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UPM offers one foundation programme through UPUOnline: Asasi Sains Pertanian, two semesters at the Serdang campus. For the 2026/2027 session it needed B in four of five named science subjects, C in Additional Mathematics and C+ in English. It is open to all qualified candidates, and despite the name its graduates can apply to any UPM degree, subject to each programme's requirements.
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Asasi UIAM is a one-year foundation at the Centre for Foundation Studies in Gambang, Pahang, with 20 programmes listed in UPUOnline for the 2026/2027 session. SPM leavers apply through UPUOnline for the main intake. In UPU every programme is for Bumiputera candidates only and requires at least B in an Islamic studies subject. IIUM also runs a separate direct channel through IIUM Academy.
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ASASIpintar is the only foundation programme UKM offers to SPM leavers. For the 2026/2027 session it needed at least A- in seven subjects: Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry, plus a pass in the centre's test and/or interview. It runs for two semesters at the Bangi campus, is open to all qualified Malaysians, and is applied for through UPUOnline.
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Universiti Malaya offers five foundation programmes through UPUOnline: Asasi Sains Hayat, Asasi Sains Fizikal and Asasi Sains Sosial at PASUM, plus Asasi Pengajian Islam and Asasi Pengajian Islam dan Sains. All run for two semesters at the Kuala Lumpur campus. In UPU, the three PASUM programmes are for Bumiputera candidates only, while the two Islamic studies programmes are open to all qualified candidates.
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Asasi UiTM is a two-semester foundation at the Dengkil campus with five programmes: Science, Engineering, Law (KPM), Law (UiTM) and TESL. All five are open only to Bumiputera candidates sitting SPM in the current year, and you apply through UPUOnline, not to UiTM directly. For the 2026/2027 session, Science and Engineering needed one A- and three Bs across four named science and mathematics subjects, plus B in English.
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Both take one year and both lead into a degree at the same institution. One costs a few hundred ringgit and is applied for through UPU; the other costs up to RM25,000 and admits you next month. The choice comes down to timing, certainty and whether the qualification travels.
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