(Updated) PLM accepts 6,924 freshmen students for Academic Year 2020-2021

(Updated) The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is accepting a total of 6,924 freshmen students for academic year 2020-2021 after conducting a series of PLM Admission Tests from November 2019 to July 2020.

The final list includes the 5,000 passers and 500 waitlisted applicants announced in May and adds another 1,424 passers, generated from the remaining applicants who took the physical and online PLMAT. All passers have been assigned a degree program.

The University had received over 20,000 applicants as of January 2020 but decided to accommodate other aspiring PLM students who were not able to take the entrance examinations scheduled March 15 and 22 due to the declaration of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. Although it is effectively the third extension of the application deadline, the University allowed late applicants to join the online PLMAT last June 11, which was the last admission exam for the upcoming school year.

University officials scrutinized the results of the online PLMAT before it was considered as one of the basis for accepting new students, alongside high school grades. The management recognizes that there is a difference when compared to the supervised physical examination administered by PLM.

This batch of first year students will start their undergraduate degrees under flexible learning arrangements, which will employ out-of-classroom methods given government restrictions on face-to-face classes amid the coronavirus threat. Classes will rely mainly on online video lectures and exercises. Printed handouts may also be distributed to cater to students with limited internet connectivity.

Nearly all passers pursued academic tracks while in senior high school, with 58% enrolled under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics strand. Around 23% took the Accountancy, Business and Management strand, while a tenth came from the Humanities and Social Sciences strand.

Two-thirds of the current roster of passers are women, while the remaining 34% are men.

One-fourth or 1,700 passers will belong to the PLM Business School, followed by 1,650 students who will be part of the College of Engineering and Technology.

Accountancy emerged as the most popular course among applicants, with the program accepting 600 students for the next semester or nearly 9% of the total. This is followed by Government Management with 367 new students, while Civil Engineering came in third with 350 first year students.

PLMAT passers are given between until July 15, 2020 to confirm their slots ahead of enrollment. This may be accessed through their PLMAT accounts on the University website. Instructions can be accessed there for the completion of a confirmation form and the submission of documents such as high school Form 138 and birth certificate. Details for online enrollment will be announced at a later date.

The list of passers may be viewed here:

PLMAT 2020: List of Passers