IMPORTANT FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE SUBMITTED TWO OR MORE COMPETITION FILES

• It is allowed to pursue a didactic (teaching) master’s programme (in the field of Educational Sciences) with state funding concurrently with or after another master’s programme also pursued with budget funding.
• Any candidate who has submitted multiple applications and wishes to pursue two master’s programmes in parallel, neither of which is a didactic master’s programme (in the field of Educational Sciences) must complete a declaration informing the committee whether:
  • He/she wishes to study at two master’s programs in parallel: if he/she can occupy a tuition-free place for the two files, he/she will state which file will be applied for a tuition-free place (hereafter the tuition-free file) and which file will be applied for a tuition-paying place (hereafter the tuition-paying file).
  • He/she only wants to pursue a master’s degree.
• The completed and signed declaration will be sent via e-mail to master.cs@ubbcluj.ro in PDF format, before the posting of the first admission results (see calendar).
• For the candidate who has submitted two files and wants to follow two master’s programs in parallel: if he/she could obtain a tuition-free study place with both files, the admission committee will remove all tuition-free options from the tuition-paying file before the distribution of places.
• The candidate who has submitted two files and wants to pursue only one master’s degree
  • for the file he/she continues with: confirm the obtained study place according to the steps detailed below
  • for the file he/she gives up: the candidate will NOT confirm the obtained study place and will NOT choose in the admission platform that he/she wants to participate in the REDISTRIBUTION phase, so he/she will be rejected.

COMMON PROCEDURES FOR PLACE CONFIRMATION PHASES:

• The confirmation of study places and their redistribution is done exclusively online in the admission platform at: https://admitere.ubbcluj.ro/. In case a candidate does not confirm the study place, it will lead to the loss of the obtained place and the exclusion from the competition.
• For a tuition-free place, it is mandatory to submit the following documents in their original form:
  • high school baccalaureate diploma
  • academic transcript of records or diploma supplement to the high school diploma
  • bachelor’s degree (or the original certificate of completion in case of the current promotion)
  • diploma supplement
• The documents in their original form may be submitted by one of the following methods:
  • For graduates of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of BBU by NOT picking up the original documents from the Faculty’s secretariat;
  • For Phase I of confirmations:
    1. By sending them by post/courier, with confirmation of receipt to the following address: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Facultatea de Matematică şi Informatică, Comisia de Admitere Master, Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu, nr. 1, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca. Please send an email to the address master.cs@ubbcluj.ro with your full name, the name of the courier company as well as the date and time of sending the documents, by July 23, 14:00 at the latest.
    2. In-person or through a delegate during the period July 23-25, between 9:00 and 14:00,** at the Master’s Admission Commission, in the Central Building of UBB, str. M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office).
  • For Phase II and III of confirmations: ONLY in person (or through a delegate) during the period July 27-28, respectively July 29-30, between 9:00 and 14:00, at the Master’s Admissions Committee, in the UBB Central Building, str. M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office).
• For any place obtained (tuition-free or tuition-paying), it is mandatory to complete the study contract in the admissions platform for each phase in which the specialization and/or form of financing is changed.
• For the candidates on the waiting list, it is mandatory to tick in the admission platform that they want to participate in the redistribution. Only this tick allows candidates on the waiting list to remain in the admission competition. Otherwise, they will be eliminated from the competition.
• A candidate declared admitted to a tuition-free or tuition-paying place can participate in a new redistribution (to obtain a place in a specialization further up their list of options) only if he ticks in the admissions platform that he wants to participate in the new redistribution. Otherwise, the candidate will no longer participate in the redistributions in the following confirmation phases.
• For a fee-paying place, payment of the first installment of the tuition fee is mandatory. The fee is paid exclusively ONLINE IN THE ADMISSION PLATFORM, starting in Phase 2 of confirmations. The amount of the tuition fee can be consulted here.
  • If a candidate, ranked in a tuition-paying place, wants to pay the tuition fee integrally, he/she benefits from a 10% discount on the amount of the tuition fee.

STEPS TO CONFIRM THE STUDY PLACE OBTAINED (DETAILED DESCRIPTION)

PHASE I OF CONFIRMATIONS: July 23, 2026 – July 25, 2026, 12:00

At the beginning of Phase I, applicants will be distributed in descending order based on their mean grades (and based on the admission criteria) and based on the options made in the application form. An applicant may be in one of the following situations:

• The applicant is admitted to a tuition-free place: He/she confirms his/her place by performing the following steps.
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Check the REDISTRIBUTION option if they wish to secure a better spot on the list of options. Otherwise, they remain with this option even if their scores would allow them to move to a better option in subsequent rounds. Please note that following redistribution, you cannot end up with a worse spot from the list of options, and in the event of a move, you cannot return to the spot you originally obtained.
  3. The necessary original documents (see above) will be submitted as follows:
     • By not collecting the original documents from the Secretariat of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (in this case, the Admissions Committee will take over the documents)
     • The documents will be handed in person or through a delegate at the Master’s Admission Committee in the Central Building of UBB, str. M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office) during the phase between 9:00 and 14:00
     • The documents will be sent by post/courier with confirmation of receipt to the following address: Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Facultatea de Matematică și Informatică, Comisia de Admitere Master, Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu, 1, RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca. Please send an email to the address master.cs@ubbcluj.ro with your name and surname, the name of the courier company, the date and time of sending the documents, by July 23, 2026, 14:00. If the documents do not arrive within the specified period, the candidate will be rejected.
• The candidate is declared admitted to a tuition-paying place: The candidate confirms his place by performing the steps below, otherwise, he/she will be eliminated from the competition, i.e., he/she loses the place obtained, as well as the possibility of obtaining a place in a different specialization up in its list of options.
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Check the REDISTRIBUTION option if they wish to secure a better spot on the list of options. Otherwise, they remain with this option even if their scores would allow them to move to a better option in subsequent rounds. Please note that following redistribution, you cannot end up with a worse spot from the list of options, and in the event of a move, you cannot return to the spot you originally obtained.
  3. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee is only possible beginning in Phase II.
• The candidate is on the waiting list: The candidate must tick on the admission platform that he/she wants to participate in the redistribution. Otherwise, he/she will be excluded from the competition and will lose a place on the waiting list and also the possibility to get a study place later.
• The candidate is on the list of rejected candidates: The candidate is permanently eliminated from the competition.

