Guidelines for the EJU

Guidelines for 2025 EJU

  • 【Major Changes for 2025】
  • 1.Application acceptance deadline has been moved up by one day to Thursday from 2025. Until 2024 it was on Friday.
  • 2.The notification date of 2025 EJU 2nd session score reports will be moved up by two days compared to 2024 EJU.
  • 3.The notification time of the score reports will be changed from 0:00 to 10 a.m. (updated on Dec 23, 2024)
  • 4.For overseas examinees, the notification of score reports on EJU Online and sending out by postal mail in parallel will be suspended. From 2025, the announcement will be limited on EJU Online (the same as for examinees in Japan).
  • 5.Among examination venue in Japan, Kyoto will be changed to either Kyoto or Shiga.

1. Purpose

This examination is used to evaluate the Japanese language proficiency and the basic academic abilities of international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan.

2. Examination Administrator

The Japan Student Services Organization administers the examination with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese universities, and affiliated institutions in Japan and overseas.

3. General Description of the Examination

(1) Eligibility:

International students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan.

(2) Date of Exam:

  • 1st Session: June 15, 2025 (Sunday)
  • 2nd Session: November 9, 2025 (Sunday)

(3) Venues:

Japan:
Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Ishikawa or Toyama or Fukui, Shizuoka, Aichi, Kyoto or Shiga, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama or Hiroshima, Kochi, Fukuoka and Okinawa.
Outside Japan:
Hong Kong, India (New Delhi), Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar), Myanmar (Yangon), Philippines (Manila), Republic of Korea (Seoul and Busan), Singapore,
Sri Lanka (Colombo), Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok and Chiang Mai) and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City)

(4) Subjects:

Depending on the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue, the examinees select the subject tests that they will take from the following.

Purpose
Time
Score Range
Japanese as a
Foreign Language
Measurement of the Japanese language skills (Academic Japanese) required for studying at Japanese universities.
125 minutes
Reading Comprehension,
Listening and Listening-Reading Comprehension
0-400
Writing
0-50
Science
Measurement of the basic academic skills in science (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) necessary for studying in a science department of Japanese universities.
80 minutes
0-200
Japan and the World
Measurement of the basic academic skills in liberal arts, particularly thinking and logical abilities, necessary for studying at Japanese universities.
80 minutes
0-200
Mathematics
Measurement of the basic academic skills in mathematics necessary for studying at Japanese universities.
80 minutes
0-200
  • [Remarks]
  • a. The test in Japanese as a Foreign Language consists of Writing, Reading comprehension, and Listening and Listening-Reading Comprehension.
  • b. In the Science test, examinees select two subjects from physics, chemistry and biology depending on the requirements of the University they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.
  • c. In the Mathematics test, examinees select either of Course 1 if they plan to enter liberal arts programs or science programs requiring comparatively less knowledge of mathematics, or Course 2 if they plan to enter programs requiring advanced knowledge of mathematics depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.
  • d. Examinees may not choose to take both the Science test and the Japan and the World test.
  • e. The score ranges listed are not raw scores except the writing in Japanese as a foreign language; instead, they are based on a common scale. The writing is scored based on the standards.
  • f. Refer to the syllabuses for each subject.

(5) Examination Languages Option:

The EJU is available in Japanese or English, except for the Japanese as a Foreign Language test, which is given in Japanese only. Applicants need to indicate their preference in the application depending on the requirements of the university they wish to enter and the course of study they wish to pursue.

(6) Answering Format:

All questions use a multiple-choice format, except for the writing section of the Japanese as a Foreign Language test.

4. Application Procedures, etc.

(1) Application Procedure

a. Application form
As prescribed
b. Examination fee
Japan
One subject: JPY 10,000 (including tax)
Two or three subjects: JPY 19,000 (including tax)
Outside Japan
Hong Kong
(One subject) HKD 500
(Two or three subjects) HKD 950
India INR 1,300
Indonesia IDR 110,000
Malaysia MYR 90
Mongolia MNT 50,000
Myanmar USD 20
Philippines PHP 750
Republic of Korea
(One subject) KRW 50,000
(Two or three subjects) KRW 80,000
Singapore SGD 65
Sri Lanka LKR 1,850
Taiwan
(One subject) TWD 1,500
(Two or three subjects) TWD 2,000
Thailand THB 400
Vietnam VTD 275,000
c. Application period:
<Japan>
1st Session: From February 10 (Monday) and closed by 5:00 p.m., March 6 (Thursday), 2025.
2nd Session: From July 7 (Monday) and closed by 5:00 p.m., July 31 (Thursday), 2025.
<Outside Japan>
1st Session: From February 10 (Monday) to March 6 (Thursday), 2025
2nd Session: From July 7 (Monday) to July 31 (Thursday), 2025
d. Applications:
<Japan>
The applications should be submitted to the Testing Division, Student Exchange Department, Japan Student Services Organization.
<Outside Japan>
The applications should be submitted to the Overseas Representatives in each country or region.

(2) Application Procedures

  • <Japan>
  • Applications will be accepted online. The details of the application procedure and other information will be posted on the website of Japan Student Services Organization.
  • <Outside Japan>
  • To be decided through consultation with the Overseas Representatives in each country or region.

(3) Sending of Examination Voucher

  • <Japan>
  • Examination vouchers will be sent on the following dates (tentative) in response to applications received.
  • 1st Session: May 16, 2025 (Friday)
  • 2nd Session: October 17, 2025 (Friday)
  • <Outside Japan>
  • To be decided through consultation with the Overseas Representative in each country or region.
  • [Remarks] Postage charges for examination voucher will be announced in the EJU Bulletin, etc.

5. Score Report and Notification

(1) Score Reports to Examinees

Score reports will be notified online to examinees on the following dates (tentative).

  • 1st Session: July 23, 2025 (Wednesday)
  • 2nd Session: December 17, 2025 (Wednesday)

(2) Score Inquiries by Universities

Universities who completed the registration procedure designated separately will be able to start score inquires online from the dates stated in (1) above.

Inquires:
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Student Exchange Department, Testing Division
  • Address 4-5-29 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8503 Japan
  • TEL 03-6407-7457
  • FAX 03-6407-7462
  • E-mail jasso_eju at mark jasso.go.jp
  • Please convert "at mark" to @ when you send an e-mail to us.
Japan Student Services OrganizationSNS Official Account