SNPMB Committee: Academic Ability Test Serves as Consideration in Student Admission for SNBP
Yes, the TKA remains a consideration for us to at least conduct additional validation on the consistency between report card grades and TKA scores.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The General Chairman of the National Student Admission Selection Management Team (SNPMB) for 2026, Eduart Wolok, stated that the results of the Academic Ability Test (TKA) are one of the considerations in admitting students through the Prestasi-based National Selection (SNBP) pathway.
“Yes, the TKA remains a consideration for us to at least conduct additional validation on the consistency between report card grades and TKA scores,” said Eduart in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Eduart explained that all universities receive the TKA scores of applicants. However, he continued, the TKA scores serve as supplementary data and are not the sole determinant of passing.
The Rector of Gorontalo State University (UNG) said that so far, the validation using TKA scores against report card grades has proceeded well.
“If for the passing data, no significant discrepancies have been found. So it means that the students who pass truly have sufficient abilities,” said Eduart.
The Chairman of the Indonesian State University Rectors’ Council (MRPTNI) also mentioned that TKA results are utilised to maintain the quality of student selection.
“So, for example, there’s a programme with a capacity of 20, and 40 applicants. One might think we could just accept 20, right? But no, because there’s a selection factor, so it might only fill 15, even though there are more than 20 applicants. That’s part of our effort to maintain quality,” he said.
If the quota is still not met during the SNBT period, he continued, the remaining quota will be included in the independent selection quota conducted by each university, so that the total quota does not exceed 100 percent.
“So, we still use report card grades and other achievements. The TKA is an instrument or supplementary data in each university,” stated Eduart Wolok.