Politecnico di Bari
Polytechnic University of Bari, one of Italy's public universities.
Where things stand: 29 September 2026
The 2027/28 calls are not published yet, and the 2026/27 engineering bachelor's call runs five sessions, from a first deadline of 25 June 2026 to a last one on 13 November 2026. The Politecnico has not published its 2026/27 fee regulation yet, so the fees below are the 2025/26 rules. Every figure below was verified on 28 and 29 September 2026 against the official source linked beside it; rupees use the FBIL reference rate of 21 September 2026, €1 = ₹109.90.
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Check your eligibility| Key fact | Polytechnic University of Bari | Source (verified 28 and 29 September 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Public (state) university, on MUR's list of 61 | MUR, Università statali |
| Founded | 1990 (established by Law 245 of 7 August 1990) | Poliba, history (Storia) |
| City and region | Bari, Apulia | Poliba website |
| Students, 2024/25 | 10,715 enrolled; 91 international (school diploma from abroad); 2,130 first-year students | Ustat, MUR |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 | 951-1000 in the world; joint 32nd among Italian public universities | QS, 18 June 2026 |
| THE World University Rankings 2026 | 501 to 600 | THE, Italy table |
| QS by Subject 2026 | No subject in the top 200 | QS, 25 March 2026 |
| English-taught programmes on ApplyAZ | 8: 1 bachelor's, 7 master's | Our own listings, 28 September 2026 |
| Yearly fees, 2025/26 | €160 (₹18,000) to €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh) at the top band, the same cap for every course | Regolamento Tasse e Contribuzioni Studentesche A.A. 2025/2026 |
| DSU scholarship body | ADISU Puglia; family ISEE limit €26,000 (₹28.6 lakh) | Our ADISU Puglia page |
| Entry tests used | TOLC-I by CISIA, CEnT by CISIA, Poliba's own test | Poliba, admission tests and the tests table below |
| Non-EU application windows | For 2026/27 the engineering bachelor's call runs five sessions on Esse3, with deadlines from 25 June to 13 November 2026, and the latest master's procedure, for 2025/26, ran nine windows from July 2025 to May 2026. We file each application and the Universitaly pre-enrolment for eligible students. The 2027/28 calls are not out yet | Poliba admissions |
The Polytechnic University of Bari has 8 English-taught programmes on ApplyAZ for the next intake: 1 bachelor's and 7 master's, so most are two-year master's. Each programme page sets out its entry test, intake and requirements. The table lists them all by level, with the test each one uses.
| Programme | Level | Length | Entry test | Intake | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Management Engineering for Innovation | Bachelor's | 3 years | TOLC-I or CEnT | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Automation and Robotics Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test; requirements check | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Computer Science Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test; requirements check | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Electronics Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test if your grades meet the threshold | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Energy Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test; requirements check | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Industrial Design | Master's | 2 years | Set in the call | Set in the call | Call not yet out |
| Master in Mechanical Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test if your grades meet the threshold | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
| Master in Telecommunications and Internet Technologies Engineering | Master's | 2 years | No test; requirements check | 2027/28 | Call not yet out |
Source: our own programme listings, counted on 28 September 2026; the counts match the programme list further down this page, and our full programme list covers every public university. Degrees with an English-taught curriculum are included. The 2027/28 calls are not out yet, so each programme page adds its deadline when the call is published, and we track every call on your shortlist.
The Polytechnic University of Bari costs from €160 (₹18,000) a year in the no-tax area to €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh) at the top band in 2025/26. The yearly contribution depends on family income, measured by the ISEE, and study can be tuition-free for eligible students who win a DSU scholarship.
