National Benchmark Test (NBT)

National Benchmark Test Intake

National Benchmark Test NBT measure your academic readiness for University.

The NBT Project is a national initiative run by Universities South Africa (formerly known as Higher Education South Africa: HESA). Some South African universities use the NBTs in addition to the National Senior Certificate (NSC) for access to higher education, while others use the tests to determine the kind of learning support a student will need during their studies.

FYI: Most of the universities requires you to write NBTs therefore be aware of the National Benchmark Test Date.

For Registrations of NBT kindly click here for the dates update.

Please view the FAQ sections on the website for additional information and answers to commonly asked questions.

Should you require any further information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact our helpdesk:

Email: nbt@uct.ac.za

Telephone: 021 650 3523

Instruction Manual for online NBT

NBT Online Test Rules and Requirements

Test dates

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Where can you write the NBTs on your chosen date? Download our spreadsheet to find out.

View the 2020 intake National test dates

NBT Test Dates for 2022 Intake	Last Day to Register Online 2020 Intake	Last Day to Pay Fees 2022 Intake	Results Available to Institutions 2022 Intake	Results Available to Writers 2022 Intake (by 12h00 on date)
11-May	23-Apr	29-Apr	03-Jun	10-Jun
25-May	5-May	13-May	18-Jun	24-Jun
1-Jun	12-May	20-May	24-Jun	01-Jul
*2-Jun	12-May	20-May	24-Jun	01-Jul
22-Jun	2-Jun	10-Jun	15-Jul	22-Jul
*23-Jun	2-Jun	10-Jun	15-Jul	22-Jul
**28-Jun	9-Jun	18-Jun	22-Jul	29-Jul
29-Jun	9-Jun	18-Jun	22-Jul	29-Jul
6-Jul	18-Jun	24-Jun	29-Jul	05-Aug
13-Jul	23-Jun	01-Jul	05-Aug	12-Aug
*14-Jul	23-Jun	01-Jul	05-Aug	12-Aug
27-Jul	7-Jul	15-Jul	19-Aug	26-Aug
3-Aug	14-Jul	22-Jul	26-Aug	02-Sep
*4-Aug	14-Jul	22-Jul	26-Aug	02-Sep
24-Aug	4-Aug	12-Aug	16-Sep	23-Sep
7-Sep	18-Aug	26-Aug	30-Sep	07-Oct
14-Sep	25-Aug	02-Sep	07-Oct	14-Oct
28-Sep	8-Sep	16-Sep	21-Oct	28-Oct
5-Oct	15-Sep	23-Sep	28-Oct	04-Nov
*6-Oct	15-Sep	23-Sep	28-Oct	04-Nov
12-Oct	22-Sep	30-Sep	04-Nov	11-Nov
23-Nov	3-Nov	11-Nov	17-Dec	17-Dec
30-Nov	10-Nov	18-Nov	17-Dec	17-Dec
*1-Dec	10-Nov	18-Nov	17-Dec	17-Dec
4-Jan	8-Dec	18-Dec	27-Jan	03-Feb
*Sunday test session
** Friday test session