Admission Criteria

Admission Criteria and Tuition Fee for academic year 2022

08 April 2022

Admission into Tertiary Education Programmes for the Academic Year 2022

The Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) 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 eligibility criteria and ability rating as detailed against each programme.
The online application for both Government Scholarship as well as Self-Financed students in RUB Colleges will open from 10^th May 2022 and will close on 24^th May 2022 at midnight except for the BEd programmes at Paro College of Education (PCE) and Gyalposhing College of Information Technology (GCIT). To apply online, please visit RUB website (http://www.rub.edu.bt). Students can apply from any place where there is internet facility.
Students wishing to apply for programmes at Gyalposhing College of Information Technology should apply to the College provided they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria below. Please visit the College websites for details.
Students wishing to apply for BEd programmes at Paro College of Education should apply to the College. Please visit the College websites for details.
Tuition fees and accommodation for Self-Financed Students:
- The tuition fee is 72,526 per year for Arts and Humanities programmes and Nu. 89,849 per year for Science and Engineering programmes. The tuition fee 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 36,263 for Arts and Humanities programmes and Nu. 44,925 for Science and Engineering programmes.
- For other details, please visit the respective Colleges’ websites.
Requirements for admission to RUB Programmes
- All eligible students seeking admission will have to produce the following documents:
  - Citizenship Identity Card
  - Class 12 Mark Sheet and Pass Certificate

Eligibility criteria for the different programmes and the number of seats available are listed below:

1. College of Science and Technology (CST), Rinchhending

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	BE in Civil Engineering	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English and pass in Dzongkha	Maths – 5 Physics – 5 Chemistry – 4 English – 3 1 other subject – 1	48	12
2	BE in Electrical Engineering			45	5
3	BE in Engineering Geology			24	6
4	BE in Instrumentation and Control Engineering			24	6
5	BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering			28	7
6	BE in Information Technology			40	10
7	Bachelor of Architecture	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English and pass in Dzongkha	Maths – 5 Physics – 5 Chemistry – 2 English – 3	23	7
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 15 July 2022			Total In-take	232	53

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 seats will be offered to pre-service candidates under self-financed.

2. Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS), Gedu

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
				Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Commerce	Class XII pass students with pass in Business Maths/Maths and Dzongkha	Commerce/Arts students Accounts/Economics – 5 Business Maths – 4 Dzongkha – 2 English – 2 1 other subject – 1 Science students Maths – 5 Physics/Chemistry/Biology – 4 Dzongkha – 2 English – 2 1 other subject – 1	305	131
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 22 July 2022			Total In-take	305	131

3. College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	BSc in 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	36	9
2	BSc in Organic Agriculture	Class XII pass science students with 50% each in Biology and Chemistry	Biology – 5 Chemistry – 5 English – 3 Dzongkha – 2 1 other subject – 1	28	7
3	BSc in Environment and Climate Studies	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 50% in Chemistry/ Physics	Chemistry/Physics – 5 Biology/Maths – 3 Dzongkha/English/ Environmental Studies – 2 2 other subjects – 2	24	6
4	BSc in Forestry	Class XII pass science students with minimum of 50% in Biology	Biology – 5 Chemistry – 3 English – 3 Dzongkha – 2 1 other subjects – 1	24	6
5	BSc in Animal Science (Diploma Nested)			24	6
6	BSc in 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	24	6
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 20 July 2022			Total In-take	160	40

4. Jigme Namgyel Engineering College(JNEC), Dewathang

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	BE in Power Engineering	Class XII pass science students with 50% each in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and pass in Dzongkha	Mathematics – 5 Physics – 5 Chemistry – 4 English – 3 1 other subject – 1	32	5
2	BE in Mechanical Engineering			20	5
3	BE in Surveying and Geoinformatics			20	5
4	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	65	20
5	Diploma in Electrical Engineering			40	5
6	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering			32	5
7	Diploma in Computer System and Network			35	2
8	Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering			32	3
9	Diploma in Surveying			30	3
10	Diploma in Materials and Procurement Management	Class XII pass students with pass in Maths/Business Maths and Dzongkha	English – 5 Maths/Business Maths – 5 3 other subjects – 1	30	5
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 9 -10 July 2022			Total In-take	336	58

Note:Students interested to apply for BE in Surveying and Geoinformatics should get their stereo vision tested to complete the laboratory components of digital photogrammetric successfully.

4. College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS), Taktse

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
				Government scholarship
1	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 BHSEC Rigzhung and general students: Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English, 60% in Dzongkha or 50% in Rigzhung	For students of Language and Culture Studies: Choenjug – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 5 Nyengag – 5 English – 5 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 3 1 other subject– 1 For BHSEC Rigzhung and general students; Dzongkha/Rigzhung – 5 English – 5 3 other subjects – 1	80 (40 for LCS and 40 for BHSEC)
2	BA in Dzongkha and Culture Studies	For Language and Culture Studies students: Class XII pass students with minimum 55% aggregate in Choenjug, Sumtag/Ngagtag, Nyengag and Dazhung/ Dzongkha	Choenjug – 5 Sumtag/Ngagtag – 5 Nyengag – 5 Dazhung/Dzongkha – 5 Two other subjects – 1	80
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 23 July 2022			Total In-take	160
*Note:* If the seats for Language and Culture Studies (LCS) or BHSEC are not filled for the BA in Language and Literature programme, vacant seats will be adjusted from either category.