| Who pays what, 2025/26 | Yearly total | How it is set |
|---|---|---|
| ISEE up to €26,000 (no-tax area) | €160 (₹18,000) | Contribution €0 for first-years, and in later years for students in course with the required credits; only the €144 ADISU regional tax and the €16 stamp duty (derived) |
| ISEE €26,000.01 to €29,881 | By formula | 14% of the ISEE above €26,000, plus 1%, then €16 and the €168 regional tax. Example (derived): an ISEE of €28,000 pays €466.80 (₹51,000) |
| ISEE €29,881.01 to €89,999 | By formula | €686 for every €30,000 of ISEE, plus 1%, then €16 and a regional tax of €168, or €192 above €52,000. Example (derived): an ISEE of €30,000 pays €876.86 (₹96,000) |
| Top band: ISEE of €90,000 or more, no ISEE or an ordinary ISEE | €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh) | €2,121 maximum contribution plus €16 and the €192 regional tax (derived); the same cap for every course |
| Family with income and assets abroad, for example in India | Banded like the rows above | Declarations of income, assets and household from the foreign diplomatic or consular authority, translated and legalised; no flat fee by country |
| ADISU Puglia scholarship winners and eligible students | No contribution | Total exemption from tuition and fees, for winners and for eligible students left without a grant |
Students who miss either requirement, enrolment within the normal length plus one year or the credits, pay the formula result plus 6% and €200, capped at a €3,000 (₹3.3 lakh) contribution. Without an ISEE, which the Politecnico collected from INPS up to 31 December 2025, the maximum applies, and a false declaration costs a €500 (₹55,000) penalty. ADISU Puglia has set its 2026/27 regional tax at €146, €170 and €195 (₹16,000, ₹19,000 and ₹21,000), €2 to €3 above the 2025/26 figures in the table.
Source: Regolamento Tasse e Contribuzioni Studentesche A.A. 2025/2026 and the income certification page, 2025/26. Rupees use the FBIL reference rate of 21 September 2026, €1 = ₹109.90.
Non-EU students without Italian residence whose family income is earned abroad file declarations of the family's income, assets and household from the foreign country's diplomatic or consular authority, translated and legalised, and are then assigned a band. There is no flat fee by country, and without an ISEE or these documents the maximum contribution applies. Source: Poliba, fee regulation 2025/26 (students with income abroad).
Worked example: If the consular documents put a first-year student's family in India at an income indicator of €15,000, the student falls in the no-tax band and pays €160 (₹18,000) under the 2025/26 rules (derived). Without an ISEE or those documents, the maximum applies: €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh). We prepare the consular documents with you and file them with the university, and we prepare the ADISU Puglia scholarship application with you, which you submit from your own ADISU account.
Non-EU students living abroad apply to the Polytechnic University of Bari programme by programme, then pre-enrol on Universitaly so the consulate can issue a study visa. The windows below are the latest published (2026/27 for the bachelor's, 2025/26 for the master's), and the 2027/28 calls are not out yet. The university decides admission, and the consulate decides the visa.
| Step | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Programme application | Esse3 | Management Engineering for Innovation (English bachelor's): Esse3 registration from 3 Feb 2026; first early session to 25 Jun 2026 (ranking by 16 Jul), later sessions to 13 Nov 2026; 50 places in the call, and the 2026/27 quota list gives 3 to non-EU applicants living abroad and 2 to Marco Polo (2026/27) |
| 2. Selection and offer | The session ranking (bachelor's) or the course committee (master's) | Bachelor's rankings from 16 July to 23 November 2026, by session; master's per the procedure |
| 3. Universitaly pre-enrolment | Universitaly | After the offer, by the date in the programme's call |
| 4. Study visa | Italian consulate in your country | By 30 November 2026 for 2026/27 and by 31 October 2027 for 2027/28; the consulate asks for at least €10,179.85 (₹11.2 lakh) a year for living costs |
| 5. Enrolment in Italy | Poliba's student office | On arrival, with the visa, the Declaration of Value or CIMEA statement, the original qualification and the Universitaly documents |
| Programme (example) | Application windows | Intake | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Engineering for Innovation (English bachelor's) | Esse3 registration from 3 Feb 2026; first early session to 25 Jun 2026 (ranking by 16 Jul), later sessions to 13 Nov 2026; 50 places in the call, and the 2026/27 quota list gives 3 to non-EU applicants living abroad and 2 to Marco Polo | 2026/27 | Official page |
| Engineering master's (two-year) | Nine windows on Esse3, from 28 Jul to 15 Sep 2025 through to 2 to 10 May 2026 | 2025/26 | Official page |
Sources: the engineering bachelor's call 2026/27 (D.R. 91/2026), the engineering master's admission procedure, 2025/26 and the 2026/27 quota list; Universitaly; Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata, visa checklist. For eligible students, we handle each of these steps, from the programme applications to the visa file.
Want us to handle your Poliba applications? Check your eligibility first; for eligible students, we file each programme application, the Universitaly pre-enrolment and the visa file.
