The Process
No matter where you come from, where you want to go and what drives you: 42 aims to educate the next generation software engineers. Go to the admissions page of your selected campus to start the application process today.
Follow these steps to register at 42 Paris. You cannot transfer your application once it has started.
Why choose 42?
42 is made for me
Learning programming par excellence should not be limited to a small group of privileged people: only in diversity of profiles and forces will the world of IT move forward. This is why we want to make access to 42 as inclusive as possible and without the boundaries that usually limit access to higher education. 42 is tuition-free, there is no record inspection, no prep school or diploma required and no age limit.
No need to know code
The training starts from scratch for everyone.
No degree required
You don’t need any degree or diploma to apply.
100% tuition-free
Completely tuition-free training without any hidden costs, now or later.
Modular training
The campuses are open 24/7 and the curriculum can adapt to the life of each student.
Inclusive
At 42, diversity and inclusion are more than just words.
Hello, World!
Start your curriculum in a campus, end it anywhere else in the world.
From your majority. No age limit.
Any adult can start a new life at 42. People who have not reached the legal age of majority must have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent.
A sustainable education
42 is about learning to learn: being able to catch up with new technologies without having to retrain.
Attractive careers
Digital is a sector with many well-paid opportunities.
In a flash
The admission process
1
Online games
First step: test your cognitive skills with online games.
This step is done remotely throughout the year, from the age of 18 or the year of senior high school.
2
Introduction meeting (check-in)
An introduction to 42 and a visit to the facility to learn more about the training course.
This step is held on site: find out more about upcoming dates in the FAQ.
3
The Piscine
Piscine is French for “swimming pool.” You will spend one month in immersion getting used to our methods to help you find out if 42 really is made for you.
This step is only available on site. Sessions are limited.
4
Starting school
Welcome at 42, a few weeks after passing the Piscine!
The start date depends on the Piscine you pass: you cannot postpone it.
Next Piscines at 42 Paris
Winter 2025
January 2025 session
Monday 13 January to Friday 7 February
February 2025 session
Monday 17 February to Friday 14 March
If you are successful in one of these Piscines, you will start 42 Paris on April-May 2025.
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 Piscines are not yet open to register.
Online games and introduction meetings completed in 2024 or earlier will no longer be valid. You will shortly be contacted by email following your registration on admissions.42.fr .
2026
Piscines 2026 will be announced at the end of 2025.
A maximum of 2 Piscines in a lifetime is possible, on all 42 and partner campuses combined. There must be a minimum of 300 days between these two Piscines.
Testimonies
42, a new life
Geek Culture
When artificial intelligence gets philosophical…
The tramway dilemma, as elaborated by Judith Jarvis Thomson in 1976, is a philosophical experiment. Imagine an unstoppable tramway. Further down the railway, five people are tied up and at risk. You have the opportunity to switch the tramway’s path to a track where just one person is tied up. What would you do? And what would be your answer if you changed some parameters? What if it were you family, strangers, criminals, children, elderly people? This philosophical problem looks like a fantasy, but it’s one that smart cars will have to solve in the years to come. In case of a crash that would fatally condemn lives, how should the car’s AI react? Take the test and challenge your friends on https://www.moralmachine.net/. The results will surprise you.