When to register for the test

The TOLD in Italian or in English is carried out IN PERSON and will take place in University computer rooms.

The Design test will take place on a single date on 3 September 2024.

To register you must:

  • register on Politecnico di Milano's Online Services 
  • pre-register for the entrance test, via the Online Services, from 31 January to 31 May 2024

Once you have received your code and password, log in to your personal account and follow this path: “Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or recovery tests and enrolment” > “Test Registration” and follow the online procedure.

Italian language proficiency

To be admitted on to the entrance test TOLD in Italian language you will have to prove your proficiency in the Italian language.

This proficiency can be demonstrated by taking a language test organised by Cisia (Consorzio Interuniversitario Sistemi Integrati per l'Accesso) which will take place remotely on 12 June 2024.
All students who have completed the registration for the entrance test by 31 May 2024 will be automatically registered for the exam. The test pass mark is a proficiency level of B1 or above.

Alternatively, you can submit an Italian language certificate of at least B1 level of the CLIQ (Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualità), to be sent to the International Students Office (contacts) no later than 31 May 2024.
More information on accepted certificates can be found here.

PLEASE NOTE: students who have not achieved the minimum score on the Italian language test, or who have not sent in a valid certificate by the above deadline, will not be admitted to take the entrance exam.

STUDENTS IN THE MARCO POLO PROGRAMME

Students participating in the Marco Polo programme, in order to benefit from the number of places reserved for them, must present a similar certificate of Italian language proficiency by 31 May.

In the absence of such a certificate, they will be able to sit the Italian language test scheduled for 12 June and, if they pass with at least B1 level, they will be able to sit the TOLD admission test using the places reserved for students in the reserved quota, but they will not be considered as Marco Polo students.

PLEASE NOTE: students who have not achieved the minimum score on the Italian language test or who have not submitted a valid certificate by the above deadline will not be admitted to sit the admission test.