Check your eligibilityThe Polytechnic University of Bari uses CISIA's TOLC-I for its engineering bachelor's degrees, or the CEnT for Management Engineering for Innovation, taught in English, and its own test for Design. Engineering master's check your degree instead, with an interview if your final mark is below the course minimum. Italian-taught degrees need an Italian check for visa applicants.
| Test or route | Used for | Source |
|---|---|---|
| TOLC-I by CISIA | Engineering bachelor's degrees, taken at home (TOLC@CASA): at least 18 out of 50 in the early sessions and 12 in the later ones | Engineering bachelor's call 2026/27 |
| CEnT by CISIA | Management Engineering for Innovation (English bachelor's), instead of the TOLC-I | Engineering bachelor's call 2026/27 |
| Poliba's own test | Design bachelor's: 50 multiple-choice questions on computer, with a minimum of 10 points | Design admission rules 2026/27 |
| Requirements check and interview | Engineering master's: automatic if the bachelor's final mark reaches the course minimum, otherwise an interview with a committee (a route, not an entry test) | Master's admission guidelines |
The table sets out what the 2026/27 engineering bachelor's call and the 2025/26 master's procedure ask for at each level.
| Degree level (example call) | Entry route | English | At application | At enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (Management Engineering for Innovation, 2026/27) | TOLC-I at home, at least 18 out of 50 in the early sessions or 12 in the later ones, or the CEnT; 3 places for non-EU applicants living abroad and 2 for Marco Polo | B1 certificate at enrolment | Registration for the competition on Esse3 and for the test on the CISIA portal, then Universitaly pre-enrolment | Visa, Declaration of Value or CIMEA statement, the original school qualification and the Universitaly documents |
| Master's (engineering, 2025/26 procedure) | Curricular requirements in credits by subject area; the competence check is automatic if the final mark reaches the course minimum, otherwise an interview | The minimum level in each course's regulations, by a recognised certificate or the Politecnico's English test | Application on Esse3 in one of nine windows, from 28 July 2025 to 10 May 2026 | Universitaly pre-enrolment and the visa, then the Declaration of Value or CIMEA statement and the original degree |
Sources: the engineering bachelor's call 2026/27, the master's admission guidelines and the 2025/26 procedure for non-EU students needing a visa, with places from the 2026/27 quota list. We prepare these documents with you; our DOV guide and Italy study visa guide cover the qualification and visa papers.
English: B1 by certificate at enrolment for Management Engineering for Innovation. For the engineering master's, each course sets its minimum level, shown by a recognised certificate or the Politecnico's own English test, and for B1 courses an English exam in your bachelor's counts. Source.
Italian: Visa applicants to Italian-taught degrees must pass the Politecnico's Italian language test, listed on its admissions page; the master's admission guidelines make it mandatory and do not state the level. Source. We match each programme on your shortlist to its test and handle the registration and application steps for eligible students.
The Polytechnic University of Bari is in the 951 to 1000 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, joint 32nd among Italian public universities, and in the 501 to 600 band of the THE World University Rankings 2026. It has no subject in the QS by Subject 2026 top 200, and rankings measure whole universities.
Sources: QS World University Rankings 2027, published 18 June 2026, THE World University Rankings 2026 and QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. The Italy position counts the Italian public universities QS ranks; "=" marks a joint rank.
Yes, most do. Among Poliba's master's graduates of 2024, 94.2% were in work about a year later, with mean net pay of €1,644 (₹1.8 lakh) a month, according to AlmaLaurea. Five years after graduating, 98.6% of the 2020 master's graduates were in work, earning €2,023 (₹2.2 lakh) a month on average.
Source: AlmaLaurea, XXVIII survey of graduate outcomes (Rapporto 2026, June 2026): 2024 graduates at 1 year and 2020 graduates at 5 years. AlmaLaurea counts anyone in paid work, including paid training, as employed.
Poliba students apply for the regional DSU scholarship through ADISU Puglia. For 2026/27 the family ISEE limit is €26,000 (₹28.6 lakh), and a student living away from home gets €7,172 (₹7.9 lakh) a year, or €8,247.80 (₹9.1 lakh) with an ISEE up to €13,000 (derived). Winners pay no Poliba contribution, so study can be tuition-free for eligible students.
