How to Change/Reset UCT Vula Portal Login Password



How to Reset UCT Vula Portal Login Password.

This page provides information on how to access the University of Cape Town UCT vula portal login, sign in, retrieve, change, or reset your profile/account password online.

Vula is UCT’s official online learning system which allows students access to academic courses, student societies, study and research groups, faculty and departmental groups, as well as assorted projects and initiatives.

You can access the University of Cape Town UCT Vula Portal 24 hours a day from any location with an internet connection using a desktop computer, a laptop, notebooks, tablets, and even smartphones.

How to Change/Reset UCT Vula Portal Login Password.

Have you forgotten your password to log in to the University of Cape Town UCT Vula profile and/or portal? Don’t worry, kindly follow these steps to retrieve or change your password:



  • Log into the password self-service: https://password.uct.ac.za (If you can log in here, you will be able to login to Vula).
  • If you can’t log in to the password self-service, ask your faculty computer lab administrator to check your account and/or reset your password for you.

Click here to access the official UCT Vula Portal

Here is how you can sign up for a UCT?



  • Browse to your course site.
  • In the left menu, click the link named Tutorial Groups or Section Info (naming varies from site to site).
  • View the available groups and then click the “Join” link on the far right alongside the group that you want to sign up for.
  • Note: Group size may be limited. Once a group has reached its maximum size, you won‟t be able to sign up for that group. To see how many spaces are available, look at the “Avail.” column.
  • If you are permitted to switch sections, you can do so by clicking the “Switch” link alongside the group that you want to move to. You will automatically be removed from the first group and added to your new group.
  • If all the groups are full, consult with your lecturer, tutor or departmental administrator, who can either increase the group size or manually add you to a group.

Vula is used by students to upload documents and download resources. Here is how you can upload documents or download resources:

  • Resources are located on the left-side menu of your Vula site.
  • To upload a file, click the “add” option to the right of the folder you wish to add a resource to and follow the instructions on screen.
  • To download a file, right-click on the file you want downloaded and save to a suitable location on your PC

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