Over 663,300 people submitted applications to the higher educational institutions, according to the State Center for testing under the Cabinet of Ministers.
On 20 July, universities in Uzbekistan wrapped up work on accepting documents from entrants.
According to the center, Uzbek universities accepted documents from 663,300 entrants, which is record number for last 25 years. The competition makes up 11.51 persons per place.
Last year, the Uzbek universities received 600,800 applications from entrants. The competition was 10.37 people per place.
This year, the Uzbek universities will accept 56,907 people to Bachelor degree courses, including 19,120 – on state grants and 37,787 people – on payment-contract base.
The university entry exams will take place in Uzbekistan on 1 August.
