General Guidelines to register in the Direct Mission of medical specialties:

1.       Registration on the ministry’s website only www.mohe.edu.kw

2.       Must be a Kuwaiti citizen.

3.       The applicant is not less than (16) years and not older than (23) years, and the student who is less than (18) years old must be accompanied by one his parents at the mission headquarters until he reaches the age of (18 years).

4.       The percentage of the general secondary certificate or its equivalent is not less than the lowest percentage announced in the scholarship plan for the academic year.

5.        To obtain the academic IELTS test with a score of no less than (5) or the TOEFL test with a score of not less than (45) from one of the centers accredited by the Ministry in the State of Kuwait only when submitting the application.

6.   To obtain final acceptance from one of the distinguished universities in accordance with the organizing ministerial decisions, certified by the cultural office supervising the scholarship country.

7.       The applicant must not be an employee in any authority, or a study permit holder, or an envoy from another authority, and must provide the Ministry with proof of that.

8.       The applicant must not have obtained a university degree.

9.      Students who have withdrawn from the scholarship plan of the Ministry of Higher Education and who have not joined the mission headquarters are allowed to register for direct scholarships for medical specializations after paying the financial fine prescribed for withdrawal.

10.  Students withdrawing from internal scholarships are allowed to register for direct dispatch scholarships for medical specializations, with proof of that provided by the General Secretariat of the Council of Private Universities.

11.   The applicant’s registration is considered canceled if the required documents specified on the Ministry's website are not uploaded or completed in the student registration system.

Documents required in the registration process:

1.       Upload high school transcripts, including the sequence of academic years without interruption for all secondary school grades according to each academic system.

2.       To whom it may concern, from the Department of Special Education at the Ministry of Education, of the equivalency of the general secondary certificate for graduates of foreign secondary schools from inside or outside the State of Kuwait.

3.       Certificates of the aptitude and achievement tests for those who have obtained the Saudi secondary school certificate, whether from inside or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

4.       Student’s Civil ID and Guardian’s Civil ID.

5.       Passport (info page).

6.    IELTS or TOEFL test certificate with the required score.

7.   A statement to whom it may concern issued by the General Secretariat of Private Universities and transcripts from the university, if available.

8.   Final academic admission/acceptance certified by the Cultural Office.

Guidelines for online registration:

1.       The student must create a new account in the registration system.

2.       The student's acknowledgment that all the data and information provided are correct, and bears legal responsibility for that, and if proven otherwise, the Ministry has the right to cancel the registration.

3.       Enter the student’s name in Arabic and English as stated in the passport.

4.       Provide the student’s mobile number and e-mail address for communicating.

5.       Choose the desired majors according to the conditions mentioned in each country.

6.       Ensure accuracy of all data entered on each page of the registration, to move to the next page.

7.       The student must follow their personal account through the system to know the status of the application and to view any notes from the Ministry, if any.

8.       If the student receives an SMS of any incomplete information/documents, the student must provide the required documents/information before the registration’s deadline.

9.   All documents must be in pdf format and not exceeding 900 KB.

10.   When registration is completed, the student must hit (send) and print the receipt.

11.   The student can cancel the registration application through the system before the registration deadline without visiting the ministry.

 Holders of the following certificates in both sections (scientific and literary) are allowed to register for the Ministry’s Direct mission for medical specialties scholarship plan for the academic year 2022/2023:

1.      Kuwaiti high school diploma: the unified system in its scientific and literary sections only.

2.      Foreign high school diplomas issued from inside or outside of Kuwait, with the requirement to submit a statement To Whom It May Concern issued by the Department of Private Education at the Ministry of Education equivalent to the general secondary certificate. The cumulative GPA of the student studying in more than one school is calculated from the ninth to the twelfth grade for all the subjects that have been studied.

