Portfolio Criteria

  • Entrance exams for international prospective students to educational Master's programmes are held in Russian. Entrance exams for international prospective students to English-taught Master's programmes are held in Russian or English
  • Entrance exams for international prospective students are carried out in the form of competitive selection (portfolio).
  • Entrance exams for international prospective students are held until August 11.
  • Entrance exams are evaluated on a 100-point grading system, in which a rating of 1 to 30 points is considered unsatisfactory.
  • Remote technologies for entrance exams are provided.

Criterion

CriterionDescription

Maximum Points

Average grade in diploma

Average diploma grade is multiplied by 6

 

The total value of the average score is rounded off according to the rules of mathematics.

30

International Language certificate: TOEFL, IELTS, BEC Preliminary, BEC  Vantage, BEC Higher

IELTS (7 or higher);

TOEFL (internet-based, 100 or higher);

TOEFL (paper-based, 600 or higher);

BEC Higher;

Grade for an external independent English exam (with excellent grades)

- Diploma with honours in 45.03.01 Philology (English), 45.03.02 Linguistics (Linguistics), 45.03.03 Fundamental and Applied Linguistics or 45.05.01 Translation and Interpretation Studies (English)

10

IELTS (from 5 to 6.5);

TOEFL (internet-based, from 60 to 99);

TOEFL (paper-based, from 500 to 600);

BEC Vantage;

Grade for an external independent English exam (with good or adequate grades)

7

IELTS (less than 5);

TOEFL (internet-based, less than 60);

TOEFL (paper-based, less than 500);

BEC Preliminary

3

Scientific publications

The number of publications is not taken into account, points are not cumulative.

 

Publications, articles, chapters in monographs, monographs are taken into account. The number of publications is not taken into account, points are not cumulative. If the publication is accepted in print but not published at the time of submission of documents, the applicant provides a document confirming that the material will be published. The document must be certified by the seal and signature of the responsible person. If the material is published, the applicant must provide full information about the issue of the publication.

10

Award-winning places in student Olympiads, in students scientific or applied

project work competitions

A document proving an award-winning place

5

A diploma of secondary vocational education or an additional diploma of a second higher education

A diploma

5

Intermediate maximum

60

Essay points  

38

Motivation letter

2

Total

Maximum

100 [1]

 


[1] If there are applicants in the list with equal points, then the one who has a higher average grade in diploma gets a higher priority in admission.