We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
Royal Decree 65/98 Establishing the Higher Education Council,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A centre at the level of a directorate general named the “Unified Admission Centre” is hereby established in the Ministry of Higher Education. It is subordinate to the undersecretary of the ministry, and it must be—exclusively—mandated with regulating the admission of students holding the general certificate to higher education institutions in accordance with their wishes, their total grades, and the admission conditions determined by the mentioned institutions.
Article II
Some officers of the admission sections of government higher education institutions must be transferred to the Unified Admission Centre with their same grades and financial allocations, and they must be selected in coordination between the Ministry of Higher Education and these institutions.
Article III
The Minister of Higher Education shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions to govern the work of the centre, provided that the acceptance of applications begins from the academic year 2006/2007.
Article IV
All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Article V
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 19 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1426
Corresponding to: 21 December 2005
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 806 issued on 1 January 2006.