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PROGRAMS & ADMISSION

Academic Path

Application Schedule(For Korean)

For international applicants, please refer to the following website for the application schedule ( https://admission.kaist.ac.kr/intl-graduate )

DIVISION SPRING SEMESTER FALL SEMESTER WHERE TO SUBMIT REMARKS
Application June~July March~April KAIST admissions website
(https://gradapply.kaist.ac.kr/)
Application Materials’ arrive at KAIST Mid-July Mid-April
1st Announcement of Admission Early August Early May
Interview Mid-August Mid-May Please check your interview schedule.
(It will be conducted by the department.)
Final Announcement of Admission Mid-September Mid-June

Recruitment areas

FIRST CHOICE RECRUITMENT AREAS CATEGORIES OF SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
STATE SCHOLARSHIP KAIST SCHOLARSHIP GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
The School of Business and Technology Management The doctor’s course - ● ●
The master’s course - ● -
Start-up master course - ● -
Military–Academic Program - - ●
  • The KAIST scholarship students of the School of Business and Technology Management is the KAIST scholarship students supported by the University and have the same benefit as the State scholarship students.
  • Recruitment for the Military–Academic Program is scheduled to begin in 2026.

Categories of scholarship students

  • State scholarship students： whose educational expense in part is supported by KAIST with government contributions .
  • KAIST scholarship students： whose educational expense in part is supported by scholarship, contributions from external institutions, and research fund that are raised by KAIST.

    (If the student’s educational expense is supported by a research fund of a professor, the professor should be the advisor of the student, so the major of the student may be limited according to the advisor’s major.)

  • General scholarship students： whose educational expense in whole is supported by industry, research institutions, educational institutions, state agencies, etc.
  • Admitted students will have one student classification determined by KAIST when the final successful applicants are announced. When applying for admission to KAIST, if adjustments are needed depending on the number of students by research field and student classification for the field of study for which the applicant is applying, they will be given second choice or Please note that you may be recommended for admission as your third choice.

Evaluation and interview

  • Document evaluation： The potential and prospects as an advanced science technician are evaluated mainly with the submitted documents. The applicants may submit the following materials in whole or in part as the evidence of excellence.

  • Career certificate, published papers, copy of the intellectual property such as patent, evidence of award, major-related works (S/W or H/W) or materials to prove (if the size is big, you can bring it to the interview), evidence of other careers (including leadership or voluntary service for community), advisor’s letters of recommendation, GMAT CAT, GRE transcript, and other evidence to prove the performance and excellence of applicant

  • Interview： professionalism and personality are evaluated.

Graduate Admission Guidelines (Master’s & PhD)

  • KAIST School of Business and Technology Management (BTM) applicants who pass the document screening stage are required to give a brief presentation of their research plan (approximately 10 minutes) during the interview. Please prepare your research plan focusing on Item 1 below, and present it at the interview in accordance with the School’s instructions.

    • For All applicants: Recommended Research Plan Outline for the Interview Presentation (Include as Many Sections as Possible)
      • A
        What is(are) your research question(s)?
      • B
        What is the gap or little understanding in the literature?
      • C
        What are your arguments?
      • D
        Why are they important and what are their contributions? What are novel features?
      • E
        What is your methodology?
      • F
        Provide your roadmap(research plan) of research.
      • G
        How do the School of Business and Technology Management and the Research LAB you chose match with your research?

    • (Master’s Program) Contacting a prospective academic advisor is optional. If necessary, applicants may contact faculty members directly by email using the addresses listed on the department website. Advisor assignment must be completed before the midterm examination after admission, and applicants should proceed through consultation with their preferred advisor.
    • (Doctoral Program) Before applying to the doctoral program, applicants must contact their preferred academic advisor to confirm their willingness to supervise the doctoral study.
      Please enter the advisor’s name in the “Academic Advisor” section of the application form (required).
    • (International Applicants) Contacting a prospective academic advisor is optional for both Master’s and Doctoral programs.