Admissions to public varsities not based solely on academic merit, says Khaled Nordin

By RAHIMY RAHIM, RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, GERARD GIMINO and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF

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Monday, 12 Jun 2023
9:53 AM MYT

Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Admissions into public higher learning institutions are not based solely on merit, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

The Higher Education Minister said that several other factors such as available spots and passing pre-course interviews are also taken into consideration.

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