Tuition
Fee details
International students · Course 1 · 300,000 ₽ per academic year
What you will study
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Admission requirements 2026/27
How you can study
- Foreign applicants may use a paid education contract, a government quota or another funded route when eligible.
Previous education
- Bachelor's and specialist applicants need general secondary, vocational or higher education.
Entrance tests
- Foreign bachelor's and specialist applicants may choose the foreign-applicant tests or the general EGE/internal-test route.
- Higher-education internal entrance tests are in Russian; KBSU may also use the republic's language or a foreign language.
- For Russian-medium bachelor's or specialist programmes, the foreign-applicant test list includes Russian.
Admission details
Key dates
- Bachelor's/specialist paid applications close
- Paid entrance tests end: bachelor's, specialist, postgraduate
- Paid contracts close; postgraduate and vocational enrolment consent closes
- Paid higher-education enrolment
- Latest end of additional paid intake: foreign-issued education documents
Application and arrival
- For remote submission, the checklist requests a photo in KBSU's published format; in-person applicants are photographed at KBSU.
- The general vocational, bachelor's, specialist and master's checklist includes medical clearance.
- The general vocational, bachelor's, specialist and master's checklist lists a vaccination certificate or card.
- Admission route
- International students
Before you apply
Check which documents to prepare before applying.
Passport
General preparation guidance
Prepare your international passport and a clear copy of the page with your photo and personal details.
If you need a Russian study visa, use this passport for your invitation and visa application at a Russian embassy or consulate.
Your passport must be valid for at least 18 months from the start date of your study visa.
Required when applying
Submit a document confirming identity and citizenship.
Education documents
General preparation guidance
Prepare your school certificate or diploma in its original language, with the supplement or transcript showing your subjects and grades.
Depending on the country that issued it, you may need an apostille or consular legalisation. Some documents are exempt.
Your qualification may also need recognition in Russia. Ask the university which steps apply to your document.
Qualification recognition
If applicable at enrolment
Submit your education document, with recognition or legalisation where required. Postgraduates may defer it to their first study year if promised in their enrolment consent.
Application
Application form
Required when applying
For bachelor's, specialist and master's admission, complete the application in Russian.
Russian translations
General preparation guidance
Prepare Russian translations of your passport and education documents.
Have the translations certified by a Russian notary or a Russian consulate in the country of issue.
Education translation
Required when applying
Higher-education documents in a foreign language need certified Russian translations; vocational education documents require notarised Russian translations.
Russian language certificate
General preparation guidance
TORFL (TRKI) is an official certificate showing your level of Russian.
To get it, pass a Russian language test at an authorised testing centre. The test covers reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar.
A language course can help you prepare. A course completion document is not the same as a TORFL certificate.
Check the level and accepted proof with the university. Some universities accept their own Russian entrance test instead of a certificate.
Already in Russia?General preparation guidance
Prepare copies of your migration card and current registration (proof of where you stay), if these documents were issued to you.
Also prepare your valid visa or residence permit, if you have one.
Before enrolment or changing universities, contact the university’s international office. Tell them why you are in Russia and when your documents expire.
Ask whether your current documents allow you to study and what needs to be updated.
Document information from university admission rules for 2026/27.