Information to register or re-enroll with ENS de Lyon: ENS pupils admitted through the competitive entrance exam (Normalien-élève), ENS students (Normalien-étudiant) or Master's students admitted on the basis of the application file (CADENS). Exchange students are not concerned with this procedure.
Once your admission to ENS de Lyon is confirmed, you should register.
Registration proceeds in several stages: pre-registration or online pre-registration, depending on your profile, with uploading of the documents required for registration. Administrative registration only becomes effective once it has been verified and validated by the Studies and Tuition Department, and the registration fees have been paid (except for exemptions). Academic registration will take place at a later stage.
Follow the instructions below to register.
Academic year 2023-2024
1 - Payment of the Student Life and Campus Contribution (CVEC)
This payment concerns all students (EXCEPT students "On International Exchanges" and students in continuing education) and is a necessary requirement for pre-registration on the CORIANDRE website. Go to cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr to proceed.
2 - Online pre-registration on the CORIANDRE software and request for accommodation if necessary:
If you are enrolling at ENS in Lyon for the first time in 2023-2024, download the CORIANDRE online-registration first-entrant guide – IA WEB Pre-registration Guide (newcomer) – which includes the access link. Pre-registration deadline: August 23, 2023 midnight (Paris time), August 31 for August SCEI entrants and September 6 for September SCEI entrants.
If you were already registered at ENS de Lyon in 2022-2023, download the CORIANDRE Online-Registration Guide for re-enrollment – IA WEB Pre-Re-registration Guide (re-enrolment) – which contains the access link. Pre-registration deadline: August 23, 2023 midnight (Paris time).
These documents can be found in the "Required Documents" tab opposite. If you have a problem with your pre-registration, you can email preinscription.coriandre [at] ens-lyon.fr (preinscription[dot]coriandre[at]ens-lyon[dot]fr).
3 - Uploading the documents necessary for your registration
Collect all the required documents listed in the profile sheets available in the “Documents required for new academic year” tab; download and fill them in before uploading them (PDF format recommended) when you pre-register on CORIANDRE.
4 - Registration file constitution – Administrative registration
All documents uploaded will be checked. If your file is complete and compliant, you will receive an e-mail for payment of the registration fee (unless you have a scholarship). Only after payment of the registration fee will you be able to download your registration certificate and the procedure for accessing your login account.
5 – Academic registration
Once you have registered administratively, you will need to proceed to your academic registration. Instructions will be communicated once your academic year has started.
This page is currently being updated for the 2022-2023 Academic year
To register administratively at ENS de Lyon, you must compile a file consisting of all the administrative documents required to be uploaded on the CORIANDRE pre-registration site. For first-time entrants, pre-registration will be closed at midnight (Paris time) on 7 September.
Depending on your profile, download the information sheet that concerns you before you print it. You will find a list of all the steps to be taken and documents to collect for your pre-registration. The documents with blue text can be downloaded from the list below.
Registration file: summary sheets per profile
- Re-enrolment: Students already enrolled at ENS de Lyon admitted on the basis of their CadENS file or by the International Students Commission (in French)
- First enrolment (newcomer): Normalien-students and master auditors admitted on CadENS (in French)
Documents and forms to be completed for registration
Registration fees costs
- Master's degree: €243
- Gap year for Master's degree or the second year of a Master's degree at ENS de Lyon: €159
- The ENS de Lyon diploma: €213 for students enrolled through competitive exam; €107 for students enrolled on direct admission
- Gap year for ENS de Lyon diploma: €71
- Preparation for agrégation (excluding FEADéP Master registration): €243
- For the Prep'A+: €213
Different payment methods
- By credit card. This is the preferred method. Only credit card payment allows you to spread your payments over 3 instalments, with the first instalment due immediately, the second instalment on the 15th of the following month, and the final instalment on the 15th of the following month. The final third must be paid by December 15 at the latest. After this date, online payment in 3 instalments will no longer be permitted.
- By cheque: in this case, please send your cheque with your CORIANDRE registration report. If the cheque is not in the student's name, indicate their first and last name on the back in pencil.
- In cash: in this case, you will have to wait for an e-mail from the Registrar inviting you to go and pay at the Accounting Office. Please come with the email that will indicate the amount to be paid.
- By transfer (conditional): this method of payment is reserved only for specific cases.
Potential scam risk
We have been informed by the authorities concerning attempts of potential phishing. The phishing is aimed in particular at students who enroll in higher education institutions through emailing or fraudulent letters accompanied by notices of falsified sums to be paid. Also, we recommend that you be careful about your use of email and the internet:
- On your email, always ensure that you have identified the sender before opening your message, check the links in emails before clicking.
- On your browser, download only from trusted sites, and in case of online payment make sure you check the reliability of the site. The slightest anomaly should alert you. If in doubt, please call your contact person to check.