Admission Requirements

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Admission Requirements
English Language Requirements:

Applicant is required to submit one of the below, the results need to be valid as of the date of submitting the application:

  • Standardized English Examination: EmSAT– English with a minimum grade of 1100.
  • TOEFL iBT with minimum score 61 or CBT minimum score of 173 (Institutional TOEFL is not acceptable).
  • Academic IELTS with minimum Band 5
  • Successfully passing the DPCG Admission Exam (includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics)
  •          OR
  • EmSAT score of 800 in Mathematics EmSAT and two of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)
  •          OR
  • For UAE, British or IB curriculum; applicants who successfully acquired the required score as per DPCG admission criteria outlined below can be exempted from The EMSAT and admission exam requirement.
  • Successfully passing the DPCG Interview.
Admission Criteria Per Curriculum
The UAE Curriculum:
  • Applicant must achieve: Advanced Stream: minimum average 85% or Elite Stream: minimum average 80% in Grade 12
The British Curriculum:
  • Minimum grade of C or 5 in five O-Level subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and English,
  • and
  • A minimum grade of D in two AS-Level subjects including Biology or Chemistry.
    OR
  • A minimum grade of D in one A-level subject including Biology or Chemistry.
  • Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
  • An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory
The American Curriculum:
  • Applicants must pass successfully in Grade 12 with a minimum average 85%.
  • Applicants should take Biology and Chemistry in grades 10 or 11 or 12.
  • Applicant has to complete SAT1 Mathematics with a minimum score of 450 or equivalent as per MOE Equivalency requirements
  • Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
  • Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
  • An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
The International Baccalaureate Curriculum (IB Diploma):
  • Applicants must achieve a minimum of twenty-four points.
  • Applicant must complete three science subjects including Biology and Chemistry
  • Applicant must achieve four points in two high level subjects.
  • Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
  • An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
Indian Curriculum:
CBSE:
  • Applicants must achieve in grade 12 equivalent to 85% in Advanced Track or 80% in Elite Track according to WES.
  • Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
  • An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
State Board:
  • Applicants must achieve in grade 12 equivalent to 85% in Advanced Track or 80% in Elite Track according to WES.
Pakistani Federal Board:
  • Applicants must achieve in grade 12 equivalent to 85% in Advanced Track or 80% in Elite Track according to WES.
  • Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grades 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
  • An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
Additional Information for Secondary School Qualifications Obtained Outside UAE:

Applicants with high school certificate obtained outside the UAE – other than the qualifications listed above, are required to submit an Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) course-by-course evaluation when applying to evaluate the transcripts and have a standard GPA - http://www.ece.org

  • The applicant should be a graduate from a school recognized by the official education authority in the country of study.
  • Must meet the requirements for admission into university in the country of origin.
  • The applicant must complete 12 years of education in school and provide proof thereof.
  • Certificates submitted need to be attested from:
  • Education Authority (Home Country)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Home Country).
  • Embassy of the United Arab Emirates or the Embassy of the Country in the UAE
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
  • Applicants must submit Equivalency Certificate from Ministry of Education in UAE

https://www.moe.gov.ae/en/eservices/servicecard/pages/certequivalent-out.aspx

Conditional Admission

Conditional offers may be extended to eligible students with pending equivalency certificate. Students are required to submit the equivalency certificate by the end of the first semester, failing which they may be withdrawn from the program.

Transfer Admission

Applicants who are currently enrolled / withdrawn from another University / College should meet all published admission entry requirements.