Admission requirements

Requirements for candidates

The following people can be accepted for doctoral program, who have Master’s academic degree and work experience of at least 9 (nine) months or who have completed residency training in medical specialties.

Deadlines

Admission to doctoral studies is carried out on a competitive basis based on the results of entrance exams. Retake of entrance exams is not allowed.

Acceptance of applications for doctoral studies is carried out by admissions committees and (or) through the NTC information system in the following terms:

• from July 3 to August 3;
• from October 25 to 10 November.

Instructions for submitting an application

Persons entering doctoral studies in groups of educational programs in the fields of education "Pedagogical Sciences", "Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics", "Information and Communication Technologies", "Engineering, manufacturing and construction industries", as well as training areas "Humanities", "Social Sciences", "Business and Management", pass a block on examination questions on the profile of a group of educational programs, and are exempt from writing an essay and a test to determine readiness for doctoral studies in the presence of an international certificate of passing the standardized GRE (Graduate Record Examination) test according to the scale of points transfer.

Persons who have an international certificate of passing the standardized GRE test must enter the data when applying for participation in the entrance exam and in the competition.

Admission Committee:

Address: Petropavlovsk, Pushkin street, 86b, Educational and laboratory complex
Phone of the admissions committee: 8 (7152) 493037
Working hours: from 9.00 to 18.00, during the reception of documents - seven days a week

List of documents:

1. Application addressed to the Chairman of the Executive Board - Rector;
2. document of education (original, when submitting documents to the admissions committee);
3. identity document (required for identification);
4. the official certificate of passing the exam in the state language (KAZTEST) issued by the NCT, with the exception of foreign citizens;
5. certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language:

• English:
  • International English Language Tests System Academic  (IELTS Academic), threshold score – at least 5.0;
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm Internet-based Test (TOEFL IBT), threshold score – at least 35 points;
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm (TOEFL ITP), threshold score – at least 417;
  • TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), threshold score – at least 550;
  • Duolingo English Test, threshold score – at least 80.
• German:
  • Deutsche Sprachpruеfung fuеr den Hochschulzugang Niveau В1 (DSH, Niveau В1) - not lower than level B1;
  • TestDaF-Prufung Niveau В1 (TDF Niveau В1) - not lower than level  В1;
• French:
  • Test de Français International (TFI) – not lower than level B1 in the reading and listening sections;
  • Diplome d’Etudes en Langue français (DELF) - not lower than level B1;
  • Diplome Approfondi de Langue français (DALF) - not lower than level B1;
  • Test de connaissance du français (TCF) – not lower than level В1.

For applicants to the Doctoral program by specialization, including Industrial PhD programs:

• English:
  • International English Language Tests System Academic  (IELTS Academic);
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm Internet-based Test (TOEFL IBT);
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm (TOEFL ITP);
  • TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication);
  • Duolingo English Test.
• German:
  • Deutsche Sprachpruеfung fuеr den Hochschulzugang Niveau В1 (DSH);
  • TestDaF-Prufung(TDF);
• French:
  • Test de Français International (TFI);
  • Diplome d’Etudes en Langue français (DELF);
  • Diplome Approfondi de Langue français (DALF);
  • Test de connaissance du français (TCF).

6. a medical certificate in the form 075/y. In cases of restrictive measures, the introduction of a state of emergency, the occurrence of social, natural and man-made emergencies in a certain territory, a medical certificate is provided directly to the educational organization as these measures are withdrawn;
7. six photos measuring 3x4 centimeters;
8. a document confirming labor activity, according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the exception of foreign citizens;
9. list of scientific publications for the last 3 calendar years, research plan (if available);
10. results of the preliminary selection (in the field of education "Healthcare");

! The documents listed in sub-paragraphs 5) and 8) are provided in originals and copies, after verification of which the originals are returned to the applicant.

! Persons who have a certificate of Test of English as a Foreign Language Institutional Testing Programm (TOEFL ITP) take additional testing for English language proficiency (hereinafter referred to as additional testing) before the start of the entrance exam for doctoral studies.

Registration for participation in additional testing to determine the level of English language proficiency for admission to doctoral studies is carried out on the website app.testcenter.kz.

Entrance exams for groups of educational programs for doctoral studies are held in the following terms:

• from August 4 to August 20 of the calendar year;
• from November 19 to December 11 of the calendar year.

The certificate of the entrance exam held in the period from August 4 to August 20 is valid until December 1 of the current calendar year; The certificate of the entrance exam held in the period from November 19 to December 11 is valid until March 1 of the next calendar year.

The entrance examination for doctoral studies under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program consists of the following components:

1. an interview with the applicant conducted by the examination committee of the higher and postgraduate education institution;

2. writing an essay;

3. answers to examination questions in the profile of the educational program group.

A total of 3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes) is allocated for the entrance examination for doctoral studies under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, including:

• Interview – 20 minutes;

• Essay writing and answering examination questions in the profile of the educational program group – 190 minutes (3 hours 10 minutes).

The entrance examination for doctoral studies under the Doctor by Profile program, including Industrial PhD programs, consists of an interview and examination questions in the profile of the educational program group.

A total of 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes) is allocated for the entrance examination for doctoral studies under the Doctor by Profile program, including Industrial PhD programs.

Doctoral Admission Interview Program

The final score is calculated as the total number of points obtained by summing the results of the evaluation of the essay, the answers to the examination questions in the profile of the educational program group, and the outcome of the interview with the applicant.

The 100-point grading scale for admission to doctoral studies under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program:

1. Interview with the applicant conducted by the examination committee of the higher and postgraduate education institution – 30 points;
2. Essay – 20 points;
3. Examination in the profile of the educational program group – 50 points.

Total: 100 points.

The 80-point grading scale for admission to doctoral studies under the Doctor by Profile program, including Industrial PhD programs:

1. Interview with the applicant conducted by the examination committee of the higher and postgraduate education institution – 25 points;
2. Examination in the profile of the educational program group – 50 points.

Total: 80 points* (an additional 5 points are awarded if a recommendation letter from enterprises or organizations is provided).

! The interview for persons entering the doctoral program is carried out in an online format before passing the entrance exams in the blocks "Essay writing" and "Answers to exam questions on the profile of the group of educational programs".

Admission to the doctoral program is carried out in the following terms:

• from 15 to 28 August;
• from December 26 to January 10.

Admission of applicants to doctoral studies under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program on a tuition-paying basis is carried out on the basis of an international certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), as well as the results of the entrance examination in the profile of the doctoral educational program group. Applicants must score at least 75 points out of a possible 100.

For admission to doctoral studies under the Doctor by Profile program, including Industrial PhD programs, applicants must score at least 50 points out of a possible 80.

In the event of equal competitive scores, priority in admission to doctoral studies is given to applicants who have the highest score on the entrance examination in the profile of the educational program group.

Subsequently, points for the essay and scientific achievements relevant to the profile of the educational program are taken into account:

• scientific publications, including in rating scientific publications included in the 1st, 2nd quartile according to the Journal Citation Reports of the Clarivate Analytics Web of science database for the last 3 calendar years;
• certificates of scientific developments;
• certificates of awarding scientific scholarships, grants;
• certificates/diplomas for participation in scientific conferences and competitions.

An application for appeal from persons entering doctoral studies is submitted to the chairman of the appeals commission by applicants personally or through the information system of the NTC.

Applications are accepted until 13.00 hours of the next day after the announcement of the results of the entrance exam for doctoral studies, creative exams and CT and are considered by the appeal commission of the OHPG within one day from the date of application.