- The Royal University of Bhutan will be carrying out admissions to the Colleges of the University online as in the past. Admission to each of the programmes will be based on merit ranking as per the ability rating as detailed in the admission criteria.
- The online application for both Government Scholarship as well as Self Financed students will open from 14 February 2018 and will close on 6 March 2018 at midnight. Students can apply from any place where there is internet facility.
- Tuition fees and accommodation for Self Financed Students:
- The tuition fee is 69,710 per year for Arts and Humanities programmes and Nu. 86,360 per year for Science and Engineering programmes. The tuition fee which is exclusive of stipend will increase at the rate of 2% per year.
- Tuition fee is payable at the time of registration in the beginning of each semester at the rate of 34,855 for Arts and Humanities programmes and Nu. 43,180 for Science and Engineering programmes.
- The accommodation in the college hostels and mess facilities if available will be provided. However, students will be required to pay Nu. 150/- per month as rent. Students availing mess facility will also be required to pay the charges for the mess as determined by the mess policy of each of the colleges.
- For other details, please visit the respective college website.
- Requirements for admission to RUB Programmes
- All qualified students seeking admission will have to produce the following documents:
- Citizenship Identity Card
- Class 10 Mark Sheet and Pass Certificate
- Class 12 Mark Sheet and Pass Certificate
- All qualified students seeking admission will have to produce the following documents:
- The eligibility criteria for the different programmes and the number of seats available are listed below:
- College of Science and Technology (CST), Rinchhending
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1 |
BE.(Civil) |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English and pass in Dzongkha.
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English and pass in Dzongkha.
An Aptitude Test will be administered. |
Maths – 5 Physics – 5 Chemistry – 4 English – 3 1 other subject – 1
|
56 |
24 |
2 |
BE.(Electrical) |
35 |
15 |
||
3 |
BE.(Electronics & Communication Engineering) |
28 |
12 |
||
4 |
BE.(Information Technology) |
35 |
15 |
||
5 |
Bachelor of Architecture |
Maths – 5 Physics – 5 Chemistry – 3 English – 3 Aptitude test-2 |
21 |
9 |
|
Reporting date for 1st year students: 10th July 2018 for B.E(Civil) and Bachelor of Architecture. 11th July 2018 for B.E(Electrical), B.E(Electronics & Communication Engineering) and B.E(Information Technology). |
Total In-take |
175 |
75 |
Note:
- 20 additional seats each in Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering will be reserved for in-service candidates. However, if the seats remain vacant, the remaining available seats will be offered to pre-service candidates under self funding.
- The Aptitude Test for B. Architecture will be held on 11 March 2018
- Candidates appearing for Aptitude Test of Bachelor of Architecture must bring the following to the Test Centre during the Examination:
- The BHSCE Examination Admit Card or the equivalent Board Examination
- Three or four sharpened soft-lead pencils and an eraser.
- Set of good colour pencils or water colours, or both with appropriate colouring tools like brushes, palette and water for mixing colours.
- Instrument box and blue ink pen / ball point pen.
