Selection Tests

Faculty of Health Sciences

NB! The NBT must be written In-Person, i.e. Pencil and Paper test.

Results from online NBTs will not be considered.

All applicants to the Faculty of Health Sciences are required to write the National Benchmark Test (NBT) in person. There are two tests. The Academic and Quantitative Literacy (AQL) test and the Mathematics (MAT) test.

(Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree, or who are currently in their final year of an undergraduate degree, as well as applicants to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP), and/or Graduate Entry Physiotherapy Programme (GEPP) only, are not required to write the NBT.)

Only the first attempt results in the most recent year are considered. NBT results are valid for three years. Visit www.nbt.ac.za for more information and bookings. Please ensure that your ID number is correct on both your Wits application and NBT registration. We may not be able to retrieve your results if your ID number is incorrect.

The NBT should be written in-person by 18 August.

Wits Additional Placement Test – WAPT (GEMP and GEPP applicants only)

Applicants will be notified of their eligibility to write the WAPT as and when documentation for the application is complete. The WAPT will be scheduled to take place on the designated date only. No alternative dates are available. Please note that no applicant may request a test.  If documents are not submitted by the end of July 2025, no further consideration will be given to your application. Applicants will need to start preparing well in advance of notification. All information about the content and nature of each of the components of the test is given on the GEMP and GEPP websites - www.wits.ac.za/health/gemp and www.wits.ac.za/health/gepp 

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Audiology and Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology applicants are required to write the National Benchmark Test (NBT). There are two tests. The Academic and Quantitative Literacy (AQL) test and the Mathematics (MAT) test.

Only the first attempt results in the most recent year are considered. NBT results are valid for three years. Visit www.nbt.ac.za for more information and bookings. Please ensure that your ID number is correct on both your Wits application and NBT registration. We may not be able to retrieve your results if your ID number is incorrect.

The NBT should be written by 18 August for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology applicants.

Faculty of Science

All Faculty of Science applicants must write the National Benchmark Tests (NBT) before being considered for admission. There are two tests. The Academic and Quantitative Literacy (AQL) test and the Mathematics (MAT) test. Your test results are used in addition to your Grade 12 results to identify students who may need additional support during their studies. Science applicants should write the NBT by no later than 31 October.

Only the first attempt results in the most recent year are considered. NBT results are valid for three years. Visit www.nbt.ac.za for more information and bookings. Please ensure that your ID number is correct on both your Wits application and NBT registration. We may not be able to retrieve your results if your ID number is incorrect.