Apply to CBS

1. Step: Check the Admission Requirements

• Admission Requirements for IB Diploma Holders
• Admission Requirements for all other students

All of these, except for the optional documents, are required of all students, no matter what their diploma, educational background or country of origin is.

• Certificate of secondary education
• You need one year of high school physics taken within the last 3 school years, or one of these two tests:
  • ACT International Subject Test Physics (at least 24 points)
  • TestAS with subject module Engineering, with 75 percentile required in the Engineering module
• One of the three standardized tests
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • TestAS
• English Language Proficiency
• Motivation Letter
• Optional Documents

2. Step: Apply to Mechanical Engineering (International)

You must apply online via the KIT Online Application Portal. The KIT Online Application Portal for a start in the B.Sc. program in Mechanical Engineering (International) winter semester 2026/2027 at the Carl Benz School of Engineering is now open and stays open until April 30th, 2026.

If you are accepted to the Mechanical Engineering (International) program, you are automatically admitted in the Carl Benz School of Engineering College Program. After your admission you will receive the contract for the CBS College Program from us. To be guaranteed housing in our on-campus dormitories, we kindly ask you to sign this contract and return it to us by the deadline stated on the contract. 

Contact our admissions team

If you have any inquiries regarding the Carl Benz School, the Bachelor's Program in Mechanical Engineering International, the CBS College Program or the application process, our admissions team is happy to assist you anytime.