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Australian Universities Application Deadlines 2025

Australian Universities Application Deadlines 2025

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Discover the 2025 application deadlines for top Australian universities. Get tips and plan your study abroad journey effectively with GyanDhan's guide.

Rohit Gidwani
Rohit Gidwani
Updated on:  26 Mar 2025  | Reviewed By:  Aman  | 33.4K | 14  min read

Indian students prefer Australia as their top study-abroad destination due to its excellent academics, job opportunities, cultural openness, and tropical climate. Australian universities produced over 100,000 research publications in 2023 that contributed majorly to global research efforts, making it the top study-abroad destination for Indian students.

 

From 2002 to 2023, 89,766 Indian students chose Australia, with courses like Business, IT, Engineering, Science, and Hospitality being popular choices. As India-Australia ties strengthen, more students are expected to enrich Australian universities. Students often wonder how to apply to Australian universities and can feel the whole process overwhelmed with multiple deadlines throughout the year. Missing deadlines means losing a year and facing tough competition.

 

In 2023, the total number of students enrolled in higher education institutions in Australia was 1,600,563, with an impressive increase of 24.9% for Australia intake for international students as compared to the previous year. This blog will provide you various insights about Australia university intakes, important Australia university application deadline 2025 that will help you to plan accordingly for the course and university.

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Admission Intakes in Australia

In Australia intake, there are mainly three intakes in a year, namely February intake, July intake, and November intake. These intakes are not equally relevant for all applicants as all courses are not available each time.

 

Out of the three major intakes, the February and July sessions are more important than the November intake since the November intake in Australian universities has fewer courses for students.

 

Let’s see in detail how application deadlines in each Australia intake are relevant for international applicants.

Intake Application Period Courses Universities Offering

February Intake (semester 1)

August - December

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    Bachelor of Science
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    Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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    Bachelor of Arts
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    Master of Finance and Accounting
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    Master of Information Technology
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    MBBS

University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, ANU, Monash University, UQ, UWA, Adelaide, UTS, Macquarie University

July Intake (semester 2)

February - May 

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    Bachelor of Science
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    Master of Data Science
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    Bachelor of Arts
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    Master of International Business
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    Bachelor of Economics
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    Bachelor of Law
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    MBBS

University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, RMIT University, Monash University, University of Adelaide, University of New South Wales (UNSW), 

November Intake (semester 3)

September - October

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    Short-term courses
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    Master of Applied Finance
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    Postgraduate certificates
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    Specialized programs

University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, Queensland University of Technology

 

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Top Australian Universities and their Deadlines

This section will detail you about the last date to apply for Australian universities since students often wonder when do Australian university applications open. However, you must check the specific course deadline from the official sources so that you do not miss pout on important dates.

University Name Application Deadline

University of Melbourne

30 November 2024 (Semester 1), 31 March 2025 (Semester 2)

University of Sydney

1 December 2024 (Semester 1), 15 May 2025 (Semester 2)

UNSW Sydney

30 November 2024 (Semester 1), 31 May 2025 (Semester 2)

Australian National University (ANU)

15 December 2024 (Semester 1), 15 May 2025 (Semester 2)

Monash University

31 October 2024 (Semester 1), 30 April 2025 (Semester 2)

University of Queensland (UQ)

30 November 2024 (Semester 1), 31 May 2025 (Semester 2)

University of Western Australia (UWA)

30 November 2024 (Semester 1), 31 May 2025 (Semester 2)

University of Adelaide

30 June 2024 (Specific Programs)

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

30 November 2024, 15 January 2025 (Australia-based)

Macquarie University

31 October 2024 (Semester 1), 30 April 2025 (Semester 2)

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Application Deadlines & Timeline for February Intake 2025

Once you have gone through Australia university application deadline 2025, now it’s time to plan your study-abroad journey that includes important timelines. Start with basic research about the courses in which you want admission and the universities that offer those courses. Shortlist them and start your application process as soon as possible to avoid any potential delays in the process. 

Month  Step  Action

June - July

Research Universities and Courses

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    Identify universities and programs of interest.
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     Check for eligibility criteria, tuition fees, scholarships, etc.

July 

Appear for the Standardized Tests

August

Collect Important Documents including LOR and other important Transcripts

August - September

Application Submission

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    Fill out the application and attach all the important documents.
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    Pay the application fee.

October

Wait for the Offer Letter from the university of application

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    Prepare for the interview, and collect other important documents.

October

Receive your Letter of Acceptance

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    Accept the offer and pay the university fee.
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    Prepare the documents required to apply for the visa.
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    Arrange the required funds to reflect in the account.

October

Apply for the Visa

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    Apply for an Australia student visa and make financial arrangements.

January

Start preparing to fly for the course of the study

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    Make necessary arrangements like accommodation and other related things.

January

Book your tickets and fly to Australia

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    Arrive in Australia and settle in.

February 

Start University

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    Arrive on campus, attend orientation programs, and begin classes.

 

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Application Deadlines and Timeline for July Intake 2025

Students must regularly visit the official website for the Australia university application deadline 2025 to avoid any delays in their application process. Below is the application timeline for the July intake 2025 that students must follow.

Month  Step  Action

December

Research Universities and Courses

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    Identify universities and programs of interest.
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    Check for eligibility criteria, tuition fees, scholarships, etc.

December

Appear for the Standardized Tests

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    Register and appear for required tests like TOEFL/IELTS/PTE.

Janauary

Collect Important Documents including LOR and other important Transcripts

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    Request Letter of Recommendation (LOR) 
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    Start writing your statement of Purpose (SOP)

February

Application Submission

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    Fill out the application and attach all the important documents.
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    Pay the application fee.

February 

Wait for the Offer Letter from the university of application

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    Prepare for the interview, and collect other important documents.

March

Receive your Letter of Acceptance

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    Accept the offer and pay the university fee.
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    Prepare the documents required to apply for the visa.
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    Arrange the required funds to reflect in the account.

March

Apply for the Visa

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    Apply for a student visa and make financial arrangements.

April - May

Start preparing to fly for the course of the study

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