Secondary school diploma not issued in France - Specific application for international tracks

Application procedures

Application fees:
-> €105 regardless of the number of application choices (excluding 2024-2025 scholarship holders awarded by the French government based on social criteria)

The following two conditions must be met in order to apply:

• hold of be preparing for one of these two diplomas:
  • certificate of secondary scientific education
  • certificate of admission to higher scientific studies
• the diploma must not be issued by a French of Moroccan institution (differentiated admission)

The available tracks depend on the language proficiency of the applicant (different prerequisites may apply to each track). An online questionnaire for incoming students will help define your profile and the tracks you may apply for.

Please note:

• For further information on submitting a disability application and to obtain the contact details of the disability counsellors at your institution : Disability support
• Applicants must register through Campus France / Etudes en France in accordance with its dates and deadlines.

NOTE: specific tuition fees apply to the different tracks (for further information, click on the "INSA tracks" table below).

Click on the track(s) you are interested in to find out more.

Specific applications for admission into international tracks are grouped into "pools" with distinct dates and deadlines. The pools are organised according to the country in which the diploma was awarded (irrespective of the applicant's nationality):

• ASIA pool
• LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN (LAC) pool
• EUROPE pool
• OTHER COUNTRIES pool

INSA Tracks

Tracks by pool

Please note:
- Before they can join 1st year of International Track in September, non-native French-speaking students at INSA Rennes attend a linguistic and scientific semester from February to June (for further information: http://www.insa-rennes.fr/globalinsa.html).

- Specific application procedures exist for applicants holding a GaoKao diploma awarded in China. A semester of French language training must be completed at INSA Rennes (beginning in February) before joining an international track the following academic year, subject to validation of the required level. For further information, please contact the relevant staff directly: globalinsa@insa-cvl.fr for GLOBALINSA Centre Val de Loire / scan@insa-lyon.fr for GLOBALINSA Lyon / asinsa@insa-lyon.fr for ASINSA Lyon / fire@insa-rennes.fr for SPIR+GLOBALINSA Rennes / globalinsa@insa-hdf.fr for GLOBALINSA Hauts-de-France / globalinsa-rouen@insa-rouen.fr for GLOBALINSA Rouen Normandie / asinsa@insa-toulouse.fr for ASINSA Toulouse.
- INSA Toulouse runs a specific admission procedure for applicants holding a Norwegian secondary school diploma, leading to the NORGINSA track.

Dates and deadlines

ASIA POOL

While three application sessions are available depending on your country, your application will only be examined once.

Chinese applicants are required to take a mathematics test (organised by the INSA Group) and an interview for the December session. For further information on this topic, please contact asinsa-chine@insa-lyon.cn.
 

• CHINA (all applicants; INSA Centre Val de Loire, Lyon, Rennes, Hauts-de-France, Rouen Normandie, and Toulouse), TAIWAN (all applicants, all INSAs) or VIETNAM (secondary school diploma holders; all INSAs):
  • Online applications open on : 04/11/2024
  • Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 21/11/2024
  • Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 25/11/2024
  • Publication of results: 18/12/2024
  • Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025
  • Please note that the GLOBALINSA (ex ENG'INSA) international track at INSA Toulouse is only able to accept applications from Taiwan and Vietnam at this time.
• CHINA (all applicants with GaoKao;  INSA Centre Val de Loire, Lyon, Rennes, Hauts-de-France, Rouen Normandie, and Toulouse) :
  • Application takes place directly with the schools, not online
  • Publication of results: end of August 2025
  • Contact: globalinsa@insa-cvl.fr for GLOBALINSA Centre Val de Loire / scan@insa-lyon.fr for GLOBALINSA Lyon / asinsa@insa-lyon.fr for ASINSA Lyon / fire@insa-rennes.fr for  SPIR+GLOBALINSA Rennes / globalinsa@insa-hdf.fr for GLOBALINSA Hauts-de-France / globalinsa-rouen@insa-rouen.fr for GLOBALINSA Rouen Normandie / asinsa@insa-toulouse.fr for ASINSA Toulouse
• VIETNAM (students preparing for their secondary school diploma; all INSAs):
  • Online applications open on 04/11/2024
  • Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 11/02/2025
  • Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 18/02/2025
  • Publication of results: 18/03/2025
  • Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025
• OTHER COUNTRIES OF ASIA POOL (all applicants; all INSAs): two sessions
  • 1st session: Online applications open on 04/11/2024
    • Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 13/02/2024
    • Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 20/02/2024
    • Publication of results: 18/03/2024
    • Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025
  • 2rd session: Online applications open on 04/11/2024
    • Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 05/05/2025
    • Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 12/05/2025
    • Publication of results: 17/06/2025
    • Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025
  • Note: applying for the GLOBALINSA (ex S.I.B.) Centre Val de Loire and GLOBALINSA (ex S.I.B.) Rouen Normandie tracks is restricted to the 1st session, except for Indian applicants (both sessions).

LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN POOL

While two application sessions are available depending on your country, your application will only be examined once.

These sessions are open to all applicant profiles from the same country (students who are preparing for their secondary school diploma or already hold one).

All applicants from this pool will pass a mathemactics test (for both application sessions, and all countries). The test  will be organised by INSA Group remotely. It is comprised of two parts (a multiple-choice part and a writing part). For more information, please contact  audirac.amerinsa.mx@gmail.com or franco.amerinsa.mx@gmail.com

For the following countries in which the diploma was awarded: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHILE, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY, BOLIVIA, PERU, ECUADOR

• Online applications open on 04/11/2024
• Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 21/11/2024
• Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 25/11/2024
• Publication of results: 18/12/2024
• Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025

For the following countries in which the diploma was awarded: All countries in the pool + MAURITIUS

• Online applications open on 04/11/2024
• Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 11/02/2025
• Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 18/02/2025
• Publication of results: 18/03/2025
• Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025

EUROPE POOL

A single application session is available depending on your country. This session is open to all applicant profiles from the same country (students who are preparing for their secondary school diploma or already hold one).

For the following countries in which the diploma was awarded: All European countries

• Online applications open on 04/11/2024
• Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 05/05/2025
• Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 12/05/2025
• Publication of results: 17/06/2025
• Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025

OTHER COUNTRIES POOL

A single application session is available depending on your country. This session comprises all applicant profiles for the countries concerned (students who are preparing for their secondary school diploma or already hold one).

For the following countries in which the diploma was awarded: All other countries in the world (excluding the Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe pools)

• Online applications open on 04/11/2024
• Deadline for online registration/application and payment of application fees (midnight, Central European Time): 04/05/2025
• Deadline for completing the online application file and submitting grades (midnight, Central European Time): 12/05/2025
• Publication of results: 17/06/2025
• Deadline for uploading the diploma certificate: 24/07/2025