Seoul National University MS Intelligence and Information
Seoul National University · Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology · Seoul, South Korea- Full time
- Seoul
- Korean or English evidence for admission
Tuition, living and application costs.
current full-course plan
at least 24 credits
dates not published
latest international round
admission and teaching differ
on campus
What is Seoul National University MS Intelligence and Information?
Seoul National University MS Intelligence and Information is a full-time two years degree carrying at least 24 credits. Its subject territory is intelligent systems, information technology, data, computation and interdisciplinary research. The convergence-school setting places intelligent information research between computing, engineering and applied domains.
A proposed project can start from intelligent systems, draw a method from information technology, and use data to define the evidence. Prior assessed work should make those foundations visible. computation and interdisciplinary research offer different ways to narrow the final question.
How much does SNU MS Intelligence and Information cost for an Indian student?
The two years planning total is KRW 55,211,000, approximately INR 39.14 lakh. It combines current programme tuition, the KRW 169,000 admission fee where separately charged, the latest KRW 90,000 application fee and a conservative KRW 1,620,000 monthly living allowance. Flights, deposits and visa charges remain outside it.
| Item | INR | Local currency | When it is due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition and admission fee | INR 11.51 lakh | KRW 16,241,000 | Across the planned course |
| Living costs, 24 months | INR 27.57 lakh | KRW 38,880,000 | Monthly planning reserve |
| International application fee | INR 6,381 | KRW 90,000 | At online submission |
| Two years planning total | INR 39.14 lakh | KRW 55,211,000 | Before flights, deposit and visa |
The D-2 visa charge, document legalisation, translations, flights and a housing deposit are excluded because the payable amounts depend on the route and service used. Korean won items use KRW 1 = INR 0.0709, the 29 September 2026 market close used for this planning calculation. Tuition is held constant for every planned semester and can change.
Upon payment of the application fee (KRW 90,000), an application number will be assigned and the online application will be considered complete.SNU Spring 2027 international graduate admissions guide
For MS Intelligence and Information, the current tuition basis is KRW 4,018,000. Academic two-year programmes multiply the semester tuition by four and add the one-time admission fee. The Full-Time MBA uses the school’s separately published total tuition instead. The current basis isn’t a price guarantee for a later intake.
The living allowance is deliberately conservative. It combines the upper end of SNU’s off-campus housing range with food, local transport, health cover, phone and personal spending. On-campus housing could lower the result, while a private deposit, premium rent or frequent travel could raise it materially.
SNU’s Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students can cover full tuition for up to four semesters and at least KRW 500,000 per month for eligible recipients. The Global Korea Scholarship has a different selection route. Neither award is assumed in the total because funding is competitive and not an entitlement attached to admission.
What are the entry requirements for SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
For MS Intelligence and Information, the practical entry base is a recognised bachelor’s degree with computing, engineering or strong quantitative preparation. SNU then adds international eligibility, degree completion before enrolment, the published Korean or English route, two recommendations and a programme-specific study plan.
| Requirement | Published rule | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| intelligent systems foundation (India) | Degree-level evidence supporting intelligent systems | Locate graded intelligent systems study |
| information technology method (India) | Preparation suitable for advanced information technology | Show a paper, project or laboratory record in information technology |
| data direction (India) | A study-plan question grounded in data | Connect data to a possible thesis |
| Language for MS Intelligence and Information (India) | the published Korean or English route | Meet the rule without assuming all MS Intelligence and Information teaching is English |
| Recommendation evidence (India) | Two referees able to assess readiness for computation | Use examples involving computation or interdisciplinary research |
The department publishes no universal GPA cutoff for MS Intelligence and Information. Review can therefore distinguish a transcript rich in intelligent systems from one that only uses a related degree title. Course descriptions can make that distinction visible without pretending that a central subject-credit formula exists.
A certificate in information technology may add context, but it can’t replace missing academic foundations when graduate work depends on data. The study plan has to show how existing preparation supports the proposed use of computation and why interdisciplinary research belongs in the same research direction.
The language threshold answers eligibility, not the complete classroom question. The published korean or english route can open the admissions route. It doesn’t promise that every MS Intelligence and Information class, laboratory exchange or supervision discussion will be available only in English.
What the minimum does not settle
Admission language and teaching language differ
Documents proving proficiency in Korean or English, including one or more of the following: the undermentioned Korean or English language proficiency scores.
The SNU admissions guide states the evidence route. The university-wide minimum does not guarantee an English-only timetable.
Only one programme can be selected
Check the appropriate box and indicate your desired program of study. You may apply to only one program.
The SNU application form makes this restriction explicit, so programme fit has to be settled before payment.
