KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will retain meritocracy as the basis for intake into public institutions of higher learning and extend its implementation this year to all faculties.
Following last year’s trial implementation, students with matriculation and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) qualifications will vie for places this May in the country’s 17 public universities and university-colleges based solely on merit.
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