This year, the admission quota for state universities will increase by approximately 2,000 students, reaching a total of 21,300. Additionally, around 10,000 students will be admitted to professional programs, who will also receive their education completely free of charge, Education, Science, and Youth Minister Givi Mikanadze announced at a briefing.

According to him, quotas for state universities will be distributed in accordance with the “one city - one faculty” principle established by the higher education reform concept, taking into account the traditional profiles of the universities.

“At Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, admissions will be announced for programs in exact and natural sciences; humanities (excluding pedagogy); law; economics and business administration; and social and political sciences.

At Georgian Technical University, admissions will be for engineering and technical disciplines.

At Tbilisi State Medical University - medical specialties.

At Ilia State University - pedagogy programs and STEM specialties with ABET accreditation.

At Sokhumi State University - agricultural programs, Georgian-Abkhaz language and literature, and pedagogy programs.

Art universities and the Sports University will admit students to the respective programs.

Universities in Batumi and Kutaisi will maintain a multifunctional profile.

Universities in Zugdidi, Gori, Akhaltsikhe, and Telavi will focus on agricultural specialties, tourism, and pedagogy.

At this stage, in the government-approved resolution, agricultural programs will temporarily remain under Georgian Technical University, so admissions will be announced under its name. However, in the coming days, a reorganization process will begin, and within a few months, agricultural programs will transfer to Sokhumi State University. Accordingly, in the 2026-2027 academic year, newly admitted students to agricultural faculties will begin their studies at Sokhumi State University.

Additional admissions beyond the established quotas may occur as exceptions in cases where two or more students achieve equal scores and tie for the last position in the unified national exams, or if residents of Georgia’s temporarily occupied territories wish to enroll in a state university program without taking the national exams.

As a result of these changes, Tbilisi State University will regain its status as the mother university,” Mikanadze stated.