Frequently asked questions

No. Staff do not reply to Teams messages, except in an extremely urgent case such as a medical emergency. Send a formal email instead, with no capital letters, abbreviations, emojis or chat-style language.

Upload your justification on the Student Portal within 48 hours of the class. Nothing sent any other way is considered. Accepted proof includes a French doctor’s note, an administrative appointment confirmation or an internship interview. Missing 20% or more of a class means you cannot write the final exam.

At least B2. All students take the TCF test in the second-to-last semester to certify it. French courses are compulsory, and you join a group by level after a placement test.

On Zeus, at zeus.ionis-it.com. Check it every day, because dates, times and rooms can change.

For academic and administrative matters, write to [email protected]. For housing, visa information and French administration, write to [email protected]. For French courses, write to [email protected]. For problems with your EPITA email or student card, write to [email protected]. See the contacts page.

Yes, but only part time. EPITA says you may work up to 60% of full time, with full time counted as 35 hours a week. The official figure is 964 hours a year. EPITA strongly advises against working during your studies, because classes take all your time and schedules change often.

EPITA’s slide says 100 euros, and a service-public.gouv.fr page for students also shows 100 euros. Other websites quote 75 or 150 euros, so do not rely on them. The official service shows the exact amount on the payment screen before you pay. Check it there.

Use your family name and first name exactly as they are written in your passport. The official CVEC site warns that a name mismatch between the certificate and your school record can make the certificate invalid. If your account name is wrong, ask the CVEC platform’s help desk to correct it.

Enter the CVEC certificate number from the certificate you download after payment. Do not enter the order number or the ticket number. EPITA’s instructions are explicit about this. The date of payment goes in the start date field, and you can enter 31/05/2027 as the end date.

Check Lost & Found at the Welcome Services office and at Reception. If it is not there, contact Welcome Services. A new card costs 5 euros, paid to the reception staff.

Yes. A psychologist holds a confidential first meeting every Friday from 13:00 to 17:00 on all campuses. It is for all students, in French or English. Booking is done with a QR code shown in EPITA’s presentation. For urgent distress, call 3114, which is available 24 hours a day.

Treat every alarm as real. Leave your bags in the room and leave at once. Take the escalator to the 3rd-floor terrace, then the emergency stairs to the ground floor. Follow the staff in charge. They tell you when you can go back in.

The student printer is on the ground floor. Use your student card. You start with 10 euros of printing credit.

No. The 36 24 number is charged per minute. The number +33 1 47 07 77 77 is an ordinary line, so it is not free either. SOS Médecins sends a doctor to you for urgent cases that are not life-threatening. In a life-threatening emergency, call 112 or 15.

EPITA’s slide asks for a copy in the original language, issued less than 1 year ago, with a French translation. Depending on your country, legalisation or an apostille may be required. Order it early, because this can take time.

As soon as you have a French postal address and your documents. EPITA’s slide says to wait until you have your permanent address. Ameli says to register early, and its form asks for a French address. Gather the documents first, especially the birth certificate.

With a declared médecin traitant, Assurance Maladie reimburses up to 70% of the base rate. Without one it is about 30%. You declare one with the form “Déclaration de choix du médecin traitant”, sent to your CPAM.

It depends. From 1 July 2026, CAF says non-EU students with a study visa or permit need a social-criteria scholarship, unless an exception applies. EPITA’s slide also says your name must be on the housing contract. Use the simulator on caf.fr before you rely on it.

The card costs 2 euros once. EPITA’s slide says 2.05 euros, which is the price of a bus-tram ticket. A metro-train-RER ticket is 2.55 euros and a bus-tram ticket is 2.05 euros. You load them at a station or on your phone.

Imagine R Étudiant costs 401.30 euros for the 2026-27 year. That is 393.30 euros plus an 8-euro file fee. You can pay in 9 instalments. You subscribe online only, and applications are accepted until 30 April 2027.