- Gaeddu College of Business Studies, Gedu
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1
|
Bachelor in Business Administration and Bachelor in Commerce
|
Class XII pass students with pass in B.Maths/Maths and Dzongkha |
Commerce/ Arts students Maths/B.Maths – 4 Accounts/Economics – 5 Dzongkha – 2 English-2 1 other subject – 1
Science students Maths – 5 Physics/Chemistry/Biology – 4 Dzongkha – 2 English-2 1other subject – 1 |
350 |
150 |
Reporting date for 1st year students –7 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
350 |
150 |
- College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1 |
B.Sc Sustainable Development |
For Science/ Arts/ Commerce: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Dzongkha. |
English – 5 Dzongkha – 3 3 other subjects – 2
|
63 |
27 |
2 |
B.Sc Environment and Climate Studies |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 50% in Chemistry and pass in Biology/Maths and Dzongkha |
Chemistry-5 Biology/Maths-3 3 other subjects-2 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
B.Sc. in Agriculture(Diploma Nested) |
For Science students: Class XII pass students with pass in Biology, English and Dzongkha. |
Biology – 5 English – 5 Dzongkha – 3 2 other subjects – 1 |
28 |
12 |
4 |
B. Sc. in Animal Science (Diploma Nested) |
28 |
12 |
||
5 |
B. Sc in Forestry(Diploma Nested) |
28 |
12 |
||
6 |
B. Sc. Food Science and Technology (Diploma Nested) |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 50% in Chemistry and Biology and pass in Dzongkha |
Chemistry- 5 Biology – 4 English-3 Dzongkha-3 1 other subject – 1 |
32 |
13 |
Reporting date for 1st year students – 19 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
204 |
86 |
- Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Dewathang
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1 |
B.E Power Engineering |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English and pass in Dzongkha |
Mathematics-5 Physics-5 Chemistry-4 English-3 1 other subject-1 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
Diploma in Civil Engineering |
Class XII pass Science students with pass in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and Dzongkha. |
Maths – 5 Physics – 5 English – 5 2 other subjects – 1 |
84 |
36 |
3 |
Diploma in Electrical Engineering |
32 |
13 |
||
4 |
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering |
26 |
11 |
||
5 |
Diploma in Computer System and Network |
28 |
12 |
||
6 |
Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
23 |
10 |
||
7 |
Diploma in Surveying |
26 |
11 |
||
8 |
Diploma in Materials and Procurement Management |
Class XII pass students with pass in Maths/B. Maths and Dzongkha |
English-5 Maths/B.Maths-5 3 other subjects-1
|
25 |
10 |
Reporting date for 1st year students – 16 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
262 |
110 |
- College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS), Taktse
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1 |
BA in Bhutanese & Himalayan Studies
|
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English and 50% aggregate in Choenjug, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Nyengag and Dzongkha/Dazhung
For BHSCE students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English, 60% in Dzongkha and pass in Rigzhung / History |
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Choenjug – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 4 Nyengag – 4 English – 4 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 3 2 other subjects – 1
For BHSCE students: Dzongkha – 5 English – 4 Rigzhung/History – 2 2 other subjects – 1 |
137 (73 LCS) (64 Others)
|
58 |
2 |
BA in Language and Literature |
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English and 55% aggregate in Choenjug, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Nyengag and Dzongkha/Dazhung.
For BHSCE Rigzhung students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English, 60% in Dzongkha and pass in Rigzhung
For BHSCE General students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English and 60% in Dzongkha. |
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Choenjug – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 5 Nyengag – 5 English – 5 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 3 2 other subjects – 1
For BHSCE Rigzhung students; Dzongkha – 5 Rigzhung – 2 1 other subject – 1
For BHSCE General Dzongkha – 5 English – 5 3 other subjects – 1 |
137 (73 LCS) (64 Others)
|
58 |
3 |
Diploma in Language and Communication Skills |
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English and 50% aggregate in Choenjug, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Nyengag and Dzongkha/Dazhung.
For BHSCE or equivalent students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English and 60% in Dzongkha and pass in Rigzhung/History. |
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Choenjug – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 4 Nyengag – 4 English – 4 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 3 2 other subjects – 1
For BHSCE or equivalent students: Dzongkha – 5 English – 4 Rigzhung/History –2 2 other subjects – 1 |
27 (14 LCS) (13 Others)
|
12 |
Reporting date for 1st year students – 22 July 2018 |
Total in-take: |
301 |
128 |
||
Note: If either of the seats marked for Language and Culture Studies (LCS) or BHSCE are not filled, it will be adjusted from either category. |
- Paro College of Education (PCE)
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Full |
Self |
||||
1 |
B. Ed Primary
|
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in English and Dzongkha |
English – 5 Dzongkha – 5 3 other subjects – 1 |
180 |
0 |
2
|
B Ed (Dzongkha)
|
For students of Language and Culture Studies: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% aggregate in the four core subjects(Nyengag, Choenjug, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Dzongkha/Dazhung) and pass in English
For Rigzhung Elective students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 65% in Dzongkha, 55% in Rigzhung and pass in English |
Nyengag – 5 Choenjug – 5 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 5 English – 3 3 other subjects – 1
Dzongkha – 5 Rigzhung – 5 English – 3 2 other subjects – 1 |
42 (32 LCS) (10 Others) If the seats are not filled under one category then it will be adjusted from the other category. |
18 (13 LCS) (5 Others) |
3 |
Diploma in Physical Education and Sports Coaching |
For BHSCE or equivalent students Cass XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in English and Dzongkha.
