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TCU - Undergraduate Admission Guidebook

TCU Undergraduate  Admission Guidebook 2023/2024

Applicants to read carefully the current Undergraduate Admission Guidebook available on On the link bellow for appropriate and updated information on all approved programmes, their capacities and entry requirements.
TCU Undergraduate Admission Guidebook 2023/2024

ONLY applicants who meet the minimum entry qualifications to apply for admission.

TCU Admission Procedure

TCU Undergraduate  Admission Guidebook  for Form Six Applicants 2023/2024 (Bachelor's Degree Admission Guidebook for Form Six Applicants for 2023/2024 Academic Year)

TCU Undergraduate Admission Guidebook  for Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Applicants (Bachelor's Degree Admission Guidebook for Ordinary Diploma / Equivalent Applicants for 2023/2024 Academic Year)

Bachelor's Degree Admissions Almanac for Higher Education Institutions - 2023/24 Admission Cycle 

1.1 Entry Schemes into Degree Programmes TCU recognizes three schemes for entry into degree programmes. These are as follows:

  • The direct entry scheme for holders of Form Six Qualifications;
  • The equivalent qualifications entry scheme for holders of Ordinary Diploma or Equivalent Qualifications;and
  • Foundation Programme of the Open University of Tanzania entry scheme.

TCU Admission Procedure

The admission procedure requires:
  • All applicants to lodge their applications directly through institutions and channel all application queries to the respective institutions;
  • Applicants to carefully read and understand the guidelines and admission requirements for programmes they anticipate to apply for, provided in this book and on the websites of individual institutions;
  • Applicants to ensure they have adequate information for the programmes and institutions of their choice, taking into account competition, one’s passes and career aspirations;
  • Applicants to ensure that their names and index numbers used during application for admission match with those used during previous examinations;
  • All applicants holding foreign qualifications to have their qualifications validated and equated by the respective regulatory bodies before submitting their applications for admissions as follows:
  1. The National Examinations Council of Tanzania in respect of certificates of secondary education and teacher education;and
  2. The National Council for Technical Education in respect of NTA level 6 qualifications.

Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) Admissions Almanac for 2022/2023 Admission Cycle

ActivityResponsibleDate
Mini-application window opens for graduates of previous years.Students and HEIs 15th June 2022
The major admission window opens for the 2022/23 Admission CycleStudents and HEIs 15th July 2022
Deadline for the first round of applicationsStudents and HEIs 5th August 2022
Submission of students admitted in the first round.HEIs 16th -19th Aug 2022
Announcement of students admitted in the first round of applications.Students and HEIs 22nd August 2022
The Second-Round of applicationsStudents & HEIs 24th Aug - 6th Sept 2022
Confirmation window for applicants admitted in the first round.Students & HEIs 24th Aug - 6th Sept, 2022
Submission of students admitted in the Second roundHEIs 13th -15th Sept, 2022
Announcement of students admitted in the Second Round of applications.Students & HEIs 19th September, 2022
Third Round of applications.Students & HEIs 19th - 25th Sept,2022
Confirmation of admission for multiple admitted students in the 1st and 2nd rounds.Students & HEIs 19th - 25th Sept, 2022
Submission of students admitted in the third round to TCU.Students & HEIs 29th Sept -1st Oct, 2022
Confirmation window for applicants admitted in the first and Second roundsStudents & HEIs 3rd - 24th Oct, 2022
Announcement of applicants admitted in the third round of applications.Students & HEIs 3rd October 2022
Feedback and announcement of ALL applicants admitted in HEIs in the 2022/2023 Academic YearHEIs & HESLB 20th October 2022
Beginning of 2022/23 Academic year.HEIs 24th October 2022
Students Transfer window for new and credit transfersStudents & HEIs 31st October, 2022
Deadline for Submission of transfersHEIs 27th Nov, 2022
Feedback on approved transfersTCU 18th Dec 2022
The deadline for submission of enrolment data for 2021/22 Academic year.HEIs 31st Dec 2022

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