Tanzania Commission for Universities Admissions Guidebook ... - TCU

Admissions Guidebook for Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania
1. Introduction
Admissions Guidebook for Higher Education Institutions in Tanzania
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) in collaboration with National Council
for Technical Education (NACTE) have prepared this Admissions Guidebook as a tool to
simplify the admission process in the country. The Admissions can be processed through two
systems, Central Admission System (CAS) and direct applications to institutions. Through
the Central Admission System applications can be lodged either through the Internet or the
mobile phone SMS application. The process is interactive in such a way that the applicant
can easily and conveniently follow the instructions given by the system in the course of
lodging an application. In addition, the Guidebook has the following information:
• Important dates to be adhered to during the application process;
• List of participating institutions in the CAS;
• Programme codes for each institution;
• Minimum entry requirements for each programme;
• Application fees and procedures for payment;
• Maximum loanable amount for priority programmes (For more information on Loans
refer to Issuance of Loans Guidelines and Criteria for academic year 2012/2013
issued by HESLB);
• Categories of applicants eligible to use the Central Admission System;
• Procedure for application through Internet and SMS;
• Other services offered by the Central Admission System.
2. Important dates
In order for the applications to be considered and processed without due stress, applicants
are advised to observe and adhere to the dates indicated in Table 1. Failure to adhere to
these dates may result into rejection of applications. In any case, no admission will be
processed beyond the set deadlines.
Table 1: Important dates
S/N Activity Date*
1. Lodging of applications for applicants who completed
studies between 1988 to 2011
2. Lodging of applications for applicants who have completed
studies in 2012
* NB: An almanac with specific dates will be issued for every admission cycle
1
1st April
After the release
of their results
3. Deadline for submission of applications for all applicants 30 th June
1