Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Admission 2027: Deadlines, Requirements, Fees for International Students

Admission at a glance

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is a private university at Seri Iskander in Perak, owned by the national oil and gas company PETRONAS and built around engineering, technology, geoscience and business programmes. International undergraduate applicants need at least one of: a GCE A-Level or equivalent with grade C in the required subjects, a foundation certificate with a CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00, a diploma with a CGPA of 2.00 out of 4.00, the International Baccalaureate with 24 points and a 4 in core subjects, or Australian Matriculation with grade C. Engineering, technology and computer science programmes require Math, Physics and Chemistry (or Math and a non-language subject for technology) at the qualifying level. UTP sets a general English floor of IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL iBT 40 for Engineering, Sciences, Technology and Computer Science programmes, rising to IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 46 for Business Management; an official letter confirming English as the medium of instruction is accepted instead of a test score. The processing fee is USD 50, non-refundable. UTP publishes tuition as a whole-programme figure effective May 2026, rather than per year: Business Management costs RM 110,000 over three years and four months, science, computing and business-related science programmes cost RM 165,000, and its four-year integrated engineering programmes (chemical, electrical and electronics, mechanical and petroleum) cost RM 240,000, all figures excluding the 6 percent Sales and Service Tax charged to international students.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree

At least one of: A-Level or equivalent with a minimum Grade C (60 percent) in the required subjects, a foundation certificate with a CGPA of 3.00/4.00, a diploma with a CGPA of 2.00/4.00, the International Baccalaureate with 24 points including 4 in core subjects, or Australian Matriculation with Grade C. Engineering programmes require Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry; Technology programmes require Mathematics and a non-language subject.

English language

Engineering, Sciences, Technology and Computer Science: IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL iBT 40. Business Management: IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 46. An official 'English as the Medium of Instruction' letter from the applicant's previous institution is accepted instead of a test score.

Full requirements and documents