Avoid Spreading Impressions, Socialization Of UKT Increases Must Before SNBP

JAKARTA Education observer Muhammad Amin considers that the protests on the increase in Single Lecture Money (UKT) at Jenderal Sudirman University, Purwokerto can be avoided if the university conducts socialization of the increase in UKT before registering for the National Selection Based on Achievements (SNBP).

"Actually (protes) can be prevented if Unsoed socializes the increase in UKT before SNBP starts. So there is no assumption like being framed like the current condition," he said, Friday, May 10, 2024.

According to him, prospective students have chosen campuses through the SNBP route because they are considered the cheapest and easiest. However, it turns out that they are now experiencing payment problems.

Although there will be a mechanism for submitting UKT relief, this should still be informed long before the SNBP major election process.

This condition ultimately makes prospective students go wrong. Because, after being accepted through the SNBP route, they can no longer register through other channels.

"Students who have been accepted through the SNBP route can no longer enter PTN through any route. This is an obstacle they must face now," added Amin.

He explained, from the beginning the SNBP line was indeed locking. This means that students who pass the SNBP selection must take it and cannot try out National Selection Based on Tests (SNBT). Therefore, the UKT for the SNBP route must be socialized before registration starts.

"If there was prior UKT socialization, students and parents could at least measure themselves to choose a certain PTN when participating in SNBP. Not only academic abilities are taken into consideration, but also from the family economy," said Amin