RMIT College of Vocational Education Admission Requirements

This guide is for Nepali students applying to RMIT College of Vocational Education in Melbourne, Victoria. It covers the acceptance rate, the grades and English scores you need, the documents to prepare in Nepal and each step from application to student visa. For campuses, fees and scholarships, see our RMIT College of Vocational Education profile, and for courses and intakes, our RMIT vocational courses guide. The wider picture is in our guide to studying in Australia from Nepal.

What is RMIT College of Vocational Education’s acceptance rate?

RMIT doesn’t publish an acceptance rate for its vocational courses. Percentages quoted on other websites are outside estimates, not official numbers.

What decides an offer is meeting your course’s academic and English requirements, plus any selection task. RMIT’s entry requirements page says meeting the minimum doesn’t guarantee entry, and your application is still assessed. RMIT also says you must be at least 16 when your course begins, and some courses set a higher age. A college offer doesn’t mean a visa, so read the visa note at the end of the steps below.

What grades do you need from Nepal?

RMIT asks for a Nepal Higher Secondary Certificate or Proficiency Certificate with 70% or CGPA 3.2 for diplomas and associate degrees.

The rule is in RMIT’s country equivalency table, and each vocational course page we read shows 70% for Nepal in its entry score calculator. The table lists RMIT Foundation Studies at 60% or CGPA 2.8, if you are below the diploma mark. Your course can still add its own conditions, so read its page. Examples from RMIT’s course pages:

• Diploma of Information Technology: a qualification equal to Year 12, with no prerequisite subjects and no selection task.
• Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping: a qualification equal to Year 12, and finishing it leads to the Diploma of Accounting.
• Diploma of Accounting: that Certificate IV first, or an equivalent program at another institution.
• Diploma of Graphic Design: a qualification equal to Year 12, plus a pre-selection kit with your application.
• Diploma of Nursing: a qualification equal to Year 12, and you must be 18 when the course starts.

To see where your +2 grades stand, convert your NEB GPA to a percentage with our NEB GPA calculator. If your marks are lower or you have a gap, read about the GPA required to study in Australia and the study gap accepted in Australia. RMIT asks for a CV if you have a study gap of more than 12 months.

What English scores does RMIT College of Vocational Education accept?

Most vocational courses ask for IELTS Academic 5.5 with no band under 5.0, associate degrees ask for 6.0, and the Diploma of Nursing asks for 7.0.

RMIT also accepts Cambridge tests, and the Diploma of Nursing accepts OET, on its English test list. It doesn’t accept scores from at-home or online tests. The Nursing row applies to recent tests, so check the course page if your test is older.

The student visa has its own minimum: IELTS 6.0, PTE Academic 47 or TOEFL iBT 67. With at least 10 weeks of English or pathway study first, the visa minimum is IELTS 5.5 or PTE 39. So RMIT’s 5.5 can get you an offer without being enough for the visa on its own, and you should plan for this before you apply.

If your score falls short, RMIT assesses your English and adds an English course to your offer if needed, with no separate application. Those courses run through RMIT University Pathways. To compare scores, see our guide to the minimum IELTS and PTE for Australia.

Which documents do you need from Nepal?

You upload your academic transcripts, graduation certificates and English test result to RMIT’s Application Portal, and direct applicants can start with scanned copies.

• Academic transcripts or mark sheets from all your studies, finished or not, in the original language and in English. Our guide explains how to get transcripts in Nepal from NEB, TU and other boards.
• Graduation certificates from all completed courses, showing the qualification title, completion date and your name.
• Your IELTS, PTE or TOEFL score report. RMIT says you can apply first and send the result later.
• A copy of your passport if you have one. To accept an offer you need a certified copy of the photo page. If you don’t have one yet, see getting a Nepali passport for study abroad.
• Any visa grant or refusal letters from Australia or other countries, and selection task documents if your course needs them.

If you get a conditional offer, you then send certified copies; RMIT’s documents page explains who can certify them. Files can be up to 20MB each. Nepali certificates and bank documents often carry Bikram Sambat dates; our Nepali date converter helps you match them to the A.D. dates on your forms.

How do you apply to RMIT College of Vocational Education, step by step?

You apply through RMIT’s Application Portal, directly or with an authorised agent, then pay the deposit after your offer, get your CoE and apply for the visa.

1. Choose your course on RMIT’s courses for international students page and read its entry requirements.
2. Apply. RMIT’s how to apply page says you can apply directly or with an RMIT-authorised agent. RMIT charges an application fee of AUD 100 for some countries, and Nepal isn’t on the list we read. Some agents charge a fee.
3. Get your offer. You may get a conditional offer first, then a full offer. RMIT may ask for a Genuine Student Statement of Purpose or an interview. Our Genuine Student guide explains what you need to show.
4. Accept and pay. Accept online and pay the deposit in your offer letter, by Convera or card. To send tuition from a Nepali bank you need a No Objection Certificate (NOC); see how to apply for an NOC in Nepal.
5. Get your CoE and OSHC. RMIT issues your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), and you need OSHC health cover for your whole stay. RMIT can organise cover through Medibank, or you can send proof of your own.
6. Apply for your student visa (subclass 500) with your CoE, OSHC, funds and English result. The fee starts from AUD 2,500. See the Home Affairs student visa page, our SOP guide for an Australia student visa and the financial documents guide.

VET student visa applications from Nepal face tough assessment, and recent Home Affairs data shows very few VET visas granted to applicants from Nepal. Read our Australia visa success rate from Nepal page before you pay. A +2 graduate choosing a diploma must explain why it fits their study and career plan under Genuine Student.

RMIT’s bachelor’s and associate degrees are not VET courses, but the visa isn’t easy for them either. Our how to apply for an Australia student visa page gives the full timeline, and our branches in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Itahari and Pokhara can check your file.