Minimum eligibility is not an admission promise
Meeting every stated minimum does not create a right to admission under holistic review.
How do you apply for SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
The application is submitted through SNU’s international graduate route during the published window. The latest Spring 2027 round closed on 9 July 2026. Fall 2027 dates were not published at the research cutoff, so the sequence below is actionable but no future closing date is claimed.
One online application goes to one SNU programme. Payment creates the application number, two recommendations arrive online, and legalised originals follow only after preliminary admission.
| Step | Task | Allowance | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Build the academic fit file | 30 days | Map prior study and research goals to MS Intelligence and Information. |
| 02 | Complete language evidence | 60 days | Meet TOPIK level 3, TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic 6.0, TEPS 269, or eligible prior study taught entirely in Korean or English. |
| 03 | Prepare two recommenders | 21 days | Recommenders submit through the online system. |
| 04 | Submit and pay online | 3 days | Payment completes the application and locks the programme choice. |
| 05 | Legalise originals after preliminary admission | 30 days | Apostille or Korean consular authentication applies to overseas degrees. |
The allowances are preparation estimates, not deadlines or processing times published by Seoul National University. Start dates remain unconfirmed.
The latest round opened at 10:00 on 6 July and closed at 17:00 Korean time on 9 July 2026. Payment of KRW 90,000 generated the application number. After payment, the admissions type, degree course and selected programme could not be changed, although personal statements and uploads could still be edited before closing.
Two recommenders received automated invitations after payment and had until 10 July in the latest cycle. Academic documents were uploaded first. Original overseas degree documents with apostille or Korean consular authentication became due only after preliminary admission, which separated the early application file from later legalisation work.
The route contains no published APS requirement for India and no central GRE or GMAT rule. A department may interview or test applicants as part of holistic evaluation. The safest working calendar starts language testing about two months before a window and document mapping about one month before it.
The Spring 2027 application window lasted four calendar days and is closed.
The recommendation window remained open one day longer than the applicant upload window in the latest cycle.
What can SNU MS Intelligence and Information lead to?
The credible MS Intelligence and Information outcome is preparation for AI-enabled systems development, applied information R&D and doctoral study, supported by visible work that joins computation to interdisciplinary research and the Korean graduate job-seeking route. SNU doesn’t publish a course-level employment percentage, so the thesis or project carries the direct evidence.
| Measure | Finding | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence in intelligent systems | Assessed | The convergence-school setting places intelligent information research between computing, engineering and applied domains. |
| Route toward AI-enabled systems development | Plausible | Uses information technology and data |
| Route toward applied information R&D | Plausible | Draws on computation or interdisciplinary research |
| MS Intelligence and Information placement rate | Not published | No audited salary or placement series |
These MS Intelligence and Information directions describe preparation, not a promise of employment in AI-enabled systems development, applied information R&D and doctoral study.
A AI-enabled systems development application can foreground intelligent systems, while a applied information R&D application may foreground information technology. Work connected to doctoral study could need stronger data. The final MS Intelligence and Information research should make the chosen relationship explicit rather than treating every listed direction as equally supported.
An eligible D-2 graduate may seek D-10 job-seeking status in six-month extensions up to the published maximum. For a MS Intelligence and Information graduate pursuing MS Intelligence and Information research, immigration permission remains separate from employer demand, Korean ability and proof of skill in computation.
Institutional reputation can create visibility, but the portable evidence is narrower. A reader of the thesis or project can inspect the problem, method and limitation in interdisciplinary research. That record is more useful than an unsupported salary estimate for MS Intelligence and Information.
How is Seoul National University ranked?
Two current global tables place SNU among the world's leading research universities. QS ranks it 38th for 2027, while Times Higher Education places it equal 58th for 2026. These institution-wide measures do not establish a programme acceptance rate, job outcome, teaching-language guarantee or individual return on cost.
Who is a good fit for SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
A strong MS Intelligence and Information fit brings demonstrated work in intelligent systems and information technology, a question narrowed through data, and funding for two years. A weak fit depends on SNU's brand while leaving computation or the language reality unresolved. That combination keeps MS Intelligence and Information a programme choice rather than a brand choice.
| Verdict | Your background | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Strong fit | intelligent systems graduate | Already has foundations relevant to MS Intelligence and Information |
| Strong fit | information technology researcher | Can define a project using information technology |
| Needs evidence | Adjacent data profile | Must prove the missing bridge |
| Needs evidence | English-only planner | No guaranteed English-only MS Intelligence and Information sequence |
| Do not shortlist | Conversion applicant | The route assumes a recognised bachelor's degree with computing, engineering or strong quantitative preparation |
| Do not shortlist | Placement-led applicant | No audited programme employment rate |
One suitable profile reaches MS Intelligence and Information through intelligent systems and then deepens information technology. Another can arrive through data when the transcript already contains the required method. Both profiles still need a specific reason to work with computation rather than a generic interest in the degree title.
