West Java Governor Transfers Student Admission System Management Amid Furore

The implementation of the 2026 New Student Mapping (PCMB), which has faced numerous complaints, has become a serious concern for the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi. Dedi has now transferred the management of the Student Admission System (SPMB) from the Education Office to the Communications and Informatics Office (Diskominfo).

Furthermore, he has deactivated the Head of the Education Department’s Information and Communication Technology Unit (UPTD Tikomdik), Suhendar, as he was deemed unable to oversee the PCMB registration process. This step was taken after a wave of public complaints emerged over recent days. Thousands of prospective students experienced issues ranging from unverified accounts and system login failures to unreadable data and complications for ‘Sekolah Maung’ participants, who were forced to re-enter the regular registration process.

Dedi personally visited the West Java Education Office to hear the grievances of parents and to demand explanations from the team responsible for the registration system.

According to Dedi, the West Java Provincial Government had established a policy from the outset that all government applications must be developed and managed in an integrated manner by Diskominfo. Consequently, he assessed that the separate development of applications by regional agencies is an issue that must be rectified immediately.

As a result, the management of the SPMB system is now officially under the control of the West Java Communications and Informatics Office. For the time being, Dedi has appointed the Head of the e-Government Division of Diskominfo West Java, Mark Aditya, as the Acting Head of the Tikomdik Unit.

“It will be handled by (Diskominfo) until a new permanent official is appointed,” said Dedi, as reported by detikJabar on Wednesday (10/06/2026).

This change was implemented alongside the removal of Suhendar from his position as Head of the Education Department’s Tikomdik Unit.