University entry test unchanged

University entry test unchanged

JAKARTA: There will be no significant change to the upcoming
state university admittance tests compared with previous ones,
apart from changes to the examination committee.

Rector of Jakarta State University (UNJ) Sutjipto told The
Jakarta Post on Thursday that, as in the past, the university
entrance test, slated to take place simultaneously on July 2 and
July 3, would be jointly organized by all 46 universities across
the country.

But unlike in the past, each university would be allowed to
name its own team to carry out the test, without having to report
it to the Ministry of National Education.

Earlier this year, Minister of National Education A. Malik
Fadjar issued a decree that terminated the national university
entrance test (UMPTN) in a bid to allow free competition between
senior high school graduates. But rectors of the state
universities objected to the decision.

For the upcoming test, an application form for nature study or
social sciences costs Rp 75,000 while a mixed-major form costs Rp
95,000. Applicants may obtain the forms individually or
collectively through their schools, from June 17 through June 28.
--JP