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Mechanical Engineering

Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Sekhem

  • Mechanical Engineering 92
  • Admission based on available places

Regular track

Sekhem and interview or CV

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut and level placement in mathematics

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94

Special track

Shortened track

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94

Special track

Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94

Special track

Winning scientific Olympiads

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94

Special track

Admissions bridge to the Technion

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94
For adults and those who have studied before1

Admission options based on academic background and transfer pathways

  • In addition to the admission pathways listed on this page, there are admission options based on academic background and transfer pathways.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

  • Study track: Mechanical EngineeringSekhem: 92 Admission subject to availabilitySekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Winning scientific Olympiads: ✔Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 94
  • The admission requirements shown on this page are estimates and may be updated from time to time. In all cases, the binding admission requirements are those published on the day the applicant completes all admission requirements.

The Hebrew terms

sekhemסכםbagrutבגרותlevel placementסיווג רמה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםapplicantמועמד

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What you study

Mechanical Engineering deals with the processes of designing, researching, developing, manufacturing, and maintaining mechanical systems, from household appliances and equipment to medical devices, control and guidance systems, air-conditioning systems, automated production machines and systems, vehicles, vessels, and aircraft. The study program includes courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, programming, and more. In most cases, students can choose a specialization during their studies, such as energy, robotics, control and mechatronics, materials mechanics, and microsystems.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Mechanical Engineeringmost commonResearch, design, and management of the production of machines, aircraft and vessels, equipment, systems, and industrial facilities. Consulting and research concerning their operation and maintenance. Studying the mechanical aspects of materials, products, and processes.
  • Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringResearching, planning, organizing, and supervising the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and processes for industrial production. Preparing plans to coordinate production work, and assessing its safety and economic feasibility.
  • Management of Other Professional ServicesPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.
  • Software DevelopmentResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
  • Electronics EngineeringResearch, design, and guidance for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of electronic systems. Study of the technological aspects of materials, products, and processes, and providing advice about them.

Which industries they work in

  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment16%
  • Scientific Research and Development14%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services11%

Average employment rate: 68% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates' salaries are above the average: ₪25,800 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate 65% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 104 points
  • Average psychometric score 670 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

The army pays for the studies

The atuda elite program “Barakim” — in the Maslul guide

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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