How many points do your certificates give?
The bachelor's entrance test is out of 189 points. A national certificate, a CEFR or IELTS certificate, or an olympiad medal can secure some of them before test day. Pick yours below.
What the terms mean:
1. Your program's subjects
Everyone also answers Native language, Mathematics and History of Uzbekistan (10 questions × 1.1 points each).
2. National certificates
No national certificates added.
3. Foreign-language certificate
CEFR equivalents
| CEFR | IELTS Academic | TOEFL iBT |
|---|---|---|
| B1 | 4–5 | 42–71 |
| B2 | 5.5–6.5 | 72–94 |
| C1 | 7–8 | 95–113 |
| C2 | 8.5–9 | 114–120 |
4. Olympiads and other privileges
The rules in short
- Test: Native language, Mathematics and History of Uzbekistan, 10 questions each at 1.1 points; two program subjects, 30 questions each at 3.1 and 2.1 points — 189 in total.
- National certificate in a mandatory subject: the full 11 points at any grade (A+ to C).
- National certificate in a program subject: A+ or A give the full points; B+, B, C+ and C give points in proportion to the certificate score.
- Foreign language: B2 or higher gives the full points; B1 gives 75% (69.75 as the first subject, 47.25 as the second).
- IMO, IPhO, IChO, IBO and IOI medalists (1st–3rd) are admitted without the test; other international and regional winners and republic-stage winners (1st–3rd) get the subject maximum.
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-29. Rules change every year — confirm on uzbmb.uz before you apply.
- Ministry of Higher Education: test questions and assessment criteria for 2026/2027 bachelor's admissiongov.uz · 2026-03-13
- National certificate grades and admission points (Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 17, 10 Jan 2024)talimxabarlari.uz · 2025-05-31
- Certificates issued before and after 1 March 2024 (resolutions No. 646 of 12 Oct 2020 and No. 17 of 10 Jan 2024)talimxabarlari.uz · 2024
- Foreign-language certificates: B2+ full points, B1 75%; CEFR equivalents (admission rules item 12, resolution No. 32 of 28 Jan 2026)infoedu.uz · 2026-03-24
- B1 certificates count for the first or the second subject; language programs need at least B1talimxabarlari.uz · 2026-01-29
- IMO, IPhO, IChO, IBO and IOI winners are admitted without exams; other olympiad winners get the subject maximumtalimxabarlari.uz · 2026-05-22
- Republic-stage olympiad winners (1st–3rd): subject maximum, valid 3 years (Presidential decree PQ-4306)infoedu.uz · 2026-02-08unconfirmed
- Presidential and creative school graduates: admission through additional quotasinfoedu.uz · 2025unconfirmed
The proportional formula for B+ to C is not published; this calculator divides the score by 65 (the A threshold), which matches the published example. Treat those results as estimates.