Specific Requirement For
International Student

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:

  • The candidate intends to register for an MSc or a Phd programme by research.
  • The candidate declares that the thesis/dissertation will be written in Malay and approved by the supervisor

    Beginning Semester 1 2013/2014, candidates for Faculty of Islamic Civilization programme can use Bahasa Arab/Arabic as to write their thesis based on the following conditions:
  • The candidate intends to register for a MSc or Phd programme by research
  • The candidate declares that the thesis/dissertation will be written in Arabic and approved by the supervisor