Selection procedure informatics

The selection procedure is being done BEFORE admission

For the Bachelor's Programme Computer Science and Business Informatics 670 programme places are assigned in the coming academic year. The allocation of the programme places takes place in a collective two-stage admission procedure. This regulation applies to all the Bachelor's Programmes of Computer Science:

Prerequisite for the participation in the selection procedure is the online registration in the TU-own Campus Software TISS, opens an external URL in a new window. The online registration is carried out once a year before the beginning of the winter semester and is valid for the winter semester and the following summer semester.

Deadlines for the selection procedure 2023

  • Online registration from Saturday, April 1, 2023, 12:00 p.m. to Monday, June 5, 2023 11:59 p.m.
  • Upload motivational letter until Monday, June 5, 2023
  • Pay the fee, must be confirmed in TISS until Monday, June 5, 2023
  • Ranking test on site at August 17, 2023

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Further information about the selection procedure

For the admission procedure the applicants have to pay a fee of EUR 50,00. Payment of the fee is made via an online payment system in your application, opens an external URL in a new window, opens an external URL in a new window. As soon as your payment has been received, you will also see a confirmation there.

In your letter of motivation, you should state your motivation and expectations for the Bachelor's Programme and justify why you would like to complete a Bachelor's programme in Computer Science or Business Information Systems at TU Wien. The letter of motivation has to be written in German and has to be uploaded during the online registration. ! If the letter of motivation does not meet these requirements, this will lead to exclusion from the admission procedure !

The written test, which is the second stage of the admission procedure, will take place on the date set by the Rectorate of TU Wien and will be held in German. The written test consists of a cognitive section that tests problem-solving and reasoning skills, a second section that tests text comprehension, and a subject section.

The result of the selection process will be determined on the basis of the points achieved in the ranking test.

The results of the selection process achieved by the students are ranked and lead to a ranking. The available programme places are awarded to the students with the highest number of points. If there is a tie, the lot decides. The result of the ranking will be announced to the students exlusively in the personal TISS-User account.

Those applicants who have been granted a place are entitled to apply for admission to the Bachelor´s Programme Architecture at TU Wien until the end of the additional period of time for the winter or summer semester immediately following the completed admission procedure, upon presentation of the necessary evidence and fulfillment of the other admission requirements (§§ 63 ff and 91 UG). Admission to a later semester is excluded.

Admission takes place in the Admissions Office.

Students who have not been admitted in one academic year can participate in the admission procedure again in the following academic years.

Students who participate in the admission procedure again must complete it in its entirety each time.

For detailed information on the admission procedure, please refer to our FAQ.

General information about the programme can be found on the overview page of the Bachelor's Programme Computer Science and Business Informatics.