You can take the test for Design if you have already finished upper secondary school or you will obtain your diploma in the 2023/2024 school year.

Candidates with disabilities or dyslexia who wish to do so, may request specific support when taking the test.

If you hold a foreign qualification, find out the requirements for sitting the entrance test and the Documents required to complete registration.

1. REGISTER ON THE ONLINE SERVICES
Before registering for the test, you must register on the Online Services and click on the “Register” link.
Follow the instructions that appear on the screen: it's a simple and intuitive procedure.

• keep your tax code handy
• to access the Online Services, a Public Digital Identity System (SPID) or electronic identity card (CIE) and the activation of two-factor authentication (2FA) are required. You will need your university credentials (personal code and password) in order to access the test

For further information:
- Instructions on how to register and receive assistance on the page: Welcome kit and registration
- Download the guide

2. REGISTRATION FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST
Go on the Online Services. Click on the link “Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or recovery tests and enrolment” and select “Test Registration” and then choose the test of 3 September 2024.

Please also enter the following information:

• Information about your upper secondary school and your final mark (if obtained); if you do not find the name of your school in our list, select 'altro Istituto (Other School) and type the full name of the school in the appropriate field
• details of your identity document, which must be the same as the one you will present to the Board on the day you sit the test
• the study programme(s) in which you intend to enrol.

If you register for a TOLD in English, you will not have to express any preference and will be only considered for the Interaction Design programme ranking.

Pay the €30,00 registration fee.

Payment methods accepted:

• IMMEDIATE PAYMENT with credit card or prepaid card (pagoPA form 1)
  Please note: once you have made your payment, only if you exceed the time allowed to complete the payment and registration process you may need to re-enter the application to complete and confirm your registration for the test.
• DEFERRED PAYMENT via home banking or from accredited Payment Service Providers (pagoPA form 3)
  Please note: once you have made the payment using the method of your choice, you must re-enter the application to complete and confirm your registration for the test. If you do not enter and complete the registration, payment alone will not allow you to take the test

Please note: payment of the entrance test alone does not mean you are registered for the test.
To make sure that you have correctly registered for the test, at the end of the procedure the time, day and room where you should report to will appear on the screen, and you will be able to print out the test registration receipt. In addition, upon re-entering the application you will see the “Registration Receipt” link.

If you have only paid for the entrance test and have not completed the registration process, you can re-enter the test registration application on Online Services by clicking on 'Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or receovery tests and enrolment’ and selecting 'Test Registration', then choose the test you want to sit and a date with available places: you will not be asked to make the payment again. Complete the registration until you get to the summary screen showing the time and day of your test.

If you lose your enrolment receipt, you can get another issue by accessing Online Services and clicking on the link “Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or recovery tests and enrolment” and select “Test Registration”. On this receipt you will find a summary of: your identification code, the date and time of the test to which you have been assigned.

The test fee cannot be refunded.

If you are a student with a disability or dyslexia, you can report this directly during the test registration process.

You will only appear in the ranking if you have achieved a score equal to or higher than the minimum threshold and you have answered a minimum number of questions correctly for each section of the test.

The minimum score threshold is 27,00/90

The minimum number of correct answers is:

No minimum number of answers is required for English language section.

Students who do not achieve the minimum number of correct answers in any single section will be excluded from the ranking.

How the score is calculated

The score is calculated by awarding:

and assigning a different weight to each section of the test.

The Weighted Total Score (weighted Ptot) is the sum of the weighted individual scores. The maximum score achievable in the TOLD held in English is 90.00 : calculated rounded to the nearest second decimal place. The weighted Ptot Score will be the one used to formulate the admission rankings.

If you would like to know the criteria for calculating your final test score in detail, please refer to Art. 6 of the Call for admission.

Assigning the English OFA

The result of your test and the assignment of any English OFAs (Additional Educational Obligations) will be visible in your Online Services within 15 working days from the date of you took the test. You will receive an e-mail informing you of the publication.

OFA additional educational obligations in English are awarded automatically. Even if passed, the English TENG section of the test is insufficient to certify the required level of knowledge. You can recover your English OFA after enrolment by submitting one of the certifications shown in the tabale on the students’ page for the English-language Laurea Triennale (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programmes to the Registrar’s Office.
Go to www.polimi.it/servizionline  > Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or receovery tests and enrolment > Test results and enrolment.

How the ranking work

The placement of the candidates in the ranking is established on the basis of their scores, the places available for each test session and the order of preferences expressed.

In case of a tie in scores, the score obtained in the following sections prevails, in descending order: Geometry and Representation, Verbal Comprehension, History of Design, History of Art, Reasoning and General Culture. Finally, in the event of a further tie, the youngest student prevails.

In the ranking, students are identified by their 'External Student' identification number. To find out your External Student identification number, log in to Online Services and use the link in the top right-hand corner 'Cambia matricola / carriera' (Change Student ID Number/Career).

Results

After the tests have been completed, the rankings will be published and you will be able assigned to a specific programme if you have one of the following outcomes:

ASSIGNED: if you are placed on your preferred programme with places still available > you must enrol 
If you do not enrol by the deadlines, you will be considered officially excluded. 
PENDING: if you are not placed on any of the programmes you have indicated a preference for because the available places are already allocated or booked in the published ranking > you cannot enrol but you can express your interest in being considered in the next ranking 
If you do not enrol or express your interest to be considered in the following ranking by the deadlines, you will be considered officially excluded
PROGRAMME FULL: you cannot enter Politecnico di Milano because the programmes you stated a preference for no longer have places available for the  2024/2025 academic year.

How do I express my interest to be considered in the following ranking:
Go to Online Services > Laurea (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) and five-year single-cycle programmes: entrance or recovery tests and enrolment and click on “Registration in the Rankings and Change of Preference”