The first two weeks of August determine the fate of hundreds of thousands of applicants. It is during this period that educational institutions publish the lists of those recommended for state-funded places, applicants confirm their choice of institution, and universities issue enrolment orders. Each stage has a strict deadline, and missing the window means losing the state-funded offer for that specific application. Next up: when the lists will be published, how to confirm your place, what happens after enrolment, and why there are still opportunities for those who didn’t secure a state-funded place on their first attempt.
When will the lists of those recommended for state funding be published?
The key date for the main stage is 6 August. No later than this date, the lists of applicants recommended for admission on a state-funded place will be published via the Unified State Electronic Database on Education (USEDE). The lists are compiled based on competition scores and the priority of applications, and each applicant receives only one recommendation — for the application with the highest priority that their competition score allowed them to be accepted for. Even if their score were sufficient for several offers at once, the system retains only one, the highest-priority one.
Applicants can view the results in their personal online account on the admissions portal. This account displays the status of all applications and the final decisions of the admissions committees; therefore, it is this account—and not third-party resources—that remains the primary source of information regarding the progress of the admissions process.
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How to confirm your place at university and keep your state-funded place
Receiving a recommendation is only half the battle. It must be confirmed by meeting the enrolment requirements – that is, by submitting the original documents and selecting a place of study – by 18:00 on 11 August. You can confirm your place online via your personal account or in person at the admissions office. Anyone who misses this stage automatically loses their right to study under the recommended application, and the place is passed on to the next applicant in the ranking.
Once applicants have confirmed their choice, educational institutions issue enrolment orders. Official enrolment on a state-funded place takes place no later than 13 August. This marks the end of the main stage of the admissions campaign for state-funded places, and the next steps concern those who have not secured a state-funded place.
What should those who didn’t get a state-funded place do?
Not receiving a state-funded place does not bar you from studying. Universities that still have contract-based places available after the main intake round announce a second round. Institutions issue the second round of offers to applicants for contract-based places no earlier than 14 August. A different logic applies here: the priority of applications is no longer taken into account, and lists are drawn up based on competitive scores and the number of available places. As a result, an applicant may receive several contract-based offers from different universities at the same time and choose from among them.
Enrolment on a contract-based place takes longer than for state-funded places. Under the campaign rules, enrolment for places funded by individuals and legal entities must be completed by 30 August at the latest, whilst each university sets its own specific dates for submitting documents within the second round. Applicants’ online accounts remain active until 15 October, and during this period, institutions may conduct additional intakes for vacant fee-paying places.
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Transfer from a contract to the public sector
Enrolment on a fee-paying place does not rule out the chance of securing a state-funded place in the same academic year. If state-funded places become available at the institution following the main admissions round, students who were originally admitted on a fee-paying basis may be transferred to them. Transfers to vacant state-funded places take place no later than 20 August. The conditions for transfer are determined by the university, which bases its decisions on the competition score: those who were close to the cut-off mark for state-funded places have a better chance.
That is why applicants who have been admitted on a fee-paying basis with a high score should keep an eye on announcements from the admissions committee until 20 August and not delay in submitting the necessary documents. Vacant state-funded places become available at irregular intervals — they depend on how many recommended candidates have not confirmed their choice or have withdrawn their applications, so the situation varies from university to university and from degree programme to degree programme.
2026 Admissions Timetable: A Summary
The main phase for bachelor’s degree applicants takes place over two weeks. Lists of candidates recommended for state-funded places will be published no later than 6 August. Confirmation of a place and submission of original documents must be completed by 18:00 on 11 August. Enrolment on state-funded places must take place by 13 August at the latest. The second round of recommendations for fee-paying places begins on 14 August. Transfers from fee-paying to vacant state-funded places must be completed by 20 August. Enrolment on fee-paying places must take place by 30 August at the latest. The online application system closes on 15 October.
These dates apply to admission to bachelor’s degree programmes based on full general secondary education; for other forms of study and levels, the deadlines may vary. As higher education institutions are entitled to set their own deadlines within the framework of contract-based enrolment, it is always advisable to check the exact deadlines for a specific specialism on the institution’s official website and in the Admission Regulations approved by the Ministry of Education and Science.
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