TDUQL

Technical Assistant Qualification: Eligibility, Exemptions, and Alternative Routes

This page explains examination eligibility, exemption from common subjects after graduating from a four-year science or engineering university, and alternative qualification routes for specified departments.

General eligibility and exemption from common subjects

There are no particular restrictions on eligibility to take the Technical Assistant examination. Graduates of a four-year science or engineering university are exempt from the common subjects of the examination.

Alternative route for specified Engineering departments

For the 2025 academic year at the Tokyo Senju Campus Faculty of Engineering, the table marks EH, ES, EK, EF, EC, NE, NM, and NC with an alternative-route symbol. Students in departments other than the second-division departments may obtain the Technical Assistant qualification by passing the prescribed examination. There is no qualification restriction for taking that examination.

Alternative route in the Faculty of Engineering, Second Division

For the 2026 academic year at the Tokyo Senju Campus Faculty of Engineering, Second Division, the table marks the eight departments other than EJ with an alternative-route symbol. Students in departments other than EJ may obtain the Technical Assistant qualification by passing the prescribed examination. There is no qualification restriction for taking that examination.

Official sources

The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.