Dear Students,
Applications are open for the Spring Semester Exchange 2026 at the following partner universities. Please go through the general FAQs here: https://www.iitk.ac.in/oir/sem-exchange.
The deadline for the application is 10 September 2025.
Note: Please name CV and transcript in this format: CV_ Name of student_Sem Exchange Spring2026/ Transcript_ Name of student_Sem Exchange Spring2026
Please fill out the Google form to apply:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdheEvlWVqjgrxJOK2u8XpmJkH-kqa7Qcv1aNihi34LBU0zHQ/viewform?usp=header
Partner Universities:
1) University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France
Spring Semester: February-August
Factsheet: https://www.utt.fr/application
Courses in English: https://www.utt.fr/study-at-utt/courses-in-english
2) Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany
Spring semester: 1st April – 30th September
Eligibility: Bachelor's and Master's
Factsheet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yZrENvxtI1XyoQPKyjxsaVWyK5cXV35a?usp=sharing
Website link:https://international.h-da.de/en/index.php?id=22859
3) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lussane (EPFL)
Spring semester: February-July
Eligibility: Bachelor's and Master's
Factsheet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WQdO9HoDimG6S48SB62MGKVdtZLAcbbo?usp=sharing
Language Requirements: Bachelor classes are taught in French and to some extent in English, and Master courses are taught mainly in English. No certificates required.
FAQs: Frequently asked questions ‒ International ‐ EPFL
Scholarship: Heyning Roelli Foundation Scholarships 2026
Note: IITK students can apply to all Bachelor's and Master's courses except in the sections of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Maths, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship, and Financial Engineering. Sustainable Management and Technology Master's program. Some courses are not open to exchange students. The list of restricted courses can be found here: https://www.epfl.ch/education/international/en/coming-to-epfl/semester-courses/studies/#restrictedcourses>.
4) Ewha Womans University
Spring semester: March-June
Eligibility: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. ,Eligibility( Eligibility requirements)
Factsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aZe9HcEoSiyLRii4rusoWIP5Bwhzhbck/view?usp=sharing
5) University of Tokyo School of Engineering
Spring semester: April-September
Eligibility: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D.
Language requirements: No English certificates needed. JLPT1 required for Undergraduate
Factsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbRrbuqglNxfYaWN8rdVytEf7XAELwW4/view?usp=sharing
Information: T-cens | Program Overview
Scholarship: Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Study in Japan under Agreement) | JASSO
6) Hong Kong Baptist University
Spring semester: January-May
Eligibility: Bachelor's
Factsheet: https://intl.hkbu.edu.hk/f/upload/3770/HKBU_Quick_Reference_Guide-_Fact_Sheet_-202526.pdf
General Information: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12B51Lr1MAXjkfTYtNX70kn43-DbNMUXx?usp=sharing
Course list: https://ar.hkbu.edu.hk/student-services/incoming-exchange-and-extended-study-programme/course-list
7) Hokkaido University
Spring Semester: April-September
Eligibility: Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D.
Factsheet and application documents:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AfLCONp90zmTGdZ0RZ-A9Xi0dC3pBeHW?usp=sharing
Scholarship: Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Study in Japan under Agreement) | JASSO