KIT-Card
With the KIT-Card, you can identify yourself as a KIT student throughout Germany and thus receive discounts for students at various institutions.
KIT-Card Portal
All KIT students receive a KIT-Card after enrollment. You must bring this with you to examinations in order to identify yourself. As a rule, your identity card is not sufficient.
The KIT-Card can also be used for the following:
- access, e.g. in the SCC, the library and various institutes, provided your KIT-Card has been activated there
- wallet:
- in the dining hall and the cafeterias of the Studierendenwerk
- in the Campus North canteen
- in the SCC to pay for print jobs
- library card in the KIT libraries, the libraries of the other Karlsruhe universities, the Karlsruhe State Library and the Karlsruhe City Library
- ticket for the Karlsruhe Transport Authority (KVV) - KIT students can use the KIT-Card to travel on the entire KVV network free of charge daily from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, provided they also have a printed KVV certificate with them (this certificate can be found in the Campus Management Portal).
In addition to your picture, the KIT-Card also shows your matriculation number, your degree program and an expiration date.
The expiration date refers to the standard period of study for your degree program, but does not mean that you can only study at KIT until this date. If your KIT-Card has expired and you are still enrolled at KIT, you must renew your KIT-Card.
If your KIT-Card has expired, you have lost it, the card is defective or your name has changed, you can have a replacement card issued at the KIT-Card offices. Please bring the expired KIT-Card or a valid identity card with you. Unfortunately, the card cannot be exchanged by post; you must apply for and collect it in person. Please also note that if the KIT-Card is lost or defective, a fee of €15 will be charged for reissuing it. You can transfer any credit that is still on the old card.
You can top up the KIT-Card at the terminals in the dining hall and on lines 1 and 2. You can only top up your print account with the KIT-Card, you can do this every working day after 11 a.m. at the print outlet in the SCC.
