🇺🇿 How to apply to university in Uzbekistan

Applications go through The Agency for the Assessment of Knowledge and Qualifications (UZBMB) — national test. Programmes usually start: September.

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: The Agency for the Assessment of Knowledge and Qualifications (UZBMB) — national testUzbek school-leavers register online with the Agency for the national test and choose programmes entered on one pair of subjects. Foreign citizens apply to each university directly.
When programmes start: September
International applicants: Foreign citizens apply directly to each university, usually online with documents and an interview, and pay a contract fee the university sets; the national test and its passing scores are for Uzbek applicants.
Language: Uzbek or Russian for most programmes; IELTS or TOEFL where a programme is taught in English

Key dates

The 2026 admission round has closed and the Agency has not yet published dates for 2027. Each university publishes its own deadline for foreign applicants — the Tashkent University of Information Technologies' 2026 deadline, for example, was 15 August.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Uzbekistan, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Choose a programme, study form and language at a state university or institute — the passing-score pages show what each took for a paid place in 2025.
2.Check whether the programme is entered on a test (two subjects) or a creative exam (arts, music, sport).
3.If you are a foreign citizen, find the university's international admissions page and its own application portal and deadline.
4.Prepare your passport, school-leaving certificate with transcript, and a photo; get the certificate translated if the university asks.
5.Check the language of instruction (Uzbek, Russian, sometimes English) and whether an IELTS or TOEFL result is asked for.
6.Apply online and attend any interview the university sets.
7.Pay the contract (tuition) fee the university sets for foreign students, and apply for a study visa with the admission letter.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

Tashkent University of Information Technologies — admission of foreign citizens