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ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

We accept students with a diverse range of entry qualifications and from varying backgrounds. The following qualifications are normally considered for admission. 

Direct entry into year 1 of our Undergraduate Programmes can be accessed through many curriculums, the most common of which are below. However entry requirements may vary by programme and various other factors, so if your curriculum is not mentioned below please submit your application and a member of our admissions department will connect with you to discuss further.

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UAE’s General Secondary Education Certificate Examination Grade 12 (Tawjihiya) 

Indian Secondary School Certificates issued by the CBSE/ISC boards/NIOS/All State Boards may be considered: minimum grade of 55-70% overall

Minimum Two or Three with grades A*A* / BBC

Minimum Two or Three with grades A*A* / BBC

You must have passed the full IB Diploma with 24 – 28 Points

Completion of Year 1 at a recognised post-secondary institution (university / college). Candidates that have successfully completed FSC/HSC are admitted to the Keynoverse Institute’s International Foundation Programme

Minimum overall grade of 12. Students completing the High School Diploma are admitted to the International Foundation Programme 

Minimum Grade 4 in English A1 (Standard or Higher Level) in IB or a minimum of Grade 5 in English B (Higher Level)

BTEC Level 3 qualifications***** (suite of qualifications known as Nationals) may be considered for direct entry into an undergraduate programme

  • UAE national General Secondary School Certificate: minimum grade of 60% overall OR
  • American High School: Successful completion of the high school diploma with overall grade “C” or equivalent OR
  • Pakistani Intermediate Level National curriculum (Part 1 & 2): completion of FSC/HSC with minimum grade of 60% or equivalent OR
  • Iranian secondary school: completion of High School Diploma with minimum grade of 12 out of 20 OR
  • Nigerian Senior School Leaving Certificate: minimum overall grade of “C6” in 5 academic subjects. Students are required to print out the official results from the NECO website at www.neconigeria.org OR
  • International Baccalaureate: successful completion of an IB Certificate may be considered for entry to the International Foundation Programme.
  • National curriculum of the countries of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan: completion of High School Certificate (Attestat).
  • West African GCE: completion of A-Levels with minimum average grades of “C6” in 5 academic subjects. Students need to print out the official results from the WAEC website at www.waecdirect.org  OR

Additionally, students with the following qualifications may be considered as having met the English language requirements:

English Language

Entry Requirement

GCSE/1GCSE/0-Level English (as a first or second language)

Grade C or Higher

CBSE/ISC boards/NI0S/All state boards

Minimum Grade Of 65% in English

International Baccalaureate

Minimum Grade 4 in English A1 (Standard or Higher Level) in IB or a minimum of Grade 5 in English B (Higher Level)

West African/Nigerian Curriculum WAEC/WASsCE/SSSCE

Minimum Grade of “C6”

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