Education in Georgia – National Assessment and Examinations Center

Preliminary Results of the Student Grant Competition Announced

The National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC) has announced the preliminary results of the Student Grant Competition. Applicants can now view their results by visiting online.naec.ge. To log in, you will need your personal number and the nine-digit identification code provided on your exam card.

Appeals Process: Test and Evaluation Scheme

If an applicant disagrees with the preliminary assessment, they have the right to submit an appeal to NAEC. The appeal submission window is open from
🗓️ August 7, 10:00 AM to August 11, 6:00 PM.

Before submitting an appeal application, a non-refundable fee of 50 GEL must be paid. However, if the appeal results in a score change, the full amount will be refunded upon request.

How to Submit an Appeal Application

Visit online.naec.ge
Click on the “Appeal” button.
Enter your personal number and the nine-digit ID code from your exam card.
Select the test tasks you wish to appeal.
⚠️ Note: The system will not allow you to proceed unless the appeal fee has been paid.
Your appeal will be saved as a draft. You can revise it multiple times.
To finalize the appeal, make sure to click “Submit”.
🛑 Draft applications will be automatically canceled if not submitted.

Payment Options and Service Fees

You may pay the 50 GEL appeal fee using one of the following Bank of Georgia platforms:

bogpay.ge – Service fee: 0.5 GEL + 1.2%
(Supports all Georgian bank cards)
Self-service terminal – Service fee: 0.5 GEL
Internet banking (ibank.ge) – Service fee: 0.5 GEL
Mobile application (mBank) – Service fee: 0.5 GEL

For more details and assistance, visit online.naec.ge or contact the NAEC help center.

Admissions Exam for Professional Educational Programs

On June 1-2, 2024, admissions exam for professional educational programs was conducted by the NAEC. Nino Tsereteli, Director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, visited the examination centers in Tbilisi and Rustavi to observe the testing process firsthand.

The testing was conducted electronically.

This year 5,000 candidates registered for higher and secondary vocational education programs. A total of 32 examination centers were opened across 23 cities in Georgia.

Open Door Day for Entrants

The National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC) organized an open door day for prospective university entrants to provide information and guidance about the upcoming 2024 Unified National Exams.

The event aimed to familiarize students with the exam structure, content, and procedures, as well as to address any questions or concerns they might have had about the exams. Attendees received comprehensive responses to their inquiries, and took part in a mock registration process to elucidate technical aspects.

Representatives of the center, including subject experts, shared detailed information on registration procedures and the preparatory phase for the exams to aspiring participants.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center intends to organize open door days across various regions of Georgia. Additionally, online sessions will be arranged, accessible to all interested parties. Detailed information will be available on the National Assessment and Examinations Center’ website and Facebook page.

2024 Exam Registration Dates Released

Today, on the 1st of March the National Assessment and Examinations Center announced the commencement of registration for the Unified National Exams of 2024, the Common Master’s Exam and the Student Grant Competition. Registration will open on March 4, at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude on April 4 at 6:00 p.m.

The new head of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, Nino Tsereteli, emphasized the importance of adhering to the designated deadlines and procedures for registration. Tsereteli stressed that compliance with the established protocols is crucial for individuals intending to participate in this year’s examinations. Details regarding registration for the teacher exam will be announced at a later date.

*Nino Tsereteli, Director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center*

Prospective candidates can register for the 2024 Unified National Exams, the Common Master’s Exam, and the Student Grant Competition starting from March 4 via the official website: online.naec.ge. Comprehensive information regarding the registration process and payment methods will be available on the Center’s website, www.naec.ge, on the day of registration.

Examination centers will operate in various locations, including Tbilisi, Rustavi, Telavi, Gori, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe, Khulo, and Ambrolauri.

Attention Entrants: The registration process consists of several stages this year. At the primary stage, until April 4, 18:00, examinees must provide personal information, select the exam city, and choose subjects for examination. Changes to subject selection and language preferences can be made until April 15, 18:00. Modifications to the list of educational programs are permitted following the publication of appeal results.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center highlights that applicants can select multiple educational programs aligned with their subject preferences.

For the 2024 exams, the Center is offering specially curated electronic guidelines containing essential information for applicants.

Handbook for entrants includes details about the examination process, registration guidelines, program selection, result publication, appeal procedures, enrollment, and the process for securing a state educational grant. Additionally, a comprehensive table displaying data from higher educational institutions, examination coefficients, competence thresholds, tuition fees, and other pertinent information.

Report 2023

For the National Assessment and Examinations Center each new year brings forth new challenges.

In the past years, particularly during the COVID 19 outbreak, the NAEC team faced significant challenges, yet the pandemic also provided a unique opportunity to build resilience. Remarkably, 2023 marked a record number of university applicants.

More than 45,000 applicants registered for the Unified National Exams in 2023. In total, for all summer exams, NAEC had to serve more than 75,000 examinees. Creating a comfortable environment for everyone, assigning examinees to the exam centers without prolonging the exams period, delivering results efficiently in the shortest time possible, obviously was not easy; however, like in previous years, the Center managed to cope with these tasks successfully.

Sophia Gorgodze
Director of the National Assessment and
Examinations Center

Photo Credit: Giorgi Ebanoidze

This year’s exam experience also shows that the number of applicants for whom age is no longer an obstacle has increased – higher education can be obtained at any age, if there is a desire for it. In this regard many inspirational stories were brought to our attention. We have watched mothers breastfeeding their babies during short exam breaks, women with children and grandchildren testing their skills in new directions. Such facts bring us joy and admiration, also hope that more and more people will be drawn to self-development and lifelong learning within the upcoming years.

