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House OKs free college entrance exam for deserving high school students

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 08:43 PM

Voting 252-0-0, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 5001 which mandates free college entrance examinations to deserving students. Read more »

UP discussing possible UPCAT suspension

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 11:49 AM

The University of the Philippines is deliberating the possibility of suspending the UPCAT for Academic Year 2023-2024. Read more »

House OKs bill expanding tertiary education subsidy coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:48 PM

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that expands the coverage of the Tertiary Education Subsidy program. Read more »

UP suspends UPCAT for AY 2022-2023

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 01:51 PM

The University of the Philippines announced it would not administer the UP College Admissions Test to select freshmen for Academic Year 2022-2023. Read more »

Ateneo suspends entrance exam again

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 01:51 PM

The Ateneo de Manila University said Wednesday it would not hold its college entrance test again this year due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

UP dapat ipaliwanag paano pinili ang mga bagong freshman: CHED

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 08:59 PM

Hindi tulad ng mga nagdaang taon, wala ang nakagisnang entrance exam ng University of the Philippines dahil sa pandemya.   Read more »

House committees OK bill proposing free college entrance exams

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:23 PM

MANILA - The House committees on basic and technical education on Thursday approved, subject to amendments, House Bill 647 or the “Free College Entrance Examination Act.”  Read more »

Higit 19,000 aspiring cadets sumabak sa PNP Academy admission test

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:47 AM

MAYNILA - Higit 19,000 na mga nangangarap maging pulis ang sumalang sa PNP Academy Cadet admission test noong Linggo at Lunes. Read more »

49-year-old university exam-taker arrested over refusal to leave toilet in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 19 03:02 PM

A 49-year-old man who was ejected from Japan's standardized university entrance exams over the weekend for not covering his nose with a face mask was arrested hours later for refusing to vacate a toilet cubicle at the same venue, police said Tuesday. Read more »

Student not covering nose with mask disqualified at university exams in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 18 02:46 PM

A student taking Japan's standardized university entrance exams was disqualified Saturday for refusing to cover his or her nose with a facial mask in violation of rules set by the exam operator to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

No UPCAT: UP announces steps for online freshman application

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 09:22 PM

The University of the Philippines said it would start accepting applications for first year students on January 7, 2021 through an online portal. Read more »

Praying for a pass

Ahn Young-joon, AP
Posted at Dec 02 06:00 PM

Parents wearing face masks pray during a service to wish for their children's success on the eve of the college entrance exam at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday Read more »

DLSU says doing away with admission exam

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 09:36 PM

The De La Salle University said Monday it would not hold a college admission test this year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt the conduct of in-person entrance exams in higher education institutions. Read more »

UP says no entrance exam for next academic year due to COVID-19

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 01:05 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) has decided it would not hold a college entrance examination for academic year 2021-2022, citing logistical problems posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Ilang estudyante nag-aalala sa kawalan ng entrance exam ng ilang unibersidad

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 03:50 PM

Nag-aalala ang ilang estudyante kung magiging patas ba ang pagtanggap sa mga unibersidad at kolehiyo na walang entrance exam.  Read more »

Ateneo de Manila says no entrance exam for next academic year

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 09:57 PM

Ateneo de Manila University said Tuesday it would no longer conduct an entrance test for the next school year as higher education institutions turn to new ways of selecting students due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

CHED tells universities, colleges: Widen benchmark on student admission

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 06:40 PM

Several colleges and universities have decided to waive entrance examinations and instead assess students' admission based on their high school grades.   Read more »

'Problematic,' says CHED of online college, university entrance exams during pandemic

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 07:41 PM

The conduct of online examinations for the admission of students to colleges and universities is "problematic," the Commission on Higher Education said Monday, as schools avoid in-person tests due to the continuing threat of COVID-19. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 07, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 12:44 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Chinese students take college entrance exam

Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 05:47 PM

A security guard uses a megaphone to guide students entering a high school to take the annual national college entrance exam, or "gaokao", which has been postponed by a month due to the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Read more »