Hi there!

I was recently awarded first-class honours for my degree as I'm a final-year student and have completed all my subjects. I am now awaiting graduation next year (April 2020). Does anyone have any information on whether the PTPTN loan repayment exemption for first-class honour students still exists? All the information I see online is very confusing and blurry ever since the new government took over. I have so many questions.

Is this exemption still a thing? Is it only for a selected group of people now (B40? M40???) How will I know if I'm eligible? Who do I contact to ask? How to I apply to try my luck? When do I apply? Now or after I'm officially graduated?

I have worked hard and it will be pretty sad if this thing doesn't exist anymore hmm.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated! (:

No more

You have to pay full like others.
No more special priviledges.

But congrats on getting 1st class honour

Pengecualian Bayaran Balik

Syarat-syarat pengecualian bayaran balik pinjaman:

Dianugerahkan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kelas Pertama oleh IPT.
Mengikuti peringkat pengajian Ijazah secara sepenuh masa.
Menamatkan pengajian dalam tempoh yang telah ditetapkan mengikut dokumen tawaran pinjaman PTPTN.
Pinjaman pendidikan PTPTN tidak bertindih dengan sebarang penajaan lain.
Kursus yang diikuti oleh peminjam di telah memperolehi Sijil Perakuan Akreditasi daripada MQA.

Permohonan yang lengkap hendaklah dikemukakan kepada PTPTN dalam tempoh dua belas (12) bulan daripada tarikh pengijazahan semasa konvokesyen.

Dokumen yang perlu disertakan:

Akuan Peminjam yang telah lengkap diisi.
Salinan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kepujian Kelas Pertama atau setaraf dengannya yang disahkan
Salinan transkrip keputusan peperiksaan yang disahkan.
Salinan Sijil Perakuan Akreditasi daripada MQA yang disahkan (Bagi peminjam IPTS).
Surat pengesahan Kelas Pertama (jika tidak dicatatkan perkataan "Kelas Pertama" pada Ijazah).

Nota:

Salinan dokumen sokongan hendaklah disahkan oleh pegawai yang diberi kuasa seperti ditetapkan oleh PTPTN iaitu Bahagian Akademik IPT atau Bahagian Yang Mengeluarkan Transkrip dan Skroll di IPT/Cawangan peminjam mengikuti pengajian sahaja.

Cop pengesahan hendaklah mengandungi Nama Pegawai, Jawatan dan Nama Jabatan.

Bagi tranksrip yang tidak dinyatakan maklumat permarkahan/ penggredan, surat makluman pengiraan dan penentuan permarkahan/ penggredan daripada IPT perlu disertakan.
Syarat ini hanya terpakai kepada peminjam yang menamatkan pengajian sebelum 1 Januari 2019.

Permohonan pengecualian bayaran balik pinjaman akan diproses dalam tempoh 60 hari bekerja dari tarikh dokumen lengkap diterima.

https://www.ptptn.gov.my/pengecualian-bayaran-blk-side

This post has been edited by stopandroll: Sep 26 2019, 11:07 AM

hahaha

This post has been edited by arcadicus: Sep 26 2019, 11:06 AM

Want clear answer go ask at PTPTN office.

If you graduated before 1 Jan 2019, then yes. Else, no more first class honour free conversion to scholarship anymore.

You may want to thank them people prior to you who don't want to settle their PTPTN despite having the ability to do so.

Finished by last year can still apply.
This year already kenot.

They dont hv enuf money already.

TS is a few month late

but dont just stop there right? can always apply for scholarships

Want tongkat is it?
Maybe you can ask those politician who support free PTPTN.

can try finding adam adli and ask for his help..maybe he will guling2 again on the streets

Reason also partly due to brain drain. The 1st Class honor goes to work overseas or in Singapore.....this mean Malaysia educate or pay the cost to groom a person 25 years old education....then Advance Country like Singapore get to use their brain at cheap cost...

To allow 1st Class....means in Malaysia, all sector must open to merit.....means, you try retain these smart young Malaysians to contribute to economy and work here. Else you educate them for nothing when they go to US, Singapore, Australia or even to China...then wasted.

No more because govt realised it isn't worth anything, what with each uni having different standards and all that.

got first class in degree but lazy to go ptptn office to ask.

Brain drain is also, a way Malaysian government subsidizing education....but then don't use the top smart Malaysian kids and allow them migrate. Opportunity need open for the top smart people to join the economy

Vary following your institution.
Kindly ask your faculty directly.

Hint:. Available partly on some UA and course taken.

Thanks for the input.

yes, this is k/ PTPTN helpdesk. call troll free number: 1-100-ptptn-14 floor