THE Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) yesterday opened the second window for admission of undergraduate students for the 2024/2025 academic year.

Prof Charles Kihampa, the TCU executive secretary, said at a press conference here yesterday, noting admission of 98,890 students out of 124,286 applicants during the initial opening.

The new window will enable those who did not apply or failed to obtain admission in the first round for any reasons to reapply in alternative higher learning institutions, which are being asked to publish notices of available undergraduate admission openings after the first round of admissions.

The window opened yesterday will remain open until 21st September, upwards of three working weekdays, he said, noting that admissions relate to 86 higher learning institutions.

A total of 856 applicants are expected to be approved for the 2024/25 compared to 809 for the 2023/24 academic year, as admission slots have increased to 19,986 in 2024/25 compared to 186,289 in 2023/24.

This means 12,697 more openings for study, as 98, 890 applicants or 79.6 percent of applicants in the first window secured openings where they applied, with more admissions expected during the second window, he said.

Applicants who obtained admissions in more than one institution need to confirm their admission in one of them up to the closure of the second window, he said.

Confirmation needs the special personal identification number (PIN) sent to respective applicants through mobile phone numbers or email addresses used to file in applications, he said.

“Those who fail to get the notification on time are required to go to the admission system and request for it, to obtain the PIN,” he said, referring to applications lodged in the commission’s website at www.tcu.go.tz.

Student registration is being conducted in three phases for this academic year, with the first phase involving students holding the relevant Form Six qualifications, while the second phase involves students with ordinary diplomas or its equivalent.

The third phase will involve students with foundation certificates from the Open University of Tanzania (OUP), he said, underlining that applicants are supposed to read about the requirements from bachelor’s degree admission guidebooks for the 2024/2025 academic year at the TCU website.

Interested applicants can send their applications directly to the relevant higher learning institutions where they will receive relevant information on the process of joining and qualifications required, he added.