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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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On the NSU website in the section “Applicants”, “Admission 2026"The 2026 admission rules have been published. What are the main changes awaiting applicants?
Method of submitting documents
Previously, you had four ways to apply. Now there are three. This year, you can apply for admission:
1) through the super service “Online University Admission” on the State Services portal;
2) by the applicant personally (by proxy) to the NSU Admissions Committee;
3) by mail.
Target locations
Starting in 2026, the target quota will be established in the form of detailed target quotas in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation. Thus, each target quota will be assigned to a specific customer.
Admission after secondary vocational education
Graduates with secondary vocational education will be able to use internal entrance examinations only when applying to higher education programs in the same field as their college degree. In all other cases, they will have to take the Unified State Exam.
Admission based on the results of the Centralized Testing and the Centralized Examination
Russian citizens who took exams in Belarus can use their centralized testing (CT) or centralized examination (CE) results for admission. Previously, this option was only available to Belarusian citizens.
International applicants
International applicants will be able to apply based on their internal entrance examinations (IE) conducted by Russian universities only if they do not have valid Unified State Exam (USE) results for the relevant subjects. Previously, they could take the IE along with their existing USE results and select the best result.
Consent for enrollment
You can revoke your consent to enrollment in any way, regardless of the method of submission. However, it's important to remember that revoking consent to enrollment on the day the order is issued or the day before is prohibited.
Deadlines for issuing orders for enrollment
New deadlines for issuing orders for admission to bachelor's and specialist's degree programs:
August 3 – priority admission stage;
August 7 – main enrollment stage;
August 25 – for master's programs.
You can find all the details about the 2026 admissions process here: http://vvv.nsu.ru/n/education/apply/bachelor-specialty/
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