Unpad's UTBK SNBT Capacity for 2026 Changes
The capacity of Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) for new S1 students through the Computer-Based Written Examination (UTBK) pathway in the National Selection Based on Tests (SNBT) for 2026 has changed compared to 2025. Some programme quotas have been increased, while others have been decreased.
“Overall (the quota) we are not allowed to increase,” said the Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs at Unpad, Zahrotur Rusyda Hinduan, to Tempo on Saturday, 28 March 2026.
Registration for UTBK SNBT is currently underway from 25 March to 7 April 2026. According to Zahrotur, Unpad’s new student capacity is set by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, based on the quota proposals submitted by Unpad in January 2026. As a result, the total capacity for 2026 does not exceed that of 2025.
In accordance with government regulations, the quota for the National Selection Based on Achievement (SNBP) pathway is at least 20 percent, and the independent pathway at higher education institutions with legal entity status (PTNBH) is a maximum of 50 percent. “The quota is not reduced but not allowed to increase,” Zahrotur stated.
Meanwhile, Unpad has added a new programme this year, namely cosmetic engineering. According to him, the restriction on S1 quotas is related to government policy to encourage PTNBH campuses to boost postgraduate education.
From the national new student admission selection website, the quotas increased by Unpad for the UTBK SNBT pathway include Medicine becoming 100 from 99 people in 2025. The Mathematics programme now has a capacity of 45 people from previously 33 students. In addition, the number of seats increased for Chemistry (40), Physics (45), Biology (53), Agrotechnology (134), Dentistry (46).
Then, the capacity for Animal Science increased to 161 from 123 students in 2025, Fisheries (92), Nursing Science (82), Marine Science (58), Agricultural Engineering (48), Psychology (71). Quotas for other programmes increased by Unpad for the SNBT 2026 pathway include Industrial Technology (28), Electrical Engineering (42), Actuarial Science (19), Economics (41).
Additional quotas are also given by Unpad to the International Relations programme (42), Social Welfare Science (23), Government Science (29), Business Administration (45), History (50), French Literature (30), Russian Literature (27), German Literature (25), Arabic Literature (50). The capacity for Communication Science becomes 46 people, Library and Information Science (41), Sociology (19), Public Relations (40), Islamic Economics (50), Communication Management (47), Journalism (47), Television and Film (47), Digital Business (37).
Meanwhile, programmes whose capacity in 2026 is reduced from the 2025 quota include Statistics becoming 46 from previously 52 people. Then Agribusiness (58), Food Technology (58), Pharmacy (75), Geological Engineering (76), Geophysics (22). The quota for the popular Informatics Engineering programme is also reduced to 35 from previously 44 people in 2025 with 2,487 registrants.
In addition, the capacity for Veterinary Medicine is also reduced to 18 people. Similarly, the popular choice among applicants, Law, has a quota of 132 from previously 147 people with 4,054 registrants in 2025. Accounting becomes 48 people, Management (50), Public Administration (40), Anthropology (18), Indonesian Literature (37), Sundanese Literature (30), English Literature (42), Political Science (23).