Universiti Putra Malaysia

Entry Requirement of Master of Water Engineering in Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia

For students from India

The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree (with honours) in a relevant field with a minimum CGPA of 3.000, or the applicant without sufficient academic qualification can be admitted into the programme subject to any other requirement specified by the Faculty/Institute. An applicant from a local public university who is in the final semester of his undergraduate study programme may be considered for provisional admission provided his current CGPA or its equivalent satisfies the graduate programme admission requirements. English Language Requirements: International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) Band 6.0; Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), Paper Based - 550; 400 for Band 4.0 only for Malay language, Arabic, Chinese Literature, internet-based test (IBT)- 79-80.

For international students

An applicant with a bachelor degree in engineering with CGPA 2.500/Second Class Lower and at least three (3) years working experiences in relevant field; or

An applicant with a bachelor degree in engineering with CGPA 2.750/Second Class Lower

An applicant with a bachelor degree in science with CGPA 3.000/Second Class Upper OR CGPA 2.750/

Second Class lower and at least three (3) years working experiences in relevant field

•All candidates from countries where English is not a medium of instruction must have obtained a minimum score of 550 for TOEFL or Band 6 for IELTS.

•A candidate without the requisite minimum score for TOEFL or IELTS may be granted a provisional admission. Such candidate will be required to pass an English Placement Test conducted by the University.

•A candidate who has failed the English Placement Test will be required in the first semester to pass a prescribed English course. Should the candidate fail to obtain the prescribed minimum grade the University may allow him to repeat the prescribed English course in the second semester.

•A candidate who fails after the second attempt will have his candidature suspended until he passes the English course before being allowed to continue with his Master’s programme.