Academic Eligibility:

• All students holding an academic Bachelor's degree in one of the Sciences or Engineering disciplines may apply for the Master's.
• Candidates for the program should demonstrate sufficient knowledge in mathematics and computing skills and meet the following requirements before they will be admitted to the program: basic programming (any language), basic math knowledge in calculus, and basic knowledge in probability theory and statistics.
• These requirements have to be demonstrated by grade transcripts including programming (minimum of 5EC) and at least 15EC (3 out of 4 courses) calculus (minimum of 5EC), linear algebra (minimum of 5EC), probability theory (minimum of 5EC), and statistics (minimum of 5 EC).

• You have an overall grade point average (GPA) equivalent to at least:

  • 3.0 (American system)
  • 2.1 (a second class upper/division one degree in the British system)
  • C (ECTS-system)

Indian Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Student's ability to write and speak in English must be at an academic level. To prove their level of English please provide UvA with scores of one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • CAE
• Students with a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university and students who successfully finished a full academic program at an esteemed institute in one of the following countries are exempt: UK, Ireland, USA, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Australia, and New Zealand.

Note: The online TOEFL Home Edition is allowed for the intakes of February and September 2021. The IELTS indicator test is not allowed.