Associations: Rescheduling will impact IPTS


Picking priorities: Mohd Radzi had announced that SPM exams have been pushed to Feb 22 next year. Associations, however, are concerned about the impact of the delay.

PETALING JAYA: The postponement of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exam dates will have a domino effect on private higher education institutions (IPTS), say private universities associations.

Enrolments would be affected and the delay would add more to the agony IPTS is already going through as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, National Association of Private Educational Institutions (Napei) said.

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