What is Concours SESAME?
Concours SESAME is a common entrance exam for 15 undergraduate programs offered by 13 leading business and international management schools in France.
Accessible through Parcoursup, Concours SESAME provides access to the Master in Management at Paris School of Business, a five-year program leading to a nationally recognized degree conferring the French Grade de Master (Master's degree status), awarded under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space.
Practical Information
What You Need to Know Before Registering
The registration fee for Concours SESAME must be paid through the Parcoursup platform. The fee is €315, regardless of the number of programs or schools selected.
Students receiving scholarships are eligible for a 50% discount on the registration fee. Scholarship recipients who enroll in one of the participating schools are also eligible for a refund of their registration fees.
How to Register?
Register Through Parcoursup
To apply to Paris School of Business, select Concours SESAME as one of your choices on Parcoursup.
- 1 choice: Concours SESAME
- 1 sub-choice: PSB – Paris School of Business – Master in Management – Paris Campus (Paris 5th Arrondissement – 75) – Five-year Business and Management School Program (Bac+5)
To register:
- On Parcoursup: https://www.parcoursup.fr/
- To register on mySESAME and learn more about the admission process: https://www.concours-sesame.net/
Registration Steps
- Parcoursup platform opens: December 17, 2026
- Online registration for Concours SESAME on Parcoursup and mySESAME: January 18 to March 11, 2027
- Mandatory Concours SESAME preparation session: March 13, 2027
- Concours SESAME written exams: April 7, 2027
- Submission of choices on Parcoursup: Until March 11, 2027
- Confirmation of choices and completion of the application on Parcoursup: Until April 1, 2027
- Publication of eligibility results for the oral exams: April 22, 2027
- Booking appointments for the oral exams: April 22 to 26, 2027
- Oral exams at Paris School of Business: Dates to be announced by Paris School of Business
- Publication of admission results on Parcoursup and access to detailed results on mySESAME: June 1, 2027
- Program selection on Parcoursup: June 1 to July 10, 2027
Concours SESAME Written and Oral Exams
Concours SESAME consists of written exams and oral exams.
Written Exams
The written exams are taken remotely on your computer, which must be equipped with a microphone and a camera for exam monitoring purposes (see technical requirements on concours-sesame.net).
Section 1: Understanding
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Digital Skills:
20 exercises – 20 min – Weighting 4
Contemporary Issues:
40 questions – 30 min – Weighting 8
Mathematics:
20 exercises – 40 min – Weighting 6
Section 2: Communication
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
French:
40 questions – 30 min – Weighting 6
English:
40 questions – 30 min – Weighting 7
Another Foreign Language:
40 questions – 30 min – Weighting 5. Only points scored above 10/20 are taken into account.
Available Languages:
German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian
Section 3: Analysis
Duration: 2 hours
Document Analysis:
20 questions – 2 hours – Weighting 9
Oral Exams
Appointments for the oral exams must be booked through the mySESAME platform.
To join Paris School of Business, candidates must complete two oral exams:
- Group Interview: A debate on a current affairs topic, with participants arguing for or against a given position (35 minutes).
- Individual Interview: A personal introduction pitch of up to 2 minutes, followed by a discussion with the admissions panel (10 minutes).
Academic Record Assessment
The academic record assessment takes into account the following elements – Weighting 10:
- Results of the early French Baccalaureate exams in French and mathematics
- Grades from Première and Terminale (the final two years of French high school) for current high school students
- Baccalaureate results for applicants who have already graduated
- Teacher evaluations and comments from the head teacher and school principal
Concours SESAME Results
- Concours SESAME Written Exam Results: April 22, 2027, at 6:00 PM
- Admission Results on Parcoursup: June 1, 2027
- Program Selection and Administrative Enrollment at Participating Schools: From June 1, 2027
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Paris School of Business processes the collected data in order to manage your requests for information and support you in your orientation. We inform you that Paris School of Business uses your data for marketing purposes to personalize and adapt its service offers to your needs and to establish statistics and marketing profile models. By providing your contact details, you agree to be contacted by our advisers from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 19:00. Your data will be kept for a period of 3 years; to learn more about the management of your personal data and to exercise your rights, please consult the school's data protection policy or send an email to the data protection officer of the school of your choice. Data protection policy