The Admissions Department at Qatar University (QU) has announced the opening of online applications for the Fall 2021 semester. This is effective until June 8 through its official website. Acceptance decisions will be announced on July 27, 2021.

Lulwa al-Rubaie, director of the Admissions Department at Qatar University said that the seats of various colleges are available for admission according to the given percentages: 70% for Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Management and Economics, Law, Sharia and Islamic Studies, Education, and Health Sciences, 90% for the colleges of Medicine and Dentistry, and 80% for Pharmacy.

The applicants must achieve minimum requirements and are accepted according to the capacity of each college. The educational path at the secondary level will also be taken into consideration when applying to university.

Al-Rubaie explained that submitting the admission application is done by filling out the electronic application on the official university website, and copy of the photo and valid Qatari ID card (and a copy of the passport for non-Qataris) must be uploaded before the specified deadline.

Students from Qatari government and independent secondary schools starting from 2016 and after submitting the high school diploma are not required to submit a transcript of the secondary school certificate, as their results will be received from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

Private schools and international schools, in addition to Qatari government and independent secondary school students for the year 2015 and before will be required to bring the original high school diploma transcript certified and approved by the authorities in addition to copies of them before the application deadline.

Applicants from other universities must bring the original university transcript certified and approved by the competent authorities in addition to copies of them. For students of the Community College of Qatar applying to QU, an electronic link will be sent to download a copy of their transcript.

Al-Rubaie also clarified that students applying for admission to QU must submit the required certificates from Sunday to Thursday between 10am to 1pm, in the Student Activities Building for Boys (B02) on the first floor, and for female students in the Admission and Registration Building (C12) on the ground floor.

Students can track the status of the admission application by visiting the online admission application page, using the student's user name (ID) and password (PIN). And in case of inquiries, students can contact the Admissions Department by e-mail [email protected] or by phone 44034444.

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