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How to apply for a Master's degree

Admissions office information for applying to the Kazakh National University of Sports

How to apply for a Master's degree

Persons who have completed higher education programs are eligible for admission to the Master's program.

The HEI admissions committee carries out:

advising applicants on choosing groups of postgraduate educational programs

familiarization with the procedure for comprehensive testing and (or) conducting an entrance (creative) examination

Master's degree training directions

  • is carried out according to postgraduate educational programs for training personnel in the field of higher and postgraduate education, as well as the research sector
  • duration of study - at least 2 years
  • comprehensive testing for admission to the scientific and pedagogical Master's program consists of a foreign language test (by choice: English, German, French), a test on the profile of the group of educational programs, and a test to determine readiness for learning

At least

At least

25

points, for a foreign language

7

points, for profile and (or) creative exams

4

Number of subjects

130

Total test items

150

Maximum score

75

Minimum passing score for enrollment

235

Testing time (in minutes)

Duration of study

2 years

Format of study

Hybrid

Language of instruction

Kazakh, Russian

2 mandatory blocks

Number of questions with one correct answer choice - 50

Threshold score - 50 points

Number of questions with one correct answer choice - 30

Test for readiness for learning (TRL) - 30 points

2 profile subjects

Number of questions for each profile subject - 30

First profile subject: 30 points

Tasks with one correct answer choice

Number of tasks for each core subject - 20

Second core subject: 40 points

Tasks with one or more correct answer choices

Core subjects for the Comprehensive Testing (CT) are determined in accordance with the chosen group of educational programs.

Testing schedule

Testing is conducted in two stages within the timeframes established by the CT rules.

Summer period

Registration: from June 1 to July 8 of the calendar year. Testing: from July 20 to August 10 of the calendar year.

Winter period

Registration: from October 28 to November 10 of the calendar year. Testing: from November 18 to December 11 of the calendar year.

Test results

  • Certificate

An electronic document containing the personal data of the examinee and officially confirming the Comprehensive Testing scores. A CT certificate is required for admission to a Master's program. The authenticity of the certificate is verified via a QR code or on the website certificate.testcenter.kz

Certificate validity period

Summer period

The CT certificate obtained between July 20 and August 10 is valid until December 1 of the current calendar year.

Winter period

The CT certificate obtained between November 18 and December 11 is valid until March 1 of the current calendar year.

Admission to the master's program is conducted within the following timeframes:

from August 15 to August 28 of the calendar year

from December 26 to January 10 of the calendar year.

The certificate can be obtained in two ways.

Method 1

In the personal account To log in to your personal account, you must visit the website app.testcenter.kz In the "My Actions" section, the CT certificate is available in electronic format.

Method 2

On the certificate verification website On the website certificate.testcenter.kz, you can download the CT certificate in electronic format using the individual test taker code (ITC). To do this, you must select the type of testing, the year of the exam, and provide the test taker's IIN and ITC.

Appeals are reviewed based on the content of the request and technical issues. To ensure compliance with uniform requirements and protect the rights of test participants, a Republican Appeal Commission is established during testing and assessment. The Republican Appeal Commission reviews submitted appeals within 7 working days after the testing is conducted. Only specific facts stated in the appeal request are subject to review. The results of the online appeal are displayed in the applicant's personal account.

Appeal due to technical issues:

  • An appeal request due to technical issues is submitted during the testing
  • The request must specify the reason for the appeal, include a screenshot of the screen with the test item, and provide a reasoned justification

Appeal regarding the content of test items:

  • An appeal request regarding the content of test items is submitted within 30 minutes after the completion of the test directly at the testing center
  • Upon completion of the test, a test result analysis map is displayed on the computer screen, indicating: selected answer options, the number of points for each question, the sum of points by blocks, and the total score
  • The screen also displays the following functions: "Submit an appeal regarding the content of the task"; "Finish testing without submitting an appeal"
  • When selecting the "Submit an appeal regarding the content of the task" function, the test taker proceeds to the test items to file an appeal
  • The request must specify the reason for the appeal and provide a reasoned justification
  • After finishing work with the test items submitted for appeal, the test taker clicks the "Finish appeal" button
  • The screen displays an analysis map of the accepted requests for test items submitted for appeal

Finishing testing without submitting an appeal

  • If the "Finish testing without submitting an appeal" function is selected, it is impossible to submit an appeal request later

Regarding the content of test items:

  • the correct answer does not correspond to the correct answer key (the correct answer option is indicated)
  • the correct answer is missing
  • in tasks with a choice of one correct answer, there is more than one correct answer among all proposed options (all correct answer options are indicated)
  • the test item is incorrectly formulated

When submitting a request for re-examination of test items regarding content, it is necessary to provide a reasoned justification (full explanation).

Due to technical issues:

  • the conditions of the test items (text, diagrams, drawings, tables) are not fully displayed, making it impossible to determine the correct answer

Persons applying for a master's program must provide the following documents:

application addressed to the head of the HEI in any form

document of higher education (original)

document of higher education (original)

identity document or an electronic document from the digital documents service (required for identity verification)

six photographs measuring 3x4 centimeters

medical certificate form 075/u

certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language

document confirming employment history (for individuals with work experience)

list of scientific and scientific-methodological works (if available)

Individuals with at least five years of experience in a managerial position in accordance with the register of political and administrative civil service positions, the register of civil service positions in relevant sectors, or at least ten years of experience in the relevant profile of the specialized master's degree educational program are admitted on a fee-paying basis based on the results of an interview conducted by the admission committees of the HEI.

The admission of individuals who have completed compulsory military service to a specialized master's degree program on a fee-paying basis within three years after completing their military service is carried out without entrance examinations, based on the results of an interview conducted by the admission committees of the HEI within the calendar year. In this case, the enrollment of citizens who have completed compulsory military service is carried out in accordance with the academic calendar 5 (five) days before the start of the next academic period.