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**Language requirement**
Set by each university. ADA graduate programmes: IELTS Academic 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 83 (4.5 new format) / PTE 58 / Duolingo 120 (waivers for native speakers, English-language degree in an English-speaking country, ADA graduates); ADA undergraduate route described on its page (SAT-based): IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL iBT 75 / PTE 50 / Duolingo 105. BHOS bachelor's: IELTS 5.0 with at least 5.0 in every section or TOEFL iBT 45-54, plus a one-year English foundation course. Heydar Aliyev grant: IELTS 5 (TOEFL 40) undergraduate, IELTS 5.5 (TOEFL 50) postgraduate, or previous education in English. ASOIU: language-proficiency and academic interview for all applicants; foundation programme in English, Russian or Azerbaijani. Khazar: no entrance exam for international applicants; medium of instruction English; placement test on arrival (undergraduate page). Azerbaijani, Russian or Turkish proof is needed for programmes in those languages (Heydar call).Source
**Intakes and deadlines**
Main intake is autumn; Heydar Aliyev call set the 2025-2026 academic year start at 15 September with last arrival 30 September. Application windows seen: ADA graduate - first deadline 8 April and late deadline 1 June (Fall 2026 cycle); ASOIU - bachelor/master/PhD 10 June-10 September, foundation 10 June-25 September and 10 December-30 January (February-June foundation track); BHOS - once a year May to August, year runs September-May; Khazar - applications January to 31 August 2026 in two cycles (early bird to 1 June 2026, second cycle 2 June-31 August 2026), classes start in September; Khazar tells accepted students to register on portal.edu.az by early September. 2027 windows were not published in the pages read.Source
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