The admission exam is usually held in two distinct days. On the first day, the candidates are required to write an essay to test their knowledge in Computer and Automation Engineering. The test usually lasts 3 to 4 hours.

On the second day, the candidates who pass the first test will take a second one to check their knowledge in the English Language and, after that, they will sit an oral exam to expose their curriculum and research subjects.

After evaluating all the tests and eventually other titles (publications, postgraduate titles), the commission will publish a list of winner candidates. The available studentships will be awarded to the highest-ranking candidates in the list.

As an example, here are the titles of the writing papers for the XXI cycle exam.

Title 1

Write one of the proposed themes: a) Security issues in communication networks b) Robustness stability conditions in a linear controlled system

Title 2

Write one of the proposed themes: a) Memory management techniques in modern operative systems b) Input-output decoupling in a linear system

Title 3

Write one of the proposed themes: a) Web services and technologies b) The principle of the internal model and its use in the control of a linear system