POSTGRADUATE MANAGEMENT CENTRE

Universtit Malaysia Terengganu

FAQ

ADMISSION & REGISTRATION

You can apply through gsea.umt.edu.my. Please sign up and activate your account by clicking activation button through notification email received.

If you still not receiving activation email after signing up new account, you can forward your query to PPS through email zulkarni@umt.edu.my.

For research mode, it is open all times. For coursework and mix mode depends on the respective program. Please refer to https://postgrad.umt.edu.my/

We offer online consultation via email at gs.admission@umt.edu.my during office hours.

Yes, our team is working usual, hence your application will be processed accordingly.

After receiving the offer letter, you are required to click a feedback button either to accept, defer or reject. Download the Registration Guideline from the gsea.umt.edu.my. Step by step instructions have been clearly stated for your reference.

Normally those who get a conditional offer letter because they do not meet the minimum qualification requirements especially English proficiency test requirement. Please refer the minimum qualification requirement in our website https://postgrad.umt.edu.my.

Yes, you can. With a conditional offer letter, you are given one year to fulfill the requirement. You may take Malaysian University English Test (MUET) within the period of time. You can refer to https://muet.mpm.edu.my/ for further details.

UMT does have postgraduate research programmes in remote studies. It depends on your main supervisor’s consent and your country/institution regulations, either you are required to get student visa from Malaysia or not. In case you do need a students visa, you will have to submit a set of documents to International Centre for e-VAL application through the email ic@umt.edu.my. If the student visa is not required, you can enter Malaysia by using social visit pass to complete your first-time registration and return back to your country. For renewal purposes, you are required to attend physically for every two months before your student visa expired.

After your application have been processed, your contact number will be included in Telegram group “UMT PG To Be” or “PG To Be (English)”. You may ask anything regarding admission and registration here. We will answer your question.

If you are international student, you need to bring:

  • Clearance Form;
  • Original Passport;
  • Original Offer Letter;
  • Original Scroll, Academic Certificates and Transcripts;
  • Proof of Payment for Tuition Fee/Sponsorship Letter; and
  • 2 units of passport sized photo.

To get clearance form from International Centre, international candidates are required to pay personal insurance (RM505)* and medical check-up at UMT Medical Centre (RM250)*

 

If you are local student, you need to bring:

  • Original Identity Card;
  • Original Offer Letter;
  • Original Scroll, Academic Certificates and Transcripts;
  • Proof of Payment for Tuition Fee/Sponsorship Letter; and
  • 2 units of passport sized photo.

After completed registration, you are required to undergo medical check-up at UMT Medical Centre.

For new student, registration process need to do offline. For second semester onwards, the registration process will be done online. Please refer to the Registration Guidelines and notice/email from PPS office.

No. We only issue offer letter once. If you have problem to register in stipulated period of time, you can officially request admission deferment through email gs.admission@umt.edu.my. We will issue a deferment letter. You have to bring it together with your offer letter when you are coming for a first time registration.

You can do so if you have enrolled remote studies. Otherwise, you need to register offline.

It is advisable for you to apply for deferment. Just send an email to gs.admission@umt.edu.my. We will issue a deferment letter and you are required to register in the next semester.

Normally, postgraduate matric card or so called Kad Prihatin Siswa (KPS) will be ready in 1 or 2 days after receiving your student confirmation of registration from PPS. Collection of KPS is available at Security Office during office hours.

  • Research mode – You may communicate with your supervisor pertaining to your research.
  • Coursework/Mixed mode – You may attend classes as required.

You will be given registration slip and please ensure that your status in your MyNemo is ‘ACTIVE’.

CANDIDATURE

Yes, it is true. Students can register Research Methodology until week 4. In week 5, PPS will announce the lists of students and lecturers according to the respective groups.

The lecture will start in week 6 until week 14.

Each group will have their WhatApps group. The lecturer will share the time-table through this channel. All classes are online.

You may apply exemption to your respective faculty/institute/centre. They will decide whether to approve or not after rigorous assessment.

Yes, the new semester will resume like usual. The commencement for Semester 1 is in October, while the second semester will begin in March. The exact date will be announced from time to time.

Application can be made in MyNemo.

Yes, you still have to pay for the tuition fee until the draft thesis is submitted to faculty/institute/centre.

GRADUATION

You will be officially graduated after your name has been endorsed by the University Senate.

Normally, scroll will be released after the convocation. Academic Transcript can be taken after you received your Senate Letter.

If you are not able to collect your scroll and transcript by yourself, you may authorize your representative to collect it by giving an authorization letter. You may notify us through your email as per requested.

You can refer to our website via https://postgrad.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/publication-requirement-by-intake-20082023-LATEST.pdf publication requirement for graduation is listed according to student’s intake.