A borderline profile understands interdisciplinary research but lacks an adjacent foundation. SNU doesn’t advertise a remedial term inside MS Intelligence and Information, so the statement cannot simply promise to learn every prerequisite after arrival. Existing assessed evidence remains more persuasive than enthusiasm alone.
The planning total is INR 39.14 lakh without a scholarship. Academic fit also requires sustained work across intelligent systems, data and the research use of interdisciplinary research. Someone unable to accept the financial case and that subject commitment should remove MS Intelligence and Information from the shortlist.
Should an Indian student shortlist SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
MS Intelligence and Information suits an applicant whose record connects data with interdisciplinary research, whose goals require a defined use of computation, and whose unassisted budget reaches INR 39.14 lakh. The decision should follow that combination rather than SNU’s name by itself.
The case for MS Intelligence and Information rests on the way intelligent systems can be tested beside information technology. That design can turn preparation in data into assessed work relevant to AI-enabled systems development and applied information R&D.
The case against it is sharper. The broad title can conceal substantial variation among laboratories, and the campus and course mix differ from a conventional single-department computer-science degree. An applicant mainly seeking interdisciplinary research may find that limitation larger than the benefit of SNU's institutional profile.
Decision checks cost model · entry evidence · outcome limits
- MS Intelligence and Information is a full-time two years SNU master's carrying at least 24 credits.
- The next Fall 2027 international deadline was not published on 29 September 2026.
- The complete planning case is KRW 55,211,000, about INR 39.14 lakh, before flights, deposit and visa.
- The admission language route is TOPIK level 3, TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic 6.0, TEPS 269, or eligible prior study taught entirely in Korean or English.
- Applicants may choose only one SNU programme in an international graduate round.
- SNU publishes no audited programme placement rate, salary distribution or acceptance percentage for this course.
Frequently asked questions
Is SNU MS Intelligence and Information full time?
Yes. This page covers the full-time on-campus route in Seoul. The planned duration is two years and the published academic requirement is at least 24 credits. Any separate executive, part-time or combined doctoral route is outside this page and should not be compared through the same cost or timetable.
What is the deadline for SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
SNU had not published the Fall 2027 international graduate dates when this page was checked on 29 September 2026. The latest Spring 2027 window ran from 6 to 9 July 2026 and is closed. This page records the sequence without presenting that expired date as a future deadline.
What English score does SNU MS Intelligence and Information require?
The central international guide accepts TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic 6.0 or TEPS 269, along with the stated Korean and prior-medium routes. For MS Intelligence and Information, this is an admission threshold rather than a promise that every required class will be available in English.
How much is SNU MS Intelligence and Information for an Indian student?
The full planning total is KRW 55,211,000, approximately INR 39.14 lakh at KRW 1 equals INR 0.0709. It combines current tuition, living costs and the latest application fee. Flights, a housing deposit, translations, document legalisation and the D-2 visa charge remain outside the total.
Does SNU MS Intelligence and Information require GRE or GMAT?
The current international graduate guide publishes no central GRE or GMAT minimum for this programme. Holistic review can include departmental interviews or other assessments. The Full-Time MBA also states that work experience is not mandatory. A voluntary test does not replace the required degree, language proof or academic fit.
Can an Indian graduate work in Korea after SNU MS Intelligence and Information?
An eligible D-2 graduate can seek a change to D-10 job-seeking status. Government guidance allows six-month extensions up to a two-year maximum in qualifying cases. This is permission to seek suitable work, not a placement guarantee, and a later work status depends on the job and immigration category.
Sources
These sources support the programme, admission, cost, experience and immigration information used on this page.
Sources checked on September 29, 2026. The next intake covered here is Fall 2027; application dates not yet published.
| No. | Source | Evidence role |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Seoul National University, MS Intelligence and Information official programme information | Core programme evidence |
| 02 | Seoul National University, graduate programmes catalogue | Supporting external evidence |
| 03 | Seoul National University, Spring 2027 international graduate admissions guide | Supporting external evidence |
| 04 | Seoul National University, graduate completion requirements | Supporting external evidence |
| 05 | Seoul National University, scholarships before application | Supporting external evidence |
| 06 | Seoul National University, international-student living-cost reference | Supporting external evidence |
| 07 | Study in Korea, D-2 visa guidance | Supporting external evidence |
| 08 | Study in Korea, D-10 job-seeking guidance | Supporting external evidence |
| 09 | KRW to INR historical market rate | Supporting external evidence |
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