Adhere to RM1,500 admission fee limit, minister tells varsities

 

Under the 2024 budget, the registration fee for students who have been accepted to public universities was capped at RM1,500.

KUALA LUMPUR: Public universities have been urged to adhere to the government’s directive to limit the admission fee to RM1,500 starting January next year.

Higher education minister Khaled Nordin said that appropriate action would be taken against those who violate the directive.

“However, I believe that when there is a clear directive and decision, universities will not violate it. (But in case they do), the ministry will intervene,” he told a press conference after officiating at the Graduate Job Market Conference organised by the higher education ministry and Universiti Putra Malaysia.

When tabling the 2024 budget last month, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that starting January 2024, the registration fee for admission to public universities will be capped at RM1,500.

He said this was in line with the value of the national higher education fund corporation (PTPTN) advance loan, which amounts to RM1,500 for all eligible prospective students. - FMT