| DSU 2026/27 | ADISU Puglia |
|---|---|
| Family ISEE limit | €26,000 (₹28.6 lakh) |
| Family ISPE (assets) limit | €56,000 (₹61.5 lakh) |
| Grant for a student living away from home | €7,172 a year (₹7.9 lakh) as the base. It rises 15% with a family ISEE of €13,000 or less, to €8,247.80 (₹9.1 lakh), and falls 20% above €17,333.33, to €5,737.60 (₹6.3 lakh) (both derived). Female students on STEM degrees get 20% more instead of 15% |
| Who counts as living away from home | A student whose family neither lives nor earns income in Italy, provided the student lives at the course seat for at least 10 months between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027 |
| What it includes | Cash in instalments; canteen meals, one a day with a second on request, each deducted at €900 (₹99,000) a year; a residence bed on request, deducted at €2,208 (₹2.4 lakh) a year; university fees waived or refunded under each university's rules; a refund of the regional DSU tax |
| Application window | 08:00 on 14 July 2026 to 12:00 on 13 August 2026, online only (closed) |
| Who submits the application | Only the student, online on the ADISU Puglia student portal from their own account (SPID, CIE, CNS, eIDAS or ADISU credentials); we prepare it with the student, who submits it |
| Foreign income documents | By 12:00 on 13 August 2026: scans uploaded with the application, and the translated, legalised originals delivered to an ADISU local office or sent by registered post. ADISU Puglia takes the family's certificates itself; an ISEE parificato does not replace them |
| First payment for first-years | Bachelor's and single-cycle: 20% by 10 November 2026 and 30% by 31 December 2026, with the enrolment confirmation filed by 15 October and 30 November 2026; the other 50% once the credits are met. Master's: 50% by 31 December 2026 and 50% after the credits. Paid as funds allow |
| Credits to keep the grant | First-year students: 20 credits by 10 August 2027 for the full grant, or by 30 November 2027 for half, reported online by 28 February 2028; bonus credits cannot be used in the first year |
Source: ADISU Puglia call for 2026/27. Our ADISU Puglia guide covers the scholarship in full, our DSU scholarship guide compares the regions, and we prepare the application and the family documents with you and sit with you while you submit it, since ADISU Puglia takes the application only from the student's own portal account (SPID, CIE, CNS, eIDAS or ADISU credentials).
The Politecnico also runs its own scholarships for international students living abroad with a foreign degree: for 2025/26, 14 master's scholarships of €4,500 (₹4.9 lakh) gross a year, renewable for the length of the course, with a full exemption from university fees (2025/26 master's call). Applications ran from 2 October 2025 to 31 January 2026, so we check each new call for the programmes on your shortlist.
Two national schemes are open to international students too: our guides to the MAECI scholarship and Invest Your Talent in Italy explain who can apply.
For the study visa, the consulate asks you to show at least €10,179.85 (₹11.2 lakh) a year for living costs in Bari or any other Italian city. That is a floor, not a full budget: rent is the biggest cost, and a DSU residence place is much cheaper than a private room.
| Cost | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa minimum for living costs | €10,179.85 a year (about ₹11.2 lakh) | Kolkata consulate checklist, item 6 |
| Private single room | About €426 a month on average (about ₹47,000), August 2026, up 12.2% in a year | Immobiliare.it Insights, 3 August 2026 |
| ADISU Puglia residence place | €2,208 (₹2.4 lakh) a year, deducted from the grant of a scholarship winner who asks for a bed; each daily canteen meal is deducted at €900 (₹99,000) a year, 2026/27 | Our ADISU Puglia page (figures from the 2026/27 call) |
| Monthly budget including rent | €700 to €900 a month (₹77,000 to ₹99,000), ApplyAZ estimate | Our Bari city guide |
Our Bari city guide covers housing, transport and daily costs in detail.
The table compares the Polytechnic University of Bari with five public universities: the University of Bari Aldo Moro in the same city, Salento in Lecce, Naples Federico II, Marche Polytechnic and Calabria, which also teach science or engineering master's in English. The University of Salento, in the same region, lists 9 English-taught programmes, most of them engineering master's.
| University | City | QS 2027 | English-taught programmes on ApplyAZ | Yearly fees (lowest to highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polytechnic University of Bari (this page) | Bari | 951 to 1000 | 8 | €160 to €2,329 (₹18,000 to ₹2.6 lakh), 2025/26 |
| University of Bari Aldo Moro | Bari | 741 to 750 | 8 | €162 to €3,161 (₹18,000 to ₹3.5 lakh); families with income only abroad pay a fixed amount by country group |
| University of Salento | Lecce | 1001 to 1200 | 9 | We confirm the 2026/27 amounts for you |
| University of Naples Federico II | Naples | 401 | 26 | €146 to €2,573 (₹16,000 to ₹2.8 lakh) by ISEEU; €167 (₹18,000) for non-EU citizens |
| Marche Polytechnic University | Ancona | =662 | 9 | €156 to €2,557 (₹17,000 to ₹2.8 lakh) |
| University of Calabria | Rende (Cosenza) | 851 to 900 | 10 | We confirm the 2026/27 amounts for you |
Sources: QS World University Rankings 2027, our own programme listings and each university's fee rules, linked on its page. Where a university sets a flat or country-group fee for families with income abroad, its page gives that fee. Our list of all 61 public universities compares every one, our best universities in Italy page sets out QS 2027 and THE side by side, and the A to Z directory lists every university.
