Yesterday's exams are an alternative to high school to join colleges in the Emirates

This year's 2023 AMSAT tests provide a great solution and a special help for high school students who got low marks in their test results.
The AMSAT tests for high school students are no longer a measure of their readiness to study a specific field only, or a measure of their cognitive achievement. Rather, it is now possible for
High school students can join the colleges they want even if their grades are low in the exams without repeating the academic year again by taking the AMSAT exams.
And record a certain number of points for each college.

What is EMSAT exam ?

The EMSAT exam is a set of standardized tests based on pre-determined criteria to measure the level of students in different fields and subjects, and at different educational stages, by collecting accurate data about their knowledge and skills by conducting electronic tests.
The UAE Ministry of Education tests the abilities of students at different age and educational levels to determine and evaluate the abilities of students within the United Arab Emirates, which results in identifying educational problems within the United Arab Emirates, and examining the inputs and outputs of the educational process well by collecting data through the ability test.
You can learn more about the AMSAT test through the school.com.

:EMSAT exam as an alternative to repeating high school

The Academic Accreditation Commission announced, through the Higher Education Advisor and Director of the Academic Accreditation Commission at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Mohammed Yousef Bani Yas, that it will be...
Adopting the results of the national EMSAT tests within the UAE as an alternative to repeating high school. For students who obtained low marks in academic subjects to a degree that does not meet the requirements for achieving
University admission requirements.

Why was AMSAT adopted as an alternative to repeating high school?

The Academic Accreditation Commission has adopted EMSAT as an alternative to repeating high school due to several considerations and disadvantages.
In repeating high school, which represents a problem for several parties.

• The high financial cost of repeating high school on parents.
• Double the time spent repeating the school year.
• The high mental and physical stress that students experience.
• Students are late to college with their peers.

Target group for the AMSAT exam as an alternative to repeating high school

Holders of a secondary school certificate (twelfth grade) from citizens and children of female citizens of the United Arab Emirates with low grades that do not meet their requirements for enrollment
At the university.

How to take the AMSAT exam as an alternative to repeating high school

Application for admission to the Bachelor’s programme is submitted through the website of the UAE Ministry of Education.
Application is only for citizens and residents of the United Arab Emirates.

EMSAT tests are conducted in the three subjects: Mathematics , Arabic, and English, in addition to the subjects required by the college to which one wishes to enroll.

Example of the grades required in some colleges in the EMSAT test as an alternative to repeating high school

• College of Medicine and Health Sciences

The minimum general average must be 90% in the twelfth grade certificate, and obtain a score of (1100) in the Emirates Standardized Test for Chemistry or Biology or its equivalent, or pass the college test, and obtain a score of (900) in the Emirates Standardized Test for Arabic, obtain a score of (1250) or above in the Emirates Standardized Test for English, or obtain 5.5 in the IELTS test or its equivalent in the TOEFL test.

• The required score in mathematics for the specializations of “Medicine” and “Engineering” is 900 on the standardized EMSAT test.
• The required score in mathematics for admission to study Business Administration is 600 on the UAE standardised EmSAT test.
• The required grades for the engineering major are mathematics, physics, and English .
• The specializations required to study medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry require grades in mathematics, with two scientific subjects chosen by the student from the group of scientific subjects (physics, chemistry, and biology), in addition to the English language.

Amsat as an alternative to repeating high school for non-Emiratis inside the Emirates

In addition to the above, non-UAE citizens are required to take the standardized EMSAT tests and the English language certificate:

• Obtaining an equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi) for private schools that do not follow the government curriculum and for schools issued outside the UAE .
• Fulfilling the admission requirements of the university’s colleges, noting that admission to the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Veterinary Medicine Program at the College of Food and Agriculture is limited to citizen students only.
• IELTS certificate issued outside the UAE must be certified by the British Council.

Advantages of retaking the EmSAT exam as an alternative to repeating the high school exam

• Save time required to repeat the school year.
• Saving expenses spent during the school year.
• Reducing the burden and psychological stress on the student.
• Having an opportunity to join the desired college.

Can I retake the EmSAT exam , which is an alternative to repeating high school, more than once?

What is special is that the student can retake the standardized tests several times until he gets the score required to join the college he wants.

What are the consequences of adopting the EMSAT test as an alternative to repeating high school?

As a result of the adoption of the standardized EMSAT test as an alternative to repeating high school by the Academic Accreditation Commission of the UAE Ministry of Education, advanced scientific colleges of health sciences and technology can increase their admission rates and conditions as a result of the increasing demand for them, and they are not subject to the required admission rates determined by the college to any conditions imposed by the Ministry of Education within the United Arab Emirates.

However, the educational institution is bound by the minimum set by the Commission for Academic Accreditation; and the institution is subject to penalty if it does not comply with it. Whereas higher education institutions are not bound by a maximum grade limit that they set.

Dates for the AMSAT achievement test as an alternative to repeating high school

It is expected that it will be possible to submit an application for admission to the Bachelor’s degree by completing the EMSAT test during October 2023, as well as during November 2023, December 2023, and March, May, and June of next year 2024 AD.

You can follow everything related to the evenings through the Madrasa.com website and follow everything new about it by visiting our website continuously.

You can also participate in preparatory courses for passing the EMSAT test, which provide you with:

• The possibility of passing the EMSAT test in the required subject with the required score in record time.
• Continuous follow-up with specialists in preparing for standardized tests.
• Get reliable information and guidance about the AMSAT test as an alternative to repeating high school.

Places where the AMSAT test will be held as an alternative to repeating the General Secondary Certificate (twelfth grade):

The application is submitted through the website of the UAE Ministry of Education and the test is followed up at the nearest designated center for conducting the national standardized EMSAT test within the United Arab Emirates.

You can find out the approved places to take the EmSAT test in the United Arab Emirates through this article.