1.     Answer :
Universiti Putra Malaysia was first established as the School of Agriculture in 1931. In 1947, the school was upgraded to the College of Agriculture Malaya by Sir Edward Gent, the then Governor of the Malayan Union. The establishment of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia came about when the College of Agriculture in Serdang merged with the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malaya. In 1997, the name, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia was changed to Universiti Putra Malaysia by former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, as a strategic gesture to portray the status of UPM as a centre of higher education capable of providing various other fields of study, especially in science and information technology, which facilitate national development in the new milennium.

2.     Answer:
UPM is an acronym for Universiti Putra Malaysia.

3.     Answer:
The main campus of UPM is located between Kula Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). It is approximately 25km south of Kuala Lumpur and 45km from KLIA. UPM has a branch campus in Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia.A
 
4.     Answer:
1) To attract outstanding students and to produce knowledgeable and competitive graduates
2) To elevate achievements in research and innovation to international levels
3) To intensify community involvement for the generation and sharing of knowledge
4) To strengthen UPM as a centre of excellence in education, research and services in agriculture and tropical biosources
5) To improve the governance and management of resources based on best practice
6) To reinforce the position of the Putra Business School (formerly known as the Graduate School of Management) as a Top Business School (TBS)

5.     Answer:
Students are able to get to UPM by taking a train commuter to Serdang station from KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur and then the bus from the Serdang station to UPM

6.     Answer:
Yes, UPM has 17 residential colleges for which students can apply, subject to availability.

7.     Answer:
Various facilities are available for the comfort of the students and staff such as ICT, library, halls, cafeteria, security services, mosque, in-campus transportation, sports & recreations, medical clinic, accommodation, banking & postal services and veterinary hospital.

8.     Answer:
The general academic entry requirements are available at www.akademik.upm.edu.my for undergraduate studies and at www.sgs.upm.edu.my for postgraduate studies.

9.     Answer:
UPM offers programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate levels and additional information can be found on the UPM website (www.upm.edu.my).

10.  Answer :
The Research Cluster concept in UPM is in line with the current need for multi-disciplinary approaches in solving research problems. UPM has established six Research Clusters which are agriculture, food, health, forestry and environment, science, technology & engineering, and social sciences.

11.  Answer:
- There are 16 faculties in UPM:
1) Faculty of Agriculture
2) Faculty of Forestry
3) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
4) Faculty of Economics and Management
6) Faculty of Engineering
7) Faculty of Educational Studies
8) Faculty of Science
9) Faculty of Food Science and Technology
10) Faculty of Human Ecology
11) Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
12) Faculty of Design and Architecture
13) Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
14) Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
15) Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
16) Faculty of Environmental Studies
17) Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (UPMKB) 12. Answer:
Research universities are public universities recognised by the Cabinet on 11th October 2006 to become leading research and educational hubs. Research universities comprised the following five (5) public universities: 1) University of Malaya (UM)
2) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
3) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
4) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
5) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
6) Key elements of a Research University:
7) Fields of study focusing on research
8) Competitive entry requirements
9) Quality lecturers A ratio of 1:1 of undergraduates to postgraduates      

The Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences offers three categories of undergraduate programmes such as follows: three (3) Bachelor programmes, seven (7) Diploma programmes and one (1) Diploma Preparatory programmes. As for postgraduate programmes, the Faculty offers Master and PhD in following fields:  http://www.btu.upm.edu.my/academic/postgraduate_studies/postgraduate_studies_research_field-507

Applicants must fulfil the academic entry requirement and apply through Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU) Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi or submit the completed form to; Ketua Pentadbiran Akademik dan Antarabangsa,
Bahagian Kemasukan dan Bahagian Urus Tadbir Akademik,
Tingkat 1, Bangunan Canselori Putra,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor. Application for postgraduate programmes (Master and PhD) can be done via online at School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Refer to SGS postgraduate application’s guide here: http://sgs.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/20190118234020SGS_Postgraduate_Application.pdf

Bachelor programmes (4 years / 8 semesters)

The minimum length of time to complete a Master programme is 4 semesters and 6 semesters for PhD programme.

UPM’s new student intake is carried out once a year, which is the first semester of every session. Application to the first semester must be done by early January/February through the Student Admission Management Division, Department of Institution of Higher Learning Management, Ministry of Higher Education. Log on to https://www.moe.gov.my/ . for more information. Advertisement announcing the application for admission to the Public Institution of Higher Learning is published by the ministry early January every year.

Please identify the programmes preferred. (Refer to study programmes offered and entry requirements in UPM via the following link) https://smp.upm.edu.my/promosi

A diploma holder from a Public Institution of Higher Education can apply for any bachelor degree programmes by adhering to the admission conditions set by and acknowledged by the university senate. Applicants offered admissions to UPM’s bachelor degree programmes can apply for course exemptions after registering as a student of the faculty and fill up the relevant forms.

Tidak. Pihak universiti tidak menyediakan penginapan bagi pelajar yang datang lebih awal dari tarikh pendaftaran yang ditetapkan.

Tidak. Tiada perkhidmatan bas disediakan untuk tujuan tersebut.

Tiada. Tiket penerbangan pelajar adalah tanggungan sendiri.

Ya, mesin ATM boleh didapati di Bangunan Pusat Pelajar, UPMKB.

Kemudahan yang terdapat di kampus UPMKB boleh dirujuk di : http://www.btu.upm.edu.my/kemudahan-3295

Pas pelajar adalah pas yang dikeluarkan kepada pelajar Semenanjung Malaysia dan Sabah yang belajar di Sarawak.

Pelajar yang berasal dari Semenanjung Malaysia dan Sabah sahaja.

Mengawalselia pegerakan keluar/masuk pelajar di pintu-pintu masuk yang diwartakan.

Dokumen Perjalanan Terhad adalah dokumen yang digunakan untuk urusan keluar/masuk Sabah dan Sarawak sahaja.

Syarat-syarat permohonan pinjaman pendidikan adalah seperti berikut:

Pengeluaran pinjaman pertama dibuat setelah pelajar memulangkan dokumen perjanjian lengkap kepada PTPTN. Pengeluaran pinjaman kepada pelajar bagi semester berikutnya dibuat berdasarkan syarat-syarat berikut:

Pinjaman pendidikan akan diberhentikan atas sebab-sebab berikut:

Hebahan akan dibuat kepada pelajar melalui semua medium hebahan yang ada di dalam kampus seperti medium rasmi di setiap papan kenyataan di Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar, kolej, bilik kuliah dan jabatan. Medium tidak rasmi seperti group whatsapp pelajar dan laman sosial facebook juga digunakan bagi memastikan maklumat sampai kepada pelajar.

Agensi Tempatan

1. Sila isikan semua maklumat dengan jelas dan lengkap di laman sesawang http://www.fund4knowledge.upm.edu.my/ezakatv2

2. Pastikan dokumen berikut telah disahkan benarsebelum dimuatnaik.

Bantuan kewangan disediakan bagi pelajar bukan Islam yang layak sahaja boleh dipohon melalui Pejabat Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar, UPMKB.

Kemudahan yang terdapat di Kolej Sri Rajang boleh dirujuk di http://www.btu.upm.edu.my/pelajar/kolej_sri_rajang/kemudahan-1393

YA.

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