For Students of Language and Culture Studies Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in English and Dzongkha/Dazhung |
English - 5
English -5 Dzongkha/Dazhung -5 3 other subjects -1
|
18 |
7 |
Reporting date for 1st year students – 22 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
240 |
25 |
- Physical Proficiency Test for Diploma in Physical Education and Sports Coaching will be held at Paro College of Education from 14 to16 March 2018. Students will have to pass the Test for securing admission into the programme.
- Students have to produce BHSCE Examination Admit Card or equivalent Board Examination at the time of Test.
- Samtse College of Education (SCE), Samtse
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
|
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
||||
1 |
B.Ed Secondary (IT and Maths) |
For Science students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 45% in Maths and 45 % in Computer Studies and pass in Dzongkha
For Arts/Commerce students Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in Business Maths and 45% in Computer Studies and pass in Dzongkha |
Maths – 5 Computer Studies-5 English-4 Dzongkha – 2 1 other subject – 1
Business Maths-5 Computer Studies-5 English-4 Dzongkha-2 1 other subject-1 |
25 |
10 |
2 |
B.Ed Secondary (Maths and Physics)
|
For Science students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 45% each in Maths and Physics and pass in Dzongkha |
Maths – 5 Physics – 5 English – 4 Dzongkha – 2 1 other subject – 1 |
32 |
13 |
3 |
B Ed Secondary (Biology and Chemistry) |
For Science students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 45% each in Biology and Chemistry and pass in Dzongkha |
Biology – 5 Chemistry – 5 English – 4 Dzongkha – 2 1 other subject – 1 |
28 |
12 |
4 |
B.Ed Secondary (English and History) |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in English and History and pass in Dzongkha |
English – 5 History – 5 Dzongkha – 3 2 other subjects – 1 |
28 |
12 |
5 |
B.Ed Secondary(English and Geography) |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in English and Geography and pass in Dzongkha |
English-5 Geography-5 Dzongkha-3 2 other subjects-1 |
28 |
12 |
Reporting date for 1st year students - 22 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
141 |
59 |
- Sherubtse College, Kanglung
Sl.# |
Programme |
Eligibility Criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
||
Government Scholarship |
Self Financed |
|||||
1 |
B.A Geography and Economics |
(Arts & Commerce students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in Geography/ Commerce, 50% each in Economics & English, and pass in Mathematics/Business Mathematics and Dzongkha
(Arts students without Mathematics /Business Mathematics) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in Economics, 55% in Geography, 50% in English and pass in Dzongkha |
Geography/ Commerce – 5 Economics – 5 Maths/B. Maths – 4 English – 4 Dzongkha – 3
Geography – 5 Economics – 5 English – 4 Dzongkha – 3 1 other subject - 4 |
38 |
17 |
|
2 |
B.A. History and Dzongkha |
(For BHSCE – Arts students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% each in History & Dzongkha, and 55% in English.
(Language & Culture Studies (LCS). Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in History, 55% in English, and 55% aggregate in: Dzongkha/Dazhung, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Choenjug, & Nyengag. |
History – 5 Dzongkha – 5 English – 4 2 other subjects – 1
History – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag/Nyengag/Choenjug – 5 English – 4 2 other subjects – 1 |
38 |
16 |
|
3 |
B.A. Population and Development Studies |
(Arts & Commerce students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Business Mathematics and Dzongkha.
