PUBLIC NOTICE
Change of Procedure for Admissions to Undergraduate Programmes for
2017/18 Academic Year.
The Tanzania
Commission for Universities wishes to inform all the prospective applicants for
admission into various undergraduate degree programmes, all Higher Learning
Institutions, stakeholders and the general public that, following the
government directives as from 2017/18 academic year application and
selection of students for various Degree Programmes offered by Higher Learning
Institutions shall be conducted directly by Institutions. By this notice all
prospective higher education applicants are directed to apply and submit their applications for admissions to the
respective Higher Learning Institutions once advertised.
The Commission wishes also to inform the Public that the minimum entry
qualifications for Admission into Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) for
2017/2018 academic year, shall be as follows:
Table 1:
Minimum Admission Entry Qualifications
NO.
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CATEGORY OF
APPLICANTS
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MINIMUM ADMISSION ENTRY
QUALIFICATIONS
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1.
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Completed A-‐Level
studies before 2014
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Two principal passes with
a total of 4.0 points from Two Subjects defining the admission into the
respective programme (where A = 5; B = 4; C= 3; D = 2; E = 1).
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2.
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Completed A-‐Level
studies in 2014 and 2015
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Two principal passes (Two
Cs) with a total of 4.0 points from Two Subjects defining the admission into
the respective programme (where A = 5; B+ = 4; B = 3; C= 2; D = 1).
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3.
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Completed A
–Level studies from 2016 onwards
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Two principal passes with
a total of 4.0 points from Two Subjects defining the admission into the
respective programme (where A = 5; B = 4; C= 3; D = 2; E = 1).
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4.
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Recognition of Prior
Learning qualification
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B+ Grade: where A =75-‐100,
B+ = 65-‐74, B=50-‐64, C
=40-‐49, D = 35-‐39, F = 0-‐38.
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5.
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Equivalent qualification:
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At
least
four
O’-‐Level passes (Ds and
above)
or
NVA
Level III with less
than four O’-‐Level
passes or equivalent foreign qualifications
as established by either NECTA or VETA; AND
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i) At
least a GPA of 3.0 for Ordinary Diploma (NTA Level 6); OR
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ii) Average of C for Full Technician Certificate (FTC) (where A=5,
B=4, C=3, and D=2 points); OR
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iii) Average of ‘B’ Grade for
Diploma in Teacher Education; OR
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iv) Average of ‘B’ Grade for
Health-‐related awards such as
Clinical Medicine and others; OR
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v) A Distinction for unclassified diplomas and
certificates.
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vi) Upper Second Class for classified non-‐NTA diplomas.
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Subject to the
approved Academic Almanac by the government the Commission further wishes to
inform that, applications for admission will be as from 22nd July 2017 to 13th August,
2017 and studies for academic year 2017/2018 will commence not before 30th October, 2017.