More than 51,000 students registered at Higher Education Admission Centre

Muscat: As many as 51,027 students were registered in the Higher Education Admission Center (HEAC) at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The number included 25,706 males and 25,321 females.

The figures reflect the number of students who applied to the HEAC until the end of the first stage of registration for students to contest seats in government higher education institutions, internal scholarships, private sector grants, external scholarships and grants from Arab countries for the academic year 2025/2026.

The applicants will be given an opportunity to change their study preferences during a “Choice Modification” period that follows the announcement of results of the General Education Diploma (GED) exams in July 2025.

The Higher Education Admission Center announced that the outcome of the first sorting will be made public during the first week of July 2025.

These results are based on students’ performance in the first semester and their current placing of the programmes of their preference. The aim is to enable the students to amend their choices and make the most appropriate decision in consultation with their parents.

The “Choice Modification” period plays a significant role in a student’s admission, because registration during this stage becomes final ahead of the “First Round Sorting”. This stage is followed by procedures like personal interviews, admission tests and medical tests, in accordance with the requirements of the academic programmes. -ONA