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UTM accepts ELS English Certificate (level 107) as an ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS . Students who choose to attend ELS must pass the required English course(s) at ELS before starting their programmes in UTM.  \n• For more information about the Certified Intensive English Programme (ELS CIEP),  \n: [www.els.edu.my/utmadmission](www.els.edu.my/utmadmission)  \nCOUNTRIES EXEMPTED FROM UTM ENGLISH REQUIREMENT  \nCandidates from the following countries are exempted from the UTM English language requirements  \n􀂉 Candidates who obtained their Bachelor or Master’s or PhD from the following countries are exempted from the UTM English language requirements.  \n\n| Anguilla | Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bangladesh | Bermuda |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| British Virgin Island | Bahamas | Barbados | Canada | Cayman Island |\n| Christmas Island | Cook Island | Falkland Islands | Fiji | Guernsey |\n| Guam | Gibraltar | Grenada | Guyana | Ghana |\n| Hong Kong | India | Isle of Man | Ireland | Liberia |\n| Jersey | Jamaica | Kiribati | Kenya | Montserrat |\n| Malawi | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritius | Niue |\n| Micronesia | Namibia | Nauru | New Zealand | Philippines |\n| Nigeria | Norfolk Island | Papua New Guinea | Pakistan | Saint Kitts and Nevis |\n| Puerto Rico | Palau | Rwanda | Singapore | Seychelles |\n| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St Helena | Samoa | Swaziland |\n| Sierra Leone | Solomon Island | South Africa | Sudan | Uganda |\n| Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad & Tobago | Turks and Caicos Island | United Kingdom |\n| US Virgin Islands | United States of America | Zambia | Zimbabwe | – |\n\nOTHER EXEMPTION FROM UTM ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT  \nCandidates from Indonesia, Brunei and other nations that use Malay as medium of communication are exempted from the UTM English language requirements based on the following conditions:  \n•The candidate intends to register for an MSc. or a PhD programme by research.  \n•The candidate declares that the thesis/dissertation will be written in Malay and is approved by the supervisor","cbCaimTGsjcbZUyX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimTGsjcbZUyX","pdf",578324,"English","# ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS\n## Score thresholds for IELTS/TOEFL/ELS CIEP and enrollment status\n## ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (International Postgraduate Students) and TESL prerequisite\n## Countries exempted from UTM English requirement\n## Other exemption conditions (Malay-medium research)","[{\"question\":\"What are the required IELTS or TOEFL/ELS CIEP scores for international students?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists thresholds such as IELTS ≥ Band 6.0, TOEFL ≥ 550, TOEFL (IBT) ≥ 79, and ELS CIEP levels 108–109 for enrollment at Faculty.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens if applicants do not meet the English proficiency requirement?\",\"answer\":\"If requirements are not met, applicants may be required to attend and pass an English for Postgraduates Programme (EPG) or a Certified Intensive English Programme (CIEP) and pass ELS level 107 or higher, depending on their scores.\"},{\"question\":\"Which candidates are exempted from UTM English requirements?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates from specific listed countries are exempted. 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