UPCAT applicants await their Test Permits

The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) served 1,138 applicants in the simultaneous nationwide delivery of the UP College Admission Test 2024 (UPCAT 2024) on June 3-4, 2023, the first after the pandemic. UPMin was the designated UPCAT Test Center in Davao City and one of 100-plus nationwide. 

Applicants from Davao Region and other Mindanao provinces claimed their UPCAT Test Permits from the UPMin Office of the University Registrar (OUR) from June 2-4, 2023, and took the test on the weekend. UPCAT qualifiers will gain admission to one of the nine UP constituent universities in Academic Year 2024-2025.

UPMin, the only UP constituent university in Mindanao, offers the following undergraduate degree programs: BS Agribusiness Economics, BS Anthropology, BS Applied Mathematics, BS Architecture, BS Biology, BA Communication and Media Arts, BS Computer Science, BS Data Science, BA English, BS Food Technology,  Bachelor in Sports Science,  and one Associate program. 

In addition, the UPMin Test Center expanded access to the UPCAT by accommodating last-minute walk-in applicants even after the application deadline. 

Walk-in applicants fill in application forms

“We accommodated an additional 131 walk-in applicants on June 2-4, 2023, from within and outside the Davao Region,” said UPMin University Registrar Karen Joyce Cayamanda.

“The walk-in applicants came from the pre-UPCAT campaign we held in the remote Marilog District, Davao City, and through our publicity materials and public relations efforts,” she said.    

UPMin’s Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and the Office of Extension and Community Service (OECS) assisted the OUR and the UP Office of Admissions in further widening access to UP education by delivering affirmative action in assisting applicants and facilitating applications for high school students in far-flung communities in Davao and other Mindanao regions. These efforts address the sustainable goal of quality education, leading to other sustainable development goals for Mindanao.   

ANNOUNCEMENT | UPCAT 2024 test permits to be obtainable on 2 June 2023

Test Permits for the University of the Philippines College Admissions Test (UPCAT) 2024 may be claimed from the UP Mindanao Office of the University Registrar on 2 June 2023, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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 Provincial applicants for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test 2024 (UPCAT 2024) should get their Test Permits from their identified regional UPCAT Test Centers on Friday, June 2, 2023. 

 For UP Mindanao UPCAT Test Center applicants, the Test Permits will be available at the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao) on June 2, 2023, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Test Permits may be claimed from the Office of the University Registrar, Administration Building, UP Mindanao, Mintal, Davao City. 

 Walk-in applicants will also be accommodated on June 2, 2023. A valid school ID and two 2x2 pictures will be required.  

 Senior High Schools with many applicants may claim their Test Permits by batch by emailing the list of names to () on or before June 1, 2023. An authorized representative may pick up the Test Permits.     

 Applicants who uploaded an incorrect ID photo in the Form 1 portal (e.g., blurred, pixelated, poor contrast, obstructed face, dark background, and/or does not resemble current appearance) may bring two pieces of 2 x 2 ID picture with nametag (signature over printed name) on the day of the exam.

 Further questions may be directed to telephone number (082)2930201 or 09189190259, by email to (), or (https://facebook.com/registrar.upmindanao).

 The UPCAT 2024 will be administered on June 3-4, 2023, in 102 UPCAT Test Centers nationwide.