Aptitude Test Perquisite for Admission to Privately-paid Postgraduate Studies Programmes

King Abdulaziz University has approved the aptitude test of the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education as a perquisite for admission to the privately-paid postgraduate studies programmes, effective from the beginning of the first semester of 1431/1432 academic year.

According to Dr Adnan Al-Humaidan, KAU Dean of Postgraduate Studies, the applicant's score in the aptitude test will constitute 40% of the admission criteria, while the remaining 60% will be evenly divided between the BA score on one side and the experience and training courses on the other.

Dr Al-Humaidan has also announced that enrolment will commence on 17/5/1431, stressing that only applicants who produce proof of successfully passing the aptitude test will be considered.

The National Center for Assessment in Higher Education is scheduled to hold an aptitude test on 19/4/1431 in Jeddah, Riyadh and Qassim.

For more information on the test's schedules and how to apply, please visit http://www.qiyas.org