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When to enrol

You took the entrance test when you were in the penultimate year

Academic year 2026/2027

You can participate in the enrolment phases described below if you:

  • graduate from high school in the 2025/2026 school year
  • took an early TOL or an alternative test as a student enrolled in the penultimate year of secondary school in the 2024/2025 school year 

TOL 2025 or alternative test

You can use the alternative test, if taken from 1/1/2025 to 18/7/2025 and registered by 11:59 am (CEST) on 25/7/2025

Find out what to do based on your score

You can use the test:

  • in the first early phase from 4 May to 11 June 2026 (without ranking)
  • in the second, third, or fourth enrolment phase (with ranking list).

If you choose early enrolment, go to Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment. You can choose one of the courses offered in Italian or the Civil Engineering course in English, and enrol by paying the first instalment. 
For new programmes held in English, you will have to register in the next phase rankings.

If you do not enrol during the early phase, you can request to be included in the ranking lists of the following phases by accessing Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment > Ranking list registration.
Registration for the second phase ranking list must be completed by 11:59 am (CET) on 18 June 2026.

You can use the test:

  • in the second, third, or fourth enrolment phase (with ranking list).

If you wish, you can improve your score by repeating the TOL or alternative tests.
The highest score will be used for ranking purposes.

You can request to be included in the ranking lists of the following phases by accessing Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment > Ranking list registration.
Registration for the second phase ranking list must be completed by 11:59 am (CET) of 18 June 2026.

If, instead, you take the TOL 2026 or register for an alternative test as a final-year student, the system will ask you to express your preferences, and will automatically register you for the second phase ranking list.

SAT - Scholastic Assessment Test

taken from 1/01/2025 to 4/05/2026 and registered by 11:59 am (CEST) on 4/06/2026

Find out what to do based on your score

With a score ≥620 in both the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math sections, you can use the test:

  • in the first early phase from 4 May to 11 June 2026 (without ranking) You can choose one of the courses held in Italian or the Civil Engineering course held in English, and enrol by paying the first instalment.
    For new courses held in English, you will have to register in the next phase rankings;
  • in the second, third, or fourth enrolment phase (with ranking list).

If you enrol in the early phase, go to Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment. You can choose your preferred degree programme and enrol by paying the first instalment.

If you do not enrol during the early phase, you can request to be included in the ranking lists of the following phases by accessing Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment > Ranking list registration.
Registration for the second phase ranking list must be completed by 11:59 am (CET) of 18 June 2026.

For more information on the tests SAT e TOLC-IENGLISH TOLC-I, see the Alternative Tests page.

You can register from 10:30 am (CEsT) on 4 May until 11:59 pm (CEST) on 11 June 2026.

This phase is also reserved for those who took an early TOL test or an alternative test when they were enrolled in the penultimate year of secondary school in the 2024/2025 school year.

Alternative TOLC-I or ENGLISH TOLC-I tests taken from 1/1/2025 to 18/7/2025 registered in Online Services by 25 July 2025, and SAT tests taken from 1 January 2025 to 5 May 2026 and registered by 11:59 am (CEST) on 4 June 2026 are valid.

Note that in the first phase of early enrolment you can enrol in a different degree course (and in a different location) from the one indicated when you enrolled in TOL. You will find instructions in the enrolment procedure.

You can choose one of the courses taught in Italian or the Civil Engineering programme taught in English.
If you enrol on an Italian language programme and are interested in one of the three new English language programmes, you will need to register in the next phase rankings.
You cannot apply for the three new English language courses if you enrol on the English language Civil Engineering programme.

Second standard enrolment phase

With 4 sliding ranking lists

If you have not enrolled in the early phase or wish to enrol in one of the new programmes taught in English, you must apply for inclusion in the ranking list, on the remaining available places.

Follow the deadlines and modalities indicated below:

  • Publication of vacancies: from 10.30 am (CEST) on 15 June 2026.
  • Request for insertion/change of preferences for the second-phase rankings: no later than 11:59 am (CEST) on 18 June 2026.

You can enter up to five preferences after seeing the places still available.
The preferences entered and the order will be considered for all five rankings and cannot be changed.

Go to Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment, then click on Ranking List Registration.

In the first ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) of 22 June 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED  candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CET) on 24 June 2026 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the academic year 2026/2027. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 24 June 2026
or
- express your interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 25 June 2026 to be considered in the next ranking.
Failure to either enrol or express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase. You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.
 

