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MUET on Demand (MoD) is the same MUET test run by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia on extra dates outside the three regular sessions. It costs RM250 for Malaysians against RM150 for a regular session, its 2026 calendar lists 20 sittings from January to December, and results are released within 14 working days. It suits candidates who missed a regular registration or need a band quickly.
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MUET has four papers: Listening (50 minutes), Speaking (30 minutes), Reading (75 minutes) and Writing (75 minutes). Each carries 25% and a maximum score of 90, giving an aggregated score out of 360 that is converted to a band from 1.0 to 5+ aligned to CEFR levels A2 to C1+. A result is valid for five years from the date it is released.
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MUET runs three sessions a year. For 2027, the written tests are on 10 April (Session 1), 24 July (Session 2) and 23 October (Session 3), and registration for Session 1 opens on 1 December 2026 and closes on 11 January 2027. Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia has not put results dates in the calendar; it announces them on its portal and social media.
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The general requirement for a public university degree through UPU is at least MUET Band 1.0, for STPM, matriculation, foundation, STAM and diploma applicants alike. Individual programmes then set a higher band in their special requirements: for the 2026/2027 session UKM asks for Band 4.0 for medicine, dentistry, law and TESL, and Band 3.0 for most science, engineering and business programmes.
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MUET is graded from Band 1 to Band 5+ and is a compulsory entry requirement for bachelor's degrees at Malaysian public universities. Each faculty senate sets its own minimum: competitive programmes such as law, medicine and TESL typically ask for Band 4 or 5, most science and engineering programmes ask for Band 3, and many programmes also set a separate band you must reach before you are allowed to graduate.
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