Uzbekistan approves methodology for university graduate quality index

The index will be calculated annually for the period from July 1 to June 30 of the following year based on four indicators: employment speed, employment stability, average monthly income, and employment category. The introduction of the index is stipulated by a presidential decree dated April 10, 2026.

The sooner a graduate finds a job within a year after graduation, the higher the coefficient: 4 for the first month, 3 within three months, and 2 within six months. Stability is determined by the share of those who worked without interruption for at least six months during the reporting year; breaks of up to 10 working days are permitted. Income is calculated based on the average monthly nominal wage and compared with the university that has the best indicator.

Under the employment category, a coefficient of 2 will be assigned to employees of legal entities, founders of their own legal entities, education system workers, those who traveled abroad for more than 90 days, and those listed in the Social Register; individual entrepreneurs will receive 1.5. Self-employed individuals, those working under civil law contracts, people engaged in family enterprises and dehkan farms, and those caring for a child under the age of two will be counted without a coefficient. The highest coefficients will apply to graduates from the Social Register, and they will be considered stably employed when assessing stability. If a graduate falls into several categories, the highest coefficient is used.

Career centres at the 20 universities with the best results will receive an annual reward of 500 million soums, as provided for by presidential decree No. UP-58 and regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in late September.