The International Physics Course (IPC) at the Graduate School of Science of Osaka University ordinarily admits only those applicants who have completed an undergraduate major in Physics or the equivalent.
  In determining the admissibility of a prospective graduate student, the IPC carefully considers transcripts of academic work, letter(s) of recommendation, research experience, statement of purpose, and proficiency in English.
  The Graduate Program in Physics at the IPC is designed for those intending to pursue research leading to a PhD. A Master degree will be awarded to students who successfully complete the necessary coursework requirements and a Master thesis. The IPC faculty also welcomes applications from those who have already completed a Master course and intend to extend their research into a PhD course.

The applicant must be able to speak and understand English well enough to attend lectures and work in the laboratory in English. Furthermore the following conditions must be met.

Note: Before submitting the application documents, the applicant must contact the head(s) of the research group(s) in which the applicant intends to carry out research.

Applicants to the IPC courses should send the following documents to the IPC office by the deadline stated above. The applicant should send documents 1- 5, while the recommendation letters 6 should be sent by the recommenders. The students proceeding from the IPC Master course to the PhD course are required to submit 1, 2, and 4.
  The documents should be sent to the IPC office directly as one PDF file by e-mail (IPCoffice@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp).

1.Application form

The Application Form can be downloaded below.

Application Form [PDF 100KB]
Application Form [WORD 140KB]

6.Recommendation letters

Master and PhD courses
Evaluation letters for the applicant are required from two or more persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's physics training, such as the applicant’s supervisor or instructor of a physics class the applicant has taken.
The applicant and the supervisor or instructors should fill in the form that can be downloaded below. In addition to this form, the supervisor or instructor should write an evaluation letter that should include the supervisor or instructor judgment on the applicant and the reasons why the applicant is recommended for the IPC.
Both documents should be sent to the IPC office directly by each supervisor or instructor, first via e-mail (by the application deadline) and then also by post (with the original signature).

Recommendation letter
Recommendation letter

Note: Before submitting the application documents, the applicant contact the head(s) of the research group(s) in which the applicant intends to carry out research.

2nd step: Written test or assessment of Master thesis

The applicant can choose one of three ways for the exam.

(1) Submission of the score of the GRE subject test in Physics

More details on the GRE are available at
Physics Test
Test Centers and Dates
2012–13 GRE® Paper-based Test Centers [PDF 432KB]
  Note that you have to take the “Paper-based Test” and the exam is administered only once for each test center in November. Registration to the test ends usually in October. Check the deadline, day of exam, and locations for the exam by yourself. You can check your score on the GRE website soon after the exam. The designated institution code for the Graduate School of Science of Osaka University is 6764. You are required to send a copy of your scores to the IPC office as soon as possible.
  Applicants who have already taken the GRE subject test in Physics after January 2010 can use that score for the application to the IPC.

(2) Paper examination organized by the IPC

We recommend to take the GRE, but for those who have difficulties in doing so, the IPC faculty provides a different written examination. It consists of four subjects: 1. Classical mechanics, 2. Electromagnetism, 3. Quantum mechanics, 4. Statistical physics. Total time for examination is about 3 hours. Applicants can take the exam in their country and details of the procedure will be announced to the applicants who have passed step 1. As examples, find to the right links to the problems assigned in previous years.

(3) Submission of Master thesis (only applicable to PhD course candidates)

Please submit your Master thesis for review by IPC faculties. It is standard to submit a hard copy of your thesis by the deadline, but if the pdf of your thesis is 20 MB or less, you can submit it as an attachment to an e-mail. If your Master thesis was not written in English, please write a two-page research summary in English and submit it along with your Master thesis. Applicants who have not yet graduated and, therefore, whose thesis is not yet complete should submit a four-page summary of their research in a pdf file. Everyone who selects this way of examination is also required to give an oral presentation. You are required to give the presentation via Skype and you have 20 minutes including 5 minutes of Q&A time. For students who will graduate from the Master course in the Graduate School of Science, Osaka University in September, it is not necessary to submit these documents at the present time.

Applicants to the IPC courses should send the following documents to the IPC office by the deadline stated above. The applicant should send documents 1- 5, while the recommendation letters 6 should be sent by the recommenders. The students proceeding from the IPC Master course to the PhD course are required to submit 1, 2, and 4.
  The documents should be sent to the IPC office directly as one PDF file by e-mail (IPCoffice@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp).

1.Application form

The Application Form can be downloaded below.

Application Form [PDF 100KB]
Application Form [WORD 140KB]

6.Recommendation letters

Master and PhD courses
Evaluation letters for the applicant are required from two or more persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's physics training, such as the applicant’s supervisor or instructor of a physics class the applicant has taken.
The applicant and the supervisor or instructors should fill in the form that can be downloaded below. In addition to this form, the supervisor or instructor should write an evaluation letter that should include the supervisor or instructor judgment on the applicant and the reasons why the applicant is recommended for the IPC.
Both documents should be sent to the IPC office directly by each supervisor or instructor, first via e-mail (by the application deadline) and then also by post (with the original signature).

Recommendation letter
Recommendation letter

1. No application nor examination fees are required.
2. Enrollment fee: 282,000 JPY (as of April, 2012)
3. Tuition fee: 267,900 JPY for one semester (535,800 JPY per year) (as of April, 2012)
(JPY: Japanese Yen)
A number of students may be exempted from enrollment fees as well as tuition fees after admission. In particular, Japanese government scholarship students are exempted from both fees and students who will graduate in September 2013 from the master course of graduate schools of Osaka University are exempted from the entrance fee. During the course of their studies, scholarships will be granted to a number of students with excellent academic performance.