CPUT Online Application Form 2024-2025

GUIDE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION FORM

Please read the information and instructions contained in the following pages carefully before completing the Application Form.

Kindly check the links below before your proceed:

• Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Fees Structure
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Admission Requirements
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Courses Offered
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Prospectus

Step 3: Get an application form (manual application only)INTERNATIONAL AND RPL (Recognition for Prior Learning) APPLICATIONS CAN NOW BE SUBMITTED, ONLINE International applicants:

• Click here for detailed international related information.
• Click here for international admission requirements

RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning applicants):
First access the RPL website page for important RPL related information – click here
Only the following category of applicants is eligible to apply manually:

• A few Non-degree Purpose qualifications that do not cater to online applications for example DIPLOMA: ICT IN APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT (IT) (DPICTA) – Part-time Studies.  Please click here to view the list of 2022 Active qualifications with methods of the application included.

Get an Application Form:

There are two ways you can get a form to apply for admission:
1. Download a PDF of the form that you can print at home
Undergraduate application form for 2022
Download the postgraduate application form 2022
2. Collect a printed form at the Registration and Applications Office on the various campuses.
Some qualifications require applicants to submit additional information as part of their application.  Please see the Additional admission requirements for more information.
No manual posted or over the counter applications will be accepted for normal RSA applicants. Please note that applicants are limited to three choices (to be filled in on one form). Any further applications will be discarded.

Step 3.1: Fill in the application form use your official documents to help you fill in the application form. Read the application form’s instructions carefully and fill in all the required sections. Incomplete forms will not be processed.
Here are some tips to help you fill in the form correctly.

• Your name, surname, and identity number or passport number must be filled in exactly as they are written in your identity document or passport.
• When filling in the qualification you want to study, make sure that you use the correct name of the qualification. Check the name of the qualification on the CPUT website or in the prospectus booklet.
• Applicants are limited to three choices (to be filled in on one form). Any further applications will be discarded.
• If you want to stay in a CPUT residence, tick Yes in the appropriate block and complete the residence application form at the back of the application form. You will not be allocated a place in a residence if you do not tick Yes and complete the residence application form. Residence space is not guaranteed.
• Your address is the address where you live permanently. Ask your parents for a municipal bill and copy the address from the bill.
• Even if you are going to apply for a bursary or loan you must fill in the details of the person who is responsible for paying your fees since bursaries and loans are not guaranteed.
• Read through and complete the legal undertaking in full.
• Complete the checklist at the back of the form.
• Read through the form again to make sure you have filled in all the information.

Step 3.2: Pay the application feeYou must pay an R100 non-refundable application fee before your application form can be processed. You must attach a copy of the proof of payment to your application form. Keep the original proof of payment in a safe place.
A non-refundable late application fee of R150 is applicable to applications submitted after the official closing date. Late applications are only accepted if late applications have been officially announced by the institution on its website.
We accept these payment methods:
1. Cash payments, which can be made directly at the Cashiers’ Office on your preferred campus.
2. A bank deposit, using the bank details below:

Main account (for payments from inside South Africa)	Alternative account (for payments from outside South Africa)
Account name: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bank Name: ABSA Bank Account number: 405 354 8487 Branch: Public Sector Cape Town Branch code: 632005 Reference: ID number or Student number, Surname and Initials	Account name: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bank: ABSA Bank Account number: 012 0266 0521 Branch: Bellville Branch code: 632005 Swift code (payment outside SA): ABSA ZA JJ Reference: Passport number or Student number, Surname and Initials

3. A crossed postal order or crossed, bank guaranteed cheque made out to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
See Also: Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Prospectus
Step 3.3: Send in your form and documentsCompleted application forms and accompanying documents must be submitted to the Admissions Office. You can submit your application form and accompanying documents in two ways:
1. Forms can be hand-delivered at the campus where the program is offered. The venues of the offering of all courses are outlined in the application form.
2. Forms can also be posted to the Admissions Office at the campus where the program is offered, by using the addresses below.

Courses at the Bellville Campus	Courses at the Cape Town and Granger Bay Campuses
Admissions Office PO Box 1906 Bellville 7535 Republic of South Africa	Admissions Office PO Box 652 Cape Town 8000 Republic of South Africa
Courses at the Mowbray Campus	Courses at the Wellington Campus
Admissions Office PO Box 13881 Mowbray 7705 Republic of South Africa	Admissions Office Private Bag X8 Wellington 7654 Republic of South Africa

Faxed and email forms will not be accepted.
Important note: Never submit a form to anyone claiming to be a representative of CPUT. Only forms that are submitted via post or hand-delivered to the Admissions Office will be accepted.