Near East University English Proficiency Exam (NPT)
Dear Postgraduate students,
Those students who directly start the programme before taking English Proficiency Exam (as they did their previous studies in English) HAVE TO take the NPT or any other equivalent test in their FIRST SEMESTER to be able to continue the program. Students scoring below the expected threshold will be given an English support course. They will still be able to proceed within the program while taking this course simultaneously. Students’ attempt to take an English proficiency test will be checked and confirmed by the advisors before the lessons for the following semester are assigned. This decision applies for both LL.M and PhD students. In order to enroll for the exam, please contact [email protected] .
In order to apply for exemption, you must send your language certificate to [email protected] to obtain the exemption certificate. Students must submit the exemption certificate to their student advisors via e-mail. Exemption conditions are written below. 
Exemptions :
Prospective students applying for admission to the master’s or doctoral degree programs offered by the Institute affiliated with Near East University are exempted from the Foreign Language

Proficiency Exam provided that they meet one of the following requirements specified in sub- paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 given below;

1)  Completing at least the last three years of the secondary education in educational institutions attended by the citizens of that country where English is spoken as the native language (not as an official language).

2)  Achieving at least “D” for admission to master’s degree programs where the medium of instruction is Turkish, achieving at least “C” for admission to doctorate programs where the medium of instruction is English, in NEU Foreign Language Proficiency Test (NPT) held by NEU Rectorate. Or achieving at least 50 (fifty) points for admission to master’s degree programs, and achieving a minimum of 55 (fifty-five) points for admission to doctorate programs in English Proficiency Test for Teaching (EPTT) held by NEU Rectorate.

3)  For admission to the master’s programs, achieving at least 55 (fifty-five) points, for admission to doctorate programs, achieving at least 60 (sixty) points in foreign language examinations such as YÖKDİL, YDS, e-YDS, KPDS, and ÜDS that held by the Student Selection and Placement Center. Prospective students, who meet at least one of these foreign language requirements, need to have their documents approved by the Education Unit of our university.

4)  For admission to master’s programs, achieving at least 66 (sixty-six) points in TOEFL IBT, at least 514 points in TOEFL PBT, at least 184 points in TOEFL CBT and at least 5.5 in IELTS. For admission to doctorate programs, achieving at least 72 points in TOEFL IBT, at least 530 points in TOEFL PBT, at least 190 points in TOEFL CBT and at least 6.0 in IELTS, all of which are internationally recognized English language exams.

5)  In the Departments/Arts Majors where the medium of instruction is Turkish, a certificate of proficiency in one of the internationally recognized foreign languages is required.