{"id":4852,"date":"2016-11-18T12:54:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/?page_id=4852"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:42:43","slug":"graduate-school-of-engineering-and-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/gradstudents\/graduate-school-of-engineering-and-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate School of Engineering and Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"textBold\"><strong>Faculty of Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COMPUTER ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><strong><span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>:<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><strong><span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d12.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ie.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d13.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.me.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MECHANICAL ENGINEERING<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phys.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHYSICS<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MATHEMATICS<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d03.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHEMISTRY<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbg.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d04.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Telecommunications and Networking (Non-thesis M.S.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/tr\/index.html\"><strong>ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/tr\/graduate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interdisciplinary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.bilkent.edu.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MATERIAL SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"text\"><u>Program Information<\/u>: <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.bilkent.edu.tr\/current\/dep\/d05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please follow the link<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neuro.bilkent.edu.tr\/\"><strong>NEUROSCIENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5G AND BEYOND JOINT GRADUATE SUPPORT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"text\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bilkent.edu.tr\/bilkent\/academic\/graduate\/top.gif\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" \/> <u><strong>Application:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nOnly on-line applications are accepted.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stars.bilkent.edu.tr\/gradapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/stars.bilkent.edu.tr\/gradapp\/ <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Requirements:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CGPA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Architecture (M.S.), Computer Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Industrial Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Mechanical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D), Materials Science &amp; Nanotechnology (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Molecular Biology and Genetics (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Neuroscience (M.S. and Ph.D)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Physics (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Chemistry (M.S. and Ph.D),\u00a0Mathematics (M.S. and Ph.D), Telecommunications and Networking (Non-thesis M.S.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CGPA Requirements for all M.S. and Ph.D Programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.S. applications and Ph.D applications after M.S. \u2013 Graduate School of Engineering and Science does not set a institution-wide minimum CGPA criterion for applications. However, applicants are advised to check out the individual programs for any program-specific criteria.<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D applications after B.S \u2013 3.00\/4.00 (B.S. Graduation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ALES:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>M.S: 55<\/strong> (quantitative)<br \/>\n<strong>Ph.D: 55<\/strong> (quantitative, for those who hold an M.S. degree with thesis.)<br \/>\n<strong>Ph.D: 80<\/strong> (quantitative, for those who do not hold an M.S. degree with thesis.)<br \/>\n(ALES is required from resident Turkish citizens who are applying for the graduate programs. Turkish citizens who are residents of foreign countries and those applicants who are not Turkish citizens may provide GRE scores instead of ALES.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GRE:<\/strong> General Test<br \/>\n<strong>M.S:<\/strong> Minimum* quantitative: <strong>157<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ph.D:<\/strong> Minimum* quantitative: <strong>157<\/strong><br \/>\n(GRE ETS CODE:0620)<br \/>\n(Turkish citizens who are residents of foreign countries and those applicants who are not Turkish citizens may provide GRE scores instead of ALES.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>English\u00a0Proficiency:<\/strong><br \/>\nTOEFL IBT (at least 87 before 2026 or 4.5\/6 after 2026), IELTS (at least 6.5 average and 5.5 from each section) or Bilkent English Proficiency Exam (at least C).<\/p>\n<p>If you submit IELTS or Bilkent English Proficiency Exam results and you are applying for a PhD program, you also need to satisfy the foreign language requirement as imposed by the Inter-Universities Board (\u00dcAK) of Turkey. In that case,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mfbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/esdegerlikdokuman060420211.pdf\">a minimum of 55 from YDS, e- YDS, YOKDIL, or its equivalents as listed by the Board, in a language other than the mother tongue<\/a>\u00a0must be submitted.<br \/>\n(TOEFL ETS CODE:0620)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Proof of Degree:<\/strong> Yes (if already obtained)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Transcripts:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Statement of Purpose:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Letter of Recommendation:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Other:<\/strong> n\/a<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Application\u00a0Deadlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deadlines for Fall 2026-2027 Semester:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Application Deadline :<\/strong>\u00a01 June 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Late Application Deadline<\/strong>: 1 July 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular Application Admission \/ Interview :<\/strong>\u00a001-03 July 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Late Application Admission \/ Interview :<\/strong>\u00a020-21 July 2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nContact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nail Akar<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:mfbe@bilkent.edu.tr\">mfbe@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: +90 312 290 1208<br \/>\n+90 312 266 4133<\/p>\n<p>Fax: +90 312 266 4126<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty of Engineering COMPUTER ENGINEERING Program Information: Please follow the link ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING Program Information: Please follow the link INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Program Information: Please follow the link MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Program Information: Please follow the link Faculty of Science PHYSICS Program Information: Please follow the link MATHEMATICS Program Information: [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/gradstudents\/graduate-school-of-engineering-and-science\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":113,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4852"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27747,"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4852\/revisions\/27747"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}