The selection process for prospective Doctor of Biotechnology students is carried out online and integrated through the Universitas Padjadjaran Entrance Selection system (SMUP) which is carried out centrally and independently by the SMUP team in collaboration with related work units underneath. In one year, two selection waves are opened, namely Batch 1 for odd semester selection and Batch 2 for even semester selection. In each batch, three selection sessions were carried out. All the necessary requirements for prospective students, the registration process and special requirements needed, are all written and can be accessed by the public from the http://smup.unpad.ac.id/ page.

The Biotech Doctorate accepts prospective students from all undergraduate program graduates accredited by BAN PT/LAM-PTKes or graduates at level 8 according to the KKNI. In addition, prospective students must have an Academic Ability Test (TKA) certificate with a minimum score of 500 and have an English Language Proficiency Test (TKBI) certificate in the form of TOEFL/IELTS with a minimum score of 500/6.

Prospective students who have scientific publications in reputable international journals (Q1) according to SJR: Scientific Journal Rankings – SCImago as the first author, are not required to have and upload TPA and TKBI scores when registering. To deepen the assessment of the scientific side and deepen the study plans of prospective students, interviews are conducted with all prospective students with the obligation to present their study plans and research studies.

The selection was carried out in two stages, namely administrative selection for the completeness of general requirements which was carried out at the University level by the SMUP Team and then selection at the Faculty level in the form of interviews to assess motivation and academic insights as well as research plans to be carried out.

The Dean and Head of Study Program will then recommend candidates to be accepted or not. Furthermore, the Chancellor will issue a graduation decree for the participants. All announcements are made on the SMUP announcement WEB which can be accessed online http://pengumuman.unpad.ac.id/home.

Selection for foreign students is carried out by the SMUP team in collaboration with the University’s Office of International Affairs – KUI (International Office). KUI coordinates from registration to selection with the Chair of the relevant Study Program.