Document requirements for application and enrollment at TUM
For application and enrollment at TUM, you must upload authentic documents to TUMonline that provide proof of your school education or academic career.
For a Bachelor’s degree program, these are usually the higher education entrance qualification, for a Master’s degree program the graduation documents or the transcript of your completed Bachelor’s degree program. You can find a detailed list of the documents you need to upload in your TUMonline account in your application status.
If you are unsure about individual documents, please visit our glossary of documents.
Please make sure to adhere to the TUM style guide for application documents when preparing your application.
Usually, documents are considered authentic if they bear the signature and seal of the issuing official body (school management, exam management, etc.), alternatively a digital seal, a verification code, or a QR code for online verification.
Machine-generated documents without a signature, seal, or digital seal/verification code are not sufficient.
Please always upload all pages of a document, including the back pages, if they contain information (seals, annotations, etc.).
It is not required to upload notarized copies of the documents for admission or enrollment. It is sufficient that the documents are authentic, i.e. bear the signature and seal of the issuing official body, alternatively a digital seal, a verification code, or a QR code for online verification.
You can therefore upload the originals of your diplomas and certificates, as long as they meet these requirements.
Important: For documents issued in China, Georgia or Iran please note the special rules explained below.
All documents that must be uploaded for application and enrollment must be in German or English. Documents that were originally issued in German or English do not need to be translated.
Documents issued in another language must be translated by a sworn translator and authenticated with an official seal. The translator must have had access to the original document.
If the document is in a language other than German or English, please upload the authentic document in the original language and the translation by a sworn translator as a joint PDF.
For documents to be verified, they must contain a verification code or PIN and a link to the verification website. This must be an official website of the issuing institution that can be accessed in German or English.
The entire content of the document must be verifiable online on the website.
Please check in advance that the verification website works and that the entire content of the document is reproduced. It is not sufficient if, for example, only a confirmation of the date of issue is displayed.
For some documents, you must contact the responsible institution (the test provider, the university, etc.) to have TUM approved for verification.
If digital verification does not work, the document must be uploaded with a signature and seal from the issuing institution.
A digital seal is an electronic proof of the authenticity of a document affixed by the issuing authority or institution.
The digital seal must be verifiable online and clearly identify the issuing authority. The information on the seal must be available online in German or English.
If the digital seal cannot be verified, the document must be uploaded with a signature and seal of the issuing institution.
Please note: Digital seals are often linked to the PDF file and become invalid if the file is changed. Please upload the PDF file unchanged.
If you are unable to upload authentic documents required for admission or enrollment by the deadline, your application cannot be considered and must be rejected for the semester in question for formal reasons.
If we have any doubts about the authenticity of your documents, you will be asked by e-mail to come to the Service Desk of the Admissions and Enrollment department in person and present the original documents. Please do not come to the Service Desk unless you are asked to do so by e-mail.
Please note: In this case, the documents must be submitted in person; it is not possible to send them by post. Unrequested documents cannot be accepted or stored. If you are unable to come in person yourself, a person authorized by you (with a written power of attorney) can present the documents in person.
Please note the following special rules applying to authentic documents from China, Georgia, or Iran that you must upload in order to be enrolled after being admitted:
- Notarized copies from China require the red round seal and the round embossed seal of the university or the notary.
- Notarized copies from Georgia must bear an apostille (additional authentification of notarized documents for international purposes). The apostille must appear on both the Georgian-language original and the translation.
- Documents issued in Iran must be present in a legalized form for enrollment (after receiving admission). More information is available on website of the German embassy in Tehran.