UM students’ group criticises govt for matriculation admission ‘flip-flop’
Umany president Lim Jing Jet takes the education ministry to task for deciding that A- will no longer be recognised as Grade A.

PETALING JAYA: A students’ group at Universiti Malaya has criticised the government for its “policy flip-flop” on the eligibility of non-Bumiputera Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia holders for admission into the matriculation programme.
University Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) president Lim Jing Jet questioned an education ministry circular issued on April 30 declaring that A- will no longer be recognised as Grade A.

The circular states that Grade A refers to A and A+ grades, including four subjects graded with merit.

In a statement, Lim contrasted this with the government’s introduction last year of the “10As policy” and its promise that all non-Bumiputera students who achieved 10As in the SPM examination would be eligible for admission into the matriculation programme.

“Under the 10As policy, a student with 9A+ and 1B is considered less qualified than a student with 10A-, which is clearly unreasonable and unfair.

“Yet, at the time, the education ministry ignored public concerns and proceeded unilaterally.

“This recent ‘shrinking’ of the policy is nothing more than an attempt by the government to limit the number of eligible applicants and cover up the deeper structural contradictions in the system,” he said.

On June 30 last year, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said all students who score 10As and above in the SPM examination, regardless of race or background, will be guaranteed a spot in matriculation colleges starting with the 2025 intake.

“This decision ensures that all top SPM students have the best opportunities to pursue higher education,” he said.

Lim said Umany criticised the government for using the 10As policy to “pacify non-Bumiputera voters” while refusing to address the root issue of racial quotas in university admissions.

“The matriculation programme’s long-standing 90:10 ethnic quota significantly limits non-Bumiputera students’ access to higher education and weakens the nation’s overall talent competitiveness.

“If the education ministry genuinely seeks a fair and transparent higher education system, it must abolish the racial quota system and establish a unified university admission mechanism – only then can the root of the problem be addressed.

“We reiterate, no matter how it is adjusted, the 10As policy merely treats the symptoms, not the cause,” he said.

Source: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...ssion-flip-flop

My siambu is bumi also but cannot accepted by uitm how

She more bumi than semenanjung bumis

Apa lj umany? Air mani ke?

University Malaya Association of New Youth

The student union of ethnic Chinese in UM

Because in Malaysia everything needs to be done by race and religion

Cos wrong R&R.

can buy ASB can liao la, apa lagi siambu mau

Congratulations: she's discovered the caste of bumiputera

Malay Muslims at the top

Non-Muslim East Malaysia natives grudgingly accepted

No one remembers the Siamese or the Kristang

So last year announcement actually got big & silent * (T&C applies)

BolehLand...endless possibilities.

then takes more subjects like many melies does la.
got 1 or 2 Bs, not a big deal.

https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/aw...arship/malaysia

They also bising when tongkat is taken away?

This post has been edited by zeese: May 14 2025, 02:29 PM

Not bumi enough. Same fate as other “bumis” from s&s

Why must nons be like malays with many subjects? Nons means nons. Thats the advantage

With 9A+ and 1B, please apply for Asean Scholarship and join NUS or NTU. Apasal nak susah payah buat bising tak dapat masuk matrix?

if the system said more A is better, why you want to take less. if PM promise 10As got place in matriculation, why you take the risk take just 10 subjects?why not take 11subjects, at least you have chance to kantoi one subject.
sure2 quality is better than quantity, but that doesnt work here.

but but meleis can masuk matrikulasi with inferior result, yeah but with the so called 10A placement guarantee does mean there will be less placement for people with inferior result as those are not guaranteed.

This post has been edited by zerorating: May 14 2025, 02:41 PM

Discrimination policy will forevaer be the root cause of most if not all evils in malaysia.

complain why own self wage stagnant..

then insist GPs sud only charge fees based on 1982 rates..

deswai msians cant have good things

Our country has got a totally misplaced priority n talent mgmt issue.

Ppl with inferior results gets prioritised, how many r considered acceptable until we have to ignore those who r more qualified. Students w very good results should be prioritised n fully supported for the benefit of the nation