POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION – GENERAL INFORMATION
Since 2014, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) has been training academic and research staff through postgraduate programs.
Eligibility: Candidates with a higher education degree confirmed by a Master's or Specialist diploma are eligible for admission.
Study modes: Full-time and part-time study options are available.
State-funded (budget) places: available as per the state admission plan.
Fee-paying (contract) places: available beyond the state plan. Tuition may be paid by individuals or legal entities.
Benefits: Full-time state-funded postgraduate students are entitled to benefits under Russian legislation.
KEY ADMISSION DATES
For detailed information, refer to the official sources regarding:
Dates and venue of entrance exams and consultations
Document submission start and completion dates
Admission deadlines
ENTRANCE EXAMS
Step 1 – Interview: Applicants must first have an interview with their prospective supervisor. The interview protocol, along with the full set of documents, is submitted to the Department for Coordination of Work with Postgraduate Students (4th academic building, 3rd floor, office 320).
Step 2 – Written exams: Applicants who pass the interview then take two entrance exams:
Specialized discipline (major subject)
Foreign language
Validity: Entrance exam results are valid for one calendar year.
Retakes: Retaking entrance exams is not permitted.
ENROLLMENT
Applicants who do not pass the competitive selection may be enrolled on a contractual (fee-paying) basis beyond the control numbers.
TUITION FEES
Tuition fees are approved annually by the University's Academic Council.
Transfer from fee-paying to state-funded (budget) education is possible twice a year, following interim assessment results and subject to availability of vacant budget places. This is done in accordance with University regulations.
DORMITORY ACCOMMODATION
Eligibility: Non-resident full-time postgraduate students may be provided with dormitory accommodation (without family members), subject to availability.
Priority: Priority is given to state-funded (budget) postgraduate students.
All about Polytechnic University dormitories
DOCUMENTS
Charter of SPbPU
License and Certificate of State Accreditation
Admission Rules of SPbPU for the 2024/25 academic year
Record of individual achievements
Information on admission for company sponsored study
Sample contract on provision of paid educational services
Regulations on the individual work plan of a postgraduate student of FGAOU VO SPbPU