Master · Physics
Astrophysics and Cosmology
at Sapienza University of Rome · Rome (university base; check campus)
Requirements and review notes
- EntranceCommittee assessment; automatic route requires the stated L-30 degree plus English B2 certificate and curricular requirements. Others may undergo assessment interviews.
- EnglishB2 English certificate or equivalent for the automatic route; otherwise committee assesses the required language proficiency.
- AlsoRecognised first-cycle qualification: maths/computing 20 CFU, chemistry 5, physics 65 including experimental 40, theoretical 12 and matter/nuclear physics 5. Missing credits can be completed before enrolment.
Fees, admission and verification
Fees checked 2026-10-09 · 2026/27. If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Separate application/test charges are excluded; approved exemptions/awards may change the total. Official fee source
Selected details checked. 2026-10-09 · See the academic year beside each source-linked fact. Checked fields: tuition amount, duration, English requirement, entry test, fee period, teaching language, qualification level, course title. The checked fields above and the application/fee details below have separate source scopes. Other requirements may still need confirmation; no offer of admission or open application window is implied. Official review source
Admission window checked · 2026/27 · 2026-10-09. Visa applicants versus other local eligibility applicants. [2026/27; Visa applicants versus other local eligibility applicants] Local eligibility checks open 2 July 2026. Deadlines: 15 September(only applicable date for non-EU applicants requiring a visa), 15 October, 17 November, 17 December 2026; 14 January 2027 only for Sapienza graduates/graduating students. These are not a reopening of mandatory MoveIN preselection or Universitaly. Official admission source
Application and fee details
Official sources checked 2026-10-09. Match the academic year and applicant category to your situation. A past deadline does not reopen for the next intake, and an application deadline is separate from enrolment or the start of teaching.
Admissions and eligibility
English certificate exemptionsSource checked · 2026/27
Foreign qualification holders
Use the institution certificate list together with the exact programme minimum and exceptions. India is absent from the general country-based English-medium exemption list; some named programmes expressly accept broader university MOI evidence. India is not on the general MOI country-exemption list. Programme-specific annex may define additional exemptions.
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Non-EU abroad requiring visa
15 May 2026
Preselection deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Other preselection candidates
31 July 2026 Exceptions within named course sections take precedence.
Selection and entry testSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants under the named degree/foreign-equivalence provisions
Committee assessment; automatic route requires the stated L-30 degree plus English B2 certificate and curricular requirements. Others may undergo assessment interviews. Exact assessment described; where the call delegates format to the course regulation, this summary does not invent a named test.
English requirementSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants under the named degree/foreign-equivalence provisions
B2 English certificate or equivalent for the automatic route; otherwise committee assesses the required language proficiency. Course/track-specific language conditions; the preselection annex may separately require evidence before visa pre-acceptance.
Eligibility for Indian qualificationsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Qualifications awarded in India
For second-cycle access, the India annex accepts a four-year/eight-semester Honours/Research or Professional bachelor at NHEQF level 6 with at least 160 credit-hours. A three-year/six-semester level-5.5 bachelor (120 credit-hours) does not give direct access: it needs at least one additional year leading to a postgraduate diploma (40 credit-hours) or four-year honours qualification. Supply all-year official marks/transcript; DigiLocker/NAD evidence is recommended. Exact subject/grade/language criteria and individual recognition remain separate. Country-title access rule is verified; individual recognition and exact-course prerequisites/selection remain separate.
Required documentsConditions need checking · 2026/27
Foreign university qualification holders; branch-dependent final enrolment
Final enrolment: valid passport; original university degree and transcript plus required sworn translation; country-dependent CIMEA/ARDI evidence or permitted Declaration of Value/legalisation/Apostille/Diploma Supplement route. Visa and residence-permit evidence apply to the stated non-EU categories. English-issued qualifications for English courses do not require an Italian sworn translation. Pre-acceptance where compulsory; ItalianB2 for visa applicants entering Italian courses. Email merged PDF to the Office; original CIMEA PDFs separately, and bring originals when summoned. This is final administrative verification, not the course-selection document list. Exact course-selection attachments are separate. The country annex and Office determine which recognition branch applies to the individual.
