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The management of University of Cape Town has released the University of Cape Town online admission application and registration dates for 2026 Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Masters, Diploma, Certificate, Degree Programmes for the 2026 academic year.
University of Cape Town Application Dates 2026
1 April 2025
- Applications for admission to all programmes will open on
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 at 12:00 SAST. - Registration for the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) open.
12 April 2025
- 10:00–15:00: UCT Open Day
31 July 2025
- All undergraduate applications close. We do not accept late applications.
- Applications for student housing close.
- Final date to submit the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) portfolio.
- The last date to write the NBTs if you wish to be considered for a conditional offer by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
31 August 2025
- Closing date for undergraduate programme changes. Requests must be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Request for programme change”.
- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (BA(FA)) portfolios are due.
30 September 2025
- Proof of English language proficiency is due.
- Supporting documents for all international applicants are now due. These include, but are not limited to: predicted grades, transcripts, English translations of documents, and secondary school results. Incomplete applications will be cancelled by 15 November.
4 October 2025
- The final date to write the NBTs for admission to UCT.
31 October 2025
- For applicants finishing secondary school in 2025, all grade 12 interim results, or predicted scores in the case of non-NSC candidates, are due.
- Interim and past transcripts for transferring applicants are due.
15 November 2025
- Deadline for international applicants to attract an offer of admission. This is necessary to allow for sufficient time to obtain a study visa.
15 January 2026
- Final CAIE, IB, NSSC and ZIMSEC results from the November 2025 session are du
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