For applicants preparing for or with a French baccalaureate – Parcoursup procedure
SESAME competitive entrance exam
The SESAME competitive entrance exam is common to several business and management schools delivering four- and five-year post-secondary diplomas recognized by the Ministry for Higher Education and Research. Since its creation in 1992, the SESAME entrance exam has established itself as the benchmark among post-secondary entrance exams
Practical information
- Entrance exam fees: 295 euros (regardless of the number of programs/schools chosen).
- 1 preference: SESAME entrance exam
- 2 Paris School of Business sub-preferences:
- PSB Paris School of Business – Grande Ecole-Master in Management program - French Track – Paris campus
- PSB Paris School of Business – Grande Ecole-Master in Management program - International Track – Paris campus
- Exam preparation: available on the prepaSESAME platform
SESAME entrance exams
Sequence 1: Understanding
- Length: 1hr
- Contemporary issues:
40 questions - 30mins - Weighting 8.00 - Mathematics:
20 exercises - 40mins - Weighting 7.00 - Digital skills:
20 exercises - 20 mins - Weighting 5.00
Sequence 2: Communicating
- Length: 1hr 30mins
- French:
40 questions - 30mins - Weighting 5.00 - English:
40 questions - 30mins - Weighting 10.00 - Additional foreign language:
40 questions - 30mins - Weighting 5.00 - Choice of languages:
- Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Sequence 3: Analyzing
- Length: 2hrs
- Document analysis:
- 20 questions - 2hrs - Weighting 10.00
Weighting 25.00
Bonus grade (grades over 10).
The file grade takes into account the following:
- Average obtained for the French baccalaureate.
- Grade determined from the average grades obtained in the penultimate and final years of secondary education or, if the applicant has already obtained the baccalaureate, the overall average for their baccalaureate (except French).
- General high school report on the applicant’s attendance record or (if the applicant already has the baccalaureate), the merit/distinction obtained.
Individual interview
Weighting 50.00
The aim of this interview is to assess the degree of motivation and open-mindedness of the applicant as well as how appropriate their personality/knowledge is for the teaching.
30-minute individual motivation interview before a three-person panel.
- Applicant and panel presentation (5 minutes)
- Motivation interview (15 minutes)
- Reply to two open questions (10 minutes). The applicant must choose two questions from among four different topics (Contemporary and Societal Challenges, Experiences, Personality, Project)
The oral admissions interview takes place in person, on campus.
For applicants preparing for or having obtained a foreign baccalaureate (or equivalent) – non-Parcoursup procedure
For final-year high school pupils in the process of obtaining an international baccalaureate or students having obtained an international baccalaureate. Admission onto the first year is based upon an application file followed by an oral admissions exam.
Application file
The following must be attached:
- Application file with ID photo to be completed online or downloaded
- Photocopy of official ID (ID card, passport, etc.)
- Photocopies of diplomas and reports obtained from baccalaureate level
- CV
- Covering letter
- 100 euros administrative fee (reduced to 50 euros for scholarship students, subject to producing the definitive scholarship certificate for the academic year in progress)
- Letter of recommendation from a professor, head of institution or employer (optional)
English test
- Results obtained in an English language test (IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC) dating from the past two years for students having already sat such a test.
- If the applicant cannot provide an official grade, they will receive a link enabling them to take an online test.
Minimum required level for applicants for a program in English:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd years: IELTS 5.5/TOEFL 70
- 4th year: IELTS 6 / TOEFL 80
Oral exam
30-minute individual motivation interview.
The aim of this interview is to assess the degree of motivation and open-mindedness of the applicant as well as how appropriate their personality/knowledge is for the teaching delivered at Paris School of Business.
The applicant may choose to attend an individual interview in person (on campus) or remotely. For applicants from abroad, priority will be given to a remote interview.
Intakes
To join the first year of the Grande Ecole-Masters in Management program, two intakes are available to applicants:
- September, available via Parcoursup and the SESAME competitive entrance exam
- January, which enables students wishing to change direction of study during an academic year in progress to join the School via six-month fast track training. They then join the other students in the second year in September. This option is available via an internal entrance exam.
Admission onto the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of the Grande Ecole-Master in Management program
The admissions procedure for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years comprises analysis of an application file, an English test, and an individual interview.
Applicants must provide the following:
- Completed application file
- ID photo
- Photocopy of official ID (both sides)
- Photocopies of diplomas and reports obtained from baccalaureate level onwards (certified and translated into French for documents not in French)
- A tuition certificate for the year in progress if available
- CV
- Covering letter
- A minimum B2 level result obtained for an official French language test (DELF, DALF, TCF) for applicants for whom French is not their mother tongue
- Letter of recommendation from a professor, head of institution or employer (optional)
- 100 euros administrative fee (reduced to 50 euros for French State scholarship students, subject to producing the definitive scholarship certificate for the academic year in progress
English test
- Results obtained in an English language test (IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC) dating from the past two years for students having already sat such a test.
- If the applicant cannot provide an official grade, they will receive a link enabling them to take an online test.
- Minimum required level for applicants for a program in English:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd years: IELTS 5.5/TOEFL 70
- 4th year: IELTS 6 / TOEFL 80
Individual interview
The aim of this interview is to assess the degree of motivation and open-mindedness of the applicant as well as how appropriate their personality/knowledge is for the teaching delivered.
For students joining Paris School of Business in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year, the intake is in September.
To find out all the rates and modes of payment for the Grande Ecole-Master in Management program, please consult our pricing grid.
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