UEC holders with at least B4 grades in five designated subjects remain eligible for direct admission into medical degree programmes at Malaysia’s private universities.
PUTRAJAYA: Students holding the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) who obtain at least a B4 grade in five designated subjects will continue to qualify for direct admission into medical degree programmes at private universities.
Speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press conference, government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the Cabinet had decided to maintain the existing admission criteria that were in place before the recent amendment to the Education Act.
“Therefore, UEC holders who meet the minimum requirement of B4 in the five stipulated subjects remain eligible to apply for direct entry into medical degree programmes at private higher education institutions (IPTS),” he said.
The UEC, administered by the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) for Chinese independent secondary schools, remains unrecognised by the Federal Government as an entry qualification for admission to public universities under the amended Act.
To ensure a smooth admission process and address any administrative issues, Fahmi said the Health Ministry and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) would work closely with the Higher Education Ministry on follow-up measures.
He added that maintaining the existing framework would help safeguard the quality and academic standards of medical training in Malaysia, including at private institutions.
Under the UEC grading system, a B4 grade is equivalent to a credit. Current MMC regulations allow UEC qualifications to be used for admission into medical degree programmes at private higher education institutions, but not public universities.
