TUT Online Application Portal - Login | How to Apply 2024/2025

The Tshwane University of Technology, TUT Online Application is open for the 2024/2025 academic year. Discover the TUT Online Application Portal and learn how to login to apply. To find more TUT courses that you qualify for and their admission requirements, refer to the 2025 Prospectus.

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About TUT Online Application

As a dynamic university of technology, the Tshwane University of Technology will provide you with unlimited opportunities for professional and personal development, while equipping you with skills and knowledge to live your life to the fullest and to create your own destiny. Academically, TUT is divided into seven faculties with various courses/programmes under different departments.

Life Orientation and an achievement level of 1 in a subject are not considered in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
Six subject levels are used to determine the APS Score
Prospective students will not be admitted to any programme without prior evaluation.
Apply as soon as possible because a programme may close at any time when it is full, even if the deadline has not yet passed.

TUT Minimum Admission Requirements

TUT admission requirements for entry-level programmes adhere to national legislation and therefore the following are required:

Bachelor’s degrees: at least four subjects at performance level 4.
Diplomas: at least four subjects at performance level 3.

Verify specific and additional requirements per programme as indicated in the brochure. Alternatively, Download TUT prospectus.

Reference Number

When the application has been processed, the applicant will be allocated a unique reference number (his/her student number) for identification purposes.

NSFAS

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides financial aid to academically deserving and financially needy students who wish to study at public tertiary institutions in South Africa. Apply for NSFAS Funding Online.

TUT Courses without Maths

Bachelor of Education

Here are Diploma courses that do not require Maths, English level 4, and 22 – 25APS.

TUT Diploma Courses	APS Scores
Adult and Community Education and Training	22
Correctional and Rehabilitation Studies	20
Integrated Communication	20
Journalism	22
Language Practice	20
Law	20
Legal Support	20
Policing	20
Public Affairs	20
Traffic, Safety, and Municipal Police Management	20

TUT Higher Certificate Courses

Higher Certificate in Music

Campus where offered: Arts Campus
APS: 18
English: 3

Higher Certificate in Accounting

APS: 22 with maths or 23 with maths Lit
English: 4
Maths: 3
Maths Lit: 4

Higher Certificate in Dental Assisting

APS: 23
English: 4

Higher Certificate in Water Treatment

APS: 18 with maths/ technical maths or 21 with maths Lit
English: 3
Maths/technical maths: 3
Maths Lit: 6
Physical Science: 3

Higher Certificate in Construction Engineering

APS: 20
English: 4
Maths/technical maths: 4
Physical Science: 3

Higher Certificate in Electrical Engineering

APS: 20
English: 4
Maths/technical maths: 4
Physical Science: 3

Higher Certificate in Industrial Engineering

APS: 20
English: 4
Maths/technical maths: 4
Physical Science: 3

Higher Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

APS: 20
English: 4
Maths/technical maths: 4
Physical Science: 3

How to Apply for TUT Admission

Start your application process by answering the questions below, and continue with the steps until the system generates a student number. Use the applicant’s ID numbers / Passport Numbers as a reference.

Follow these steps to complete Online Application to the Tshwane University of Technology, TUT. Apply as a New Undergraduate Applicant.

Login TUT Application Portal
Do you already have a student number? Select No | If Yes Apply Here
Returning to complete application: Select No
Do you have a Qualification Specific Token? No
Read the Application Rules and tick I Accept
Fill in your biographical details (i.e. Nationality, Personal info, street address, contact, residence, disability info)
Enter Account details, Next of kin details
Academic details
Select programme of choice
Create your 5-digit PIN (Should NOT start/end with Zero and Must NOT include repeated numbers)
Print a copy of the application for your records before you submit it online
Upload of document
The student number is generated

NB: Applicants are required to keep the student number and 5-digit PIN to enable them to retrieve their admission letter or to check TUT application status.

What’s next? After you have seen admitted to study at TUT, access TUT ITS Student iEnabler to register for your semester courses online. Learn about TUT4Life Student Email Login and Explore myTUTor TUT Login.