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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXEMPTION

Exemption of English Language requirement can be given for :

  1. An international applicant who has obtained a degree from any public/private institute of higher learning in Malaysia, which is recognized by MQA, and the programme is fully conducted in English; or
  2. An international applicant for a master’s degree programme from a non-native English-speaking country who has undergone his bachelor’s degree at an institution of higher learning in a native English-speaking country; or
  3. An international applicant from non-English speaking country who is applying for the PhD degree programme and has undergone a master’s degree at an Institute of higher learning in a native English-speaking country; or
  4. An applicant from any of the listed native English-speaking countries and Commonwealth countries.

 

Native-English Speaking Country List

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New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Jamaica
Capital: Kingston
Australia
Capital: Canberra
Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Saint Lucia
Capital: Castries
Ireland
Capital: Dublin
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital: Basseterre
Grenada
Capital: Saint George’s
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown
South Africa
Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Port of Spain
United Kingdom
Capital: London
Philippines
Capital: Manila
United States
Capital: Washington D.C
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda
Capital: Saint John’s
   
Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
   
Belize
Capital: Belmopan
 
 

 

The Commonwealth Countries

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Africa
Botswana
Namibia
Cameroon
Nigeria
Gabon
Seychelles
Gambia, The
Sierra Leone
Ghana
South Africa
Kenya
Rwanda
Kingdom of Eswatini
Uganda
Lesotho
United Republic of Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Mauritius
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
   
Asia
Bangladesh
Maldives
Brunei Darussalam
Pakistan
India
Singapore
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Caribbean and Americas
Antiguan and Barbuda
Guyana
Bahamas, The
Jamaica
Barbados
Saint Lucia
Belize
St Kitts and Nevis
Canada
St Vincent and Grenadines
Dominica
Trinidad and Tobago
Grenada
   
Europe
Cyprus
Malta
United Kingdom 
 
 
Pacific
Australia
Samoa
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
Tonga
Nauru
Tuvalu
New Zealand
Vanuatu
Papua and New Guinea
   

 

Updated:: 05/03/2026 [aslamiah]

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