In the 2023 report, we will introduce you to the most memorable exam stories. You will also receive detailed information about the activities that the Center has carried out in various directions throughout the year.

Report 2023 Download

Continue Studying in Georgia

An exam for applicants who are willing to continue their studies in Georgia will be held on the 12th of October for the third time this year.
The registration is open until the 6th of October 6:00 p.m.

Detailed information and test samples in Georgian can be found here.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center supports Georgian citizens’ endeavors to transfer from foreign universities to Georgian higher educational institutions. Therefore, the organization facilitates such exams to ensure more flexible schedule and broader opportunities.

Eligible candidates are citizens of Georgia who have studied, are studying or have received credits in a higher educational institution recognized in accordance with the legislation of a foreign country (not less than one semester/ 75 days).

In order to successfully pass the exam, the examinees should score more than 50% of the maximum points specified for the test.

The Unified National Exams 2023 have Concluded

On Wednesday, the 26th the Unified National Exams for entrants finished with the physics exam. Student Grant Competition as well as Teachers’ Subject Exams were also conducted. The centralized exams 2023 will wrap up on July 28 with the Common Master’s Exam.

This year we had a record number of examinees. More than 75 000 applicants registered for the exams 2023. Attendance rate was 94% and only 50 people were late.

We are happy to share that none of the applicants have been dismissed from the exams. I would like to thank all of the examinees for respecting the examination rules!

As for the results, currently the marking process is being carried out and the results will be published in August after which applicants will have time to appeal.

Director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center, Dr. Sophia Gorgodze

The Exams 2023 started off with the Unified National Exams on July the 3rd.

A record number of examinees registered for the Unified National Exams – more than 45,000 entrants;
Student Grant Competition – more than 3,000;
Common Master’s Exam – more than 10,000;
Teacher’s Subject Competency Exam – more than 16,000;
Special Teacher Exam – about 2,500.

24 examination centers were operating during this year’s exams throughout Georgia. Exam centers were available in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. This year, for the first time, the examination center was opened in Ambrolauri.

The publication of the primary result will begin as soon as the marking is over, after which the examinees will be able to appeal.
Entrants will have an opportunity to modify (delete or add) their list of educational programs anytime including the day after the publication of the results of appeal.

Student Grant Competition 2023

Grant competition 2023 started on Wednesday, the 12th. More than 3,000 students who endeavor to obtain or improve educational funding joined the examination process. The Grant Competition has been held since 2007 and is a unique opportunity for students to get or increase merit based state grants.

All undergraduate students of accredited higher educational institutions, who have either not received a grant at all, or have only partial funding, have the right to participate in the competition. If the student is unable to improve the funding, he/she retains the previously obtained grant and remains entitled to re-register for the student grant competition each subsequent year (the grant does not finance additional semesters).

The National Assessment and Examinations Center has developed a test format specifically for this exam, and each year, test items are tailored for students to assess their general academic skills. Conducting the grant competition in the form of a centralized exam creates equal conditions for students of different universities and increases the motivation to study harder.

A foreign language exam for entrants was also held on the 12th of July. The next exam will be in biology on July 14.

Exams 2023 Have Started

On Monday, July the 3rd, centralized exam rollercoaster took off in Georgia. The first exam from the list of the Unified National Examinations was held in two sessions. The registration for the first session began simultaneously at 24 exam centers throughout the country at 08:00 sharp. The exam started at 09:00. The second session started at 15:00 and the registration was open from 14:00.

The Director of the NAEC Sophia Gorgodze as well as the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Giorgi Amilakhvari and the Deputy Minister Gela Geladze visited the exam centers to observe the process on the spot.

The first exam sessions have passed peacefully, however many more intense days are ahead for the National Assessment and Examinations Center as the record number of registered applicants (more than 45000) will be testing out their skills and knowledge within the upcoming weeks.

This year the exam centers operate in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. For the first time, the examination center was opened in Ambrolauri.

All centers are equipped with a cooling system and all the necessary infrastructure. Ambulances, rescue service and patrol police are mobilized at the examination centers. Additional public transport with a standard rate has been allocated to get to the exam centers.

The 2023 exams will conclude on the 26th of July. In parallel with the Unified National Exams in 2023, the National Assessment and Examinations Center is also conducting a Common Master’s Degree Exam and a Student Grant Competition. The center will also conduct the Subject/Professional Skills/Senior Special Teacher Examinations. In total, more than 75,000 applicants are registered for the 2023 exams.

Exams Schedule 2023

On Thursday, the 15th Dr. Sophia Gorgodze, the director of the National Assessment and Examinations Center held a briefing regarding the 2023 exam schedule.

Unified National Exams will start on July 3 with the Georgian language and conclude on July 26.

Detailed information about times and dates as well as the address of an exam center will be indicated on the exam card. The examinees will be able to print the cards from their accounts after June 20.

More than 75,000 applicants registered for Exams 2023.

A record number of examinees registered for the Unified National Exams – more than 45,000 entrants;
Student Grant Competition – more than 3,000;
Common Master’s Exam – more than 10,000;
Teacher’s Subject Competency Exam – more than 16,000;
Special Teacher Exam – about 2,500.

24 examination centers will be operating during this year’s exams throughout Georgia. Exam centers will be available in Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi and Khulo. This year, for the first time, the examination center will be opened in Ambrolauri.

Exam schedule in Georgian can be found here.

The National Assessment and Examinations Center wishes success to all the applicants!