Welcome to 2025 eligible candidates
Here you'll find all the practical information you need to take your orals with peace of mind: how to get to the school, how to find your way around the building to find the meeting point with the Competitive Entrance Examinations department and its test rooms, how to talk to students, how to find accommodation and meals...
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- Reminder of admission test schedule
- Where to go on the day of your tests?
- Where can I leave my luggage?
- Talk to the students' office (BDE.
- Wifi
- Accommodation and food
- Consult our guides and documents
You have received an invitation e-mail specifying the days of your tests. You can also consult the calendars on the competition pages according to your discipline and type of competition:
Where to go on the day of your tests?
ENS Paris-Saclay is located in Gif-sur-Yvette, on the Saclay plateau:
4, avenue des Sciences
91190 Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne)
Coming to ENS Paris-Saclay.
In front of the main entrance
Follow the signs to the meeting point in room MU45
Go to the meeting point located in the North building, on the “Mezzanine” level, in room MU45, where you will be welcomed by the École Contest department, who will guide you through your oral exams and answer any questions you may have.
The room is located opposite reception, across the garden.
Where can I leave my luggage?
You can leave your luggage in the candidate area, room MU45, signposted within ENS Paris-Saclay..
Contact the student office (BDE) ?
Visit
You can talk to the Bureau des étudiants (BDE), always ready to answer all your questions, in their relaxation area, the Kokarde (Kfet), on the first floor of the East building.
The BDE's schedule of meetings and activities is posted in the MU45 room and on their social networks.
BDE social networks
Got a question? You can chat with the ENS Paris-Saclay student community via our social networks:
Don't hesitate to invite your fellow students to these networks, so that they can keep up to date with all the news and chat with the student community!
Wifi
You'll find the Wifi code (login and password) in your e-mail invitation.
Local food and accommodation
Accommodation for competitive entrance exams and short stays: CROUS offers low-cost short stays for students.
If you have difficulties finding accommodation, contact the BDE via their account Instagram : @bde2025_ensps
Eating
- You can eat at the CROUS (payment by credit card only) or at the Kfé de l'École, on the first floor of the South West building. You'll need your student card to benefit from the student rate.
- You'll also find a bakery, various restaurants and a supermarket within a 5-minute walk of our building, rue Mail Pierre Potier
Consult our guides and documents
The “5 good reasons to join ENS Paris-Saclay” brochure
Le guide du routard
- Every year, the BDE publishes a guide for new students. Feel free to download this guide (PDF format)
Download the backpacker's guide (large PDF file).
School life posters
- LL’École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay ;
- The Diploma ;
- High-level scientific research ;
- Student community life ;
Students will be handing out various brochures and maps of the École and the Paris-Saclay campus.
Welcome to ENS Paris-Saclay and good luck for your orals!
ENS Paris-Saclay - @ Credits photo: Michel Denace (RPWB)