Reached at a Kankor score of 177.
Social science graduates work as university and school academic staff, as researchers in research centres, as advisers on historical and social questions to ministries, and as social-affairs and media analysts. Departments cover history, geography and sociology.
These scores are a guide, not a promise. The real cut-off moves every year with how many students sit the exam and how many places a university has.
41 departments at public universities fall under this field. For each, the lowest and highest score admitted in the 1405 Kankor is shown, sorted from the highest required score down.
| University | Department | Lowest score admitted | Highest score | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabul University | PsychologyPsychology & Educational Sciences | 255.06 | 338.88 | 35 |
| Kabul University | Counselling PsychologyPsychology & Educational Sciences | 218.83 |
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| 265.98 |
| 35 |
| Kabul Education University | General PsychologyPsychology & Educational Sciences | 218 | 314.94 | 80 |
| Kabul University | Planning and PolicyPsychology & Educational Sciences | 207.72 | 283.81 | 35 |
| Kabul University | Social WorkPsychology & Educational Sciences | 193 | 251.68 | 35 |
| Kabul Education University | CounsellingPsychology & Educational Sciences | 188.04 | 263.23 | 80 |
| Kabul University | PedagogyPsychology & Educational Sciences | 187.97 | 245.46 | 35 |
| Kabul University | Philosophy and SociologySocial Sciences | 186.78 | 265.77 | 70 |
| Jawzjan University | PsychologySocial Sciences | 177.41 | 232.17 | 60 |
| Kabul Education University | SociologySocial Sciences | 176.5 | 241.62 | 70 |
| Parwan University | SociologySocial Sciences | 173.67 | 205.24 | 60 |
| Badakhshan University | SociologySocial Sciences | 173.02 | 228.07 | 80 |
| Kabul Education University | HistorySocial Sciences | 171.16 | 233.27 | 70 |
| Kabul University | General HistorySocial Sciences | 170.28 | 230.86 | 70 |
| Kabul Education University | GeographySocial Sciences | 169.64 | 210.12 | 70 |
| Kabul University | Anthropology and ArchaeologySocial Sciences | 169.39 | 215.04 | 70 |
| Parwan University | HistorySocial Sciences | 167.83 | 265.11 | 60 |
| Bamyan University | SociologySocial Sciences | 167.73 | 208.49 | 50 |
| Badakhshan University | HistorySocial Sciences | 164.3 | 189.8 | 60 |
| Parwan University | GeographySocial Sciences | 164.04 | 207.08 | 50 |
| Jawzjan University | JournalismSocial Sciences | 163.76 | 205.31 | 70 |
| Badakhshan University | GeographySocial Sciences | 163.07 | 225.58 | 60 |
| Sheikh Zayed University, Khost | GeographySocial Sciences | 161.52 | 201.22 | 75 |
| Sheikh Zayed University, Khost | Philosophy and SociologySocial Sciences | 157.68 | 253.52 | 75 |
| Herat University | SociologySocial Sciences | 156.38 | 288.95 | 100 |
| Bamyan University | PhilosophySocial Sciences | 153.97 | 225.44 | 70 |
| Herat University | Tourism and ArchaeologySocial Sciences | 153.52 | 238.87 | 100 |
| Balkh University | ArchaeologySocial Sciences | 152.34 | 271.51 | 75 |
| Herat University | GeographySocial Sciences | 152.08 | 223.69 | 100 |
| Jawzjan University | Turkish Language and LiteratureSocial Sciences | 151.55 | 190.67 | 80 |
| Bamyan University | ArchaeologySocial Sciences | 151.45 | 189.55 | 70 |
| Bamyan University | HistorySocial Sciences | 151.4 | 197.54 | 70 |
| Bamyan University | TourismSocial Sciences | 150.83 | 211.94 | 70 |
| Jawzjan University | HistorySocial Sciences | 150.72 | 181.51 | 80 |
| Herat University | HistorySocial Sciences | 150.49 | 243.04 | 100 |
| Jawzjan University | Uzbek Language and LiteratureSocial Sciences | 150.19 | 189.41 | 80 |
| Sheikh Zayed University, Khost | General HistorySocial Sciences | 150.18 | 210.09 | 75 |
| Kabul University | Educational ManagementPsychology & Educational Sciences | — | — | 35 |
| Balkh University | HistorySocial Sciences | — | — | 75 |
| Balkh University | PsychologySocial Sciences | — | — | 75 |
| Balkh University | PaintingSocial Sciences | — | — | 75 |
Each year’s scores depend on that year’s candidates and places; last year’s figure is a guide, not a promise. A dash (—) means the score booklet has no figure for that department at that university; we do not estimate one.Source: Booklet «بلندترین و پایینترین نمرات کانکور ۱۴۰۵» (highest and lowest Kankor 1405 scores)Source: Booklet «کودرشته ها و ظرفیت جذب پوهنتون ها در سال ۱۴۰۵» (field codes and university capacities, 1405)