Mathematics route
Mathematics 60%
430
Qualification
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Public admission information for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Nelson Mandela University. APS and admission scores are useful filters, but universities may also require specific subjects, marks, selection tests, portfolios or other criteria.
Admission information
Published APS
Not listed
Admission score
430
Aggregate average
Not listed
Minimum pass type: Bachelor pass
Source: 2026 MandelaUni Undergraduate Guide. Admission score type: Applicant Score (AS). AS is calculated using Nelson Mandela University applicant-score rules: three fundamentals plus the next best subjects, Life Orientation excluded unless the official quintile bonus applies. School: Medicine. Closing date for all MBChB applications is 30 June. Only a limited number of students are selected annually for first year. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee a place. Selection considers academic and non-academic merit according to guidelines approved annually by the Medical Programme Selection Committee. Students must register as medical students with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Annual proof of professional indemnity insurance is required before registration is finalised. Applicants are admitted according to MBChB Admission Guidelines. Current Mandela Uni Health Sciences or Science students, and students from similar faculties at other tertiary institutions, must refer to the Faculty of Health Sciences prospectus for specific selection requirements and would need to start from first year. AS variants: Mathematics: 430 with 60%+.
Alternative score variants
Subject requirements
One of these requirements
English Home Language
level 5
First Additional Language
level 5
Original subject requirement: English Home Language or First Additional Language: 60%.
Required subject
Mathematics
level 5
Original subject requirement: Mathematics: 60%.
Required subject
Physical Sciences
level 5
Original subject requirement: Physical Sciences: 60%.
Required subject
Life Sciences
level 5
Original subject requirement: Life Sciences: 60%.
Relevant admission rules
NMU Applicant Score
AS ยท Nmu Applicant Score
Nelson Mandela University Applicant Score out of 600: add percentages for six subjects excluding Life Orientation, forcing Home Language, First Additional Language and Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy/Technical Mathematics into the score. A 7-point Life Orientation bonus applies only for qualifying quintile 1-3 schools when school quintile data is available.