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        "msgid": "independent-selection-opened-unpad-tuition-fees-will-not-increase-1775609623",
        "date": "2026-04-07 14:53:57",
        "title": "Independent Selection Opened, Unpad: Tuition Fees Will Not Increase",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) has launched its independent selection process (SMUP) for new undergraduate and applied degree students from 1 April to 2 June 2026, with the rector assuring that tuition fees will remain unchanged from previous years. The university has allocated 3,868 seats across various tracks, including those based on tests, report cards, interests, and talents, while offering exemptions from institutional development fees for high-achieving students in fields like research, sports, arts, and religion. This initiative also targets students from remote, underdeveloped areas and first-time higher education families, integrating with national selection systems to promote accessibility without financial hikes.",
        "content": "<p>Universitas Padjadjaran or Unpad has opened registrations for the\nindependent selection (SMUP) for new undergraduate (S1) and D4 or\napplied degree students from 1 April to 2 June 2026. Unpad Rector Arief\nS. Kartasasmita has assured that the tuition fees for the independent\nselection pathway will be the same as in previous years. \u201cWe are\ncommitted that SMUP will not experience any increase; the fees remain\nthe same,\u201d he said during the offline and online new student admission\nsocialisation on Monday, 6 April 2026. The capacity for the independent\nselection pathway prepared by Unpad totals 3,868 seats, divided into\n3,373 for prospective undergraduate (S1) programme students and 495 for\nthose interested in D4 or applied degree programmes. In addition to\nbeing required to pay single tuition fees (UKT) varying according to the\nchosen study programme, those who pass the selection will also be\nrequired to pay institutional development contribution fees (IPI).\n\u201cAlthough it is called an independent programme, it will certainly be in\nline with students\u2019 abilities, so do not interpret it as Unpad\u2019s effort\nto seek funding,\u201d Arief stated. Unpad is opening several pathways for\nindependent selection, namely based on selection test results and report\ncards, results from computer-based written exam tests (UTBK) and report\ncards, as well as based on interests and talents. In addition, there is\nselection for the international undergraduate programme (IUP), as well\nas strategic partnership selection. In particular, Unpad will invite\noutstanding high school students from disadvantaged, outermost, and\nfrontier (3T) areas, also from family members who are getting the\nopportunity to continue studies to higher education for the first time,\nas well as outstanding students from underrepresented schools. Head of\nUnpad\u2019s Independent Selection Office, Anas, said that the 2026 selection\nsystem and admission information are integrated with registrations for\nnew student admissions at Unpad. \u201cParticipants who have been accepted\nthrough the National Selection Based on Achievements (SNBP) pathway\ncannot register for the independent selection pathway or the National\nSelection Based on Tests (SNBT),\u201d he said on Tuesday, 7 April 2026. For\nthe independent selection pathway based on interests and talents\nspecifically, Unpad is opening opportunities for applicants who have\nachievements in the fields of research and innovation, sports, arts and\nculture, memorisation of holy scriptures, and other religious\nactivities. Those who pass the selection are not charged Institutional\nDevelopment Contribution fees (IPI). For example, the fees for new S1\nand D4 students from Unpad\u2019s 2026 independent selection, such as for the\nlaw study programme, amount to UKT of Rp 7 million per semester and IPI\nof Rp 50 million. For medicine, UKT is Rp 20.5 million, with IPI set at\nRp 195 million; psychology UKT Rp 10 million with IPI of Rp 85 million.\nMeanwhile, political science UKT Rp 6 million with IPI Rp 30 million, as\nwell as government studies, English literature, and Japanese\nliterature.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/independent-selection-opened-unpad-tuition-fees-will-not-increase-1775609623",
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