Doctoral

The Kazakh University of Transport and Communications is accepting documents for PhD studies under the state educational order and on a paid basis!

Acceptance of documents until August 3!

List of PhD doctoral educational programs

Code and classification of field of education

Code and classification of areas of training

Code and name of groups of educational programs

Code and name of educational programs

8D07 Engineering, manufacturing and construction industries

 

8D071 Engineering and Engineering

D100 Automation and Control

8D07100 – Automation and control

D104 Transport, transport equipment and technologies

8D07101 – Transport, transport equipment and technologies

D126 Transport construction
8D07313 – Transport construction


Duration of doctoral studies – 3 years

Educational programs
Requirements for applicants to PhD doctoral studies

-  Master's degree

- Availability of mastered compulsory disciplines - prerequisites

- Propensity for research activities

- Doctoral studies require 3 years of experience

Calendar for receiving documents

Work calendar of the MTGU admissions committee

№ п/п

Name

Deadlines

1

Acceptance of applications for doctoral studies

 1)from July 3 to August 3

 2) from 1 to 18 November

2

Entrance examinations for doctoral studies

 1)from 4 to 20 August

 2) from November 19 to December 11

3

 Enrollment as a doctoral student

 1)from 15 to 28 August 2023

 2)from December 26 to January 10, 2023

The entrance exam to doctoral studies in computer format consists of the following blocks:

1) an interview with the applicant, conducted by the MTSU examination committee before the entrance exam.

2) test to determine readiness for doctoral studies (hereinafter referred to as TGO);

3) answers to examination questions on the profile of the educational program group;

4) essay writing;

The final grade is a set of points obtained by summing up the results of assessing essays, technical assessments, answering exam questions on the profile of the educational program group and an interview.

The entrance exam to doctoral studies takes 4 hours (240 minutes), of which:

- for TGO – 50 minutes;

- to write essays and answers to examination questions on the profile of the educational program group - 190 minutes (3 hours 10 minutes).

The results of the entrance exam are announced the next day after it is held. Applicants can view the results of the entrance exam in their personal account.

Based on the results of the entrance exam, an electronic certificate is issued.

Persons who have scored at least 75 points in the entrance exam are enrolled in doctoral studies under the state educational order on a competitive basis; on a paid basis, at least 75 points out of a possible 100 points.

Appeal

The application for appeal is accepted the next day after the announcement of the results of the entrance exam at the regional testing center from 13:00 to 13:40.

Applications for appeal are considered by the university appeal commission within one day from the date of submission of the application.

An appeal from persons entering doctoral studies on the content of test tasks and technical reasons of the TGO block is considered by the Republican Appeal Commission.

An appeal for technical reasons must be submitted by applicants during the entrance exam. An appeal for a technical reason is considered in the event that a fragment of the test task conditions is missing.

The specific facts set out in the application for appeal are subject to consideration.

If a missing fragment (text, diagrams, pictures, tables) of the test task conditions is detected, as a result of which it is impossible to determine the correct answer, the applicant makes a note on the screen in the “technical appeal” tab.

An appeal regarding the content of test tasks is considered in the following cases:

1) the correct answer does not match the code of the correct answers (the correct answer option is indicated);

2) there is no correct answer;

3) there is more than one correct answer in test tasks with the choice of one correct answer from all those proposed (all options for correct answers are indicated);

4) incorrectly composed test task;

When submitting an application for content revision of test tasks, the applicant provides a reasoned justification (full explanation).

Applications for an appeal for the revision of all test tasks without indicating a motivated basis (full explanation, step-by-step solution of problems) are not subject to consideration.

Based on the results of the online appeal, the results of the entrance exam are displayed in the applicant’s personal account, taking into account the appeal.

100-point grading system for admission to doctoral studies

Types of test

Points

Essay

10

Readiness test for doctoral studies

30

Exam according to the profile of the educational program group

40

Interview

20

Total

100

 

We remind you that at the time of submitting your documents you must have a QAZTEST certificate and an international certificate confirming your knowledge of a foreign language (IELTS, TOEFL, etc.)

 

Scale for converting scores from the international standardized test GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) into scores on the entrance exam to doctoral studies

Points for the fields of education "Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics", "Information and Communication Technologies", "Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction Industries", areas of training "Business and Management".

The GRE certificate is valid for 5 years from the date of passing the test.

The required threshold values are presented in the table:

GRE

Entrance examination

Test sections

Points

Types of test

Points

Quantitative Reasoning

at least 164 points

Entrance exam according to the profile of a group of educational programs

100

Verbal Reasoning

at least 145 points

an international certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language in accordance with the common European competences (standards) for proficiency in a foreign language.

100

Analytical Writing

at least 2 points

Documentation