REGISTRATION dates: 2025
The ability to register for the 2025 intake will not be possible before JANUARY 2025
First-Year students:
Off-campus and online registration: Monday, 1 March 1, 2025, until Friday, 12 March 12, 2025
If you wrote Grade 12 in 2024 or before, then you can register on Monday, March March 2025.
If you wrote Grade 12 in 2024, then the faculties will need to verify your results. You can register once you receive a confirmation SMS that your status has been changed (or check on www.cput.ac.za/study/track)
Please register immediately since spaces in programmes fill up quickly
Returning students:
Off-campus and online registrations vary from faculty to faculty.
Some programmes have been identified to commence with off-campus registrations but with no assistance as early as from Monday, 11 January 2024.
Postgraduate Registration (MTech/Masters/MEd and DTech/Doctoral/DEd programmes)
Returning students (Full Research M and D programmes) 31 March 2025
MTech/Masters (Course-based programmes) 31 March 2025
First-time registering students (Full Research M and D programmes) 31 May 2025
ONLINE ASSISTANCE
Online assistance capacity has been increased for all online registration processes. Students who wish to receive off-campus assistance can contact the Call center on 086 123 2788 / 021 959 6767 or visit the following link for detailed contact information https://www.cput.ac.za/enquiries
OFF-CAMPUS FINANCIAL CLEARANCE
First time entering/ First-year students will be able to register without any financial clearance
Students with outstanding debt will not be able to proceed with the registration process unless the financial clearance indicator has been removed from your record, regardless of any other clearances obtained. Students will only be able to proceed with registrations once they are financially cleared.
For further details, please consult the 2025 registration booklet
OFF-CAMPUS PAYMENTS
Payments can be made at any branch of ABSA bank or via Internet banking. For further details, please consult the 2025 registration booklet
OFF-CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL CLEARANCE PROCESS
International registration clearance is compulsory to the following students (excluding South African citizens and/or Permanent Residency students):
- Refugee Permit holders
- Asylum Seeker permit holders
- Non-SA citizen Passport holders with a study visa (i.e. no SA ID number)
IMPORTANT: Please download the International Pre-registration checklist here, complete and submit it to the contact persons as indicated in the 2025 registration booklet prior to commencement of registrations. For further details, please consult the 2025 registration booklet
REGISTRATION GUIDE
Specifications for your computer: Internet Explorer 7 or higher, with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher. No other browsers are certified for online registrations at CPUT.
There is an online registration support document for your convenience and is available on our website http://www.cput.ac.za/sos
Academic Registrations
Registrations will be conducted off-campus only.
You can register online from the comfort of your own home, or wherever you have Internet access by using a smartphone, tablet or a computer. Specifications for your computer: Internet Explorer 7 or higher, with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher. No other browsers are certified for online registration at CPUT.
Students who wish to receive off-campus assistance can contact the Call Centre or visit the following link for detailed contact information https://www.cput.ac.za/enquiries
Residence Registrations
Students will not be able to conduct residence registrations unless academically registered. The residence registration-related information will be communicated to you by the Residence Division or consult the 2025 registration booklet