Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, directed to provide all services and information that would facilitate students wishing to join faculties that require passing the qualifying aptitude tests, within the framework of opening the applying to conduct aptitude tests for high school students for the year 2023/2024, to join the new academic year 2024/2025.

Mr. Sayed Atta, the Minister's Advisor for Admission and Coordination Policies, explained that the opportunity has been made available for students to register their desires to take aptitude tests electronically via the electronic coordination website on the Internet at the following website: https://tansik.digital.gov.eg , starting from Thursday, 25/7/2024, until Thursday, 8/8/2024.

Dr. Adel Abdel Ghaffar, the media advisor and official spokesperson for the ministry, stated that the ministry's media center has prepared a guide consisting of (question and answer) and includes all answers to questions and inquiries that help students know the detailed procedures for the aptitude tests.

The following are the most prominent questions and their answers:

Q1: How to register for the aptitude tests?

* The student registers to take the aptitude tests electronically through the electronic coordination website on the Internet at the following website: https://tansik.digital.gov.eg

Q2: Who are the students allowed to apply to take the aptitude tests at this stage?

* Application to take the aptitude tests is available to Egyptian students who have obtained the Egyptian General Secondary Certificate 2024 at this stage, and the dates for the aptitude tests will be announced later for students who have obtained equivalent certificates (Arabic, foreign) and diplomas from industrial technical institutes and industrial technical schools (5-3) years system, in light of the admission conditions and rules, after the results of these students appear.

Q3: What are the faculties that require passing the aptitude tests for admission?

* The Faculties of Applied Arts at the universities of (Helwan, Damietta, Benha, Beni Suef, Tanta).

* The Faculties of Physical Education (boys and girls).

* The Faculty of Music Education and Art Education in Zamalek (Helwan University).

* The Faculty of Art Education (Minya University).

* The Faculties of Fine Arts (Arts - Architecture):

☆ First... the Faculties of Arts at the universities of (Helwan - Alexandria - Minya - South Valley - Mansoura - Assiut - Luxor).

☆ Second... the Faculties of Fine Arts Architecture at the universities of (Helwan - Alexandria - Minya - Mansoura - Assiut).

Q4: What are the steps for registering for online aptitude tests?

The student selects the aptitude tests page on the electronic coordination website on the following website: https://tansik.digital.gov.eg

* The student begins the registration process to take the aptitude tests, using the national ID number and seat number.

* The student's personal data will appear: (seat number, student name, national ID number, governorate, educational administration, school, the section the student studied "scientific, engineering, literary") and the student must verify the accuracy of his data recorded on the website.

* After that, the student will see a list of the types of aptitude tests available to him, the faculties, the places designated for taking these tests, and the specified dates.

* The student selects the type of aptitudes, the dates, and the date on which he will go to the faculty will be determined (noting that the aptitudes of the faculties of physical education continue for two consecutive days).

* After the registration process is complete, the student prints the receipt, which includes the types of aptitudes that the student expressed a desire to take, the dates, and the places to take these tests in the faculties.

Q5: How are the results of the aptitude tests announced?

* The faculties are committed to sending and entering the exam results directly through the faculty's dedicated page on the electronic coordination website, for all eligible students who apply for these tests, after verifying the validity of the seat number and the student's name.

* The electronic coordination program is provided with the names and data of the students who passed these tests; to be nominated based on them, and the faculties are responsible for these results during the time period allocated for that, and no other results will be recognized after the closure of the electronic coordination website.

Q6: Does a failed student have the right to take the aptitude tests again?

* The aptitude tests are conducted on the scheduled dates only once, and the failed student is not allowed to take them again, whether in the same faculty or in another faculty in the same specialization, and the student can view his result through the electronic coordination website, and any paper statement provided by the faculties regarding the result of the aptitude tests will not be recognized; in order to achieve the principle of transparency with our students.

Q7: How does the student know the date and place of his/her aptitude test?

* He/she will know this through the electronic coordination website, which specifies the date and place of the test for the student.

Q8: What instructions must the student adhere to while taking the aptitude test?

* It is strictly forbidden to bring a mobile phone or any other electronic devices and enter the examination hall with them. The student will be considered unfit if he/she has a mobile phone, even if it is turned off, or any other electronic devices.

* Attendance must be at least one full hour before the test.

* Parents are not allowed to enter the faculties, and students are only allowed to enter on the day specified by the coordination website to take the test.

* It is strictly forbidden to photograph the test, and the student will be considered unfit for the aptitude tests if he/she photographs any tests or publishes them by any digital or non-digital means.

Q9: What is the position of a student who misses the aptitude test appointment?

A9: If a student misses the aptitude test appointment that he booked, the student must return to the faculty to set another appointment and submit an excuse that the faculty accepts, and the faculty must set the student’s appointment until the end of the appointments specified by the Coordination Office.

Q10: Can the application period for aptitude tests be reopened after it has been closed?

A10: After announcing the faculty results and announcing the minimum, the aptitude test is not allowed to be reopened, since a minimum has been set for the faculty or specialization.

Q11: Are students who obtained the General Secondary Certificate last year entitled to apply for the aptitude tests this year?

No, as applying for the aptitude tests this year is limited to students who obtained the General Secondary Certificate for the academic year 2023/2024 only.

Q12: Are students who have "second round" exams entitled to apply to take the aptitude tests this year?

All students who obtained the Egyptian General Secondary Certificate for the year 2023/2024 are entitled to apply on the electronic coordination website, noting that the application will not be available again in order to achieve the principle of equal opportunities for all students.

This was reported by the General Administration of the Media Office and the official spokesperson for the Ministry