Issuance of the Doctoral Degree Certificate

You will receive your doctoral degree certificate once

• your dissertation has been published and
• (if you were enrolled) proper deregistration has been requested and completed.

After publication, the KIT Library informs the KIT Department and “Studierendenservice” about the successful publication. As soon as “Studierendenservice” has received this confirmation and – if required – your proper deregistration has been completed, you will receive your doctoral degree certificate.

Important note: If you were enrolled at KIT at any point during your doctorate, you must submit a request for proper deregistration. Without this request, the doctoral certificate and report cannot be issued to you. Automatic deregistration (so-called deregistration ex officio) is not sufficient (see Step 8).

Only after receiving your certificate you are allowed to carry your new title.

With that final step you have successfully concluded your doctoral research project. Congratulations!

There are a number of ▶ prizes and awards for which you can apply in order to honor your accomplishments and your dedication. Every year, KIT rewards three outstanding doctoral graduates at KIT with the ▶ KIT Doctoral Award.