After the first confirmation phase, a new distribution of candidates who opted for redistribution will be made in descending order, according to their average marks (and according to the differentiation criteria) based on the options made in their application forms. The results of this redistribution will be published on July 26, 2026.

PHASE II OF CONFIRMATIONS: July 27, 2026 – July 28, 2026, 12:00

If a candidate’s situation changes in any way at the end of Phase I, the new status must be reconfirmed. For candidates admitted to a tuition-based spot: At this stage, online payment of the first installment of tuition begins (including for those who have already confirmed in Phase I). A candidate in Phase II (i.e., after redistribution from Phase I confirmations) may be in one of the following situations:

• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place place at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a place with the same specialization and the same form of funding as at the beginning of Phase I (i.e., his place does not change): The candidate’s place is implicitly considered confirmed from Phase I and therefore the candidate does not have to make any additional confirmation in the platform.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place in another specialization higher in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by taking the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-paying place at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place: the newly obtained place is confirmed by performing the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
  3. The necessary original documents (see above) will be submitted as follows:
     • the original documents are already in the Admissions Committee from the previous phases
     • in-person or through a delegate at the Master’s Admission Committeein the Central Building of UBB, M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office), during Phase II, between 9:00 and 14:00.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place in another specialization, which is higher up in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by taking the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
  3. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee, corresponding to the place obtained, will be made on the admission platform.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-paying place at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place in the same or another specialization, which is higher up in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by performing the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received (regardless if the programme changed or not).
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
  3. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee, corresponding to the place obtained, will be made on the admission platform.
• The candidate was on the waiting list at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place: The newly obtained place will be confirmed by the following steps, otherwise, the candidate will be eliminated from the competition and will lose the place:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
  3. The necessary original documents (see above) will be submitted as follows:
     • the original documents are already in the Admissions Committee from the previous phases
     • in-person or through a delegate at the Master’s Admission Committee in the Central Building of UBB, M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office) during Phase II, between 9:00 and 14:00.
• The candidate was on the waiting list at the beginning of Phase I and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place: The newly obtained place will be confirmed by the following steps, otherwise, the candidate will be eliminated from the competition and will lose the place:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. Checking the REDISTRIBUTION option if they want to secure an even better spot on the list of options.
  3. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee, corresponding to the place obtained, will be made on the admission platform.
• The candidate was on the waiting list at the beginning of Phase I and remains on the waiting list: The candidate must indicate on the admissions platform that they wish to participate in the REDISTRIBUTION process in order to remain in the competition. Otherwise, they are eliminated from the competition, meaning they lose their place on the waiting list as well as the possibility of being admitted to a spot at a later date.
• The candidate is on the list of rejected candidates: The candidate has been definitively eliminated from the competition.

PHASE III OF CONFIRMATIONS: July 29, 2026 – July 30, 2026, 10:00

If a candidate’s situation changes in any way at the end of Phase II, the new status must be reconfirmed. A candidate in Phase III (i.e., after redistribution from Phase II confirmations) may be in one of the following situations:

• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a place with the same specialization and the same form of funding as at the beginning of Phase II (i.e., his place does not change): The candidate’s place is implicitly considered confirmed from Phase II and therefore the candidate does not have to make any additional confirmation in the platform.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place in another specialization higher in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by taking the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-paying place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place: the newly obtained place is confirmed by performing the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. The necessary original documents (see above) will be submitted as follows:
     • the original documents are already in the Admissions Committee from the previous phases
     • in-person or through a delegate at the Master’s Admission Committeein the Central Building of UBB, M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office), during Phase III, between 9:00 and 14:00.
  3. The tuition fee paid in Phase II will be refunded in accordance with the procedure posted after the admission process has concluded.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-free place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place in another specialization, which is higher up in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by taking the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee, corresponding to the place obtained, will be made on the admission platform.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-paying place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place in the same specialization (i.e., his place does not change): The candidate’s place is implicitly considered confirmed from Phase II and therefore the candidate does not have to make any additional confirmation in the platform.
• The candidate was admitted to a tuition-paying place at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place in another specialization, which is higher up in their list of options: the newly obtained place is confirmed by performing the steps below:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
• The candidate was on the waiting list at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-free place: The newly obtained place will be confirmed by the following steps, otherwise, the candidate will be eliminated from the competition and will lose the place:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. The necessary original documents (see above) will be submitted as follows:
     • the original documents are already in the Admissions Committee from the previous phases
     • in-person or through a delegate at the Master’s Admission Committee in the Central Building of UBB, M. Kogălniceanu no. 1, floor 2, room 230 (vice deans’ office) during Phase III, between 9:00 and 14:00.
• The candidate was on the waiting list at the beginning of Phase II and is now declared admitted to a tuition-paying place: The newly obtained place will be confirmed by the following steps, otherwise, the candidate will be eliminated from the competition and will lose the place:
  1. The study contract is filled in, signed, and uploaded on the admission platform according to the programme and the form of financing received.
  2. The online payment of the first installment of the tuition fee, corresponding to the place obtained, will be made on the admission platform.
• The candidate is on the list of rejected candidates: The candidate has been definitively eliminated from the competition.

The final results are posted on July 30, 2026.