# Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024 > F2024L01428 — as made — Status: InForce — Made/registered 2024-11-11 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01428/latest/text > _As-made (original) text, reproduced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au) under CC BY 4.0. For amended instruments the current compilation may differ; confirm against the official source._ Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024 I, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument. Dated  8 November 2024 Tony Burke Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Contents 1  Name 2  Commencement 3  Authority 4  Definitions 5  Schedules 6  Specified foreign education institutions 7  Specified qualifications 8  Specified related industries 9  Specified English language tests 10  Specified test scores to be achieved 11  Specified period and requirement Schedule 1—Foreign Education Institutions Schedule 2—Qualifications Schedule 3—Required English language test scores 1  Name   This instrument is the Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024. 2  Commencement   This instrument commences at the same time as the Migration Amendment (Mobility Arrangements for Talented Early-professionals Scheme) Regulations 2024. 3  Authority   This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994:  (a) item 4(a) of the table in paragraph 1234(3F)(c) of Schedule 1;  (b) paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2;  (c) subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2;  (d) subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2; and  (e) subclause 403.262(2) of Schedule 2. 4  Definitions   In this instrument: AQF means the Australian Qualifications Framework within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. foreign education institution means a foreign education institution mentioned in Schedule 1. graduated means having met the academic requirements for the award of that qualification. Migration Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994. qualification means one of the degrees or higher qualifications mentioned in Schedule 2. related industries means one or more of the related industries mentioned in section 8. test component means each of the following of an English language test that is specified in section 9: •     listening; •     reading; •     speaking; and •     writing. 5  Schedules   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. 6  Specified foreign education institutions   For the purposes of item 4(a) of the table in paragraph 1234(3F)(c) of Schedule 1 and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the foreign education institution from which an applicant must have graduated is an institution specified in an item in Schedule 1. 7  Specified qualifications   For the purposes of paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, a qualification is specified if all of the following apply:  (a) the qualification is mentioned in an item of Schedule 2;  (b) the qualification was conferred or awarded by a foreign education institution specified in an item in Schedule 1; and  (c) the qualification is equivalent to an AQF level 7 degree or higher qualification. 8  Specified related industries   For the purposes of paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, each of the following related industries is specified:  (a) renewable energy;  (b) mining;  (c) engineering;  (d) information communications technology;  (e) artificial intelligence;  (f) financial technology;  (g) agricultural technology. 9  Specified English language tests    For the purposes of subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following language tests are specified:  (a) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE);  (b) International English Language Testing System (IELTS);  (c) Occupational English Test (OET);  (d) Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE);  (e) Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT). 10  Specified test scores to be achieved   For the purposes of subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the test scores to be achieved, in a language test specified in section 9, are specified in Schedule 3. 11  Specified period and requirement   For the purposes of subclauses 403.262(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following period and requirement are specified:  (a) the applicant must have undertaken the language test within the following period:  (i) if evidence of the test is provided at the time the applicant makes an application for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream —the 1 year period immediately before the day on which the visa application is made; or  (ii) if evidence of the test is not provided at the time the visa application is made—the 1 year period immediately before the day on which a decision to grant or refuse to grant the visa is made;  (b) unless the test is an OET, the test scores were achieved in a single sitting of the test.   Schedule 1—Foreign Education Institutions Foreign Education Institutions Item Institution City State 1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 2 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Bengaluru Karnataka 3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra 4 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi 5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 7 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi New Delhi Delhi 8 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand 9 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Assam 10 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Delhi 11 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 12 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana 13 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi Delhi 14 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Manipal Karnataka 15 University of Delhi Delhi Delhi 16 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 17 Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 18 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 19 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore Tamil Nadu 20 Anna University Chennai Tamil Nadu 21 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu 22 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai Tamil Nadu 23 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Pilani Rajasthan 24 Siksha `O` Anusandhan Bhubaneswar Odisha 25 University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana 26 Calcutta University Kolkata West Bengal 27 Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai Maharashtra 28 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha 29 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Gujarat 30 Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 31 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 32 Chandigarh University Mohali Punjab 33 Indian Institute of Technology Indore Indore Madhya Pradesh 34 National Institute of Technology Rourkela Rourkela Odisha 35 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad Dhanbad Jharkhand 36 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Mysuru Karnataka 37 Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune Maharashtra 38 Kerala University Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 39 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry Pondicherry 40 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) Vaddeswaram Andhra Pradesh 41 Andhra University Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 42 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune Pune Maharashtra 43 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) Patiala Punjab 44 Bharathiar University Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 45 Lovely Professional University Phagwara Punjab 46 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Surathkal Karnataka 47 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy Thanjavur Tamil Nadu 48 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Rupnagar Punjab 49 Amity University Gautam Budh Nagar Uttar Pradesh 50 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Srivilliputhur Tamil Nadu 51 Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin Kerala 52 Symbiosos International Pune Maharashtra 53 National Institute of Technology Warangal Warangal Telangana 54 National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode Kerala 55 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 56 Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai Maharashtra 57 Gauhati University Guwahati Assam 58 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 59 UPES Dehradun Uttarakhand 60 Panjab University Chandigarh Chandigarh 61 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 62 Jamia Hamdard New Delhi Delhi 63 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune Maharashtra 64 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali Mohali Punjab 65 University of Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 66 Delhi Technological University New Delhi Delhi 67 Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Kerala 68 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan 69 University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 70 Osmania University Hyderabad Telangana 71 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Wardha Maharashtra 72 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Mandi Himachal Pradesh 73 Indian Institute of Technology Patna Patna Bihar 74 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Rishikesh Uttarakhand 75 Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal 76 Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamil Nadu 77 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur Nagpur Maharashtra 78 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 79 Graphic Era University Dehradun Uttarakhand 80 Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana Punjab 81 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Kalavakkam Tamil Nadu 82 Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Rajasthan 83 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan 84 SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai Maharashtra 85 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu 86 Mysore University Mysuru Karnataka 87 University of Jammu Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 88 King George`s Medical University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 89 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences Solan Himachal Pradesh 90 Christ University Bengaluru Karnataka 91 Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai Tamil Nadu 92 National Institute of Technology Silchar Silchar Assam 93 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Durgapur West Bengal 94 Gujarat University Ahmedabad Gujarat 95 Shiv Nadar University Gautam Buddha Nagar Uttar Pradesh 96 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai Tamil Nadu 97 Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur Andhra Pradesh 98 Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Maharashtra 99 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna Patna Bihar 100 Periyar University Salem Tamil Nadu Schedule 2—Qualifications Item Degree(s) or Higher Qualification(s) Name 1 Bachelor Degree 2 Bachelor Degree (Honours/ Research) 4 Postgraduate Diploma 5 Masters (all) 6 Doctoral Degree (all) Schedule 3—Required English language test scores Required test scores Item If the English language test is … the required test scores for that test are … 1 the CAE (a) an overall band score of at least 169; and (b) a score of at least 154 for each test component of the CAE. 2 the IELTS (a) an overall band score of at least 6; and (b) a score of at least 5 for each test component of the IELTS. 3 the OET a score of at least C for each test component of the OET. 4 the PTE (a) an overall band score of at least 50; and (b) for the listening test component of the PTE—a score of at least 36; and (c) for the reading test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36; and (d) for the speaking test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36; and (e) for the writing test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36. 5 the TOEFL iBT (a) a total overall score of at least 64; and (b) for the listening test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 4; and (c) for the reading test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 4; and (d) for the speaking test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 14; and (e) for the writing test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 14.