Reality check
What we handle: the shortlist, the fee route, the income documents, the programme applications, the Universitaly pre-enrolment, the visa file and the ADISU Puglia application and family certificates, prepared with you for you to submit from your own ADISU account. The university decides admission, ADISU Puglia decides the DSU scholarship and the consulate decides the visa.
For eligible students, we take care of the whole application to the Polytechnic University of Bari. We shortlist programmes against your profile and their entry tests, prepare the documents and the family's income papers, file each programme application, complete Universitaly pre-enrolment, handle the visa file and prepare the ADISU Puglia application that you submit from your own account.
We work only with Italian public universities, and we do not promise outcomes: the university decides admission, ADISU Puglia decides the DSU scholarship and the consulate decides the visa.
Check your eligibility first. Eligible students book a one-to-one consultation with one of our Italy experts.
Check your eligibilityYes. The Polytechnic University of Bari, the Politecnico di Bari, is a state university on the Ministry of University and Research's list of 61 public universities, established by law in 1990. It teaches engineering, architecture and design, its fees follow family income, and it had 10,715 students in 2024/25, 91 of them international.
Under its 2025/26 rules, the latest published, the Polytechnic University of Bari costs €160 (₹18,000) a year with a family ISEE up to €26,000, and at most €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh) at the top band, the same cap for every course. The 2026/27 regulation is not out yet, and we check it for you when it is.
Yes. The Politecnico fully exempts ADISU Puglia scholarship winners, and eligible students left without a grant, from tuition and fees, so study can be tuition-free for eligible students. The 2026/27 ADISU Puglia family limits are an ISEE of €26,000 and an ISPE of €56,000, and the base grant away from home is €7,172 (₹7.9 lakh).
It depends on the family documents. Under the 2025/26 rules, consular declarations that put the family at an income indicator of €15,000 would place a first-year student from India in the no-tax band, at €160 (₹18,000) (derived). Without an ISEE or those documents the maximum of €2,329 (₹2.6 lakh) applies, and we prepare the documents with the family.
We list 8 English-taught programmes at the Polytechnic University of Bari for the next intake: 1 bachelor's, Management Engineering for Innovation, and 7 master's in Mechanical, Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Computer Science, Energy and Telecommunications Engineering and Industrial Design. The engineering master's check your degree rather than setting an entry test.
The Polytechnic University of Bari uses CISIA's TOLC-I, taken at home, for its engineering bachelor's degrees, with at least 18 out of 50 in the early sessions, and accepts the CEnT for Management Engineering for Innovation. Design has its own test, and engineering master's check your degree, with an interview if the final mark is below the minimum.
The Politecnico teaches 7 master's in English on our list, including Mechanical, Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Energy and Telecommunications Engineering. For 2026/27 it reserves 35 places for non-EU applicants living abroad on Mechanical Engineering, 5 each on Electronics, Automation and Robotics, and Telecommunications, and 3 on Energy Engineering.
The Polytechnic University of Bari is in the 951 to 1000 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, joint 32nd among Italian public universities, and in the 501 to 600 band of the THE World University Rankings 2026. It has no subject in the QS by Subject 2026 top 200, so the programme you choose matters more.
The 2027/28 calls are not published yet. For 2026/27 the engineering bachelor's call runs five sessions on Esse3, with deadlines from 25 June to 13 November 2026, and the latest master's procedure, for 2025/26, ran nine windows from July 2025 to May 2026. We track the new calls and file each application in time.
For eligible students, we take care of everything: the shortlist, the TOLC-I or CEnT registration, each Esse3 application, Universitaly pre-enrolment, the visa file and the ADISU Puglia family certificates, for the application you submit from your own account. The university decides admission, ADISU Puglia the scholarship and the consulate the visa. Start by checking your eligibility at go.applyaz.com.
Check your eligibility first. If you are eligible, you book a one-to-one consultation with one of our Italy experts, and from there we take care of everything.
Check your eligibilityOpen a programme for its entry requirements, entrance tests, fees and intake dates.
