On Wednesday (23/4/2025), the first day of the UTBK, the university leadership team conducted monitoring and evaluation. UNS Rector Prof. Dr. Hartono, dr., M.Si. led the team at several test locations. The exam runs in two daily sessions: a morning session and an afternoon session.

The UTBK at UNS will take place across four campuses: Kentingan, Mesen, Kleco, and Pabelan. The university will use 57 examination rooms and provide 1,585 computers for each session.

“The number of participants registered for UTBK 2025 at UNS reached 31,490. This marks a 5.7% increase from 29,786 participants in 2024,” Prof. Hartono said during an interview following the on-site monitoring.

Inclusive Testing Facilities for All Participants

Inclusion remains a priority for UNS. The 2025 UTBK also accommodates participants with disabilities, including those with visual impairments, hearing impairments, and physical disabilities.

“This year, we are assisting 6 visually impaired participants, 3 hearing impaired participants, and 1 participant with a physical disability,” Prof. Hartono added.

Overall, the first day of the UTBK ran smoothly. During the first session on April 23, 1,537 participants (96.97%) were present, while 48 participants (3.03%) were absent.

“Alhamdulillah, the first morning session went smoothly,” Prof. Hartono noted.

UNS Offers 97 Study Programs in 2025 UTBK-SNBT

For the 2025 UTBK – Test-Based National Selection (UTBK-SNBT), UNS is offering 97 study programs. These include 75 undergraduate (S1) programs, 7 applied undergraduate (D4) programs, and 15 diploma (D3) programs.

This year, 9 new study programs are joining the UTBK-SNBT for the first time:

• Public Administration (Off-Campus Program in Kebumen) (S1)
• Informatics (Off-Campus Program in Kebumen) (S1)
• Plant Protection (S1)
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology (D4)
• Digital Marketing (D4)
• Digital Banking and Finance (D4)
• Mandarin for Business and Professional Communication (D4)
• Informatics Engineering (Off-Campus Program in Madiun) (D3)
• Accounting (Off-Campus Program in Madiun) (D3)

With these new additions, UNS continues to broaden its academic offerings to support the diverse interests and career goals of prospective students.

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Prof. Nizam and his team visited three UTBK SNBT test locations at UNS. The three places include the Faculty of Engineering (FT), UPT Information and Communication Technology (TIK) and the Faculty of Medicine (FK) UNS.

“Participants taking part in the UTBK SNBT at UNS have increased compared to last year. Alhamdulillah, this shows that high school graduates have increased and the level of public trust in higher education has increased. Then the attendance rate for test participants is also high, this shows the seriousness of the participants to take part in UTBK,” Prof. Nizam said.

Then for the implementation of UTBK SNBT at UNS, Prof. Nizam said that everything was good. “Thank you to the committee that has prepared everything. From a maintenance standpoint, it’s been good, according to procedures. The atmosphere is good and the location of the test room is quiet,” Prof. Nizam added.

Meanwhile the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. thanked the Interim Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC., Ph.D. and the Deputy Chairperson 2 of the SNPMB Responsible Team, Dr. Ir. Eduart S.T., M.T., IPM. who is also the Rector of Universitas Negeri Gorontalo for their visit to UNS.

“Alhamdulillah, the implementation of the first batch of UTBK SNBT at UNS went smoothly. Hopefully the second batch that started today (Monday, 22/5/2023) can run smoothly until it’s finished,” Prof. Jamal said. Humas UNS

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