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The students can apply for two semesters at the University of Queensland which are semester 1 (February) and semester 2 (July).  

International students are advised to apply early, as the seats for UQ admissions fill really fast. 

The dates for UQ admissions are given below - 

For international students, there are 2 main intakes at the University of Queensland. They begin in the months of February and July per year. These two intakes are considered the major ones when most of the UQ courses get available for students to apply. 

International students should start applying for all the UG programs in semester one. The university starts accepting applications a year in advance, also for honors and PG courses. 

To get into the University of Queensland, international students are required to meet the academic requirements, like having a good GPA or a percentage. These students would generally need -

• A minimum of 75 to 80% in Class 12th for UG courses 
• Around 4.5 GPA on a scale of 7.0 for the PG level course

Other than the mentioned requirements, Indian students are also required to meet the English language proficiency requirements. 

The minimum IELTS scores depend on the level an international student is applying for at the University of Queensland. However, to become eligible for most of the UQ courses, the students would generally need an overall IELTS score of 6.5  and a  6.0 in all the other strands which are Reading, Listening, Reading and Writing. 

Other than IELTS, international students can also opt to go for exams given below, they would require minimum scores in these as well -

• PTE: 64 - 72
• TOEFL: 87 - 100

The University of Queensland does not specifically mention its acceptance rate but as per an unofficial source, it stands at 40%. It makes it a little competitive for Indian students. 

To get admission, international students will require a really good academic background, English language proficiency like a IELTS score of 6.5 at least, a UG degree and a good performance in entrance exams. 

Candidates have to upload their the latest colored passport size Photo (30 KB) and Signature (30 KB) in the HSTES form.

To apply for HSTES counselling, candidates have to follow the process below:

1. Sign-up and login for the Course for which you want to register and fill in the form.
2. Fill in the other relevant details (category/ sub category/ PPP ID etc. ).
3. Upload Photo and Signature.
4. Fill up Marks/ Grades (whichever is applicable) of Qualifying Examination.
5. Confirm your filled-in registration details.
6. Upload the documents to verify the Registration details.
7. Deposit Registration Fee Online (Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking).

Haryana State Technical Education Society conducts HSTES counselling. It is held for admission to BE/BTech, BTech (LE), BArch, BPharm/BPharm (LE), and Diploma courses.

To be eligible for HSTES counselling, candidates should get at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to the reserved category) in class 12.

No. There is no form correction facility in HSTES after the form has been submitted. In exceptional cases, candidates may have to contact HSTES for rectification on the toll-free number 18001373735.

No, there are no provisions for withdrawing or receiving a fee refund in the HSTES registration process.

The application fee for the candidates of general category is INR 1000 in HSTES counselling.

The official website to fill the HSTES counselling form is hstes.org.in. The application process is completely online and no offline form is made available.

Haryana State Technical Education Society (HSTES) will release the HSTES counselling application form in May 2026.

The NTA released the UGC NET 2025 December session exam schedule subject-wise at ugcnet.nta.nic.in on December 17. The detailed schedule is provided here on this page as well. 

Students can select only one exam centre/ test city during VITEEE registration. The test city once selected cannot be changed or edited. Final selection of the VITEEE exam date and time will be done at the time of slot booking.