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Tuition discount

Prospective students have several opportunities to receive a tuition discount from INRTU:

  • Winning the International Olympiad “Future Engineers”
  • Winning the Online Academic Competition “Engineers iPolytech" for future master's student
  • English-taught programs — up to 80% off
  • Russian taught programs — from 10% up to 64% off

The discount amount depends on the level of study:

  • For Bachelor’s programs – based on the applicant’s entrance exam results and the academic performance (GPA) documented in your previous education certificate.
  • For Master’s programs – based on the results of the entrance exam, as well as a portfolio assessment that includes the GPA from the previous higher education degree, the relevance of that degree to the chosen field of study, and the applicant’s record of research publications.

Please have a look at the chart with indicative required sum of points in the entrance exams and corresponding discounts for English-taught programs:

Bachelor’s degree Tuition fee (RUB/per year) The applicant’s discount on tuition fee (RUB/per year) based on the sum of points on two entrance exams
The applicant receives a score of at least 40 points on each entrance exam, and
100-130 points 131 points or higher is classified in Academic Performance Group 3 in accordance with Appendix 1* is classified in Academic Performance Group 2 in accordance with Appendix 1* is classified in Academic Performance Group 1 in accordance with Appendix 1*
Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science 280 000 10%
252 000
25%
210 000
40%
168 000
60%
112 000
80%
56 000
Information Technologies in Earth & Environmental Sciences 280 000 15%
238 000
29%
198 800
43%
159 600
62%
106 400
80%
56 000
Power Electrical Engineering 280 000 15%
238 000
29%
198 800
43%
159 600
62%
106 400
80%
56 000
Finance & Accounting 280 000 10%
252 000
25%
210 000
40%
168 000
60%
112 000
80%
56 000
International business 280 000 10%
252 000
25%
210 000
40%
168 000
60%
112 000
80%
56 000

Bachelor’s degree Tuition fee (RUB/per year) The applicant’s discount on tuition fee (RUB/per year) based on the result of the one entrance exam
The applicant receives a score of at least 40 points on each entrance exam, and
40-49 points 50-65 points 66 points or higher is classified in Academic Performance Group 3 in accordance with Appendix 1* is classified in Academic Performance Group 2 in accordance with Appendix 1* is classified in Academic Performance Group 1 in accordance with Appendix 1*
Linguistics & Business Communications (English) 390 000 28%
280 800
35%
253 500
46%
210 600
57%
167 700
71%
113 100
86%
54 600
Cross-cultural Communications in Business Environment (Chinese) 390 000 0%
390 000

*Appendix 1. Tuition Discount Eligibility for Bachelor's Degree Programs Based on the Grade Point Average (GPA) on the Applicant's General Secondary Education Credential

  1. Appendix 1 bachelor's degree (ENG) (pdf, 138.27 Kb)
Master’s degree Tuition fee (RUB/per year) The applicant’s discount on tuition fee (RUB/per year) based on the points of entrance exam result / based on the results of the Online Academic Competition “Engineers iPolytech", held by INRTU in 2026
The applicant scored no less than 71 points on the entrance exam and was assigned to Portfolio Assessment Group 1 in accordance with Appendix 2*** The applicant scored no less than 85 points on the entrance exam and was assigned to Portfolio Assessment Group 2 in accordance with Appendix 2***
50-64 points 65 points or higher**
Ecology & Green Technologies 275 000 10%
247 500
20%
220 000
50%
137 500
80%
55 000
Environmental Sciences & Engineering 275 000 10%
247 500
20%
220 000
50%
137 500
80%
55 000
Information Technologies, Networks & Big data 296 500 10%
266 850
20%
237 200
50%
148 250
80%
59 300
Digital Technologies in Applied Geophysics 275 000 10%
247 500
20%
220 000
50%
137 500
80%
55 000
Renewable energy 275 000 10%
247 500
20%
220 000
50%
137 500
80%
55 000
MBA: Global Management & Leadership 296 500 10%
266 850
20%
237 200
50%
148 250
80%
59 300
MBA: Strategic Leadership & Management in Digital Environment 296 500 10%
266 850
20%
237 200
50%
148 250
80%
59 300

** Applicants who score more than 65 points but are not classified as Portfolio Assessment Group 1 or 2 in accordance with Appendix 2 are eligible for a 20% discount.

*** Appendix 2 - Eligibility Criteria for Tuition Discounts for International Applicants to Master's Degree Programs Based on a Portfolio Review

  1. Appendix 2 master's degree (ENG) (pdf, 306.54 Kb)