In order to address the vacant seats in the admission plan for postgraduate studies for the year 2025/2024 and to fulfill the possible procedures to include those who succeeded in the competitive examination in the differentiation according to merit by reserving the unoccupied seats in all admission channels, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi directed to take the following treatments:

Opening the door to rotate between the seats of all privileges for the successful candidates to fill their vacant seats as of 7/2024/30 until 8/2024/1.

Universities have the right to rotate from the general admission channel to the special expense channel to fill vacant seats (if any) according to merit from 2024/8/1 to 2024/8/6.

Successful candidates within the general admission and special expense channels are allowed to rotate to the vacant privilege seats.

Authorizing university councils to grant critical cases close to success in the competitive examination no more than five degrees to fill vacant seats as of 7/8/2024.

Including the category of people with special needs as a second added seat based on the first amendment to the Disability and Special Needs Law No. (38) of 2013, with a commitment to fulfill the success condition.

Department of Media and Government Communication
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
July 30, 2024