2,370 new students arrive at IPB campus

BOGOR: Around 2,370 high school graduates arrived at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) campus on Tuesday.

The IPB admissions committee chairman Asep Mulyana said that the institute had distributed registration forms to around 1,500 high schools nationwide in February and some 8,201 students responded.

Of the 8,201 applicants, around 2,370 were accepted.

The new students have to complete the administration procedures including the payment of Rp 1.5 million (US$160) in tuition fees per semester, Rp 900,000 for dormitory accommodation plus a Rp 375,000 deposit and other fees amounting to Rp 400,000.

"Most new students came from the Greater Jakarta area due to their better grades (compared to other areas)," As