Admission requirements for specialized work-study engineering programs

Are you interested in enrolling in one of our specialized engineering programs offered as apprenticeships? Below you will find the steps to follow and the list of documents to provide.

Steps for enrollment

1/ Pre-register online

To begin, you must pre-register on our online application platform. For the 2026 academic year, pre-registration is open from December 18, 2025, to February 19, 2026.

Pre-register online

2/ I finalize my registration

To validate your application and allow us to review it, you have until February 19, 2026 to gather and submit all the required documents in your personal online account (list available below) and pay the €30 application fee (non-refundable).

3/ My application is reviewed

Applications are reviewed by a panel of ENSTA faculty members. The best applications are selected.

4/ I present my project during the selection interview

Selection interviews will take place from March 31 to April 2, 2026. During this interview, you will be asked to present your project and your background to a representative of the industry and a member of the ENSTA teaching staff.

5/ I receive the eligibility results

In mid-April, the final jury, composed of representatives from ENSTA, companies, and training partners (ITII, CFAI, AFPI), draws up a list of eligible candidates.

6/ I am definitively admitted

Candidates are only definitively admitted after signing a three-year apprenticeship contract before the start of the academic year, subject to availability and obtaining a BUT or Bachelor's degree.

Key dates

  • Application platform opens: December 18, 2025
  • Registration closes: February 19, 2026
  • Selection interviews: March 31, April 1 and 2, 2026
  • Results: Mid-April

List of items to include in your online personal file

  • CV
  • Passport photo
  • Cover letter
  • Photocopy of diploma and high school grades
  • Photocopies of transcripts from higher education
  • Copy of DUT/BUT - BTS (upon completion if studies are ongoing)
  • Photocopy of both sides of your ID
  • Notice of continued studies*

For foreign applicants who are not citizens of a European Union member state: a copy of your residence permit, marked “employee,” valid for the duration of the program.

For applicants through continuing education: professional file detailing your career path and activities within the company

* If educational institutions wish to send the notice of continued studies directly to ENSTA, they should send it to Ms. Quivouron (contact details opposite). If you are unable to provide this document, please explain why on a separate sheet of paper and add it to your application in place of your notice of continued studies.

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