Other entry requirementsSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants under the named degree/foreign-equivalence provisions
• Recognised first-cycle qualification: maths/computing 20 CFU, chemistry 5, physics 65 including experimental 40, theoretical 12 and matter/nuclear physics 5. Missing credits can be completed before enrolment. Course curricular rule; Indian qualification recognition remains governed separately by the country annex. Italian degree-class automatic exemptions do not automatically extend to foreign degrees.
Application roundsSource checked · 2026/27
Visa applicants versus other local eligibility applicants
Local eligibility checks open 2 July 2026. Deadlines: 15 September(only applicable date for non-EU applicants requiring a visa), 15 October, 17 November, 17 December 2026; 14 January 2027 only for Sapienza graduates/graduating students. These are not a reopening of mandatory MoveIN preselection or Universitaly.
Prior qualificationSource checked · 2026/27
Applicants under the named degree/foreign-equivalence provisions
Recognised first-cycle qualification: maths/computing 20 CFU, chemistry 5, physics 65 including experimental 40, theoretical 12 and matter/nuclear physics 5. Missing credits can be completed before enrolment. Course curricular rule; Indian qualification recognition remains governed separately by the country annex. Italian degree-class automatic exemptions do not automatically extend to foreign degrees.
Universitaly deadlineSource checked · 2026/27
Non-EU residing abroad requiring study visa
30 June 2026 at 23:59 Italian local time.
Fees and funding
Tuition amountSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR 456.00 Baseline annual contribution plus statutory regional tax and stamp; exemptions can change the total. This is not every Indian citizen’s fee category.
Fee currencySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
EUR
Fee periodSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
year
Additional and mandatory chargesSource checked · 2026/27
Students under this degree-enrolment regulation
€140 Lazio regional tax unless exempt, plus €16 stamp duty, charged with the first tuition instalment. Separate application/test fees are additional.
Payment instalmentsSource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
India foreign-income Band A contribution instalments: €90/€105/€105, plus €140 regional tax and €16 stamp with the first. Restricted-entry first-payment deadline is set by the exact call; second 17 December 2026, third 25 March 2027. Master’s personal-preparation checks use the conditional Article 3 enrolment dates; do not substitute the continuing-student 5 November deadline in every case.
Conditional tuition categorySource checked · 2026/27
Students with income produced in India who cannot present an Italian-income university ISEE; ordinary Sapienza degree contribution, before benefits
If income is produced in India and Italian-income university ISEE cannot be supplied: Band A annual contribution €300 (€90 + €105 + €105), plus €140 regional tax unless exempt and €16 stamp: baseline total €456. This is a country-of-income rule, not an unconditional nationality price. Infostud initially uses citizenship; a different income country requires an evidenced administrative change. Foreign-income ISEE parificato is not accepted for this calculation. Before any approved exemption/award; excludes separate application and admission-test fees.
Course and qualification
Course titleSource checked · 2026/27
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Astrophysics and Cosmology Named course matched exactly after removing display prefix or English-track annotation; archaeology spelling equivalent.
QualificationSource checked · 2026/27
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Master
DurationSource checked · Cycle not established
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2 years Published course identity fact; academic cycle not explicit in this labelled passage. This is not admission verification.
Teaching languageSource checked · Cycle not established
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English Published course identity fact; academic cycle not explicit in this labelled passage. This is not admission verification.
Academic yearSource checked · 2026/27
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2026/27
Still needs confirmation: deadline time and timezone; enrolment dates; teaching start; eligibility for indian qualifications; required documents; scholarship conditions. Ask the programme’s admissions office for the current call before applying or paying.
For Indian students
What this means if you’re applying from India.
India-specific note
For 2026/27: For second-cycle access, the India annex accepts a four-year/eight-semester Honours/Research or Professional bachelor at NHEQF level 6 with at least 160 credit-hours. A three-year/six-semester level-5.5 bachelor (120 credit-hours) does not give direct access: it needs at least one additional year leading to a postgraduate diploma (40 credit-hours) or four-year honours qualification. Supply all-year official marks/transcript; DigiLocker/NAD evidence is recommended. Exact subject/grade/language criteria and individual recognition remain separate. Confirm that your qualification, residence and applicant category match the official rule. The source-linked details below distinguish application, enrolment and fee conditions.
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