Join the general engineering program at IMT Mines Albi
Via the student track
- Admission based on application and entrance tests
The general engineering program at IMT Mines Albi is open via the student track to applicants with a foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +2, Bac +3 or Bac +4, subject to application and entrance tests.
From the second semester of your second year, five options are available at IMT Mines Albi:
• Renewable energies, sustainable production and construction
• Pharmaceutical, agri-food and cosmetics processes and procedures
• Advanced materials and processes for the transport of the future
• Industrial engineering for organizational performance
• Data engineering for information systems and energy systems
You can also switch to salaried status in your final year.
Application through a partnership | |||
| Candidate profile | Application platform and procedures | Year joined | Duration of studies |
| Foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +2 CPGE Rousseau Cameroon IUT Douala, Cameroon IUT Bandjoun, Cameroon | Nomination by the partner to for-mobiliteac@mines-albi.fr by February 15. | First year | 3 years |
| Campus France Malaysia Program at IUT Toulouse and IUT Aix Marseille | Nomination by the partner to for-mobiliteac@mines-albi.fr by March 15. | First year | 3 years |
| Foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +3 or Bac +4 or higher (Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia, etc.). Admission to dual degree program. | Nomination by the partner to for-mobiliteac@mines-albi.fr
Entrance tests at the end of November
Entrance tests at the end of March | Second year, dual degree | 2 years |
| Foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +3 or Bac +4. Admission to academic exchange | Nomination by the partner to for-mobiliteac@mines-albi.fr by 1 May. | First, second or third year | 1 or 2 semesters |
Non-partnership applications | |||
| Candidate profile | Application platform and procedures | Year joined | Duration of studies |
| Foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +3 or Bac +4 | Études en France platform Entrance tests at the mid-March 2026 You can also switch to salaried status in your final year. | First or second year | Two or three years |
Via the work-study track
- Admission based on application and entrance tests
The general engineering program at IMT Mines Albi is available on a work-study track through an application and entrance tests on the platform common to all IMT schools. When you apply, you will be asked to choose one of the 4 options offered by IMT Mines Albi in line with the choice of your future host company:
• Renewable energies, sustainable production and construction (20 places)
• Pharmaceutical, agri-food and cosmetics processes and procedures (20 places)
• Advanced materials and processes for the transport of the future (20 places)
• Industrial engineering for organizational performance (15 places)
Non-partnership applications | |||
| Candidate profile | Application platform and procedures | Year joined | Duration of studies |
| Foreign degree equivalent to the French Bac +2 | Applications from February 2 to March 10, 2026 Entrance tests April 15 to 22 2026 Be under 30 when signing the work-study contract | First year | 3 years |
- Stages of the admission process
Stage 1: application review
Your eligibility results will be sent to you personally by e-mail on 3 April 2026 (provisional date). Eligible candidates will be invited to log on to a platform to choose the day on which they will take the entrance tests (only one date can be chosen, and cannot be changed). As the number of candidates per day is limited, certain dates will only be available to candidates who register early. Candidates must come to the school reception desk at 7.45 a.m. on the chosen date, with proof of identity.
Stage 2: Entrance tests
The preliminary exams will be held in person over the course of a single day at IMT Mines Albi between April 15 and 22, 2026. It is not possible to take the exams on any other date. Please note that you will be able to choose the specific day within this period. Since the number of candidates per day is limited, we can only guarantee a specific date for candidates who register early.
Test Format:
1. A 20-minute oral interview with the admissions committee will focus on your background, your motivation for pursuing a career in engineering and your career goals, your strengths for the work-study program, and your scientific knowledge.
2. A written test consisting of questions in French—30 minutes (vocabulary, grammar, verb conjugation, reading comprehension, summary), English—30 minutes, and mathematics—60 minutes.
In the event of force majeure, the schedule or the exams may be adjusted.
The results of the Academic Admissions Committee will be communicated individually starting on April 27, 2026. If the Academic Admissions Committee declares you academically admitted following the written and oral entrance exams, you will then need to find a host company. We recommend that you begin looking for a host company as early as April of the year preceding your enrollment in the program.
Stage 3: Finding a host company
Eligible candidates are given training in finding a host company. The company must sign the agreement to recruit a work-study student no later than September 20, 2026.
• Admission to the work-study track will be granted to the first candidates admitted following the written and oral entrance tests, who have found a host company, subject to obtaining the required degree, and subject to the number of places available.
• In lifelong learning, once academic admission has been granted, the process of finding and finalizing financing for the program will be carried out in partnership with the host company’s human resources department.
Documents to be completed by the company and candidates to finalize the recruitment process
We strongly recommend that candidates actively look for a host company even before their academic admission is confirmed. Finding a host company for an apprenticeship contract is like looking for a job. This is the final criterion for selection of candidates. Many companies, of all sizes and in all sectors, are looking for engineers with sound scientific, technical and managerial skills. Take advantage of this opportunity!
All you need to know about the general engineering program for work-study students at IMT Mines Albi
