UCT Key dates 2024

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has the right to make changes to these dates. Before acting on any of the dates below confirmation should be sought from the university appropriate office.

1 April 2023

• Applications for admission in 2023 open at 12:00 noon.
• The National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) registrations are open.

9 April 2023

• The UCT Virtual Open Day is hosted on Microsoft Teams Live.

31 July 2023

• All undergraduate applications close. UCT does not accept late applications.
• Applications for student housing close.
• The last date to write the NBTs if you wish to be considered for a conditional offer by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Preferred date for the submission of Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) portfolios.

31 August 2023

• Closing date for undergraduate programme changes. Requests must be sent to admissions-ug@uct.ac.za with the subject line “Request for programme change”.
• Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (BA(FA)) portfolios are due.

30 September 2023

• Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) portfolios are due.

15 October 2023

• The last date to write the NBTs for admission to UCT.

31 October 2023

• 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.
• Proof of English language proficiency is due.

15 November 2023

• We aim to finalise all international applications to allow sufficient time for visa applications.

30 November 2023

• Deadline for international applicants to attract an offer of admission. This is necessary to allow for sufficient time to obtain a study visa.

31 December 2023

• Final transcripts for transferring applicants are due.