65,500 apply to state universities

JAKARTA (JP): As many as 65,500 students are expected to take part in the state university entrance tests in Jakarta this year, an official says.

Speaking at a press conference at the University of Indonesia campus yesterday, Tadjudin, the chairman of the Group A coordinating body, said senior high school students who graduated in 1994, 1995 and 1996 are eligible for the tests. They are to take place on June 18 and 19.

Group A includes 17 state universities in Jakarta, Sumatra, West Kalimantan and West Java. Tadjudin is the president of the Jakarta-based University of Indonesia.

Those who are 1994 and 1995 high school graduates and willing to sit the test can pay for the application forms at Bank BNI offices in Jakarta from May 20 to May 31, he said.

"The forms costs between Rp 35,000 and Rp 50,000 each. The forms will be available between May 27 and June 1," Tadjudin added.

This year's graduates who don't want to apply at their respective high schools can go to Bank BNI offices to pay for the forms between May 27 and June 14; the forms are to be made available from June 3 to June 14.

"We suggest that 1996 graduates who are still in their third grade at high school apply for the state university seats collectively at their schools," he said.

The committee will give special treatment to blind students or those with sight-related diseases.

The tests will be held at 207 locations in the city, and will need more than 8,000 supervisors, he added. "Medical teams will also be on hand." (sur)