Call for applications Engineeering areaDetailed information is published in the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area a.y. 2019/20.

In order to be admitted to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area, applicants must sit the TIL-I admission test (TIL-I – Test in Laib in Engineering). Applicants can choose to take the test in Italian or in English. Please note that the test is identical for all Bachelor’s degree programmes.^(*) The following calendar of test dates in Italy was approved by the “Commissione Istruttoria per il Coordinamento dell'attività didattica e formativa” its meeting held on 19^th June  2018, while the following calendar of test dates abroad in its meeting held on 9^th October 2018
^(**) Until all student places are allocated ; if there are not available places, you can register for the next session.

Calendar of test dates abroad (already taken) (*)
^(*) The following calendar of test dates abroad was approved by the “Commissione Istruttoria per il Coordinamento dell'attività didattica e formativa” its meeting held on 9th October 2018

Test format and scoring of the TIL-I For the admission test applicants have 1 hour and a half to answer 42 questions. Questions are divided in 4 sections covering 4 different disciplines. The number of questions and the time limits are organized as follows:   

• 18 Mathematics questions - 40 minutes 
• 6 verbal comprehension questions - 12 minutes 
• 12 Physics questions  - 26 minutes
• 6 logical reasoning questions – 12 minutes 

Each question has 5 possible answers (identified with A,B,C,D,E), only one of which is correct.   

The score is based on the following criteria: 

•  1  point for each correct answer 
•  A penalty of 0,25 points (-0,25) for each incorrect answer 
•  0 points for each unanswered question          

At the end of the TIL-I test candidates will immediately see the score obtained; the same score will also be available on their personal page of the Apply@Polito platform.

How to register for the admission test   In order to register for the test, you must register on the Apply platform and fill out all the required data. Further information for filling out the Apply form are available on the dedicated webpage: "Instructions for the Registration Form".

We remind you that under the Apply section named “Select your course” you must necessarily select 5 Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area in order of preference. Moreover, to increase the chances of being admitted to our Engineering programmes, you need to accept to be assigned to the first place made available by the computer system, in the event that none of your 5 choices can be fulfilled. You are allowed to change your preference order and substitute a choice no later than:

- quota students: 12^th September 2019 and in any case before enrolment
Once you have filled out all the requested information and after you have pushed “Save and Submit”, you will be able to see a new section named "TIL-Ingegneria".  
From this section you can choose the date and time of your TIL test; before paying the test registration fee, we suggest you check which test dates and times are still available. If you do not see your preferred TIL-test date and time, it means that it is fully booked; therefore, you will have to choose a subsequent test date.  

Exemptions from the TIL-I The TIL-I exemption cases for the 2019/2020 academic year are published in article 3 of the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area.  

TIL-I results:TIL-I results are made public through the publication of: 

• one list of all students, except for quota students, and one list of quota students who got a TIL-I score higher than or equal to the guaranteed threshold which enable applicants to enrol in the programme of first preference. This lists include the names of the applicants who have been exempted from taking the TIL-I test (article 3 paragraph 1 of the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area).
  These lists will be published at the end of each TIL-I session.
• one ranking list of all students, except for quota students, and one ranking list of quota students, for the allocation of residual student places. 

Both ranking lists will be published according to the following schedule:  

- the ranking list of all students, except for quota students: Tuesday 3^th September 2019;

-  the ranking list of quota students: Monday 16^th  September 2019.

Admission thresholds Guaranteed threshold for admission to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering AreaEu and equivalent students: 

• 60/100 to be admitted to the Bachelor’s degree programme of first preference. In this case you can enrol from  Monday 18^th March 2019, if you enrol within 28^th August 2019, you will benefit from a fee reduction, the amount will be indicated in the Tuition Fee Guide for the academic year 2019/2020, which is going to be approved by the universities bodies. Applicants who are exempted from the TIL-I (article 3 of the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area) are not eligible for this fee reduction. 
• 50/100 for the admission to any Bachelor’s degree programme of the Engineering area. In this case, you are granted the admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme of the Engineering area but you will have to wait for the ranking list, which will be published on Tuesday 3^th September 2019, in order to know in which programme you will be able to enrol. 

    Quota students:

• 60/100 to be admitted to the Bachelor’s degree programme of first preference. In this case you can enrol from  Monday 18^th March 2019, if you enrol within 28^th August 2019, you will benefit from a fee reduction, the amount will be indicated in the Tuition Fee Guide for the academic year 2019/2020, which is going to be approved by the universities bodies. Applicants who are exempted from the TIL-I (article 3 of the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area) are not eligible for this fee reduction. 
• 30/100 for the admission to any Bachelor’s degree programme of the Engineering area. In this case, you are granted the admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme of the Engineering area but you will have to wait for the ranking list,  which will be published on 16^th September 2019, in order to know in which programme you will be able to enrol. 

Minimum admission thresholdEu and equivalent students: 
20/100: this is the minimum admission threshold for being included in the ranking list. If you pass this threshold but your score is less than 50/100, you can decide to wait until the 3^th September 2019, when the ranking list will be published. You will then verify if you are conveniently placed in the ranking list in order to enrol. 
Alternatively, you can take the TIL-I again in one or more subsequent sessions. In this case the score obtained in the latest test invalidates the score obtained in previous tests.

Quota students:
20/100: this is the minimum admission threshold for being included in the ranking list. If you pass this threshold but your score is less than 30/100, you can decide to wait until the 16th September 2019, when the ranking list will be published. You will then verify if you are conveniently placed in the ranking list in order to enrol. 
Alternatively, you can take the TIL-I again in one or more subsequent sessions. In this case the result obtained in the latest test invalidates the score obtained in previous tests.

Enrolment requirements All the enrolment requirements are listed in Annex B attached to the Call for applications for admissions to the Bachelor’s degree programmes of the Engineering area, of which they are integral part. 

Updated to: 15/02/2019