Preliminary Documentation (VPD) by uni-assist

You need to apply for a preliminary documentation (VPD) via the uni-assist web portal. You will need to upload all required documents to the uni-assist website.

During the online application at uni-assist, choose “Technische Universität München” and the option “all degree courses” (“Alle Fächer”) as well as the type of degree you wish to pursue (Bachelor’s or Master’s). Do not choose a specific program.

Please always apply for the VPD for the first subject semester (Fachsemester), even if you want to start your studies at TUM in a higher subject semester.

You can have your documents reviewed by uni-assist any time of the year. If the portal for the desired semester has not yet been opened at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you apply for the summer semester or the winter semester at uni-assist. Please note, however, that the application deadline at TUM must be met.

Please be aware that an application for a preliminary documentation (VPD) does not count as an application to TUM. You need to apply for your desired degree program via TUMonline as well.

You must upload the documents required by uni-assist within the deadline (see below) to the uni-assist website.

If you are applying for a Bachelor’s degree program, you need

• a copy of your higher education entrance qualification in the original language (the higher education entrance qualification usually includes your secondary school certificate, e.g. A-Level, and additionally the certificate of your preparatory college assessment test, if you have completed the Studienkolleg; depending on origin and individual background, the higher education entrance qualification may also include other documents),
• a  translation if the original document was not issued in German or English.
  
  Please note that if you are admitted, you must upload all documents demanded by uni-assist for proof of your higher education entrance qualification as authentic documents to TUMonline in order to be enrolled. Here you will find detailed information on the requirements for the documents you need to upload for application and admission to TUM.

If you are applying for a Master’s degree program, you usually need

• a copy of your degree certificate (if already available),
• a copy of your subjects and grades (transcript),
• a  translation if the original documents were not issued in German or English.

Uni-assist may require additional documents from you in order to issue the VPD.

Please note the special conditions that apply to applicants from China, Austria, India, Iran, Italy, Vietnam as well as to applicants with an IB (International Baccalaureate Diploma).

Please only upload documents relevant for the application for the VPD. Not required are, for example, a copy of the ID, motivation letters, essays or language certificates.

The application is not complete until all required documents have been uploaded to the uni-assist website and the handling fees have been paid to uni-assist. The documents and the payment must reach uni-assist before the respective application deadline – otherwise the VPD has not been applied for in due time.

For the evaluation of your certificates, uni-assist charges handling fees. You must pay these to uni-assist in due time. Here you can find more information about the costs incurred.

Please note that your application cannot be processed without this transfer. More information about the bank transfer

You must apply for your VPD before the deadline. The deadlines for applying for the VPD are:

• if applying for a bachelor's degree program for the winter semester, by July 15; for the summer semester, by January 15,
• if applying for a master's program, by the end of the application period for the program.

You can find the TUM application deadline for your desired degree program on our website.

If you already have a final VPD from uni-assist when applying online, please upload it.

If you do not have a final VPD yet, but are waiting for uni-assist to process it, you must confirm to TUM that you have applied for the VPD in due time and in full. Otherwise, your application cannot be processed.

Please upload the signed form “Confirmation that the application for a preliminary review documentation by uni-assist has been submitted in due form and time” in TUMonline instead of the final VPD. With this form you confirm to TUM that you have applied for the VPD in due time.

The form serves as a placeholder until you can upload the final VPD. It is mandatory to upload it until you can replace it with the upload of the final VPD.

If you have uploaded all admission-relevant documents in your application in TUMonline by the deadline, your documents will be checked.

If you have not yet uploaded a final VPD, the form will be given the status “not ok” as a placeholder so that you can replace it with the final VPD.

Please read the explanation for the status “not ok” in your TUMonline application.The status “not ok” mostly just means that you still need to replace the document with the final VPD once you have it.

If you have applied for the VPD in time and in full, you will be given a grace period. For the summer semester, this is February 15 for all applications, and for the winter semester, August 31 for Bachelor applications, and July 15 for Master applications.

Uni-assist usually needs about 4 to 6 weeks to process your application. Please plan a few extra days, as additional inquiries may delay the process.

After uni-assist has finished processing your application, the final preliminary documentation documentation will be sent to you via email as a PDF.

Your VPD will be accepted at TUM for 3 years after issuance as long as there have been no changes to your higher education entrance qualification (in the case of an application for Bachelor's degree programs) or your Master's entrance qualification (in the case of an application for Master's degree programs), or the admission requirements.

TUM does not accept a VPD that has been applied for for another university.

Now upload the final preliminary documentation in your application in TUMonline within the grace period.

The grace period for this will only be given if all other application documents except the VPD have been uploaded correctly and completely.

As soon as you have uploaded your final VPD, your application will be processed further. Before that, participation in the aptitude assessment is not possible.