Polytech Clermont offers 2 PeiP pathways:

  • The PeiP A focused on Mathematics and Physics (120 places)
  • The PeiP B focused on Biology and Chemistry (40 places).

Application procedures:

Who can apply?
  • Final-year high school students (Terminale Générale) enrolled in a French high school or an AEFE-accredited school
  • Students holding a General Baccalaureate obtained in 2025 from a French high school or an AEFE-accredited school
  • Students preparing a European scientific baccalaureate as well as dual diplomas (Abibac – French-German, Bachibac – French-Spanish, Esabac – French-Italian)
Entrance exam schedule
  • Registration: from January 18 to March 9 on Parcoursup
  • Confirmation of choices: until April 6 on Parcoursup
  • Written exam: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 afternoon at one of our 160 test centers
  • Results: from June 1st on Parcoursup
Register for the entrance exam
  • Registration for the Geipi Polytech entrance exam takes place between January 19 and March 12 on the Parcoursup website.
  • Search for a school within the Geipi Polytech exam and add it to your list of choices. You will then have access to all schools in the group.
  • The Geipi Polytech exam is considered a “multiple choice”.
  • This means it counts as only 1 choice out of the 10 allowed.
  • You may select as many schools (sub-choices) as you wish; this will still count as 1 choice. We recommend selecting several schools to increase your chances of admission.
  • To finalize your registration, you must confirm your “Geipi Polytech entrance exam” choice on Parcoursup until April 6.
  • Do not wait until the last day to validate your application—plan ahead to complete all required fields properly.

Application fees

The registration fee for the Geipi Polytech entrance exam is €60. Registration is free for students receiving a French government social grant (excluding AEFE grants) at the time of registration.

Registration fees are non-refundable once the application has been submitted. They are intended to cover the organization costs of the exam.

Entrance exam details

Application review

For all candidates, the subjects taken into account are:

  • Mathematics specialty in Première
  • Physics-Chemistry specialty in Première
  • French Baccalaureate + Mathematics specialty in Terminale + a second scientific specialty in Terminale (Physics-Chemistry, Life and Earth Sciences/Biology-Ecology, Digital and Computer Science, or Engineering Sciences)
  • For candidates who did not take Mathematics specialty: complementary mathematics option + the two scientific specialties followed (Physics-Chemistry, SVT/Biology-Ecology, Digital and Computer Science, Engineering Sciences)
  • English in Terminale

For candidates applying to BIO programs, the SVT or Biology-Ecology grade will also be taken into account.

Grades in these subjects are used to calculate an overall application score.

Written exam

All registered candidates will be invited to a 3-hour written exam on Tuesday, April 28 in the afternoon.

The written exam will include:

  • A mathematics test (1 hour): multiple-choice questions based on the common curriculum for Mathematics specialty and complementary mathematics
  • Two tests (2 hours) to choose from: mathematics, physics-chemistry, digital and computer science, SVT/biology-ecology, or engineering sciences

No paper invitation will be sent; candidates must log in to the Candidate Portal on the Geipi Polytech website to download and print their exam invitation.

Admission jury

In mid-May, the jury meets to establish the ranking of all candidates. All admission decisions are made by the Geipi Polytech entrance exam jury.

Special accommodations


Any candidate requiring special accommodations for the selection test must indicate this when registering on Parcoursup. Accommodations will only be considered upon receipt of official documentation by the Geipi Polytech admissions service.

Candidates must send the required documents no later than April 6, 2026 by email to concours@geipi-polytech.org and ensure they receive confirmation of receipt. Any document sent to another email address will be rejected.

  • Final-year candidates: official CDAPH document specifying accommodations granted for the Baccalaureate exams
  • Bac+1 candidates: official document for the 2025-2026 academic year issued by the current institution

For any questions regarding accommodations, you may contact the admissions service by email at concours@geipi-polytech.org or by phone at +33 3 72 74 68 36.

For candidates requiring accommodations beyond additional time (secretary, school assistant, computer, etc.): upon receipt of the official CDAPH document, the admissions service will confirm with the candidate whether these accommodations will be maintained for the written exam.

On the day of the exam, candidates must have the official document with them.