Quota 1 vs Quota 2 in 2026 — Who Qualifies and How Many Places There Are

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* Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts.

Quota 1 — benefit categories

Who qualifies (Section IV, item 14):

• people with a group I or II disability, or children with a disability, who successfully sat the NMT in the year of admission;
• people established to have been deprived of personal liberty as a result of the armed aggression against Ukraine;
• orphans, children deprived of parental care, and people formerly in those categories;
• the other categories listed in item 12 of that section (except the sixth paragraph).

Size (Section VIII, item 13): by default 10% of the maximum (total) volume of state-funded places, with a minimum of 1 place; at relocated institutions up to 30%. Rounded to a whole number, never fewer than one place.

The exact definition (Section I, item 6): quota 1 is a defined share of the state-funded places that may be used to admit applicants on the basis of complete general secondary education or NQF level 5 who are entitled to special admission conditions (except people entitled to quota 2).

In other words, quota 1 and quota 2 do not overlap: if you fall under quota 2, that is the one you go through.

Quota 2 — applicants from occupied territories and combat zones

Who qualifies (Section IV, item 13): people whose place of residence is registered (declared) in a temporarily occupied territory or in a settlement classified as an area of active hostilities.

Size (Section VIII, item 13): by default 10% of the places (min. 1 place); up to 40% at relocated institutions and at institutions in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts.

⚠️ The Ministry’s amendment of 07.07.2026 — the date of departure no longer matters

The original wording of the Order (and many guides still) added a condition: quota 2 was for those who “are in the territory or left it after 1 October of the year preceding admission”.

That condition has been removed. Under the Ministry’s clarification of 07.07.2026, everyone from occupied territories and areas of active hostilities is entitled to quota 2 in 2026 — regardless of when they left (including people who left back in 2022).

📎 Source of the amendment: Admission campaign 2026: clarification of the admission procedure (mon.gov.ua)

How the quotas work in the competition

A quota does not “enroll you automatically”. All it does is:

1. set aside a share of the places for a category;
2. create a separate track — sub-competition A (quota 1) or sub-competition B (quota 2);
3. rank applicants within that track by competitive score.

If there are not enough quota places, or they are not all filled, the applications move on to sub-competition V (the general competition) — and any unused quota places go there too.

👉 The tracks in detail: Sub-competitions A / B / BB / V — who competes where

FAQ

Can you be entitled to quota 1 and quota 2 at the same time?
No. By definition quota 1 does not cover people entitled to quota 2 — quota 2 applies.

How many applications can you submit under a quota?
The overall limit is up to 10 applications, of which up to 5 for state-funded places (Section III, item 8). The quota works within that limit, and priorities work as they do for everyone.

Does a quota guarantee a state-funded place?
No. It improves your odds (a separate track plus reserved places), but the decision still comes down to your competitive score.

Which documents prove entitlement to a quota?
The list of documents for each category is set by the admission rules of the particular institution — check them on the university’s website and in EDBO.

Next step

Entitlement to a quota is half the job. The other half is your competitive score:

👉 Calculate your competitive score

Read next:

• 📝 Sub-competitions A / B / BB / V — the full breakdown
• 🎮 The admission simulation — how to submit your applications properly

The minimum rules (quotas, categories, sizes) are per Ministry of Education and Science Order No. 373 as amended on 07.07.2026. For the number of quota places on a particular competitive offer, see EDBO: vstup.edbo.gov.ua.