The successful students in the enlistment competition from among non-holders of the previous academic qualifications. These Institutes are found in towns and in a large number of villages. This stage comprises three sections, one for arts and literature, the second for the sciences, and the third for mathematics. These Institutes, however, are found in the Capitals of various Governorates and Districts and in some big villages, so that students holding the preparatory education certificate of Al-Azhar can find place in institutes near their domicile. Quran Recitation Institutes, which offers studies of the Quranic sciences.
Student is granted a certificate after the end of each stage.
Holders of the Recitation and specialization are appointed as teachers of the sciences of the Holy Quran at Al-Azhar Institutions. Large number of such graduates are seconded to Muslim countries. There is an institute, or more than one institute, of this type in each Governorate. Students learning the Holy Quran by heart are admitted to these institutes, without any restriction of age. Studies here take five years, after which time a graduate is granted the Al-Azhar Training Diploma and appointed in the primary institutes as teacher of religious, Arabic and cultural subjects.