NM-AIST Entry Requirements

Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) Entry Requirements

2023/2024 Admission and Registration

NM-AIST admits qualified students mainly from the Eastern African Region and Sub-Saharan Africa generally. However, applicants from outside Africa are also welcome.

The minimum qualifications for one to be eligible for admission to NM-AIST’s Master’s and PhD by either Coursework and Dissertation or by Thesis programmes are as shown below and overleaf.

Admission Requirements

Master’s Programmes

  1. Master’s by Thesis: The candidate must be a holder of a relevant good Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.5/5.0 or the equivalent, from a recognized Institution.
  2. Master’s by Coursework and Dissertation: The candidate must be a holder of a relevant good Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.0/5.0 or the equivalent, from a recognized Institution.

Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) Courses Offered

PhD Programmes

  1. PhD by Thesis: The candidate must possess a relevant good Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.5/5.0 or the equivalent, and a relevant good Master’s degree of at least the equivalent of B+ from a recognized Institution.
  2. Ph.D. by Coursework and Dissertation: The candidate must possess a relevant good Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.0/5.0 or equivalent and a relevant good Master’s degree of at least the equivalent of B+ from a recognized Institution.

Candidates for whom English was not their study language at the undergraduate level are required to prove their English proficiency using internationally accepted criteria, e.g., TOEFL.

Contact

Address:P.O.BOX 447 Arusha
Arusha
255
Tanzania
Phone:+255 272 970001Mobile:+255 767 677580 / +255 784 777580