Registration Guidelines for New Postgraduate Students (International)

Congratulations on securing an admission on postgraduate studies in Universiti Putra Malaysia. In the next few weeks, registration for the new students will open and we are excited that you will be a part of UPM’s community. Your smooth registration process is very important to us. Therefore, please read carefully the following information:

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND OFFER VALIDITY

The offer of admission is final and cannot be changed. The registration is open to candidates who have accepted their admission offer or deferred offer to the current intake; First Semester 2026/2027 (September 2026 Intake). A candidate is not permitted to defer admission for more than two (2) semesters or three (3) trimesters. The offer of admission is automatically withdrawn if the candidate fails to register within the stipulated time, or are deemed medically unfit to pursue the studies, or if any information or documents submitted in the application and registration are found to be incorrect or falsified. Please contact the Admissions Unit if a second deferment is required, or to reject the accepted offer via sgs.admissions@upm.edu.my   For further details regarding provisional offer status and actions required by the candidates, please refer to the link: HERE OFFER VALID UNTIL EXPLANATION   Second Semester 2024/2025  Second Semester 2025/2026 No longer valid. Please submit a new application to get another offer of admission.  First Semester 2025/2026  First Semester 2026/2027 Must register to the academic programme this semester. Otherwise, the offer will expire.  Second Semester 2025/2026  Second Semester 2026/2027 *Still have one (1) more semester to defer. First Semester 2026/2027  First Semester 2027/2028 *Still have two (2) more semesters to defer.

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PUTRAENROLL REGISTRATION

The registration for new postgraduate students is conducted online via PutraENROLL, accessible through the Applicant Portal, beginning 07 September 2026. Candidates are required to complete all nine (9) sections and upload/ update all required documents through the system. The completed sections will take at least a week to be vetted and endorsed by the School of Graduate Studies, University Health Centre (PKU) and the Bursar Office, UPM. Before commencing the online registration, applicants are strongly advised to read the PutraENROLL User Manual carefully to ensure that the registration process can be completed smoothly. For Step-by-Step guidelines, please click the link PutraENROLL User Manual Important dates regarding the registration for this semester, please click the link Important Dates   Late registration deadline for programme by coursework: 10 October 2026, 00:00AM Late registration deadline for program by research: 26 June 2026, 00:00AM Please take note that there will be no extension for registration for new students who missed the deadline after the date mentioned above.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

International candidates whose admission offer letter is a provisional status due to not meeting the English language requirements must provide a valid English proficiency results accepted by the University or join the English Bridging Programme at UPM. Please refer to the link English Language Requirements

REGISTRATION FEES

The university is not responsible for securing any financial support to fund your studies. Therefore, you are advised to do a financial plan to avoid any issue of payment for tuition fees in the future. Registration fee needs to be paid in full.  Methods of Payment: Please click the link HERE For the exact amount, please refer to the link HERE

HEALTH EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS

All new students must demonstrate that they are in good health. Every new student must declare their health status through PutraENROLL during the registration process for screening purposes. The health status must be filled out truthfully, and any discrepancy discovered after the health examination will be deemed an offence for which action may be taken. Please check the following terms and regulation of health-related disorder for admission expecially for international student to Universiti Putra Malaysia. Medical examination report is not required to be uploaded into PutraENROLL as candidates are encouraged to do the medical examination only after completing the registration process and having obtained the student’s matric number TERMS AND REGULATION OF HEALTH-RELATED DISORDER FOR ADMISSION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA. 1. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TYPE OF DISEASE/DISORDER EXAMPLE REGISTRATION/ADMISSION Contagious Recovery is expected to be difficult and delayed HIV/AIDS Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Registration/admission is prohibited Contagious Expected to recover with treatment Tuberculosis Registration/admission must be deferred until treatment in home country is completed. Deferment should not be for more than two semesters. Registration requires confirmation from the physician in charge that treatment has been completed. Contagious Expected to recover with treatment Malaria Typhoid Syphilis Registration/admission is allowed only after treatment is completed in home country A contagious disease that is declared as an epidemic by the Malaysian Ministry of Health Japanese Encephalitis SARS Avian flu Ebola H1N1 Registration/admission is prohibited   2. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TYPE OF DISEASE/DISORDER EXAMPLE REGISTRATION/ADMISSION Mental Illness an attack that may harm the student or other Epilepsy Schizophrenia Depression Bipolar Disorder A report is required from the treating psychiatrist. May be accepted for registration/admission if any of the following is met: Symptom-free for > 12 months Treatment is completed Disease or disorder is expected to continue for an unspecified time Apparent and serious symptoms Long treatment schedule End-stage renal failure requiring dialysis Cancer Registration/admission is prohibited Addiction that is a direct violation of the Malaysian laws Drugs such as Morphine Cannabis Amphetamine Methamphetamine Registration/admission is prohibited Requires continuous medication No serious symptoms Treatment not affecting study Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus Dyslipidemia May register if treatment does not affect study     FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:                                       Admissions Unit                   School of Graduate Studies                   Universiti Putra Malaysia                   43400 Serdang, Selangor                    Malaysia                    Tel: +603-9769 4234 / 4169 / 4218 / 4172 / 4165                    Email: sgs.admissions@upm.edu.my                    Facebook   : https://www.facebook.com/sgsupm                                              Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sgsupm

Updated:: 08/07/2026 [aslamiah]