Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The National Council for Higher Education’s Committee on Admission of Students to Universities announced 2022 student admission for 2023 with fewer learners seeking enrolment.
The admission results are for candidates who completed the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) exams in 2022.
Gabriel Changson Chang, the minister of higher education, science, and technology, announced the admission results on Wednesday in Juba, revealing that student turnout for this year’s admission was low compared to last year’s.
According to Chang, only 7,724 candidates applied for admission out of a total of 27,975 targeted candidates and 19,665 available slots across the universities in the country.
However, only 5,289 out of 7,724 students applied for the available slots in universities, compared to last year when approximately 6,962 out of 13,016 applicants were admitted to the country’s three public and private universities.
“The committee launched the admissions process in January 2023, with a target of 27,975 candidates, and also opened admissions centers in all states, with the goal of increasing student turnout, but instead it wasn’t what the committee expected.”
The admissions committee, on the other hand, deliberated and approved the results. It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Committee, to announce the following approved results:
“We have 27,975 target candidates, 19,665 available admission seats, 7,724 candidates who applied, and 5,289 nominated applicants,” Chang announced.
Out of 5,289 nominated applicants, the number of nominated candidates for bachelor’s programs is 4,258 (3,315 males and 1,213 females), while the number of nominated applicants for diploma programs is 761 (497 males and 264 females).
According to him, the majority did not make it due to a variety of challenges, including insecurity, financial issues, and higher demand for certain colleges such as medicine, law, and others.
He said that only the University of Juba was able to admit a large number of students due to its central location and proximity to the city, which other public universities lacked.
He urged unsuccessful candidates, as well as those who did not apply in the first round, to apply for the second round of admissions, which will begin in a week.
How the numbers of admissions dropped
-Only 7,724 candidates applied for admission
-27,975 candidates were the target in admission
-19,665 slots were available in universities
– Around 6,962 out of 13,016 applicants landed slots in varsities
– Only 5,289 applicants were nominated
-4,258 will pursue Bachelors programs
-761 will pursue diploma programs
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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