HumasUPNVJ - As a State University within the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) "Veteran" National Development University Jakarta has implemented new student admissions through national selection, joint selection and independent selection. During this period, prospective new students experienced a very rapid increase, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

As said by the Chancellor of UPN "Veteran" Jakarta Prof. Dr. Ir. Eddy S. Siradj, M.Sc that there was a significant increase in enthusiasts of UPN "Veteran" Jakarta compared to last year. "Quantitatively, in the 2018/2019 academic year, the number of applicants for the national selection route or SNMPTN was 20,506, 839 were accepted, while for the SBMPTN route, namely 36,563, 1,156 were accepted and 11,059 for independent selection with a quota of 832 students, so that a total of 68,128 applicants." he said

Therefore, new UPN "Veteran" Jakarta students feel happy and proud to have been accepted. For example, Hanifa Nada, she was very happy after seeing the announcement that she had passed, "I'm really happy, because I've been interested since high school to be able to study at a public university, and thank God I entered UPN "Veteran" Jakarta because it's very close to where I live. ” he said during an interview

It was the same with Eva, she admitted that she failed in the SNMPTN and SBMPTN pathways but that failure made her not give up, she tried to return to the independent path and until finally she was declared a graduate and became a UPN "veteran" student in Jakarta. "I am very happy, because the struggle I put in has paid off and my parents are happy because out of thousands of people I entered the group that was declared accepted." new.

Likewise with Manda, a new student from Batam, Riau Islands, he has received full support from his parents to study in Jakarta. "Getting to study away from my parents is not an obstacle for me, moreover I have received full support from my parents, my parents are happy because I have been accepted at a State University". The woman from SMAN 1 Batam is ready to take part in lectures and her target is to graduate with cum laude.

To enter a State University is not easy, many students register themselves to be able to enter PTN, that is what the student from SMAN 4 Tangerang said, therefore she is very grateful to be accepted at UPN "Veteran" Jakarta and indirectly her parents. also feel happy, grateful because his son has been accepted in the department of interest.