Parents question evaluation process for place in public varsities


PETALING JAYA: With less than two months before the new academic year for public higher education institutions (IPTAs) begins, parents of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) holders are anxious whether there’s enough time to evaluate candidates for university courses.

A parent who wanted to be known only as Dina said IPTAs would not have sufficient time to look into applicants who resubmit their results now that they had completed their final semester.

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