TCU Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guidebook 2025/2026

Admission Guide: Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) coordinates bachelor’s degree admissions for 2025/2026.

Key Features: Entry requirements, approved programmes, institution details, and application procedures.

Application: Submit directly to institutions via their online systems.

About the Guidebook

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) through its mandate as spelt out in the Universities Act, Cap. 346 of The Laws of Tanzania coordinates admissions of Bachelor students in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country. To facilitate the process, TCU prepares the Admission Guidebooks annually to guide the prospective applicants on admission procedures, available programmes and institutions approved to admit students in a particular academic year.

Purpose

This Guidebook (link) is meant to provide the applicants with basic information related to the programmes approved by TCU or NACTVET to admit students in the 2024/2025 admission cycle, their institutions, locations, programmes entry requirements, capacities, and durations. This Guidebook also provides fresh insight to those already associated with higher education within and outside Tanzania.

Application Process

As a matter of procedure, applications for admissions are submitted directly to respective institutions through online admission systems obtained from institutions’ websites. Applicants are strongly advised to carefully read and understand procedures and entry requirements before lodging their applications.

Selection Criteria

The selection process is based on the minimum programme entry qualifications and other requirements of each institution including competitions and admission capacity. The decision on admission of applicants is made by the individual institutions through their Senates or Governing Boards.

Available Guidebooks

Based on the set entry requirements for different entry pathways, the Tanzania Commission for Universities prepares an undergraduate admission guidebook with a list of all bachelor degree programmes offered by all higher education institutions in Tanzania. Below are the guidebooks with entry requirements for the two entry pathways: