Short answer
Ask the receiving institution what it requires for the particular course.
Sources: Service Public / DILA
Who decides
The French education institution reviewing the application.
Sources: Service Public / DILA
Check this before paying
Check the institution’s course and application instructions first.
Open the primary source ↗Sources: Service Public / DILA · Université Paris-Saclay
When this applies
An institution may request comparability advice; organised exchanges can use their own recognition arrangements.
Sources: Service Public / DILA · French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Which document
The academic records and any attestation requested by the institution.
Sources: Service Public / DILA · Université Paris-Saclay
Avoid the wrong purchase
An attestation de comparabilité is advice, not an admission decision.
Sources: Service Public / DILA
What this does not do
Comparison does not replace course selection or guarantee credit transfer.
Sources: Service Public / DILA · French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Your next official step
Use the institution’s current instructions; the Paris-Saclay example below is locally scoped.
Continue to the official guidance ↗Sources: Université Paris-Saclay
Admission and organised exchange are different requests
Service Public explains that each receiving institution sets admission criteria and may request an attestation de comparabilité. This advisory document is not universally mandatory and does not bind admission. For organised European mobility or bilateral exchange, check the recognition arrangements with the international office.
Sources: France: receiving institution and employer recognition
Paris-Saclay: follow the application’s document instructions
Paris-Saclay’s master-application FAQ directs applicants to each master page for the document list. Its INCEPTION instructions describe an online submission and combining transcripts into one PDF. Use this only where that platform applies; it is not a nationwide application route or a complete current intake checklist.
DiploWay admissions clarification
Ask which decision the requested document supports: course admission, entry level or recognition of completed study. Keep the institution’s named application channel, document list and deadline together before ordering translations or an assessment.
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Sources and scope
- France: receiving institution and employer recognition
Service Public / DILA · checked 2026-10-15 (UTC date)
- INCEPTION master application document example
Université Paris-Saclay · checked 2026-10-15 (UTC date)
- Comparability advice and recipient decisions
French Ministry of Higher Education and Research · checked 2026-10-15 (UTC date)