The short answer
Business is one of the four tracks you choose from when you move up to the second year of the Egyptian Bachaloria.
- Second year: Arabic, first foreign language and History (for every track), plus one specialised subject you choose: Accounting or Business Administration.
- Third year: two specialised subjects: Economics (advanced) and Maths.
- Total: 600 marks: 400 from the second year and 200 from the third.
The subjects in detail
Second year (400 marks)
- Arabic: 100
- First foreign language: 100
- History: 100
- Accounting or Business Administration: 100
Alongside them: Religious Education (pass or fail, 70% needed), Financial Culture (an activity) and Physical Education (practical). None of these count towards the total.
Third year (200 marks)
Economics (advanced) and Maths, each out of 100.
Which faculties does it lead to?
According to the ministry, this track leads to Economics and Political Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Law, Archaeology, Accounting, Management Information Systems, and commercial technical institutes.
Admission itself goes through the national coordination office: by your total and your preferences, among the faculties linked to your track. Each faculty's exact conditions are announced by the coordination office, so check them when they are published.
Who does it suit?
- You enjoy numbers, trade, economics and how companies work.
- You are thinking of Commerce, Economics and Political Science, Business Administration or Law.
- You want a practical track connected to the job market.
Tips if you choose it
- Accounting or Business Administration in the second year? Compare them in Accounting or Business Administration.
- Maths is a third-year subject in the total on this track, so don't neglect it.
Study the track on GoBachaloria
Every subject on the Business track is on GoBachaloria, each with several teachers to choose from, and the first five videos of every subject are free. Still unsure? Read how to choose your track.
Sources
- Medicine, Engineering, Business and Arts: the Bachaloria tracks in detail — Masrawy, 17 August 2026
- The official second-year Bachaloria subjects by track — Youm7, 23 August 2026
- The faculties open to each Bachaloria track — Al-Ahram Gate, 30 January 2025
- Bachaloria university admission: faculties per track and the rules — Al-Dostor, 8 August 2026
- The ministry's assessment rules for Bachaloria students — Matn News, 3 August 2026