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Bahagian Pengurusan Kemasukan Pelajar (BPKP)
The Division of Student Admission
(formerly known as Unit Pusat Universtti, UPU).
The centralized processing agency processes applications from students with
SPM, STPM, STAM, diploma or matriculation qualifications. The agency is under
The Department of Higher Education (Jabalan Pengajian Tinggi) of the Ministry of
Higher Education and is responsible for the management of the admission of
students into the 20 public universities.
All applications to study in public universities are centrally processed with
the exception of postgraduate studies.
The centralized processing agency is known as the Bahagitan Pengurusan Kemasukan
Pelajar (BPKP) or The Division of Student Admission (formerly known as Unit
Pusat Universtti, UPU). It processes applications from students with SPM, STPM,
STAM, diploma or matriculation qualifications. The agency is under The
Department of Higher Education (Jabalan Pengajian Tinggi) of the Ministry of
Higher Education and is responsible for the management of the admission of
students into the 20 public universities.
The main function of BPKP (or 'UPU') is to process and coordinate the intake of
Malaysian students into local public universities for the following programmes
of study:
• Programmes after SPM
• Programmes for Government recognized Diploma Holders
• Programmes after Matriculation programmes
• Programmes after STAM
• Programmes after STPM
• Master's degree programmes in medicine
(Note : At postgraduate studies level, BPKP only processes (he intake for
Master's degree progremme in medicine and not for other postgraduate courses)
The intake into the public universities through this centralized agency is once
a year and usually in the month of July.
However BPKP is not involved in managing the intake of the following categories
of students into public universities and as such these groups of students are
required to contact the individual public universities directly. The students
involved here are:
• foreign students
• students who undertake programmes conducted via the Distance Learning
Education mode or programmes being offered at Certificate level
• students of franchised programmes conducted to private higher educational
institutions
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