The Bachaloria Engineering track: subjects and faculties

The short answer

Engineering and Computer Science 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: Chemistry or Programming & AI.
Third year: two specialised subjects: Maths (advanced) and Physics (advanced).
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
Chemistry or Programming & AI: 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)

Maths (advanced) and Physics (advanced), each out of 100.

Which faculties does it lead to?

According to the ministry, this track leads to Engineering, Urban Planning, Computing and AI, Applied Arts, Fine Arts (Architecture), Mathematics divisions, Agricultural Engineering, and 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 Maths, Physics and solving problems.
You are thinking of Engineering, Computing and AI, or Architecture.
You like building something and seeing it work.

Tips if you choose it

Chemistry or Programming in the second year? Read Programming or Chemistry?.
The third year is all advanced Maths and Physics, so keep up your Maths in the second year even though it is not in that year's total.

Study the track on GoBachaloria

Every subject on the Engineering and Computer Science 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.

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