
Higher Education in Iran
Universities and research institutes in Iran are open to all eligible
Iranians and non-Iranian applicants. The admission of the Iranian
applicants is done through a centralized state exam (Conquer) which is
administered by the Organization for Assessment of the State Education
(Sanjesh) in the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
The higher education system in Iran generally includes four prioritized
educational degrees as follows:
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Technicians (2 years)
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Bachelor Program (4 years)
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Masters Program (2 years)
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PhD Program (4 years)
For more information about the admission procedure, please visit the
websites of the
Universities in Iran
or contact cisc@msrt. ir in this Ministry.
Apply for Scholarships
The applicants should thoroughly read the primary information
below. The eligible candidates can apply for three types of scholarship:
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Scholarships allocated by the MSRT; the completed Application Form
through Iranian diplomatic channels (e. g. the Iranian Embassy,
Consulate, or the state institution, etc.) based in the home country.
The Application forms could also be submitted to the MSRT via email to CISC@msrt. ir .
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Scholarships allocated based on the signed MOUs between the two
countries; the completed Application Form through the relevant
ministries of their countries (Foreign Affairs, Higher Education or
Science& Technology) in Tehran.
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Scholarships allocated by the Iranian universities; the completed
Application Forms can be directly submitted to the Iranian University.
Further information on the Iranian universities can be found on the
Ministry’s website
.
The Application Form and other required documents should be received by the
MSRT or the relevant university, by no later than 22 nd August
2016, or 21st November 2016, to start the course on First and Second
Semester, respectively.
Primary information
The admission procedure and the requirements for non-Iranian applicants,
according to the Regulation of granting Educational Scholarship to
Non-Iranian students, are as follows:
- Academic qualification requirements
Last Qualified Academic Degree
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Required GPA (out of 20)
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BA
|
14
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Ma in Humanities, Art & Agriculture
|
15
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MA in Technology, Engineering & Basic Sciences
|
14
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Ph. D.
|
16
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Professional Doctorate in Medicine
|
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- Maximum age requirement
Academic Degree
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Applicant’s Maximum Age (when application is being
made)
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BA
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22 years
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BA (Farsi Literature & Theology)
|
25 years
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MA
|
26 years
|
MA (Farsi Literature & Theology)
|
29 years
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PhD
|
31 years
|
PhD (Farsi Literature & Theology)
|
34 years
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The total fund allocated to each applicant depends on the type of
scholarship allocated to the applicant, which is decided in the scholarship
board meeting; according to the signed MOUs between the two Parties, the
course the student wishes to study and other circumstances. In terms of
payment, there are two types of scholarships:
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Type A: this scholarship covers full tuition fees and accommodation
costs. In addition, the annual Living Stipend allocated to each student
is given in the table below.
Degree Programme
|
Monthly Stipend (USD)
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Single
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Married
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Bachelous
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72
|
122.4
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Masters
|
81
|
137.7
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PhD
|
90
|
153
|
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Type B: this scholarship only covers full tuition fees and
accommodation costs.
The eligible applicants are then required to follow below procedures:
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Download and fill out the
Application Form
,
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Submit the additional documents:
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The completed Application Form and any other forms referred to in
the Application Form
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True or true copy of all the academic degrees and the print of
transcriptions of the accredited degrees; accredited by the
National Authority of your country and the Iranian representative
of your country,
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Two new passport sized photographs of the applicant,
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Copy of the first page of the passport,
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Three recommendation letters, provided by the lecturers in the
academic career; required for MA and Ph. D. applicants only.