SEKEM & Interview/Resume

*This admissions option is intended for those with a final score based on matriculation/preparatory school grades and psychometric/SAT/ACT scores only. Candidates who participate in the admissions channel based on the Mathematics placement test in as a substitute for Psychometrics will not be able to participate in this admissions options.

Minimum requirements for applying

Knowledge of English
Knowledge of Hebrew
For most study tracks: a Israeli high school diploma or recognized foreign matriculation that includes 5 units of Mathematics, 4 units or 5 units of English and an additional Scientific/Technological subject, from the following list, all three with a score of 80 or higher.
For biology, chemistry, and dual majors in biology and chemistry: a matriculation certificate that includes 4 or 5 units of Mathematics, 4 or 5 units of English, and an additional Scientific/Technological subject, from the following list, totaling 5 units, all three with a score of 80 or higher.
List of Scientific/Technological subjects in the Matriculation Certificate recognized for admission in this option:
Physics | Chemistry | Biology | Computer Science | Machine Control | Electronics | Electronics and Computers | Engineering Sciences | Biotechnology | Biotechnology Systems | Biotechnology Applications |
For Architecture and Landscape Architecture tracks: a high school diploma that includes 4 or 5 units of Mathematics, 4 or 5 units of English, with a score of 80 or higher. Applications can be submitted without an additional scientific/technological subject in the high school diploma. Only candidates whose entrance exam score falls within the upper half of the scores of all examinees in that year will be invited for an interview.
Candidates who wish to be accepted based on an interview must have SEKEM that is 0-2 points lower than the threshold required for the study track. Depending on the track. Details are listed in the table below.
Those exempt from placement tests in Physics (מבחן סיווג) (candidates for Data and Information Engineering, Industrial and Management Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture and Landscape architecture, and Biotechnology and Food Engineering are not required to meet this requirement). It is possible to obtain an exemption from a placement test based on a Physics grade in the matriculation exam. The last placement test in Physics is in the winter semester. June will be the last valid date for the exam.

Resume and/or Personal Interview

Candidates who meet the above conditions will send a resume and a letter explaining their desire to study in a study track (declaration of intent). The documents will be reviewed by a faculty committee consisting of at least two faculty members, who will individually evaluate the resumes according to a set indicator.
The committee, which includes, in addition to faculty members, a representative of the Graduate Studies Department (Admission and Evaluation Center), may invite suitable candidates for an interview to complete details or clarify further.
Admission through this option will be valid for the semester of registration only.

Study tracks participating in this admissions option for the academic year 2025 - Winter Semester (October 2025)

רלוונטי לסמסטר א' תשפ"ו (אוקטובר 2025)
Study tracks	Number of points add to SEKEM	Notes
Landscape Architecture	1	Applications without an additional Science/Technology subject in the matriculation examination. Only candidates whose entrance exam score is in the upper half of the grades for that year will be invited for an interview. This track does not require a physics placement test.
Architecture	1	Applications without an additional Science/Technology subject in the matriculation examination. Only candidates whose entrance exam score is in the upper half of the grades for that year will be invited for an interview. This track does not require a physics placement test.
Biology	2
Biology and Chemistry (Dual major)	2
Civil Engineering	1
Biochemical-Engineering	1
Biomedical Engineering and Physics	1
Biotechnology and Food Engineering	2	Candidates who do not have an exemption from the classification in Physics can also apply for this track. These candidates will be able to take the placement test even after being admitted to the Technion.
Biochemical-Engineering	2
Chemical Engineering	2
Aerospace Engineering	1
Environmental Engineering	1
Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering	1
Mechanical Engineering	2
Computer Science	1
Industrial Engineering and Management	1	Candidates who do not have an exemption from the classification in Physics can also apply for this track. These candidates will be able to take the placement test even after being admitted to the Technion.
Data Science and Engineering	1	Candidates who do not have an exemption from the classification in Physics can also apply for this track. These candidates will be able to take the placement test even after being admitted to the Technion.
Education in Science and Technology*	1
Chemistry	1
Computer Science	1	Candidates who do not have an exemption from the classification in Physics can also apply for this track. These candidates will be able to take the placement test even after being admitted to the Technion.
Computer Science and Physics	1
Physics	2