Join ESTIA after a BAC +2/3/4

International Generalist Engineer -ESTIA dual degree course

ESTIA will be recruiting 260 engineering students at the beginning of September 2025.
Admission is based on different competitive entrance exams depending on the applicant's origin.
Click below to consult the procedures according to your profile.

Procedures for admission to the engineering cycle according to profile :

MP, PC, PSI, MPI: E3A-POLYTECH bank via Puissance Alpha, Pre-enrolment from early December to mid-January on the internet scei-concours.org via Puissance Alpha

See the e3a-polytech website

See the www.scei-concours.org website

See the Puissance Alpha website


PT: PT bank via Puissance Alpha, Pre-enrolment from early December to mid-January on the internet scei-concours.org via Puissance Alpha

See the www.scei-concours.org website

See the Puissance Alpha website


TSI : CCINP, Pre-registration from early December to mid-January on internet scei-concours.org

See the www.scei-concours.org website


ATS : Pre-registration from mid-January to early March on internet concours.ensea.fr

See www.concours.ensea.fr


Oral tests

(choice of dates for candidates eligible for the orals)

📍à PARIS (1) (On the premises of KEDGE - Campus de Paris*) From Thursday 19 June to Saturday 21 June inclusive or from Thursday 26 June to Saturday 28 June inclusive - (morning or afternoon) - KEDGE - Campus de Paris - 40 Av. des Terroirs de France - 75012 Paris

📍 at ESTIA (2) - BIDART, Basque Coast (64) on Saturday 14 June, Monday 16 June or Monday 23 June - (morning or afternoon) - Ecole ESTIA - Technopole Izarbel - 90 allée Fauste d'Elhuyar - 64210 Bidart

ESTIA 2025 Eligible Space (Opening soon)

ESTIA specific competition

Admission: application + written tests + interviews

The recruitment process :

1️⃣ File review

If the application is deemed admissible, the candidate is invited to the selection tests.

2️⃣ Written tests

  • Engineering sciences: mechanics, electronics, computing
  • French
  • Reasoning and critical thinking, logic and personality

3️⃣ Oral interviews

Assessment in French and English

Selection dates 2025

Candidates can choose their selection date when they submit their application.

📍 At ESTIA (Bidart - 64)

  • Thursday 20 March → Closing date for applications: Sunday 16 March
  • Thursday 10 April → Closing date for applications: Sunday 6 April
  • Thursday 15 May → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 May
  • Saturday 14 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 9 June
  • Monday 23 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 June

📍 In Paris (75)

  • Thursday 19 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 15 June
  • Thursday 26 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 June

Submit an application

2 competition options
Please note! You cannot take both.

PASS'Ingénieur national competition

Recruitment based on application and oral tests. Information is available from your university.
Candidates declared eligible after the written tests will be invited to the oral tests organised by ESTIA.
The"PASS'Ingénieur" competition comprises 3 streams: Mathematics-Computing (MI), Mathematics-Physics (MP), Physics-Chemistry (PC).

Candidates selected after examination of their application by their university will be invited directly by ESTIA to the oral exams.

For more information, visit www.passingenieur.scei-concours.fr

 

ESTIA specific competition
The ESTIA specific competitive entrance exam is aimed specifically at students who wish to follow the apprenticeship programme or students who were unable to take the PASS INGENIEUR competitive entrance exam.

Admission: application + written tests + interviews

The recruitment process :

1️⃣ File review

If the application is deemed admissible, the candidate is invited to the selection tests.

2️⃣ Written tests

  • Engineering sciences: mechanics, electronics, computing
  • French
  • Reasoning and critical thinking, logic and personality

3️⃣ Oral interviews

Assessment in French and English

Selection dates 2025

Candidates can choose their selection date when they submit their application.

📍 At ESTIA (Bidart - 64)

  • Thursday 20 March → Closing date for applications: Sunday 16 March
  • Thursday 10 April → Closing date for applications: Sunday 6 April
  • Thursday 15 May → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 May
  • Saturday 14 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 9 June
  • Monday 23 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 June

📍 In Paris (75)

  • Thursday 19 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 15 June
  • Thursday 26 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 June

Submit an application

ESTIA specific competition

Admission tothe 1st year of the engineering apprenticeship programme : application + written tests + interviews

The recruitment process :

1️⃣ File review

If the application is deemed admissible, the candidate is invited to the selection tests.

