Admission regulations for educational organizations that implement professional training programs in higher education

The organization of education of Republic of Kazakhstan, implementing vocational training programs in higher education (institutions of higher education), accepted citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreign citizens and stateless persons who have general secondary education (general secondary), basic vocational (technical and vocational), secondary professional (post-secondary) and higher education.

An educational grant provided to the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, persons of Kazakh nationality — citizens of other states, foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in Kazakhstan, as well as citizens of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic.

Other foreign citizens and stateless persons who are accepted to universities in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Admission to the universities is carried out by citizens’ applications on a competitive basis according to points of a certificate issued by a single national test results or complex testing conducted on technologies developed by the National Testing Centre, Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

UNT held for this year graduates of institutions of secondary education.
Сomplex testing is conducted for graduates of institutions of secondary education the past years, graduates of primary and secondary vocational schools (technical and vocational, post-secondary), secondary school graduates who studied in the framework of international exchange students abroad and graduates of secondary schools with Uzbek, Uighur and Tajik languages training, did not participate in the UNT, graduates of national music schools, as well as citizens who have graduated from schools abroad.
Admission of foreign citizens on the basis of the state educational order in international universities, created by international agreements of two or more countries, carried out on their own universities.

Admission of foreign citizens to study in a foreign language on a fee basis by the results of comprehensive testing conducted by institutions of higher education in the language of instruction.

To participate in complex testing citizen submits to the admissions institution of higher education apply for standard forms, certificate or diploma of primary vocational (technical and vocational) or vocational (post-secondary) education (original), a receipt for testing, two photographs size 3×4, medical information form 086, as well as a copy of the identity document.

Complex testing is conducted from 17 to 23 July.

Applicants, who came to complex testing, must submit an identity card (passport) and permission for examination.

The tests are performed at the request of the applicants in the Kazakh and Russian languages in four subjects: Kazakh or Russian language (language teaching), Kazakhstan’s history, mathematics, and elective subject, as determined according to the specialty.

The number of test items for each subject 25. The correct answer to each test task is assessed one point.

Applicants are not allowed to change from place to place, exchange of examination material, write off, put them in the audience and use textbooks and other methodological literature, mobile communication devices (pagers, cell phones).
Processing of the results of complex testing is conducted at the university, where the complex testing was held .

Codes of correct answers are posted after the processing of test results.

International students must complete a one-year preparatory course to qualify for a place at Kazakh National Medical University.

Medical requirements

For registration:

  • For newly-enrolled students: medical certificate (086-у), vaccination record (прививочная карта), X-ray result
  • For other students: annual X-ray
    X-rays can be taken at a number of clinics in Almaty. For more information please contact the Medical Center.