Egypt publishes 2026 placement results for equivalent-certificate students

Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education has announced the 2026 university placement results for students holding equivalent Arabic and foreign secondary certificates.

• The Ministry of Higher Education announced the results Thursday evening after the Higher Placement Committee reviewed student files.
• The results cover Egyptian students with equivalent Arabic and foreign secondary certificates and are available on the electronic placement website.
• The ministry opened registration for requests to reduce geographic distance from home, effective until 7 pm Saturday, September 26.
• The ministry published minimum admission cutoffs per equivalent certificate type, with top medical and engineering programs at Cairo, Alexandria and Ain Shams requiring around 320 points.
• For the International Baccalaureate stream, the highest admission cutoff was 99.95% for Ain Shams University's medical school, followed by Cairo University's medicine and engineering at 99.9%.
• For the American Diploma stream, Cairo and Alexandria medical schools led with a cutoff of 123.137497, followed by Ain Shams and Assiut medicine.
• For the UAE (advanced track) and Abu Dhabi Council certificates, the highest cutoff was 318.56 for Zagazig medicine, followed by Beni Suef, Menoufia, Alexandria and Tanta.
• The placement results also set minimum admission cutoffs for Kuwaiti literary secondary certificate holders, including 316.23 for Ain Shams's Al-Alsun and 312.99 for Cairo's Commerce faculty.
• The placement results also set minimum admission cutoffs for Bahraini certificate holders, with Tanta, Benha and Qena medical schools topping the list at 320.000000.
• The ministry also published 2026 minimum admission cutoffs for Omani literary-track certificate holders, led by Cairo's Dar al-Ulum at 307.2 points.
• The ministry also published 2026 minimum admission scores for the literary track of the Qatar certificate, with Fayoum University's Al-Alsun faculty topping the list.
• The ministry released final nomination cards for Egyptian Nile Schools students after the final reduce-alienation results, accessible electronically via the coordination system.