Tanzania Commission for Universities
Establishment of a New Admission System and Procedures for Admission into Higher Education Institutions in the 2010 / 2011 Academic Year
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) hereby reminds prospective higher education students and the general public that due to the admission process into higher education institutions persistently causing many problems, the Commission in collaboration with the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) and higher education institutions resolved to establish a Centralized Admission System (CAS) which will be operational starting this year (2010).
The Central Admission System and the Students Guidebook
The Central Admission System will be accessible by all eligible applicants through the Internet or mobile phone SMS system.
To guide the applicants in the admission process a student Guidebook has been prepared. The Guidebook contains details pertaining to relevant information concerning higher education.
The Guidebook will soon be distributed to all regional education offices, all higher education institutions, and regional centres of the Open University of Tanzania. The Guidebook will also be accessed at TCU, NACTE and all universities and other higher education institutions, that will use the system, Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (and at its zonal offices), and the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
A soft copy will also be posted on the TCU website and on the websites of:
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training;
National Council for Technical Education (NACTE);
All universities and other higher education institutions that will use the system;
Higher Education Students Loans Board.
Those who will not be able to access the Guidebook as a hard copy or through the websites of the above institutions can request for a soft copy from TCU through e-mail at es@tcu.go.tz or dad@tcu.go.tz
Eligibility to Use the Central Admission System
Applicants applying through the direct entry scheme after having completed ‘A’ level are eligible to use the Central Admission System, specifically those who completed ‘A’ level from 1988 todate. For now applicants under equivalent or mature age entry schemes will not be eligible to use the new system. These applicants will continue to apply directly to the respective institutions using the old procedures.
Call for Applications for 2010 / 2011 Academic Year
Applications are invited for the 2010 / 2011 academic year through the Central Admission System. The application procedure is as follows:
Applicants who completed ‘A’ level education in previous years should lodge their applications during 31st March up to 31st May 2010. No application will be considered after 31st May 2010. Applicants who will complete ‘A’ level education in 2010 should lodge their applications after the release of examination results that is from 30th April, 2010 to 31st May 2010.
Applicants are required to select up to 12 programmes from different institutions, at least eight programmes in total, and not more than three programmes from one institution.
Applicants will be notified about their application status on Friday, 4th June 2010 and they will be required to verify the correctness of the application information by 11th June 2010. If TCU does not receive a response by that date the System will proceed to process the application as it is.
As notification and any other communication will be made through e-mail and / or SMS messages, applicants will be required to provide to TCU at least two reliable mobile phone numbers and one e-mail address as they register on the system.
Each applicant will be required to pay an application fee of TShs. 30,000= payable through vouchers, using a procedure which is currently being worked out.
Applicants and the general public who will face difficulties at any stage of the application process or who will need any further information should promptly notify TCU through the contacts indicated below:
Please note that in order to give applicants time to understand the new system the date for lodging applications for applicants who completing their ‘A’ level in previous years has been changed from 15th February to 31st March 2010. TCU highly regrets any inconveniences for this change.
Telephone: 022 2772657
SMS Short code: 15789
Fax: 022 2772891
e-mail: es@tcu.go.tz, dad@tcu.go.tz
Website: www.tcu.go.tz
Prof. Mayunga H.H. Nkunya,
Executive Secretary,
Tanzania Commission for Universities,
P.O. Box 6562,
DAR ES SALAAM
Establishment of a New Admission System and Procedures for Admission into Higher Education Institutions in the 2010 / 2011 Academic Year
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) hereby reminds prospective higher education students and the general public that due to the admission process into higher education institutions persistently causing many problems, the Commission in collaboration with the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) and higher education institutions resolved to establish a Centralized Admission System (CAS) which will be operational starting this year (2010).
The Central Admission System and the Students Guidebook
The Central Admission System will be accessible by all eligible applicants through the Internet or mobile phone SMS system.
To guide the applicants in the admission process a student Guidebook has been prepared. The Guidebook contains details pertaining to relevant information concerning higher education.
The Guidebook will soon be distributed to all regional education offices, all higher education institutions, and regional centres of the Open University of Tanzania. The Guidebook will also be accessed at TCU, NACTE and all universities and other higher education institutions, that will use the system, Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (and at its zonal offices), and the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
A soft copy will also be posted on the TCU website and on the websites of:
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training;
National Council for Technical Education (NACTE);
All universities and other higher education institutions that will use the system;
Higher Education Students Loans Board.
Those who will not be able to access the Guidebook as a hard copy or through the websites of the above institutions can request for a soft copy from TCU through e-mail at es@tcu.go.tz or dad@tcu.go.tz
Eligibility to Use the Central Admission System
Applicants applying through the direct entry scheme after having completed ‘A’ level are eligible to use the Central Admission System, specifically those who completed ‘A’ level from 1988 todate. For now applicants under equivalent or mature age entry schemes will not be eligible to use the new system. These applicants will continue to apply directly to the respective institutions using the old procedures.
Call for Applications for 2010 / 2011 Academic Year
Applications are invited for the 2010 / 2011 academic year through the Central Admission System. The application procedure is as follows:
Applicants who completed ‘A’ level education in previous years should lodge their applications during 31st March up to 31st May 2010. No application will be considered after 31st May 2010. Applicants who will complete ‘A’ level education in 2010 should lodge their applications after the release of examination results that is from 30th April, 2010 to 31st May 2010.
Applicants are required to select up to 12 programmes from different institutions, at least eight programmes in total, and not more than three programmes from one institution.
Applicants will be notified about their application status on Friday, 4th June 2010 and they will be required to verify the correctness of the application information by 11th June 2010. If TCU does not receive a response by that date the System will proceed to process the application as it is.
As notification and any other communication will be made through e-mail and / or SMS messages, applicants will be required to provide to TCU at least two reliable mobile phone numbers and one e-mail address as they register on the system.
Each applicant will be required to pay an application fee of TShs. 30,000= payable through vouchers, using a procedure which is currently being worked out.
Applicants and the general public who will face difficulties at any stage of the application process or who will need any further information should promptly notify TCU through the contacts indicated below:
Please note that in order to give applicants time to understand the new system the date for lodging applications for applicants who completing their ‘A’ level in previous years has been changed from 15th February to 31st March 2010. TCU highly regrets any inconveniences for this change.
Telephone: 022 2772657
SMS Short code: 15789
Fax: 022 2772891
e-mail: es@tcu.go.tz, dad@tcu.go.tz
Website: www.tcu.go.tz
Prof. Mayunga H.H. Nkunya,
Executive Secretary,
Tanzania Commission for Universities,
P.O. Box 6562,
DAR ES SALAAM
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