MANILA, Philippines聽 The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2020 will be held on October 5 to 6, the university鈥檚 official Facebook account, UP System Office of Admissions, said on Friday.
Here are the dates to remember for the 2020 UPCAT application:
-Start of the online application period for applicants will be on Tuesday, July 16.
鈥� Submission of application to the university鈥檚 office of admissions will be from July 16 until August 23.
-Deadline for filing of applications are as follows:
- August 2, 2019 鈥� Regional Public High School
- August 9, 2019 鈥� Regional Private High School
- August 16, 2019 鈥� Metro Manila Public High School
- August 23, 2019 鈥� Metro Manila Private High School
鈥淎pplication received after August 23, 2019 will be processed only if test permits are still available,鈥� UP System also said on its Facebook account.
The announcement was also posted in UP Manila鈥檚 official Twitter page the same day.
UPCAT EXAM 鈥� OCT 5 & 6, 2019
START OF ONLINE APPLICATION: JUL 16, 2019SUBMIT APPLICATION (OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS)
JUL 16 鈥� AUG 23, 2019DEADLINE FOR FILING OF APPLICATIONS
2 AUG 鈥� REGIONAL PUBLIC HS
9 AUG 鈥� REGIONAL PRIVATE HS
16 AUG 鈥� M.M. PUBLIC HS
23 AUG 鈥� M.M. PRIVATE HS
鈥� UP Manila (@UPManilaOnline)
Meanwhile, in a separate Facebook post, UP System Office of Admissions shared who are qualified to take the test.
The qualified UPCAT 2020 examinees are as follows:
- Senior High School student expecting to graduate before S.Y. 2020-2021 from a DepEd-accredited high school or an accredited secondary school abroad; OR
- Graduate of a DepEd-accredited high school or accredited secondary school abroad; AND
- Must have final grades for three (3) high school years preceding the year of graduation;
- Must not have taken any college subject/s prior to taking the UPCAT; AND
- Must not have taken the UPCAT before
UP also added the following important reminders:
- There is no minimum high school average grade requirement for taking the UPCAT.
- The UPCAT can be taken only once.
For UPCAT 2020 inquiries, you may send your email at upcatapplications@up.edu.ph./ac