All international students applying to UTM must have a valid TOEFL or IELTS certificate. Students with a TOEFL score of 550 (PBT) (79 IBT) or an IELTS Band 6 can enroll in a faculty programme. (Refer also to list of countries given exemptions).
Starting from Semester II 2010/2011, students who applied for Master or Phd programme - Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), must have a valid two-year TOEFL certificate with a score of 600 or above (PBT) (or IBT/CBT equivalent) or IELTS Band 7 or above.
Beginning Semester I 2013/2014 candidates from the following countries are exempted from the UTM English language requirements. The countries are as follows:
OTHER EXEMPTION
Beginning Sem II 2009/10, candidates from Indonesia, Brunei and other nations that use Malay as medium of communication are exempted from the UTM English language requirements based on the following conditions: