Mines Paris – PSL

Civil Engineering programme (cycle ingénieur civil)

Entry to the three-year programme is through several routes. Students from classes préparatoires (MP, PC, PSI, PT, MPI, TSI, BCPST) are admitted through the Concours Commun Mines-Ponts, which fills 130 to 135 places in the first year. The ATS concours is a further route. Holders of a Licence 3 can apply on academic qualifications through the GEI-UNIV platform, where registration opens on 5 January 2027.

Dual-degree partners have two tracks. The specialised track (3+1.5) is for students of École Polytechnique, the four Écoles Normales Supérieures and ESPCI and lasts 21 months: for 2027, applications run from 18 December 2026 to 18 January 2027, with oral interviews from 22 February to 11 March 2027. The generalist track (two years, covering years two and three) is for students of ENS, HEC, ESCP, AgroParisTech, ENSA Paris-Malaquais and UPC Santé: for 2027, applications run from 25 January to 26 February 2027, with a written exam on 18 March, preliminary results on 22 March and oral exams from 30 March to 2 April 2027. Graduation requires 180 ECTS credits, a C1 certificate in English and a B1/B2 certificate in a second foreign language. Admission enquiries: [email protected].

PSL International Bachelor I-BE³ (September 2027 entry)

The English-taught bachelor is open to students preparing for or holding a secondary diploma, such as the French or International Baccalaureate, Swiss Gymnasial Maturité or the European Secondary School Leaving Certificate (level 4 qualification); no specific subjects are formally required, although mathematics, physics and a further science are strongly recommended. Applications are made on the school's online platform, with French applicants also able to use Parcoursup. The application rounds are 1 October to 11 November 2026, 16 November 2026 to 10 January 2027 and 16 January to 15 March 2027. The file includes transcripts for the last two years, a description of the applicant's curriculum, the grading scale and class ranking, a CV, two letters of recommendation and a cover letter. Shortlisted candidates have a motivational interview in English by videoconference. Contact: [email protected].

Language requirements

I-BE³ requires English at CEFR B2 (equivalent given as IELTS 6.5 and TOEFL iBT above 90) and French at A2 is recommended; French is not mandatory. Language certificates (TOEFL, IELTS, DELF/DALF) and SAT, ACT or TSI results are optional but considered by the selection committee. The PSL Language Center offers courses from A1 to C1.

Masters and Specialised Masters

Master's degrees are PSL degrees, each with its own admission procedure; the Master in Energy is operated directly by the school. Specialised Masters (Bac+6, accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles) require a Bac+5 diploma or equivalent, a Bac+4 with three years of professional experience, or an equivalent foreign qualification; each programme has its own admission requirements and application on its own website. Full-time programmes combine 6 to 8 months of courses (over 400 hours) with 4 to 6 months of professional experience and a thesis.

Doctorate

The three-year doctorate is prepared in a Mines Paris laboratory and awarded by PSL University, within five doctoral schools: SFA (n° 364), ISMME (n° 621), STIC (n° 84), SDOSE (n° 543) and GRNE (n° 39). About 30% of theses are CIFRE and 40% of doctoral students are international.

• Paris (Latin Quarter): the historic campus in the former Hôtel de Vendôme, occupied since 1816, beside the Luxembourg Gardens. It houses the administration, the Civil Engineering programme, the Energy engineering cycle, the Master in Energy, the Corps des Mines, doctoral programmes and Executive Education; the Library, the Mineralogy Museum, the Mines Paris Foundation and Mines Paris Alumni; and the research centres CEDP, CGS, CSI, CBIO and CAS together with the Institut des Transformations Numériques (ITN).
• Versailles Satory: the Innovation Campus opened in 2025 in a 13,000 m² building with a 150-seat lecture hall, conference and training rooms and over 3,000 m² of shared spaces. It hosts the Materials Center (CMAT), the Robotics Center (CAOR) and the Center for Energy, Environment and Processes (CEEP), working on advanced materials, energy transition, robotics and smart mobility. The building holds the Positive Energy and Carbon Reduction (E2C1) and Sustainable Building in Île-de-France (bronze) certifications.
• Fontainebleau: open since 1967, near the Château de Fontainebleau, dedicated to Earth, environmental and complex-systems sciences. Home to Geosciences, the Center for Statistics and Imaging (STIM), CEEP – Process Thermodynamics Team (CTP), the Center for Computer Science Research (CRI) and the Higher Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management (ISIGE); it contributes to Civil Engineering modules, state technical services, doctoral, master's and Specialised Master's programmes, and continuing education.
• Sophia Antipolis (Pierre Laffitte campus, Valbonne): founded by Pierre Laffitte within the Sophia Antipolis technology park, on nearly 10 hectares with about 10,000 m² of space. It hosts the Center for Materials Engineering (CEMEF), Center for Applied Mathematics (CMA), Center for Research on Risks and Crises (CRC), Center for Observation, Impacts and Energy (O.I.E.), the Center for Processes, Renewable Energy and Energy Systems (PERSEE) and The Transition Institute 1.5 (TTI.5). Bachelor (I-BE³ core semesters), Civil Engineering, Specialised Master's and doctoral programmes are offered; about 80 faculty members, 60 undergraduate students per year, 100 doctoral students and 100 Specialised Master's students work there.

The library (about 200,000 physical documents and over 200 million documents online, a heritage reserve of more than 30,000 volumes dating from the early 16th century to 1940) is spread over the four sites. The Mineralogy Museum in the Hôtel de Vendôme holds some 100,000 samples, 4,000 on display, representing around 2,900 mineral species. The PSL Student Health Service and psychologists serve students on the Île-de-France and Sophia Antipolis campuses.