‘No quota, cable in public varsities’


PUTRAJAYA: Just days after the results for the 2022 intake into public universities were released, many students took to social media to vent about not getting into their chosen courses despite scoring high cumulative grade point averages (CGPA).

Clearing the air on claims of “quota systems”, Higher Education Ministry director-general Prof Datuk Dr Husaini Omar said competition to get into public universities was very competitive this year, more so with the limited seats available.

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