Loans
 
Terms of Loan
Students are eligible to apply for education loans if they fulfil the following conditions:
 
  • Malaysian citizens;
  • Not exceeding 45 years of age on date of application;
  • Passed Malaysia Certificate of Education (SPM) with credits in any 3 subjects;
  • Passed SPM for Community College Certificate and Polytechnic Diploma graduates with CGPA 3.0 and above;
  • IPTA/IPTS/Polytechnic students must register to pursue courses approved by the IPT Management Department (IPTA/IPTS)/Polytechnic Management Department and Community College of the Ministry of Higher Education;
  • IPTS students must obtained the Accreditation Certificate from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). The course and Accreditation Certificate approval period must still be valid on the date of application;
  • All students must possess entry requirements determined by the Ministry of Higher Education to pursue the course. For students with qualifications that differ from that stipulated, verification that the said qualification is equivalent to the required qualification must be obtained from departments or agencies specified as above;
  • The remaining period of study upon application must exceed one year;
  • PTPTN loans require two (2) guarantors that must consist of biological father and mother of student regardless of the parents age and income;
  • *Starting 1st of January 2008, PTPTN loans will only be considered for students with SSPN account with at least RM3,000.00 savings for parents with RM2,000.00 and above income, and RM500.00 savings for parents with RM2,000.00 or less income;
(the above term regarding SSPN savings amount has been suspended until further notice. However  loan applicants  are still required to have a SSPN account with minimum savings amount of RM20 before eligible to apply for  PTPTN loan).
  • Have no other sponsor; and
  • Loan overall total must not exceed RM65,000.00
*Note : SSPN account must be opened and active at least 2 weeks before application session in IPT.