National Admissions & Placement Office (NAPO) is responsible for processing applications only from Emiratis and students whose mothers are Emiratis for admission to institutions of higher education in the UAE.

Expatriate students residing in the UAE and/or international students have to approach each individual higher education institute for registration terms and conditions.

Students who apply through NAPO are required to take EmSAT in English, Math, Science and Arabic tests and achieve the score set by the college/university they desire to get into.

Emirati students with high general school scores are eligible for a scholarship to study abroad under the sponsorship of the UAE's Ministry of Education.

UAE nationals/children of Emirati women who completed secondary education need to fulfil a number of other requirements, which include:

• completing General School Certificate (GSC) or its equivalent and achieving the score set by the desired college/university
• completing the unified online application for higher education and uploading all related documents through the ‘Student portal’
• undergoing a medical check-up.

Students may also apply by accessing the Ministry of Education eService ‘register students in public institutions of higher education’ which requires the student to fill in the registration form and upload required documents.

Note: Those who completed secondary school in the earlier batches/years must contact the desired college/university directly.

Useful links:

• EmSat-The Emirates Standardised Test - Ministry of Education
• FAQs - Ministry of Education