Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) 2021 Online Application Guidelines:
All first year applications are submitted through the Central Applications Office (CAO). This is a simplified way of applying for more than one programme, using one application form, and paying a single application fee. Use your unique CAO number as a reference when paying the application fee. We advise prospective students to choose MUT as a first choice.
Application forms can be downloaded from the CAO website, www.cao.ac.za. You may also apply online by going to www.cao.ac.za, click on the apply tab, then click on apply now, and follow the easy application process. The CAO number appears in tear-off slip on the CAO application form.
Check Application Status at MUT
You can track the progress of your application by going to www.cao.ac.za and enter your CAO number, or sending an email to enqgeneralcao@cao.ac.za or call 031 268 4444.
Important closing dates:
Faculty of Engineering – first semester applications – 30 September
Faculty of Engineering – second semester applications – 31 May
Faculty of Natural Sciences – 30 September
Analytical Chemistry – second semester applications – 31 May
Faculty of Management Sciences – 30 September
Applications submitted after 30 September accumulate a late application fee determined by the CAO.
Other Universities to Apply for
Universities of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2021 Application link (CPUT) , Western Cape
Central University of Technology 2021 Application link (CUT), Free State
Durban University of Technology2021 Application link (DUT), KZN
Mangosuthu University of Technology 2021 Application link (MUT), KZN
Tshwane University of Technology 2021 Application link (TUT), Gauteng
Vaal University of Technology 2021 Application link (VUT), Gauteng
Traditional and comprehensive universities
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2021 Application link (NMU), Eastern Cape
North-West University 2021 Application link (NWU), North-West
Rhodes University 2021 Application link (RU), Eastern Cape
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 2021 Application link (Medunsa), Gauteng
Sol Plaatje University 2021 Application link (SPU), Northern Cape
Stellenbosch University 2021 Application link, Western Cape
University of Cape Town 2021 Application link (UCT), Western Cape
University of Fort Hare 2021 Application link (UFH), Eastern Cape
University of Johannesburg 2021 Application link (UJ), Gauteng
University of KwaZulu-Natal 2021 Application link 2021 Application link (UKZN), KZN
University of Limpopo 2021 Application link (UL), Limpopo
University of Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga
University of Pretoria 2021 Application link (UP), Gauteng
University of South Africa 2021 Application link (Unisa), Gauteng / national
University of the Free State 2021 Application link (UFS), Free State
University of Venda 2021 Application link (Univen), Limpopo
University of the Western Cape (UWC), Western Cape
University of the Witwatersrand 2021 Application link (Wits University), Gauteng
University of Zululand 2021 Application link (Unizulu), KZN
Walter Sisulu University 2021 Application link (WSU), Eastern Cape
