Whether the GMAT is required depends on where you took your bachelor's, and TUM is explicit about it: applicants who obtained their degree in China, Egypt, India, Pakistan or Bangladesh must submit a GMAT (classic or Focus) at the 65th percentile or above, and TUM states that this requirement cannot be waived. For everyone else the test is optional. What makes the MMT unusual is that TUM publishes the scoring behind its two-stage aptitude assessment, so you can work out your own stage-1 total before applying. Meeting the curricular prerequisites — at least 25 ECTS in business, 10 in economics and 15 in engineering or a natural science, inside a bachelor's of at least 140 ECTS at the time of application — awards 30 points automatically (20 for the business credits, 10 for the economics; the engineering requirement scores nothing but is still a gate). A further 10 points may be earned for at least 5 ECTS in quantitative decision-making with operations-research methods, which is not an eligibility requirement and is the cheapest optional block on the board. The bachelor's grade adds up to 10 more, from 10 points at a German 1.0 down to zero at 2.9 or worse. An optional GMAT adds up to 10 on a percentile scale that starts at the 66th and reaches full marks at the 93rd. The thresholds are published: 34 points or fewer is a rejection, 45 or more is direct admission, and anything from 35 to 44 goes to stage two — a written admission test of about 40 to 50 questions worth 40 points, split evenly between maths and statistics, business administration and accounting, micro and macroeconomics, and a short written text on economics and technology. In stage two the GMAT points are dropped, and 70 combined points admits. The practical read: the GMAT is worth at most 10 points and only in stage one, so its real value is buying direct admission and skipping the test — while the quantitative-methods block and your bachelor's grade are what decide whether you are anywhere near the line.
TUM School of Management does not publish a GMAT range.
| MiMs we track admitting without a required GMAT/GRE | 70 of 110 |
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Across the MiMs we track, 70 of 110 (about 64%) admit without a required GMAT or GRE — confirm TUM School of Management's current test policy on its official admissions page. See every European MiM you can apply to without a GMAT on our MiM without the GMAT shortlist, or read how GMAT waivers work.
Most European MiM programs, including this one, accept the GRE and often the GMAT Focus Edition or a school-specific test as alternatives, and weigh the whole application — academics, internships, essays, and interview — rather than the score alone.
Frequently asked questions
When is the TUM MMT application deadline?
Sources
- TUM — Master in Management & Technology (re-read 2026-09-01 for the fee: "4,000 euros tuition fees per semester for non-EU students"; and on who is exempt — "If you have a Bachelor's degree from a German university, you are generally not required to pay tuition fees for a Master's degree") ↗ — TUM School of Management
- TUM — How to apply (MMT) (re-read verbatim 1 Sep 2026: "The application period for the winter semester runs from April 1st until May 31st and for the summer semester from November 1st until November 30th every year." 2026/27 admissions tests 6 July and 3 September 2026) ↗ — TUM School of Management
- TUM — Excellence, rankings & accreditations ↗ — TUM School of Management
- Technical University of Munich — Tuition fees (re-read 2026-09-01: master's programmes for non-EU/EEA students charge "usually 4,000 or 6,000 euros per semester", the exact amount depending on the degree programme; "The regular semester fee must be paid in addition to the tuition fees") ↗ — Technical University of Munich
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- Technical University of Munich — Fees (semester fee by campus, summer semester 2026: Munich, Garching and Weihenstephan EUR 97.00; Straubing EUR 82.00; Heilbronn EUR 97.00. The fee funds the Munich Student Union / Studentenwerk; the page directs students to purchase the discounted Deutschlandticket as a separate transaction rather than bundling a transport pass into the fee) ↗ — Technical University of Munich
- Deutsche Bahn — Deutschland-Ticket ("Das Deutschland-Ticket kostet 63 Euro pro Monat und gilt deutschlandweit in Bus, U-, S- und Regionalbahn"; used for the transport cost a student carries where the semester fee bundles no ticket) ↗ — Deutsche Bahn
- TUM — Master in Management & Technology: how to apply. INTERVIEW CHECKED 2026-09-03: the aptitude assessment (Eignungsverfahren) is two-stage and neither stage is an interview — "in the first stage of the assessment procedure, candidates are evaluated based on their previous academic background", and "if an applicant's eligibility is still uncertain after stage 1, the application will move on to stage 2, an admission test", scheduled for 6 July 2026 for the winter semester 2026/27. The word interview (Auswahlgespräch) does not appear. Worth re-checking each cycle: at TUM the second stage of an Eignungsverfahren IS an interview on some other degree programmes, so this is a per-programme fact, not a university-wide one ↗ — Technical University of Munich
- TUM School of Management — "Assessment procedure: Master in Management and Technology", the info sheet the how-to-apply page links to, headed "Valid for applications for the winter semester 2026-2027 or later" (9 pages, sha256:fed5b93ae8a6995c, read 2026-09-04 with npm run pdf:text). SELECTION CHECKED 2026-09-04, and this is where the arithmetic lives — the how-to-apply page describes the two stages but publishes none of the numbers. Eligibility: bachelor's with at least 140 ECTS at the time of application in Management and Technology, Management, Economics, Industrial Engineering or comparable, plus at least 25 ECTS business/Betriebswirtschaftslehre, 10 ECTS economics/Volkswirtschaftslehre and 15 ECTS engineering or natural science; "under no circumstances will conditional admission be given" where these are unmet. Stage 1 core-module points: business modules (>=25 ECTS) 20 and economics modules (>=10 ECTS) 10, both "granted immediately when fulfilling the eligibility requirements"; quantitative decision making with operations-research methods (>=5 ECTS) 10, "may be granted" and explicitly NOT an eligibility requirement; total 40. The engineering/natural-science prerequisite "is not awarded any points". Bachelor GPA up to 10: 1,0 = 10, 1,1/1,2 = 9, 1,3/1,4 = 8, 1,5/1,6 = 7, 1,7/1,8 = 6, 1,9/2,0 = 5, 2,1/2,2 = 4, 2,3/2,4 = 3, 2,5/2,6 = 2, 2,7/2,8 = 1, >=2,9 = 0, converted by the Bavarian formula. GMAT extra points by percentile: <=65 and 66-71 = 0/1, then 72-74 = 2, 75-77 = 3, 78-79 = 4, 80-81 = 5, 82-84 = 6, 85-86 = 7, 87-88 = 8, 89-90 = 9, >=93 = 10 — considered "only in the first stage". THRESHOLDS: "Rejection - if the application reaches 34 points or less; Direct admission - if the application reaches 45 points or more; Stage 2 - if the application reaches between 35-44 points". Stage 2 is a test of "about 40 to 50 questions" with a maximum of 40 points in four equal quarters — maths and statistics; business administration and accounting; micro- and macroeconomics; a short written text on an issue in the context of economics and technology — with no aids permitted; stage 1 points MINUS the GMAT plus the test score must reach 70 to admit. NATIONALITY RULE: applicants who obtained their bachelor's "in China, Egypt, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh must submit a GMAT (classic/focus) with at least 65% percentile ranking. This requirement cannot be waived." DOCUMENT LIST: neither this sheet nor the how-to-apply page names a motivation letter, an essay or a CV — the upload list is deferred to TUMonline, so this profile no longer asserts one either way ↗ — Technical University of Munich, School of Management