Matter Sciences.

There are two ways to apply:

• The GEI-UNIV university admission procedure, which can be used to apply to a dozen engineering schools. Registration between 3 January 2024 to 1st March 2024 on the website.
  To learn more http://www.geiuniv.com
• The Chimie ParisTech - PSL selection with application and interview - Registration between early March - late April.
  • One can only apply to Chimie ParisTech - PSL using one of these two methods, double applications are not admitted.
  • Students who have already passed the competitive examinations for prestigious engineering schools are not eligible to apply for admission.

Chimie ParisTech’s Selection Procedure

General provisions 

Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s selection with application and interview: open to holders of an M1 (or equivalent for international candidates) for admission to the second year of the engineering degree based on their qualifications.

Candidates must present a very good academic record and the best candidates are invited for an interview. Students will stand out by demonstrating their motivation and interest for the engineering profession. There is no age limit.

WARNING - in addition to registering on the Campus France website, international students must fill out an application for admission based on qualifications to the school.

Calendar

Applications are open on the PSL platform during the following period:

Monday 4 March 2024 at 8 am to Sunday 28 April 2024 at 5 pm.

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• Eligibility jury: mid-May
• Publication of eligibility results: end of May
• Admission interview: early June
• Publication of admission results: mid-June

Application file

Documents to be included in the application file:

• Photo ID;
• Resume;
• Cover letter;
• Application fee: €50, non-refundable, regardless of the jury’s decision. To be paid by credit card via the application platform, by bank transfer or check payable to “Agent comptable de l’ENSCP”, sent to the following address:
  Chimie ParisTech - Service de scolarité
  11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie
   75231 Paris Cedex 05
• Photocopy of the ID card or family record book. For international candidates, please attach a birth certificate as well;
• Copy of all diplomas and transcripts since high school, as well as any document suitable to establish the candidate’s level;
• At least one confidential letter of recommendation: candidates must ask teachers who have followed their studies and/or companies where they have done internships, to write a confidential letter giving their opinion on the candidate’s knowledge and their ability to pursue higher education, especially in an engineering school. The procedure will be done on the online portal directly.

AgroParisTech and ESPCI dual-degree

Students from AgroParisTech and ESPCI can continue their engineering studies under the dual-degree agreement signed between Chimie ParisTech - PSL and their home institution.  They may indeed be interested in several of the school’s disciplines or key sectors, such as industrial processes, or even the cosmetology sector for engineers.

The agreement with the ESPCI stipulates that students follow the program of the process option in their 2nd year and have access to all the subjects offered by Chimie ParisTech - PSL in their 3rd year.

AgroParisTech students join the engineering program in their 2nd year and build their educational program in complete freedom, according to the terms of Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s school rules.

The Department of Studies or of the program supports all students and guides them through their studies at Chimie ParisTech - PSL, steering them towards an educational program that aligns with their future professional project.

• The 2nd year curriculum
• The 3rd year curriculum

Admission procedure

Students of AgroParisTech and ESPCI who are interested in this dual-degree must contact the admission office of their home institution during their first year in order to prepare an application file. This file is sent to Chimie ParisTech - PSL who examines each application. The school then invites candidates for a motivational interview and makes a decision in April.

Admitting Normaliens polytechnicians in the 3rd year

Chimie ParisTech - PSL offers students from the Ecole polytechnique and the ENS Saclay applied training in the field of chemical industry and management. Students start studying at Chimie ParisTech - PSL during their 3rd year internship. They join the school the following school year to follow one of the programs offered in the last year of the engineering cycle, which will be followed by their graduating project. They are awarded Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s diploma at the end of this program.

• The 3rd year curriculum

Admission procedure

The Director of studies or of the program accepts students from the Ecole Polytechnique and the ENS Paris-Saclay who are interested in Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s program following an interview. This interview allows students to make sure that the school’s courses align with their professional project.

The students apply for admission by sending a motivation letter and a detailed resume to Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s admission office. If they have not already met the Director of studies or of the program, they are invited for an interview. Chimie ParisTech - PSL quickly makes a decision.

An original pharmacochemist profile

Chimie ParisTech’s diploma is open to pharmacy students from the René Descartes-Paris 5 University. This dual-education (“Pharmacy + Chemistry”) allows students to combine the knowledge they have acquired during the first five years of their pharmaceutical studies with those delivered in a high-level engineering curriculum, which is very versatile in the field of chemistry and its applications. They are also taught the economic and strategic realities of the industrial world.
The professional profile resulting from this “Pharmacy + Chemistry” training mainly concerns pharmacochemists who are able to participate in research teams or engineering and production teams for new drugs.

• René Descartes University

Program

Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s engineering curriculum includes an excellent education in mathematics and in physics. As a result, pharmacy students follow, simultaneously with the 4th and 5th years of their pharmaceutical program, a “harmonization” curriculum of 150 to 180 hours. At the end of their 5th year and provided they have successfully completed Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s program, students are admitted to the 2nd year of the engineering cycle. They build their educational program in complete freedom, according to the terms of Chimie ParisTech - PSL’s school rules.

Admission procedure

Pharmacy students from the René Descartes University who are interested in a dual-degree with Chimie ParisTech - PSL must submit an application form to their university's Department of Studies at the beginning of their 4th year. This file is sent to Chimie ParisTech - PSL who examines it and makes a decision quickly.

Pharmacy students from other universities may apply for admission to Chimie ParisTech - PSL in their 2nd year based on their qualifications.