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Admissions

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Admissions

IMC has enrollments twice a year; spring entry and fall entry.
The entrance examinations for IMC will take two forms. Candidates residing in Japan will take the Pattern A examination, candidates residing overseas the Pattern B examination.
Candidates may not take both examinations in the same (spring or fall) examination period. For inquiries please, email to imc@kwansei.ac.jp
Important Notice Regarding Changes to the Admission Process

Pattern A　(for residents in Japan including international residents living in Japan)

The entrance examination will comprehensively evaluate candidates’ basic academic ability and motivation, with the aim of selecting students to be trained as businesspersons who can work effectively in global business. New university graduates, international students and working members of society residing in Japan are qualified to sit this examination.

Qualifications for application

Candidates should be university graduates (or prospective graduates) able to sit the entrance examination in Japan. Overall English-language ability will be evaluated in the entrance examination itself, so applicants are not required to have reached a specific level in a formal English test before applying. However, students will require a level of English sufficient for them to follow without difficulty a graduate-level degree course taught only in English. A TOEFL iBT score of at least 85, a TOEIC score of at least 780 or an IELTS score of at least 6.0, may be regarded as a general indication of the level of English-language ability likely to be necessary. Persons unsure as to whether they are qualified to sit the entrance examination should inquire beforehand to the office of the Institute of Business and Accounting.

Outline of Entrance Examination

Pattern A	Student Intake	Application Period	Type of Examination	Examination Date	Announcement of Results
2025 Fall Entry	5	June 4-11, 2025	Document Assessment Written Examination Interview	June 28, 2025	July 11, 2025
2026 Spring Entry First Intake	10	October 29- November 5, 2025	Document Assessment Written Examination Interview	November 22, 2025	December 5, 2025
2026 Spring Entry Second Intake	5	January 14-21, 2026	Document Assessment Interview	February 8, 2026	February 20, 2026

Application Procedures

step 1

Download these files.

step 2

Pay the entrance examination fee and complete online application.

Online Application for Pattern A, the First intake

Online Application for Pattern A, the Second intake

Past Exam Questions

IBA publishes only the two most recent sets of written examination questions from the past year.
Pattern A
・The examination duration is 90 minutes.
・The separate answer sheet is a B4-sized, double-sided lined sheet.

Spring Entry 1st Intake	Written Exam (updated on January 15, 2026)	Intent of Questions and Sample Answers (updated on January 15, 2026)
Fall Entry	Written Exam (updated on September 10, 2025)	Intent of Questions and Sample Answers (updated on September 10, 2025)

Pattern B (for residents outside Japan, including Japanese citizens living overseas)

The entrance examination aims to select students to be trained as businesspersons who can work effectively in global business. Those qualified to take this examination are overseas residents and Japanese students at present studying outside Japan. Candidates’ motivation, academic competence and English-language ability will be assessed on the basis of documents submitted by candidates.

Qualifications for application

Candidates should be university graduates (or prospective graduates) able to follow without difficulty a graduate-level degree course taught only in English. To insure that candidates are suitably qualified, they will be required to submit TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or other internationally-recognized certificates of English language ability. Before submitting a formal application, prospective applicants must submit a Preliminary Inquiry Form(PIF), to ascertain whether they are qualified to take the examination.

Outline of Entrance Examination

Pattern B	Student Intake	Application Period	Type of Examination	Examination Date	Announcement of Results
2026 Fall Entry	5	May 13 - May 27, 2026	Document Screening	None （Document Assessment Only ）	June 19, 2026
2027 Spring Entry	5	October 7 - October 21, 2026	Document and Online Interview Screening	None （Document and Online Interview Assessment Only ）	November 13, 2026

Application Procedures

step 1

Download these files.

199KBFor those who have graduated from a university or graduate school in mainland China

step 2

Fill in the Preliminary Inquiry Form above and submit to imc@kwansei.ac.jp.

step 3

Once your eligibility for application is confirmed, we send you the link and forms for the online application. After the application period starts, please complete your application through the online application system.

Pattern JICA

This entrance examination is for the candidates who passed the matching with International Management Course organized by JICA.
Please download the following file, and officially apply through the online application system(TAO).