(Science students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Mathematics and Dzongkha |
English – 5 Accountancy/Commerce/ History/ Geography – 3 2 other subjects– 2
English – 5 Biology/Chemistry/ Physics - 3 2 other subjects – 2 |
28 |
12 |
|
4 |
B.A. English and Dzongkha |
(For BHSCE or equivalent students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% each in English and Dzongkha
(For students of Language & Culture Studies (LCS) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in English, and 55% aggregate in: Dzongkha/Dazhung, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Choenjug, Nyengag |
Dzongkha – 5 English – 5 3 other subjects-3
English – 5 Dzongkha/Dazhung-5 Choenjug-3 Sumtag/Ngagtag- 3 Nyengag-3
|
38 (22 BHSCE or equivalent 16 LCS)
|
16 |
|
If either of the seats marked for LCS and BHSCE are not filled, it will be adjusted from the other category. |
||||||
5 |
B. A Political Science and Sociology |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Dzongkha |
English – 5 Dzongkha – 2 3 other subjects – 3 |
38 |
17 |
|
6 |
B. Sc. Environmental Science |
(Science students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% each in Biology & Chemistry, and pass in Mathematics/Physics and Dzongkha.
(Arts students) Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% each in Geography& Economics, and pass in Mathematics/Business Mathematics and Dzongkha. |
Biology-5 Chemistry-5 English-3 Maths/Physics-2 Dzongkha-1
Geography-5 Economics-5 English-3 Maths/B.Maths-2 Dzongkha-1 |
42 |
18 |
|
7 |
B.A. Media Studies and English |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in English, and pass in Dzongkha |
English – 5 3 Other subjects – 3 |
21 |
9 |
|
8 |
B. Sc. Life Science
|
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 55% in Biology, 45% in Chemistry and pass in Dzongkha. |
Biology – 5 Chemistry – 4 Physics – 3 English – 3 Dzongkha – 1 |
42 |
18 |
|
9 |
B.A. Media Studies and Dzongkha |
For BHSCE or equivalent students Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in English and 55% in Dzongkha
Language & Culture Studies (LCS Class XII pass students with a minimum of 60% in English, and 55% aggregate in: Dzongkha/Dazhung, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Choenjug, Nyengag |
English – 5 Dzongkha – 5 3 other subjects – 3
English – 5 Dazhung/Dzongkha -5 3 other subjects – 3 |
21 |
9 |
|
10 |
B.Sc. Mathematics |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics, 45% in Chemistry and Physics and pass in Dzongkha. |
Mathematics – 5 Physics – 4 Chemistry-3 English - 2 Dzongkha – 1 |
28 |
12 |
|
11 |
B. Sc. Chemistry |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 55% in Chemistry, 45% in Physics and Maths and pass in Dzongkha. |
Chemistry – 5 Physics-4 Mathematics – 3 English - 2 Dzongkha – 1 |
25 |
11 |
|
12 |
B.Sc. Physics |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 55% in Physics, 45% in Mathematics and Chemistry and pass in Dzongkha. |
Physics – 5 Mathematics – 4 Chemistry – 3 English – 2 Dzongkha – 1 |
25 |
11 |
|
13 |
B.Sc. Computer Science |
Class XII pass Science students with a minimum of 50% in Mathematics (other than Business Mathematics) and pass in Dzongkha. |
Mathematics – 5 Physics – 4 English – 3 Dzongkha – 1 1 Other subject – 1 |
27 |
12 |
|
Reporting date for 1st year students – 18 July 2018 |
Total In-take |
411 |
178 |
|||
Special Scholarship in Leadership for 6 students Aspiring candidates must fulfill the following criteria:
Candidates who meet the above criteria should apply via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on or before 14 March 2018. (Download application form from Sherubtse College website). Your application will be acknowledged by email. If the acknowledgement is not received by 15 March 2018, please contact Dr. Tenzin Wangchuk, Dean of Academic Affairs at 04 535149 during office hours. |
- Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology
Sl# |
Programme |
Eligibility criteria |
Ability rating points |
Seats |
Government Scholarship |
||||
1 |
Bachelor of Computer Applications |
Class XII pass students with a minimum of 45% in English, 45%in Maths/Business Maths and pass in Dzongkha |
Maths/Business Maths-5 English-4 Dzongkha-3 2 other subjects-1
|
80 |
Reporting date for 1st year students – 22 July 2018 |
Total Intake |
80 |