Admission campaign at Russian colleges will end on December 1

The admission deadline was announced at a meeting with the president

The admission campaign at Russian colleges and technical schools will end on December 1, 2026. This was announced by Russian Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov at a videoconference meeting between President Vladimir Putin and members of the government. “Let me remind you that the admission campaign at colleges will end on December 1,” the head of the ministry said.

How the admission timeline works

The main stage of admission to secondary vocational education institutions ended back on August 15. However, institutions with vacant places were given the opportunity to continue enrolling applicants. Under the established rules, additional admission to full-time programs may continue until November 25, while documents for full-time and correspondence (part-time and distance) programs are accepted until December 1, provided places remain available. Thus, the deadline announced by the minister concerns only the filling of remaining places, not the entire campaign as a whole.

Context

Earlier, Life.ru reported that more than 1,700 Russian colleges opened their doors to future students and their parents on October 17 as part of the federal project “Professionalitet”: schoolchildren could learn about in-demand specialties, talk with instructors and potential employers, and also try their hand at various professions. The outlet publishes more education news in its “Society” section.