2️⃣ Written tests

  • Engineering sciences: mechanics, electronics, computing
  • French
  • Reasoning and critical thinking, logic and personality

3️⃣ Oral interviews

Assessment in French and English

Selection dates 2025

Candidates can choose their selection date when they submit their application.

📍 At ESTIA (Bidart - 64)

  • Thursday 20 March → Closing date for applications: Sunday 16 March
  • Thursday 10 April → Closing date for applications: Sunday 6 April
  • Thursday 15 May → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 May
  • Saturday 14 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 9 June
  • Monday 23 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 June

📍 In Paris (75)

  • Thursday 19 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 15 June
  • Thursday 26 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 June

Submit an application

ESTIA specific competition

Admission to 2nd year of the engineering cycle : application + written tests + interviews

The recruitment process :

1️⃣ File review

If the application is deemed admissible, the candidate is invited to the selection tests.

2️⃣ Written tests

  • Engineering sciences: mechanics, electronics, computing
  • French
  • Reasoning and critical thinking, logic and personality

3️⃣ Oral interviews

Assessment in French, English and Spanish.

Selection dates 2025

Candidates can choose their selection date when they submit their application.

📍 At ESTIA (Bidart - 64)

  • Thursday 20 March → Closing date for applications: Sunday 16 March
  • Thursday 10 April → Closing date for applications: Sunday 6 April
  • Thursday 15 May → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 May
  • Saturday 14 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 9 June
  • Monday 23 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 June

📍 In Paris (75)

  • Thursday 19 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 15 June
  • Thursday 26 June → Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 June

Submit an application

ESTIA engineering degrees are also available through continuing education and VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience).

For continuing education, a specific programme and estimate are drawn up for each individual case: please get in touch with formation.continueestia.fr

VAE: see the page on this website.

 

Contacts

Information, advice and guidance

Stiwie BOUZENADE

05 59 43 84 82
s.bouzenadeestia.fr

Applications and admissions monitoring

Virginie CARNEIRO

05 59 43 84 43

virginie.carneiro@estia.fr


Specialised engineering cycle with partners

Admission requirements

  • Hold a Bac+2 (DUT/BUT, BTS, BTSA, Licence Pro, Bachelor, L2, L3, etc.).
  • Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed.
  • Pass the written entrance exam and interview.
  • Admission is only definitive once an apprenticeship contract has been signed with a company.
  • The course is accessible to people with disabilities.

Recruitment timetable

  • Application deadline: 31 March 2025
  • Motivational and professional interview following the admissibility of applications from 7 to 18 April 2025.
  • Interview in English on 10 or 17 April 2025
  • Eligibility results: week of 21 to 25 April 2025

Application

Download the notice form

Admissions contact: c.calatayudnet.estia.fr

Admission requirements

  • Hold a Bac+2 (DUT/BUT, BTS, BTSA, Licence Pro, Bachelor, L2, L3, etc.).
  • Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed.
  • Pass the written entrance exam and interview.
  • Admission is only definitive once an apprenticeship contract has been signed with a company.
  • The course is accessible to people with disabilities.

Recruitment timetable

  • Application deadline: 23 March 2024
  • Motivational and professional interview following the admissibility of applications from 2 to 12 April 2024.
  • Interview in English on 4 or 11 April 2024
  • Eligibility results: mid-April 2024.

Application

Download the notice form

Admissions contact: c.calatayudnet.estia.fr


Admission based on application + written tests + interviews

Admission requirements

  • Hold a Bac+2/3 (DUT/BUT, BTS, BTSA, Licence Pro, Bachelor, L2, L3, etc.).
  • Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed.
  • Pass the written entrance exam and interview.
  • Admission is only definitive once an apprenticeship contract has been signed with a company.
  • The course is accessible to people with disabilities.

Application

Admission based on application + written tests + interviews

Application portal opens in January 2025

Recruitment process :

  1. review of your application (candidates whose applications are declared admissible are invited to the selection tests -> written tests + interviews)
  2. written tests (Engineering Sciences: Mechanics, Electronics, Computing - French - Reasoning & Critical Thinking - Logic - Personality)
  3. oral interviews (French & English)

Selection dates :

Selection dates: (Dates to be chosen when the application is submitted)

at ESTIA (Bidart - 64)

  • Thursday 20th March
  • Thursday 10th April
  • Thursday 15th May
  • Saturday 14th June
  • Monday 23rd June