PENDING - candidates cannot enrol, but they may express interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 25 June 2026 to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

In the second ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) of 29 June 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED  candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CET) on 1 July 2026 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the academic year 2026/2027. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 1 July 2026
or
- express your interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 2 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking.
Failure to either enrol or express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase. You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.
 

PENDING - candidates cannot enrol, but they may express interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 2 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

In the third ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) of 6 July 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED  candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CET) on 8 July 2026 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the academic year 2026/2027. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 8 July 2026
or
- express your interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 9 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking.
Failure to either enrol or express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase. You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.
 

PENDING - candidates cannot enrol, but they may express interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 9 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

In the fourth ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) of 13 July 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CEST) on 15 July 2026 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the academic year 2026/2027. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 15 July 2026
or
- you can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

PENDING - Candidates cannot enrol
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
You can apply for inclusion in the third-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 20-23 July 2026.

Third phase enrolment for “unfilled places”

With two sliding ranking lists

If you have not enrolled in the second phase and wish to participate in the third phase, you must apply for inclusion in the ranking list in order to participate for the remaining available places, respecting the deadlines and procedures indicated below:

Publication of vacancies: from 10.30 am (CEST) on 20 July 2026.

Application for inclusion in the third phase rankings: from 10:30 am (CEST) on 20 July to 11:59 am (CEST) on 23 July 2026.

You can enter up to five preferences after seeing the places still available.

Go to Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment, then click on Ranking List Registration.

The preferences entered and the order will be considered for the two ranking lists and cannot be changed.

In the first ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) on 27 July 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED - candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CET) on 30 July 2025 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the academic year 2026/2027. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 29 July 2026
or
- express your interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 30 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to either enrol or express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this phase. You can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

PENDING - candidates cannot enrol but they may express interest by 11:59 am (CET) on 30 July 2026 to be considered in the next ranking.
Failure to express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this phase. You can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
In this position, you can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

In the second ranking list published at 10:30 am (CET) on 3 August 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CET) on 5 August 2026 in the relevant programme.
You must enrol or it will be deemed that you have withdrawn for the 2026/2027 academic year. You will not be able to apply for inclusion in subsequent rankings and stages.

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CET) on 5 August 2026
or
- you can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

PENDING - you will not be able to enrol but you can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.
In this position, you can apply for inclusion in the fourth-phase rankings by entering your preferences on 24-27 August 2026.

Fourth phase enrolment for “additional unfilled places”

With 2 ranking lists

If you have not enrolled in the third phase and wish to participate in the fourth phase, you must apply for inclusion in the ranking list in order to participate for the remaining available places, respecting the deadlines and procedures indicated below:

Publication of vacancies: from 10.30 am (CEST) on 24 August 2026.

Application for inclusion in the fourth phase ranking lists: from 10.30 am on 24 August to 11.59 pm (CEST) on 27 August 2026.

You can enter up to five preferences after seeing the places still available.

Go to Online Services > Lauree triennali e a ciclo unico (equivalent to Bachelor and Master of Science) programmes: admission or remedial test and enrolment, then click on Ranking List Registration.

In the first ranking list published at 10:30 am (CEST) on 31 August 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED - candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CEST) on 2 September 2026 in the relevant programme.
If candidates fail to enrol, they will be deemed to have withdrawn from this enrolment phase

BOOKED - you can:
- proceed with enrolment for the course for which you are booked by 11:59 pm (CEST) on 2 September 2026
or
- express your interest by 11:59 am (CEST) on 3 September 2026 to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to either enrol or express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase. 

PENDING - candidates cannot enrol, but they may express interest by 11:59 am (CEST) on 4 September 2025  to be considered in the next ranking list.
Failure to express interest will be considered as a withdrawal from this enrolment phase. 

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico during this phase as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.

In the second ranking list published at 10:30 am (CEST) on 7 September 2026, candidates may be:

ASSIGNED - candidates must enrol by 11:59 pm (CEST) on 9 September 2026 in the relevant programme.
If candidates fail to enrol, they will be deemed to have withdrawn from this enrolment phase

COURSE FULL - you will not be able to enrol at the Politecnico as the preferences indicated by you have no places available for the 2026/2027 academic year.

When to enrol