Universities will reduce the number of directions for which applicants can apply

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has determined the procedure for admission of students and graduate students to educational programs in the next academic year. The new rules, firstly, assume that an applicant will now be able to simultaneously submit two applications for one direction – for education at the expense of the budget and for education for a fee, and secondly, the number of specialties for which an applicant has the right to simultaneously participate in the competition has been reduced from 10 up to 5.

The latter is done in order for the applicant to concentrate more on those areas and specialties in which he really wants to study, to prepare more thoroughly for them. And he didn’t “occupy” the places where other guys would like to go. Incidentally, the ministry says that the experience of past admissions campaigns showed that the maximum number of directions that applicants chose for admission was five on average.

The Ministry of Education and Science has also established uniform deadlines for admission to state-funded places in all universities. Now for children who enter higher educational institutions, the acceptance of documents will end no earlier than July 20 and end no later than July 25, an additional period – no later than August 29. Another “certainty” appeared in the recognition of the TRP sign and the accrual of additional rating points for it. From now on, its presence must be confirmed on the website of the Ministry of Sports of Russia, the website of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex of the TRP, or the applicant must submit a copy of the order of the authorized body on awarding him the TRP badge.

All of these new rules will officially come into effect on March 1, 2023 and will be in effect until September 1, 2027.

Mona Platonov.

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