George Brown Polytechnic

This guide is for Nepali students who want to study in Canada from Nepal and are applying to George Brown Polytechnic in Toronto, Ontario. It covers the acceptance rate, the grades and English scores you need, the documents to prepare in Nepal and each step from application to study permit. For campuses, fees and scholarships, see our George Brown Polytechnic profile, and for programs, intakes and PGWP status, our George Brown programs guide.

What is George Brown Polytechnic’s acceptance rate?

George Brown Polytechnic doesn’t publish an acceptance rate. Percentages quoted on other websites are outside estimates, not official numbers.

What decides an offer is meeting your program’s admission and English requirements while seats are still open. George Brown says it receives far more applications than it has spaces, and it can’t admit everyone who meets the minimums. It may prioritise by academic quality, program capacity and diversity goals, and programs can close early. It also prioritises complete applications, as its how to apply page explains.

What grades do you need from Nepal?

From Nepal, George Brown asks for at least 50% overall in class 12 for a diploma or certificate, 65% for a degree, and a degree or diploma with at least 50% for postgraduate programs.

Select Nepal on George Brown’s admission requirements page to see these rules. For a degree, no course can be under 60%, including English. For a diploma, you need 50% in English, and without class 12 Math you need 50% in SEE Math. Examples from George Brown’s program pages:

• Computer Programming (diploma): Grade 12 English and Grade 11 or 12 Math, read against the Nepal rule above.
• Practical Nursing (diploma): 70% in English, Math, Biology and Chemistry, plus an online interview.
• Applied A.I. Solutions Development (postgraduate): A diploma or bachelor’s in IT or computer science. With an unrelated field, you send extra information, and Python skills are required.
• Information Systems Business Analysis (postgraduate): A diploma or bachelor’s in a related field, plus at least one year of relevant work experience and a resume.

Meeting these minimums doesn’t guarantee an offer, because George Brown says it may ask for higher grades. To see where your +2 grades stand, convert your NEB GPA to a percentage with our NEB GPA calculator.

What English scores does George Brown Polytechnic accept?

George Brown asks for IELTS Academic 6.0 for a diploma or certificate, and 6.5 for a degree, postgraduate or master’s program.

Scores are valid for two years from the test date. George Brown writes its TOEFL minimums as 4 and 4.5, not a score out of 120, so confirm how your report will be read. It also accepts CAEL, MELAB and Cambridge exams, on George Brown’s English requirements page.

George Brown says conditional admission through its English for Academic Purposes program isn’t available for Nepal. It strongly recommends that South Asian applicants send official test scores, so get your score before you apply. To compare scores across Canadian institutions, see our IELTS and PTE guide for Canada.

Which documents do you need from Nepal?

You upload scanned, translated and attested copies of your academic documents and your English score to George Brown’s online application.

• Translated and attested copies of your high school diploma and your transcripts. Our guide explains how to get transcripts in Nepal from NEB, TU and other boards.
• For postgraduate programs, translated or attested copies of your degree or diploma and your college or university transcripts. If you studied outside Nepal, consolidated mark sheets may not be accepted.
• Your IELTS, PTE, TOEFL or Duolingo score report.
• A valid passport for the application and your study permit. If you don’t have one yet, see getting a Nepali passport for study abroad.

George Brown says most copies should be attested as true copies by your school or a notary, and it may ask for originals. Don’t send extra documents it hasn’t asked for. 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 George Brown Polytechnic, step by step?

You apply on George Brown’s online application system with a CAD 110 non-refundable fee, then accept your offer and pay at least CAD 2,000.

1. Choose your program and check it’s open on George Brown’s program availability tool, then read the program page’s admission requirements.
2. Apply online. Use George Brown’s online application system and attach your documents. The application fee is CAD 110. George Brown assesses your first choice, and looks at your second only if you aren’t eligible for the first. See the how to apply page.
3. Get your offer. George Brown reviews complete applications once the cycle has begun. If everything is in order, it issues a Letter of Acceptance. Results come by email, because the system doesn’t show ongoing status updates, and reopening your application sends it to the back of the queue.
4. Accept and pay. Pay at least CAD 2,000 and accept your offer online by the date on your letter. Your seat isn’t reserved if you pay but forget to accept. To send tuition from a Nepali bank you need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Education; see how to apply for an NOC in Nepal.
5. Get your Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL). George Brown’s international pages we read don’t explain how it requests the PAL, so ask its international office after you accept your offer. Read what a PAL is and who needs one.
6. Apply for your study permit with your letter of acceptance, PAL, payment receipt and proof of funds. Add a statement of purpose explaining your study plan; see our SOP guide for a Canada student visa. If your program has a required work placement, George Brown issues a co-op letter with your acceptance, and you may not need a separate co-op work permit.

George Brown doesn’t publish a fixed decision time, so check your email and portal regularly. Apply 9 to 12 months before your start date so there is time for the offer, the PAL and your study permit. For the visa stage, read our guides to Canada student visa requirements and proof of funds.

If a study permit is refused, our guide to Canada student visa refusal explains what to do next. Goreto’s counselors in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Itahari and Pokhara can check your file before you apply; contact your nearest Goreto branch.