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UP announces resumption of UPCAT for AY 2024-2025

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 10:54 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) will hold the UP College Admission Test in 2023, the first time since the pandemic started. Read more »

Senators question non-holding of UPCAT

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Posted at Sep 05 05:38 PM

The UP administration, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said, must not base their college admission on the grades of applicants. Read more »

UPCAT suspended again for AY 2023-2024

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 11:12 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) will not hold its in-person college entrance exam to select freshmen for Academic Year 2023-2024, the head of its admissions office said late Friday. 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 »

Hindi man UPCAT passer, summa cum laude naman si Iska

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 09:05 AM

Hindi man nakapasa sa admission exam ng University of the Philippines o UPCAT, nagtapos naman ngayong taon bilang summa cum laude ang social work student na si Gia Evangelista sa naturang pamantasan. Read more »

UP releases results of college admission for 2022-2023

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Posted at May 31 08:23 AM

It's out! The University of the Philippines has released the results of applications for admission to UP Academic Year 2022-2023. 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 »

UP dapat ipaliwanag paano pinili ang mga bagong freshman: CHED

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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 »

UP releases 2021 college admission results

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 08:54 AM

The University of the Philippines released Thursday the results of applications for college admission for Academic Year 2021 to 2022. Read more »

UP college application results out on July 15

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 08:35 PM

The University of the Philippines said Thursday it would release the college application results for Academic Year 2021 to 2022 on July 15. 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 »

UP developing algorithm for choosing enrollees: official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 01:39 PM

The University of the Philippines is developing an algorithm that will standardize an applicant's high school grades that will be used for evaluation as it decided to forego next school year's entrance exams, an official said Wednesday. 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 »

UP assures ‘inclusive’ admission process during pandemic

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Updated as of Oct 28 05:50 PM

An official from the University of the Philippines on Wednesday assured the public that it would come up with an “inclusive” admission process as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the school’s usual conduct of an entrance test.   Read more »

No UPCAT? UP weighs options for freshmen admissions amid pandemic

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 06:44 PM

The University of the Philippines is looking at five options in the conduct of its admissions test after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the conduct of in-person entrance exams. 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 »

'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 »

Mga UPCAT passer sa Antique, nakatanggap ng libreng cake

Jennifer Garcia Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 11:07 PM

Pitong passer ng University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) sa Antique ang binigyan ng cake mula sa isang grupong binubuo ng mga UP graduate at mga estudyante nitong Huwebes. Read more »

UPCAT 2020 results out amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 10:20 PM

The release of the results was postponed from March 30 after Luzon was placed under enhanced community quarantine to curb the spread of the COVID-19. Read more »