Branch programme/details

Admission for studies
Admission for studies in one of our doctoral study programmes taught in English except the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics will be granted to the applicants who
• Submitted a complete application form together with all obligatory attachments before the deadline,
• successfully passed the subject part of the entrance examination or they were granted a waiver of it,
• successfully passed the language part of the entrance examination or they were granted a waiver of it.


Invitation to subject entrance examination
The invitation to the subject entrance examination will be sent to those applicants, who

• submitted a complete application together with its obligatory attachments 2,3 and 4 before the deadline,
• paid the application fee,
• did not obtain the confirmation of the waiver of the subject entrance examination before mid-May, 2024.

The invitation to an entrance examination is delivered through the University Electronic Information System. In mid-May, 2024, all applicants without a waiver receive an invitation to take the entrance examination from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. If the Faculty approves the waiver after sending out the invitation, the invitation ceases to apply.


Entrance examination
The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject part and a language part. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the chosen study programme. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the chosen study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the binary Pass/Fail scale. The applicant must obtain three passing grades. If the applicant has chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and has obtained an approval of a future supervisor, or if the committee accepts the annotation of the applicant‘s own topic, the applicant will successfully pass the exam with only two passing grades from three questions.


The language part of the entrance examination consists of verification of knowledge of the English language in the form of a written test conducted in person. The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points, the threshold for passing the exam is 50 points.

If the applicant cannot take part in the face-to-face test for objective reasons, it is possible to take the test online at the Department of Language Education of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics under the same conditions. In this case, the student must contact the Study Department two weeks before the exam at the latest and ask for a permission to take the exam online.

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

Verification method:	entrance exam
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from:	17.06.2024	Until:	18.06.2024
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	25.06.2024	Until:	25.06.2024

Waiver conditions of the subject entrance examination

The subject entrance examination cannot be waived for applicants to the study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics. The subject entrance examination may be waived for applicants for any study programme (with the exception of the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics) who have chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and obtained an approval of a future supervisor, and for whom at least one of the following conditions applies:

1. their original scientific work on a relevant topic has been published, or has been accepted for publication, in a reviewed medium indexed by MathSciNet, SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge databases;
2. they have achieved excellent results in their master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics, corresponding to the field of the doctoral programme they are applying to;
3. they have achieved other remarkable results testifying their ability for doctoral studies.
It is necessary to apply for the waiver and prove that the applicant satisfies some of the above conditions, by no later than May 31, 2024

Conditions for a language examination waiver

The language examination will be waived if the applicant fulfills at least one of the following waiver conditions:

A. The applicant spent at least two years of his/her previous education at secondary or university level with English as the sole language of instruction in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or USA.

B. The applicant does not need to take the language examination of English if (s)he has already passed one of the following exams (in some cases we recognize the exam only with a minimum score or level):

• General State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic
• examination in English at Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• TOEFL (paper) – 550 points
• TOEFL (computer) – 213 points
• TOEFL (internet) – 80 points
• IELTS – 7 points
• C2 Proficiency (formerly known as CPE) - Pass
• C1 Advanced (formerly known as CAE) - Pass
• B2 First (formerly known as FCE) – Grade A
• ESOL International (C1 – C2)
• TELC (The European Language Certificates) – TELC English C1 - Pass
• UNIcert English for Mathematicians: Level C1 – level C1
• Melab – 77 points
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) - Pass
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) – 605 points

The language examination waiver and the compliance with one of the conditions mentioned above must be requested before the deadlines mentioned above.

The graduate of this doctoral program is a specialist qualified for independent scientific work in basic and applied research in the field of study of physical properties of condensed matter and material research. He has a deep knowledge of relevant theoretical approaches (quantum theory, thermodynamic and statistical physics) and their application in theoretical and experimental physics of condensed systems. He is acquainted with modern experimental methods and technological processes. He is fully qualified for work in physical, material, chemical and biomedical research institutions and universities but also as a leader in laboratories of applied material research and development or in testing laboratories in industry.