Among the 42 candidates, 30 were prize winners at international science and technology competitions. The candidates who were prize winners at the national gifted student selection exam 2017 were admitted into the University of Medicine and Pharmacy; 04 candidates admitted into the University of Foreign Languages; 05 candidates into University of Education; 03 candidates into the University of Sciences of which 01 candidate, visually impaired, was admitted into the Social Work Department.