5. Paro College of Education (PCE), Paro

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
				Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	Diploma in Physical Education and Sports Coaching	For BHSEC 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 Dzongkha – 5 3 other subjects – 1 English – 5 Dzongkha/Dazhung – 5 3 other subjects – 1	20	5
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 1 August 2022			Total In-take	20	5

Note:Students seeking admission for the Diploma in Physical Education and Sports Coaching programme should produce a Physical Proficiency Test (video clips) and submit online to Paro College of Education latest by 13 June 2022. For further information, please visit the College website at www.pce.edu.bt

6. Sherubtse College (SC), Kanglung

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	BSc in Data Science	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics	Mathematics – 5 4 other subjects – 1	30	0
2	BSc in Statistics	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics	Mathematics – 5 4 other subjects – 1	30	0
3	BA in Economics	Science Students BHSEC or equivalent class XII pass with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics. Arts & Commerce Students BHSEC or equivalent class XII pass with a minimum of 55% in Economics/Business Mathematics.	Mathematics – 5 English – 4 3 other subjects – 1 Economics/ Business Mathematics – 5 English – 4 3 other subjects – 1	25	5
4	BA in History	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in History and 50% in English	History – 5 English – 3 3 other subjects – 1	24	6
5	BSc in Life Science	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Biology, 45% in Chemistry	Biology – 5 Chemistry – 4 Physics – 3 English – 3 1 other subject – 1	27	3
6	BSc in Geography	Arts & Commerce Students BHSEC or equivalent class XII pass with a minimum of 50% in Geography/Business Mathematics Science students BHSEC or equivalent class XII pass with a minimum of 50% in Chemistry	Geography/ Business Mathematics – 5 English – 3 3 other subjects – 1 Chemistry – 5 English – 3 3 other subjects – 1	27	3
7	BSc in Environmental Science	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 50% in Chemistry and Biology/Environmental Science, and pass in Physics	Chemistry – 5 Biology/Environmental Science – 5 Physics – 2 2 other subjects – 1	27	3
8	BA in Political Science and Sociology	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 50% in English	English - 5 4 other subjects - 1	25	5
9	BA in Population and Development Studies	Arts & Commerce students Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Business Mathematics Science students Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English and pass in Mathematics	English – 5 Accountancy/Commerce/ History/Geography – 3 2 other subjects – 1 English – 5 Biology/Chemistry/ Physics – 3 2 other subjects – 1	25	5
10	BA in English	BHSEC or equivalent class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English	English – 5 3 Other subjects – 1	25	5
11	BSc in Mathematics	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics, 45% in Chemistry and Physics	Mathematics – 5 Physics – 4 Chemistry – 3 English – 2 1 other subject – 1	30	0
12	BA in Media Studies	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in English	English/Media Studies – 5 3 other subjects – 1	25	5
13	BSc in Chemistry	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Chemistry, 45% in Physics and Maths	Chemistry – 5 Physics – 4 Mathematics – 3 English – 2 1 other subject – 1	30	0
14	BSc in Physics	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 55% in Physics, 45% in Mathematics and Chemistry	Physics – 5 Mathematics – 4 Chemistry – 3 English – 2 1 other subject – 1	30	0
Reporting date for 1^st year students: 18 July 2022			Total In-take	380	40
Special Scholarship in Leadership for 6 students 1. Aspiring candidates must fulfill the following criteria: 1.1. Be a regular student in 2021 1.2. Served as the School Captain in the academic year 2021 1.3. Meet the minimum criteria for the programme at Sherubtse College 2. Merit ranking will be based on the aggregate of four subjects (English plus three best subjects) 3. Candidates who meet the above criteria should apply through email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on or before 30 May 2022. 4. The application form can be downloaded from Sherubtse College website: www.sherubtse.edu.bt 5. Your application will be acknowledged by an email. If the acknowledgement is not received by 5 June 2022, please contact Student Record Office at 04-535341. 6. For enquires related to the scholarship, please contact Dean of Academic Affairs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

7. Gyalposhing College of Information Technology (GCIT)

Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Seats
Sl #	Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Ability rating points	Government scholarship	Self-Financed
1	Bachelor of Computer Science	Class XII pass science students with a minimum of 50% in Mathematics	Mathematics – 5 Physics – 3 English – 2 2 other subjects – 1	65	20
2	Bachelor of Digital Media Development	Class XII pass students with a minimum of 55% in Mathematics/ Business Mathematics	Mathematics/ Business Maths – 5 Physics/Geography/ Accountancy – 4 3 other subjects – 1	15	10
Reporting date for 1^st year students: Please visit College website			Total In-take	80	30

Important Note: Applicants are requested to visit the websites of the respective Colleges for final confirmation on reporting dates.

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