CPUT Manual Walk In Application

CPUT Manual Walk In Application

Manual applications for applicants who meet the minimum entrance requirements, and are hand delivered to ARC Department directly by applicant, will ONLY be allowed for the following categories of applications:

a) National applicants (with a SA ID) with International qualifications who already have South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) certification

b) Refugee status applicants

c) Permanent residency applicants with SA ID

Fee chargeable: R100 late application fee

PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications (including those received via Postal Services (courier) will not be considered.

APPLICATION STEPS

Step 1 – Submission of manual application by applicants to ARC for programmes where availability of spaces has been indicated on the CPUT website

1.1 Manual applications will only be considered for this category of applicants and only hand delivered to ARC by the applicant at the respective campuses.

1.2 ARC will scrutinize application forms for completeness. When done Sign and Date in the space provided on the application form. All supporting documentation must be certificated and certification may not be older than 3 months.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS MAY ONLY BE HANDED TO THE ARC DIVISION BY THE APPLICANT.

Step 2 – Payment of late application fee

2.1 The completed and signed manual application form will be handed back to the applicant by ARC.

2.2 The applicant will take the application form accompanied by the certified copies of their ID, Grade 12 results and/or any other supporting documentation required, to the cashiers. The latter will communicate the fee applicable. The applicant, after paying applicable fee, will hand deliver the application form with a copy of an ID and Grade 12 results or equivalent back to ARC 

Step 3 – Processing of manual application forms received

3.1 ARC will verify the application for completeness. No incomplete application form will be processed

The following verification will be conducted by ARC:

a) if minor applicants have submitted the minor declaration as a legal undertaking

b) verify for required necessary evidences and additional supporting documentation should applicants have indicated that they are upgrading matric results

c) upfront rejection for those that do not meet the minimum requirements

3.2 ARC will verify the matric results via the Matric Download database and/or the OPA Database received from Department of Education.

If the matric results cannot be verified, then ARC will forward a request to the System Support Officer for further external evaluation.

PLEASE NOTE: Under no circumstances may an applicant be accepted or admitted to a programme based on Statement of Symbols provided. This is intended to ensure that only qualifying applicants are admitted to respective academic programmes as well as eliminate fraud and corrupt practices experienced in the previous years.

3.3 ARC will indicate the Student Number, Sign and Date Stamp upon completion of the processing of manual application form (top right hand corner of application form)

3.4 Applicants will indicate whether Residence accommodation is required regardless of the mode of submission of the application. The Residence Division will follow the current process by extracting information via local software reports on ITS.

PLEASE NOTE: It is important to note that being accepted academically does not guarantee a space into residences due to limited residences space.

3.5 ID number verification will be conducted and submitted to the Service Provider. Applicants will be allowed to register prior to the outcome of the ID verification process. Students will be requested to submit certified copies (not older than 3 months) in the case where the ID number could not be verified.

3.6 Preparation of Batch from ARC to Faculties. See Step 4 below for further details.