3.      English high school diplomas. Courses passed by the student are counted in the interval shown below:

Conditions of admission for the English high school diploma holders:

1.      It is required to pass at least eight academic courses, of which two or more are from the accompanying advanced level (AS-Level) or advanced level (A-Level) and the rest are at the regular level (IGCSE) within a period not exceeding thirty-six months. Any academic course exceeding 36 months will not be considered.

2.      The grades of the two levels (A-Level & AS-Level) are not calculated in the percentage.

3.      The student is classified as a graduate of the scientific section of high school when he passes the following courses: (Biology – Chemistry – Physics – Math).

4.      The student is classified as a graduate of the literary department if one of the scientific subjects mentioned in condition (3) is not available.

5.      The courses in which the student scored grades of (A, B, C) are counted, with the possibility of calculating only one course with a grade of (D) for the eight required courses and in accordance with the conditions of universities for some majors.

6.      The grades obtained by the student in (IGCSE) courses corresponds with the following percentages:

7.      Academic courses from the Ministry of Education curriculum (Arabic language, Islamic education, and the Holy Quran) are not counted.

8.      Non-academic courses (music, physical education, theater, art education, etc.) are not counted unless the student submits an official statement from the school, that the course is an academic subject.

9.      If there is a difference in the title of the scientific subject and its scientific content to any of the subjects mentioned above, a statement must be submitted from the school from which the student graduated showing its equivalence to the similar subject.

Requirements for admission for the American high school diploma holders:

1.      The student is classified as a graduate of the scientific section of the secondary stage\high school when he/she successfully passes the following courses:

(Biology – Chemistry – Physics – Pre-calculus OR Calculus – Algebra 2) during two regular semesters (not as an intensive semester).

2.      If there is a difference in the title of the scientific subject and its scientific content to any of the subjects mentioned above, a statement must be submitted from the school from which the student graduated showing its equivalence to the similar subject.

3.    (Weighted or District GPA) is approved for American high school diplomas issued outside the State of Kuwait.

4.      Some universities in the scholarship countries require American high school graduates to pass the SAT or ACT exam if the student is applying or accepted in the scholarship plan.

5.      The percentage is calculated according to the following: (cumulative average + 1) X 20, provided that the percentage when calculating does not exceed 100%.

Requirements for admission for the International Baccalaureate (IB DP):

1.       The student has completed (12) academic years and submitted the final certificate of the accredited International Baccalaureate.

2.       Successful completion of studying (6) subjects, at least, from the International Baccalaureate subjects.

3.       Passing at least three subjects from the High Level.

4.       Passing Mathematics and English, among the six required subjects.

5.       The student must pass The Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and The Extended Essay (EE).

6.       To be considered for an International Baccalaureate degree (scientific), two subjects in the field of science must be passed (chemistry, biology, physics) and a subject in the field of mathematics.

Conditions for accepting Saudi high school diploma holders:

1.      Provide an academic sequence starting from the first grade to the third secondary grade\high school in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2.      Must obtain a certificate of the aptitude and the achievement tests from the National Center for Measurement and Evaluation of the Ministry of Higher Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The weighted percentage for Saudi secondary school is calculated according to the following:

·         While adhering to the conditions of acceptance for foreign high schools mentioned in Article Two of the Scholarships Regulations.

Special procedures after accepting student’s papers:

- The presence of the student’s guardian in his capacity as his legal guardian to sign the undertaking regarding the student’s commitment to the provisions of the scholarship in terms of academic and financial aspects. As for those who have custody, they must obtain a ruling from the court competent in the educational state to study outside Kuwait.

- Visit the Ministry's website and choose (after admission) to view the instructions and documents required to be completed according to each country.

Note: Students wishing to enroll in academic studies in the United Kingdom are required to obtain the academic IELTS UKVI.

For inquiries:

-          In the event of any inquiries related to the registration process, we can be contacted via e-mail:

Reg_support@mohe.edu.kw

-          Or communicate remotely with the staff of the Missions Department or the Information Systems Center through the Skiplino application through the official website of the Ministry.