We have updated the information on the entrance examinations for the 2026 academic year.
Note
Applicants must review the following information before submitting their application.
[Important] For the written examination (English), both the questions and answers will be in English.
〈Notice: MD-PhD course application eligibility〉Those who can select when the application registration (online) are limited to those who selected "the Medical School Physician Researcher Development Program(the MD PhD course)" while attending Keio University School of Medicine and were approved to apply for graduate school as an the MD-PhD course.
Application Guidelines
Please read the "application guide" prior to beginning the application process. Applicants must discuss their research plans in detail with a graduate school committee member of the program they wish to participate in, and obtain that committee member's preliminary consent to become the applicant's research supervisor. You can search for professors' research fields by looking at [Faculty List].
Eligibility for Admission
Please check the link below for the application guide.
Application Form for Applicant Eligibility Certification can be downloaded from the link below.
Entrance Examination Schedule
<Application Period Ⅰ>
Online Registration 10:00 a.m. April 27 – 3:00 p.m. May 8, 2026
Period for Entrance Examination Fee Payments 10:00 a.m. April 27 – 11:00 p.m. May 8, 2026
Period for Mailing Application Documents April 27 – May 8, 2026
Written Examination July 2, 2026
Interview Examination July 3, 2026
Announcement of results 10:00 a.m. July 10, 2026
Period for Mailing Admissions Documents April Enrollment: Feb 5 – Feb 12, 2027
September Enrollment: July 17 – July 24, 2026
<Application Period Ⅱ>
Online Registration 10:00 a.m. Nov 9 – 3:00 p.m. Nov 20, 2026
Period for Entrance Examination Fee Payments 10:00 a.m. Nov 9 – 11:00 p.m. Nov 20, 2026
Period for Mailing Application Documents Nov 9 – Nov 20, 2026
Written Examination Jan 14, 2027
Interview Examination Jan 15, 2027
Announcement of results 10:00 a.m. Jan 22, 2027
Period for Mailing Admissions Documents Feb 5 – Feb 12, 2027
Prescribed Forms
Application Process
Applicants must discuss their research plans in detail with a graduate school committee member of the program they wish to participate in, and obtain that committee member's preliminary consent to become the applicant's research supervisor. You can search for professors' research fields by looking at the [Faculty List] . Inquiries should be limited to matters concerning application approval. We are unable to respond to other types of inquiries. Please note that we may not be able to respond to your request. If you do not know how to contact a professor, please use the following methods.
Only faculty members who are listed as "Doctoral" in the "Thesis Advisor" column of the Faculty List may be selected.
Your name
2 Affiliation
3 Your e-mail address
4 Name of your preferred academic advisor
5 Course to which you plan to apply (master's/doctoral program)
Availability of Past Exams
Question Sheets and Purposes of questions are available as follows.Due to copyright restrictions, the scope of disclosure is limited. These questions are available only on this website and cannot be viewed at our office counters.