English Language Proficiency List by Country
You may meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement for admission through the main language of instruction of education obtained in your home country. See list below.
Please note that this list is for information only. Your eligibility for an exemption will be determined after you have submitted your application for admission and relevant supporting documents (e.g.: transcripts).
| Country | Education may be used to meet English Language Proficiency Admission Requirement – By Country | Institutions that may be used to meet English Language Proficiency Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Yes | |
| Anguilla | Yes | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | |
| Australia | Yes | |
| Bahamas | Yes | |
| Barbados | Yes | |
| Bangladesh | No | Bangladesh Agricultural University Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology Independent University, Bangladesh Islamic University of Technology Khulna University of Engineering and Technology North South University Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) |
| Belgium | No | |
| Belize | Yes | |
| Bermuda | Yes | |
| Bhutan | Yes | |
| Botswana | Yes | |
| Bulgaria | No | American University in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad |
| Cambodia | No | Pannasastra University of Cambodia The University of Cambodia |
| Canada | Graduate Level = Yes Undergraduate Level = Anglophone Education-Yes; Francophone Education-No (unless entering a French program – ie: le Bac) |
|
| Cayman Islands | Yes | |
| Denmark | No | |
| Dominica | Yes | |
| Egypt | No | The American University in Cairo The German University in Cairo |
| England/Great Britain | Yes | |
| Eritrea | No | Eritrea Institute of Technology |
| Ethiopia | No | St. Mary’s University Adama Science and Technology University Addis Ababa Science and Technology University Addis Ababa University |
| Falkland Islands (UK) | Yes | |
| Fiji Island | Yes | |
| Gambia, The | Yes | |
| Germany | No | Jacobs University |
| Ghana | Yes | |
| Gibraltar | Yes | |
| Grenada | Yes | |
| Guam | Yes | |
| Guyana | Yes | |
| Hong Kong | No | City University of Hong Kong Tung Wah College |
| Hungary | No | Central European University |
| India | No | Adamas University Aligarh Muslim University Amrita University Anna University Assam Agricultural University Assam Don Bosco University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Berhampur University Birla Institute of Technology (Ranchi) Birla Institute of Technology and Science Chandigarh University Cochin University of Science & Technology Gauhati University Ganpat University I.K. Gujral Punjab Technology University Jalandhar (Previously Punjab Technology University) Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indian Institute of Information Technology Indian Institute of Science Indian School of Mines Indian Statistical Institute Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University Mangalore University Manipur University Punjab Agricultural University Sambalpur University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology University of Calcutta University of Hyderabad University of Kashmir University of Kerala University of North Bengal Utkal University |
| Ireland (Northern) | Yes | |
| Ireland (Republic of) | Yes | |
| Jamaica | Yes | |
| Kenya | Yes | |
| Kuwait | No | American Univeristy of Kuwait |
| Lebanon | No | American University of Beirut Lebanese American University |
| Lesotho | Yes | |
| Liberia | Yes | |
| Malawi | Yes | |
| Malta | No | |
| Mauritius | No | Mascareignes University Open Univeristy of Mauritius University of Mauritius |
| Montserrat | Yes | |
| Namibia | Yes | |
| New Zealand | No | |
| Nigeria | No | |
| Pakistan | No | Aga Khan University Gomal University Hamdard University Lahore University of Management Sciences Mehran University of Engineering and Technology National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences NED University of Engineering and Technology NWFP University of Engineering and Technology Quaid-I-Azam University Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam University of Agriculture, Faisalabad University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore University of Health Sciences University of Malakand University of Punjab, Lahore |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | |
| Philippines | No | Mindanao State University National University Silliman University University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos |
| Samoa | No | University of the South Pacific |
| Saudi Arabia | No | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
| Scotland | Yes | |
| Seychelles | No | University of Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | |
| Singapore | Yes | |
| Solomon Islands | Yes | |
| South Africa | No | |
| South Pacific Islands (Cook Islands, Malaysia Micronesia, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu) |
No | |
| Sri Lanka | No | University of Moratuwa |
| St. Helena | Yes | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Yes | |
| St. Lucia | Yes | |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | |
| Swaziland | No | |
| Tanzania | Yes | |
| Thailand | No | Asian Institute of Technology Assumption University of Thailand Mahidol University |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Yes | |
| Turkey | No | Bilkent University Bogazici University Izmir Institute of Technology Middle East Technical University |
| Turks and Caicos Island | Yes | |
| Uganda | Yes | |
| United Arab Emirates | No | American University of Sharjah |
| United Kingdom | Yes | |
| USA | Yes | |
| Vanuatu | No | |
| Virgin Islands | Yes | |
| Wales | No | |
| West Indies (Jamaica) | Yes | |
| Zambia | Yes | |
| Zimbabwe | Yes |