There are 41 colleges in East Kazakhstan region. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreign citizens and stateless persons, who have graduated from the 9th or 11th grades are admitted to the colleges.
For the 2023-2024 academic year, 5930 places have been allocated for the state educational order. There are 2261 places for vocational qualifications, and 3669 places for middle-level specialties. This includes 900 places allocated based on the applications of enterprises under the targeted state order.
The acceptance of applications for admission to colleges will start on June 25, 2023.
The documents are accepted:
- for vocational qualifications - until August, 25;
- for middle-level specialties on the basis of 9th grade - until August, 18; on the basis of 11th grade - until August, 20;
- for creative specialties - until July, 20;
- for pedagogical and medical specialties - until August, 15;
- for paid education - until August, 25;
- for corresponding education - until September, 20.
Adults are to submit their documents in person, while minors have to do this in the presence of legal representatives.
There are no entrance exams, except for medical and creative specialties, which require special and/or creative exams (psychometric testing is required for medical specialties).
When applying for the Competition, the applicant has the right to choose up to four colleges and four specialties, qualifications (if necessary).
The competition is held via the information system of Education Administration by automatically distributing applicants based on their average competitive scores in compulsory and profile subjects in accordance with the certificate.
The average score is formed as follows:
- for applicants with basic secondary education (9th grade) - marks for three subjects: a compulsory subject (the language of instruction - Kazakh or Russian), two subjects related to the specialty.
- for applicants with general secondary education (11th grade), TVE – marks for four subjects: compulsory subjects (the Kazakh language or the Russian language, history of Kazakhstan) and two subjects related to the specialty.
For those applying for pedagogical, medical and creative specialties - special exam scores are also added to these assessment marks.
To submit documents, applicants must:
1) visit the website www.egov.kz - the “Education” section and apply for admission to college;
or
2) follow the link to the information system vko-abiturient.kz and apply;
or
3) come to the college and submit your documents.
A video on working with the platform is posted on the website of Education Administration in the “Technical and Vocational Education” section, as well as on the websites of colleges.
The List of documents for admission includes:
1) application for documents submission;
2) original education certificate;
3) 4 photographs sized 3x4 cm;
4) medical certificate form No. 075-U;
5) document confirming the quota category;
6) identity document (for identification purposes). These must be presented personally or by legal representatives.
While applying for colleges, an admission quota is provided for persons in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education”. The size of the admission quota is approved by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 28, 2012 No. 264.
There are 9 quota categories:
1) citizens with disabilities of the first or second group, persons with disabilities since childhood, children with disabilities - 1 percent;
2) veterans of military operations on the territory of other states, veterans entitled to benefits equal to those of the Great Patriotic War veterans - 0.5 percent;
3) citizens from rural youth who study educational programs that determine the socio-economic development of the villages - 35 percent;
4) persons of the Kazakh nationality who are not citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - 4 percent;
5) orphans and children left without parental care, as well as citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who lost their parents or were left without parental care before reaching adulthood - 1 percent;
6) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from rural youth who are relocating to the regions designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan - 5 percent;
7) children from families with four or more underage children being raised - 5 percent;
8) children from incomplete families who have had this status for at least three years - 1 percent;
9) children from families raising children with disabilities since childhood, persons with disabilities of the first or second group - 1 percent.
Enrollment of students is conducted:
1) for full-time education - by August, 31 of the calendar year;
2) for evening and correspondence forms of education - by September, 30 of the calendar year.